San Mateo, California's Pat Lyons continued the heater of a lifetime on Thursday, winning the World Poker Tour Legends of Poker title and $615,346 at The Bicycle Hotel & Casino in the Los Angeles suburb of Bell Gardens.
The professional poker player was coming off biggest score of his career after winning the 12th Annual Arizona State Poker Championship in mid-August for $241,700, but more than doubled his $553,933 in career tournament earnings, capturing his first major poker title at WPT Legends.
WPT Legends of Poker Final Table
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Lyons | $615,346 |
| 2 | Benjamin Zamani | $341,412 |
| 3 | Upeshka De Silva | $198,720 |
| 4 | Todd Peterson | $149,715 |
| 5 | William Vo | $113,105 |
| 6 | Rafael Oliveira | $85,760 |
Lyons began the final six on Thursday trailing only chip leader William Vo, but after Brazilian upstart Rafael Oliveira busted in just the seventh hand of the final table with jacks against Upeshka De Silva's trip sixes, Lyons moved into the lead.