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Andres Korn Becomes Second Argentinian to Win WSOP Gold

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just became the second-ever WSOP bracelet winner from Argentina, the first being Ivan Luca in 2015. Korn beat out a field of 623 players to win Event #56: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em for $618,285 and the elusive gold bracelet.

"The money’s beautiful, but my main thing was the bracelet.”

Korn nearly doubled his recorded career tournament earnings with this score, and it was around six times the payday of his previous biggest cash to date. But for Korn, the win was less about the money.

“The bracelet weighs so much more," he said.