Linster, who plays out of Island Park, New York and is a regular at the Borgata, defeated David Bell in an epic heads-up match to earn $321,521 and a seat in the $25k WPT Championship next month.
The heads-up match between the two lasted longer than the rest of the final table altogether, with Linster starting heads-up down 2-1 but wearing Bell down over 110 hands for the win.
Bell earned $175,512 for the runner-up finish.
Official final-table results and payouts:
1. Mike Linster - $321,521 2. David Bell - $175,512 3. Danny Schechter - $115,311 4. Pete Chwala - $79,619 5. Pete Tinnesz - $58,754 6. David Diaz - $46,673For a full rundown of all the final-table action, check the WPT Live Updates. Check out Linster's winner interview below:
Next stop on the WPT is the WPT PartyPoker Canadian Spring Championship in Montreal starting Friday, May 3.
Live streaming of the final table will be on Thursday, May 9.
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