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Sam Stein Endures Grueling Final Table to Claim Victory in Event #31.

Jun 20 2011 01:45 AM EST

As the sun rose over the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino early Monday morning, so rose another World Series of Poker Champion.

Sam Stein of Henderson, NV beat out 684 competitors in event #31, the $3,000 buy-in Pot Limit Omaha Event to become the latest player to be cemented into WSOP history.

For his win, Stein was awarded $420,802 and poker’s ultimate token of achievement, the World Series of Poker Gold Bracelet.

Amazingly, Stein finished third in this year’s $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha World Championship which took place just two weeks ago. He earned $264,651 for his performance in that event. Just past the halfway mark of this year’s WSOP, Stein has amassed just over $690k in tournament winnings.

A full report of this event will be available shortly here at WSOP.com

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