Lawrence Berg, who captured the gold bracelet in this event last year, has just sat down to defend his title. Berg was awarded $125,466 for topping the 389 player field in 2016.

The win was just Berg's fourth-ever WSOP cash, but the local player did pick up a fifth prize two weeks after his win, finishing 28th in the $1,500 2-7 Triple Draw event for $3,204.