Keven Stammen seems to enjoy the bright lights. Only 23, Stammen topped Mexico’s Angel Guillen heads-up to win the $2,500 No-Limit hold’em tournament, Event 13, of the 2009 World Series of Poker at the Rio in Las Vegas. It was Stammen’s first win at a WSOP, but he has now cashed seven times.

“I’ve always been a poker player,” Stammen said. “Ever since I was like 15 or 16, I played poker in the clubs in Ohio. I used to play in some of the small tournaments they had when I was younger.”

Phil Ivey, Svetlana Gromenkova, An Tran, Matt Keikoan and Ronald Kirk – all players that have won WSOP tourneys – cashed in Event 13.

The prize pool was $2,502,400.

Event 13

No-Limit Hold’em

Buy-in: $2,500

Entries: 1,088

Payouts

1. Keven Stammen, Celina, OH … $506,786
2. Angel Guillen, Mexico City … $312,800
3. Shawn Glines, Las Vegas … $202,694
4. Bahador Ahmadi, Burnaby, British Columbia … $139,934
5. Torrey Reily, New Orleans … $100,446
6. Antoine Berube, Quebec City … $75,547
7. Oktay Altinbas, Dania, FL … $59,356
8. Matthew Lynn, San Diego, CA … $48,621
9. Gregg Merkow, Plano, TX … $41,439
10. Garrett Beckman, Gardener, KS … $35,584