In another stacked and packed field of experience players, it was a young one who took down the last hand.

Peter Traply, 22, was able beat out his younger opponent, 21-year-old Andrew Lichtenberger and some of the biggest names in the poker for his first World Series of Poker bracelet, $348,728 and the first championship for the country of Hungary.

Traply took down the championship when he moved all in with A K and Lichtenberger called with A J. An ace was in the door of the 5 3 A flop and the board paired queens on the next two streets, coming Q, Q.

“Oh my God, I’m the happiest person in the world,” he said. “Winning a bracelet was one of my poker dreams and it came true.”

Lichtenberger was crippled when he moved all in against his Hungarian opponent with A K and Traply called with 6 6. An ace hit on the flop with the A 8 9 and Lichtenberger’s freinds applauded, but the crowd at the feature stage erupted on the turn when the 6 peeled off the deck. The meaningless 2 came on the river and Lichtenberger was left with just under 300,000 in chips, while Traply had 7.1 million.

Despite the overwhelming chip deficit, Lichtenberger was able to come back to 3.4 million after doubling up three times. He was unable to complete the comeback, however, finishing second, earning $215,403.

“Andrew, of course, is a world-class player,” Traply said. “It was a tough final table, a tough field overall.”

Five players returned for the final day of Event 41 — Lichtenberger, Traply, Max Lykov, 21, Danny Wong, 24, and Nasr El Nasr, 23 — after outlasting superstars like Phil Ivey and David Pham on Monday for what may have been the youngest final table in the history of the WSOP. It is impossible to know the youngest, and oldest, final tables as the history as the ages of early WSOP contestants was never recorded.

In fact, no one at the final table of the $5,000 No Limit Shootout (Event 41) was older than 24 years old. The average age was 22.

After two hours with out any big showdowns, El Nasr took a big hit when his aces were cracked by T 9. Lichtenberger raised from under the gun with the suited connector before El Nasr re-raised with A A. The two moved all in with El Nasr having the chip and percentage advantage. The flop didn’t give Lichtenberger the best hand, but it made him a slight favorite favorite as the 6 7 9 came off to give him a pair, a flush draw and a straight draw and a 53 percent chance to win. The T on the turn gave New York-native the best hand. El Nasr, from Germany, would need an ace, six or seven that wasn’t a diamond for the win or an eight for a chop, but the J came and gave the pot to Lichtenberger.

A few hands later El Nasr moved all in with 3 3 and was called by Traply called with 8 8. El Nasr was never able to catch a three and was knocked out in fifth place, earning $82,697.

The oldest player at the table, Wong, 24, was the next one eliminated. With the board reading T 2 2 7, Wong made a push with top pair, holding A T, but Lichtenberger has the one holding aces this time. Lichtenberger slowplayed his two black aces perfectly, smooth-calling Wong’s button raise from the small blind and checking on the flop and turn, when Wong eventually moved in. When Lichtenberger showed the A A on the turn, Wong would need to hit a another ten on the river, but the 2 came, sending him to the rail. Wong left with $105,609 for the fourth-place finish.

Lichtenberger took out Lykov to face Traply heads-up for the championship. Lykov, who was the short stack with about 1 million in chips, moved all in with A T and Lichtenberger had two jacks. The Russian was never able to catch an ace and was eliminated. He took $145,063 for third.

Final table results and payouts

1. Peter Traply - $348,728
2. Andrew Lichtenberger - $215,403
3. Max Lykov - $145,063
4. Danny Wong - $105,609
5. Nasr El Nasr - $82,697

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