The young German wizard, Rainer Kempe, has won the World Poker Tour California Swing contest after good showings at the LA Poker Classic and Bay 101 Shooting Stars event.

Hidden in the middle of Season XV of the World Poker Tour (WPT) like the creamy goodness inside a Creme Egg is the WPT California Swing contest.

Players who competed in the triumvirate of California events held back-to-back between Feb 25 – March 15 qualified for the contest. The events in question were as follows:

The $10,000 buy-in WPT LA Poker Classic Main Event