A World Series of Poker round-up including Ben Heath winning the $50,000 High Roller, Sam Soverel accused of angle-shooting, and Phil Hellmuth coming close to bracelet number six.

Ben Heath began the final table of the 50th Annual High Roller $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em final table as the only person yet to experience the electrical surge that accompanies a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet win. Touch him, go on, you’ll blow a fuse.

Heath was the last man seated at a final table that erupted into controversy when Sam Soverel mucked out of turn in a critical hand that saw Heath consign Dmitry Yurasov to fourth. It’s a move that’s led to a vigorous debate on poker’s grapevine as to the legitimacy of Soverel’s intentions with some star quarterbacks suggesting the WSOP ban him for a year – more on that later.

Heath defeated Andrew Lichtenberger, heads-up, to win the $1.48m first prize. The victory was Heath’s fourth of his career and his first since January 2017. All told, Heath has earned $4,531,448 in live earnings and has picked up some decent results in 2019 including finishing 4/58 in a €50,000 at the European Poker Tour (EPT) in Monte Carlo, and 7/521 in the recent partypoker MILLIONS North America in Quebec, Canada.