It’s not every day that an Average Joe stumbles across $48,000. However, the five-figure bankroll boost is officially reality for two online qualifiers still standing in the 2010 () Main Event after Day 5.
Oman’s Meenakshi Subramanian owns the 98th spot on the leaderboard at 972,000 and represents the lone player from the Middle Eastern country to enter the $10,000 buy-in tournament in the Nevada desert. Subramanian is going to have his work cut out for him today, however, as his table draw on Thursday includes Hasan Habib, online poker whiz Bryn Kenney, and Jeff Banghart. However, he ended play on Wednesday with a stack of 60 big blinds, so he has plenty of room to maneuver through the field of 205 players.
Also representing UB.com in the field of the 2010 WSOP Main Event today is Christopher Bolt, who hails from Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Bolt will look to repeat the performance of , an accountant from Middle Tennessee whose victory over in the 2003 Main Event ignited the modern poker boom. Bolt sits at 141st on the leaderboard after five days of play with a stack of 661,000. His tablemates today include Tristan “Cre8ive” Wade and Todd “DanDruff” Witteles.
Bolt was active during the day on Wednesday, at one point folding to a 5bet all-in from Dan Lu. With a flop of 9-5-2 spread out in the center of the table, Bolt checked, Lu bet 52,000, Bolt made it 115,000, and Lu bumped the price of poker to 230,000. Bolt 4bet to 490,000 and Lu finally moved all-in for nearly one million. Bolt folded and dropped down to 1.2 million in chips. His stack was shaved in half from there by the time play wrapped up, but he’s still alive in poker’s most prestigious tournament.
UB.com ran a “Show Up, Get Paid” promotion for the Main Event that featured a progressive prize pool based on how many qualifiers turned out to the Rio to play. The four UB.com qualifiers who made the money will each bank an extra $20,300, which should be enough to purchase several trips to the Rio’s Carnival Buffet. The field will shrink to 27 players on Friday and be cut to nine on Saturday.
With falling by the wayside on Thursday, two UB.com sponsored pros remain in the hunt for the $8.9 million top prize and eternal poker glory. Adam “Roothlus” Levy is in 74 place entering Day 6 and will come armed with a stack of 1.15 million. At his table will be fellow UB.com sponsored pro Eric “” Baldwin, who has just 292,000 chips to work with. Joining Levy and Baldwin is Russell Rosenblum, who made the final table of the Championship in 2004.
After unsuccessfully trying to knock out Michael Maitre with 10-8 against pocket deuces, Cantu found the exit. He was all-in with 9-7 of clubs against the A-K of spades of Javier Martinez. The flop came J-7-6 with two spades, giving Cantu middle pair and Martinez a flush draw. The turn was a red four, leaving Martinez rooting for a spade, ace, or king on the river to send the two-time bracelet winner home. The river was – you guessed it – a spade and Cantu’s run in the 2010 WSOP Main Event came to an end. He simply Twittered “Out” upon his departure.
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07 14th, 2010
Topics: Main Event Update, Poker Hall of Fame Voting and the Aussie Millions Heads-Up Championship.
On today’s Daily Deal, the public vote is open for the two-thousand ten Poker Hall of Fame, the Aussie Millions continues airing on GSN, and we bring you the latest news from the WSOP Main Event.
Hello, I’m Sean Gibson and welcome to the Daily Deal by Poker News Daily.
Well – Are you ready to vote? Harrah’s and WSOP officials have opened up the process of public voting for the 2010 Poker Hall of Fame. The public will vote on who they think is most deserving and the top ten players will be evaluated by a panel including the sixteen living Poker Hall of Fame members and a similar number of respected members of the media. Poker News Daily’s Dan Cypra was part of the panel last year, and explained that this year he would like to see Tom McEvoy, , , , and inducted. Only two players will be voted this year so head over to wsop.com to vote today.
The Heads-Up Championship at the Aussie Millions aired on GSN on Saturday night. Each match-up was played in a best of three format. Celebrating the Year of Women in Poker, the event featured many female pros, including newly signed proVanessa Selbst along with and Women in Poker Hall of Famer Marsha Waggoner. In the finals of the Aussie Millions Heads-Up Championship, Barry Woods faced off against Canadian Kyle McMurphy – and McMurphy took the $69,000 first prize.
The ‘s Main Event rolls on and yesterday saw the first time that both fields of play were put together into one room at the same time. Day 3, which saw four levels of play, is now concluded and is led by PokerStars qualifier James Carroll who has just over eight hundred thousand in chips. In the top ten we have Andrew Brown, Johnny Lodden and legendary bracelet winner .
Players that didn’t survive day three included , Jen Harman, and . Others that went busto include , , Vanessa Russo and Erik Seidel. Also, ‘s run in the Main Event has officially ended as he too busted on Day 3.
The Mizrachi brothers – all FOUR of them – are still in the hunt, with Robert enjoying a healthy stack at just over 342,000. Other players still alive include Vanessa Selbst, and Barry Greenstein. You might remember that both and were sent to the rail back on Day 2B.
Today play will resume for Day four which is a huge day for the field as the money bubble will be burst TODAY. Obviously much of the buzz has been around Johnny Chan, but we’ll make sure to give you a complete recap of today’s play on tomorrow’s Daily Deal.
Thanks for joining me on The Daily Deal. Don’t forget to visit PokerNewsDaily.com and be sure to follow us at Twitter.com/PokerNewsDaily for the latest in poker news. This is Sean Gibson, and we’ll see you back here tomorrow for another edition of The Daily Deal!
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Those who were sweating their shorts stacks on the bubble had to wait an extra 90 minutes as tournament officials made the controversial decision to break for dinner only four slots shy of the money.
Frank Kassela sealed up his WSOP Player of the Year win by finishing in the money. All four Mizrachi brothers found a way to cash as well, perhaps ushering in a new era of dominance for “Team Mizrachi.”
Only 574 of the 1,203 players that started the day are still remaining. Some of the unlucky players to be sent home before making money include Dan Harrington, Kathy Liebert, Annie Duke, Barry Greenstein and Robert Varkonyi.
Among those sent home in the money were Gavin Smith, Eric Mizrachi and Frank Kassela but perhaps the most painful elimination spot was reserved for Tim McDonald, who ended up filling that unwanted bubble spot and just missing out on a payday.
It wasn’t all doom and gloom for McDonald though as he was awarded a Main Event seat for next year, so he has at least one more epic journey ahead of him.
David Chiu was another player to bust - although he made it to just inside the money.
“I am exhausted and totally burnt out,” Chiu said of a draining Main Event for him.
“I’ll probably take one whole week to catch up on sleep!”
By the end of play, there were a number of well known players occupying the top spots, Matt Affleck, Phil Galfond and Theo Jorgensen all in the top ten.
However it was the sharply-dressed Tony Dunst who trumped them all, slicing his way through to the chip lead, and anyone with designs on the title will have to create a few creases in Dunst’s otherwise flawless suits if they are to create history and win the 2010 Main Event.
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The Twitterverse has been blowing up with poker players chirping about their activities around Las Vegas. With the () Main Event in full swing and the ’s () Bellagio Cup beginning, many in the poker community are looking for their last bit of action before taking a few weeks off.
At the WSOP, the biggest story has been the drive of the Mizrachi clan towards the money. After playing in Day 3 on Monday, Michael “” Mizrachi took the time to Tweet to his followers, “Have 91,700 Eric around 100k. Donny 128k. And the big brother Robbie 340k. Alex (Prendes) 171k… Good luck to all my brothers tomorrow and one of my closest friends Alex Prendes!! Let’s do this guys… Let’s get in the cash tom… day by day.” Adding his congratulations in was 2009 WSOP Europe champion : “Congrats on an unprecedented family performance so far from team Shulman. Hope to see you at the final.”
Other players at the WSOP had tumultuous days on their way through the Day 3 demolition. Defending CardPlayer Magazine Player of the Year Eric “” Baldwin seemed to have the best day of those poker players on Twitter when he Tweeted, “499k to end day 3 at my peak. Fun and toys.” Fellow pro Adam “Roothlus” Levy also was finding cards on Day 3 at the WSOP: “Finished the day with 323,700. I’m prob double avg right now. Crossing my fingers for another great table draw tomorrow.”
Court Harrington experienced the highs and lows of poker within a 24-hour span. After Tweeting “174,600 to end day 3. Guy went nuts with AT, my QQ held up to bust him & win a big pot for my table at least,” Harrington then learned about his Day 4 table to his dismay: “Really? Steve Billirakis, , and Paul Lieu (comeonfish) all at my day 4 table?”
Others at the WSOP Main Event are looking to make the money on Day 4. “I have never played this well before,” Juha Helppi Tweeted following the conclusion of Day 3. “Making correct decisions all the time. Should have gone bust many times, but instead going to day4 in WSOP main event with 231,200 in chips! avg about 180k.” pro called his Day 3 “one of the wildest days of poker I have ever witnessed,” but was able to inform his followers, “Finished w 160,300.” On the other side of the equation, both Allie Prescott (“Finished day3 right around 100k. Lost some chips but think I made mostly good decisions today. Hoping for a little bit more luck tomorrow.”) and (“Ended day with 43k. Need good Luck tomorrow.”) are looking for intervention from the poker gods.
For those that have been eliminated from the WSOP Main Event, the Bellagio Cup was just the cure for their blues. Kimberly Lansing jumped right back into her duties at the WPT as if she had never left, interviewing players in action at the Bellagio. “The camera battery died halfway thru our interview w !,” Lansing lamented through Twitter. “SUX. It was a gr8 invu but hopefully we’ll get her again.”
Justin “Boosted J” Smith had an interesting day of play during the Bellagio Cup. In an extensive series of Tweets, Smith recounted an occurrence at his table: “Just called three streets after calling a UTG raise with AJ high. He bet the river for all of my chips all in. I called, he had king high.” Then, the fun started, as he Tweeted, “The table erupted it was a 97252 board. The guy went on complete deranged animal tilt and started yelling and screaming saying my play was bad, then some young internet player I don’t know told the guy he should stop complaining and it was a nice call and he will cross book him against me for the next 5 years and then they started talking about going outside to fight… lol… all I could do was smile the entire time.”
Some players have been doing very well at the Bellagio Cup, but also know that the final numbers on the event aren’t in yet. “Ended the day at WPT Bellagio Cup with 80,500,” Maria Ho Tweeted to her fans. “Average stack is 109,735. 113 players left from 310 but registration is still open tomorrow!” Coming off a less than impressive WSOP, ‘s Annette “” Obrestad was up the leaderboard, Tweeting, “was down to 65 then Ks vs Qs. Board Qxx x K lol. Then flopped a set and got paid. 167.7k.” On the other side of the equation, was less than happy with the Bellagio Cup: “Frustrating day at the wpt. Huge allin with top two against chipleader’s straight draw and they got there. Sad game.”
With registration open until later this afternoon, many players are waiting to the last minute to get in. looks to be up to something when he Tweeted, “I am coming into the WPT event at the Bellagio Tues at 1:30 in a costume dressed as a surprise, flanked by the ‘Royal Flush’ girls!” He also reported, “C Ferguson + Ivey coming in 1:30 Tues to Bellagio WPT event.”
Although there is action in Vegas, some are calling it a year and heading away from Sin City’s bright lights. “Disappointing end to the summer but at least I will be home soon to my awesome wife and sweet baby boy,” Lee Childs Tweeted on Tuesday. “Such a fantastic end to my Vegas trip,” ‘s chirped. “Dinner old school style, pointless (winning) gambling at the Wynn with lovely Brits.” Bryan Devonshire Tweeted, “I’m getting out of Dodge. Prepping: new laptop, new droid…(I’m) laying out gear to spend the next five weeks in Colorado.”
Joe Reitman had the best Tweet of the weekend while in action at the WSOP: “Worst beat of the day. I moved all in & my table wanted to wait for the ESPN cameras to come over. ESPN saw it was me & said, ‘not interested.’ Finally, capped off what has been an interesting time in Las Vegas by Tweeting, “Thanks everyone in Twitterland for msgs the last 6 weeks. Made the WSOP much more entertaining. Good luck all!”
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Five days ago, Vanessa Selbst was introduced as the newest member of Team along with former pro . The introduction took place at the Real World Suite at the Palms in Las Vegas, just across the street from the Rio, the site of the 2010 (). After Day 2B of the Main Event, Selbst sits in eighth on the leaderboard with a stack of 265,000, trailing chip leader David Assouline’s mountain of 387,800.
Selbst took down the PokerStars North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun Main Event and told the assembled crowd at the Palms that she had partly come out of retirement from poker. However, in order to solidify her Main Event run, she’ll have to navigate through a gauntlet of talent when the combined Day 3 field takes to the felt on Monday. Among those left in the hunt for the nearly $9 million top prize is , an original November Niner, who doubled up late in the day on Saturday with queens against A-K.
One of the final eliminations of Day 2B went to Tommy Vedes, who called all-in with Q-3 of spades on a flop of A-5-4 with two spades. Matt Reed showed A-Q for top pair and no spade came on the turn or river. Vedes took down the ’s Festa al Lago last year for $1.2 million. He owns over $550,000 in career WSOP earnings.
On a flop of 8-4-6, Tom Schneider pushed all-in with pocket sevens, but received a call from a player with a wired pair of aces, which held for the win. We won’t be hearing any cries of “Stack ‘em, stack ‘em, to the top” this year from the two-time bracelet winner’s wife, but Schneider finished the 2010 WSOP with four in the money finishes.
Three players who have made deep runs in the Main Event in previous years found the exit late in the day on Saturday. Jeff Shulman, who finished fifth in last year’s cycle for $1.9 million, and , who took third in 2004 for $2.5 million, were both ousted from the Main Event yesterday. Joining them was original November Niner , who bowed out in back-to-back hands after running a straight into a flush on his second-to-last pot.
One of our favorite moments of Day 2B involved . The pro announced via Twitter, “I’m shoving this hand no matter what, wish me luck.” True to his word, Cantu moved all-in and detailed what happened next on the popular social networking site: “Went raise 3000 call 3000 I get jt shove fold fold 31k.” Cantu, a dual WSOP bracelet winner, ended the day with a stack of 40,000.
Also bumped on Day 2B were Brunson 10 member Dan “djk123” Kelly, David “” Baker, , and pro , who made the final table of this event last year. Ivey was eliminated in especially gut-wrenching fashion, as he ran pocket queens into pocket kings. Ivey hit a queen on the turn to surge into the lead, but Yuji Masaki re-sucked on the river when a king hit. Ivey’s stack took a beating as a result and he was eliminated shortly thereafter.
Here are the top 10 chip stacks after Day 2B according to figures found on WSOP.com:
1. David Assouline – 387,800
2. Ricardo Fasanaro – 380,000
3. Matt Reed – 337,800
4. Jim “Mr_BigQueso” Collopy – 305,100
5. Jon “apestyles” Van Fleet – 295,600
6. Charles Sylvestre – 292,300
7. Sasha Rosewood – 279,500
8. Vanessa Selbst – 265,000
9. Marc Sander – 265,000
10. Gabriel Walls – 241,000
Other players remaining after Day 2B include legendary gambler Archie Karas, Victory Poker pro Dan Bilzerian, , UFC announcer Bruce Buffer, , , “The Simpsons” voice Hank Azaria, and Lock Poker pro Matt “All In At 420” Stout.
Sunday is an off day for the 2010 WSOP Main Event. On Monday, the survivors from both Day 2s will reconvene at the Rio for a combined Day 3. The tournament’s field will be whittled down to the final nine next Saturday, July 17th.
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This week, the USA-friendly online poker site inked “American Pie” actress to become its newest sponsored pro. Elizabeth, who has briefly been sponsored by other online poker rooms, will now join the flagship site on the Merge Gaming Network.
Carbon Poker spokesperson Peter Hampton commented in a press release distributed by the site on Wednesday, “We’ve been on the hunt for a face for our brand who is a recognized star and also a respected member of the poker community. Shannon easily meets both criteria and offers a creative edge that we’re thrilled to have on board. We’re launching several promotions that will involve players playing against Shannon and getting to know her both inside and outside of poker.”
Many in the poker industry remember Elizabeth’s role as Nadia in the 1999 movie “American Pie.” Her other credits include Harriet on “Love Actually,” Toni on poker-themed flick “The Grand,” and Justice on “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.” Elizabeth also reprised her role as Nadia on “American Pie 2,” which was released in 2001.
In addition to her work on the big screen, Elizabeth has appeared on an array of television shows, including “Just Shoot Me,” “The Twilight Zone,” “That 70s Show,” and “Cuts.” She’s also had success on the live poker felts, reaching the semifinals of the 2007 National Heads-Up Poker Championship. Elizabeth trumped René Angélil, husband of singer Céline Dion, in the first round that year before disposing of in the round of 32.
pro was Elizabeth’s foe in the round of 16, followed by the wily in the Elite Eight. In the semis, Elizabeth took on Paul Wasicka, the runner-up in the 2006 () Main Event to . Wasicka ultimately got the best of the talented actress, who banked $125,000 for her efforts. In addition to her success in the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, Elizabeth has a quartet of in the money finishes at the WSOP.
The Merge Gaming Network has grown leaps and bounds in recent months following the addition of Players Only and Sportsbook.com in April. According to PokerScout.com, which keeps tabs on online poker room traffic, the Merge Gaming Network is the 16th largest worldwide by volume at cash game tables with a seven-day running average of 650 players. Other Merge Gaming Network sites include Iron Duke, Poker Host, Poker Nordica, and RPM Poker.
Elizabeth will be sharing her thoughts frequently on the Carbon Poker Blog and also bring a series of videos to life. What their content is remains to be seen, but overall, Carbon Poker officials are over the moon at the latest acquisition: “The addition of Shannon Elizabeth highlights Carbon Poker’s commitment to becoming one of the top ten poker sites by 2011.”
A private party featuring Elizabeth is planned in Las Vegas on the night of July 4th. Elizabeth will more than likely play in the $10,000 WSOP Main Event, which begins on July 5th with the first of four starting days. Elizabeth has never cashed in a WSOP event boasting a buy-in higher than $2,000 and may look to buck that trend this year. The Main Event is one of three WSOP tournaments that will air on ESPN beginning later this month.
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06 29th, 2010
Bell and Smith each notched their first ever WSOP victories over the weekend, Smith in No-Limit and Bell in Pot-Limit Omaha High-Low Split.
The first time bracelet wins are especially satisfying for the two friends as both have spent years on the professional circuit with mixed success waiting for their breakthrough moment.
“You don’t realize how important it is until you win it,” Bell said. “When you play for a living, sometimes you’re just trying to make a living.”
The two veterans were both at the end of their respective bankrolls at this time last year, but their perseverance paid off.
“That was a pretty low moment,” said Bell of going broke. “That’s another thing [we] both had in common: We stayed broke together for the last year.”
Undeterred, staked by friend Erick Lindgren and armed with the belief he could win, Bell battled back from rags to riches. The win allowed Bell to take home a purse of $327k, while Smith pocketed $268k.
“I’m very relieved; these things are hard to come by,” Bell told PokerListings. “It’s a lot of pressure taken off me. It’s not all the money in the world, but it definitely helps.”
No telling whether a bracelet win will increase the soft-spoken Bell’s profile. He admitted that he might not have the most marketable personality.
“I don’t yell or cuss or scream at anybody,” said Bell with his trademark southern accent.
Now Bell hopes he and Smith can use the momentum from their wins for future success. “Things definitely run in twos and threes,” Bell said. “You hear about these guys who have never won bracelets and then all of a sudden they win two.”
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06 27th, 2010
Frank Kassela and John Juanda pulled into a dead heat for the Player of the Year race after Kassela’s latest cash.
Two more bracelets were handed out as the latest two WSOP champions were crowned.
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WSOP Tournament of Champions 2010
We only played four short levels Sunday, but the 2010 TOC got underway nonetheless.
The railbirds packed the Amazon Room to see three fully-loaded tables on Day 1, as this year’s TOC boasts perhaps the sickest tournament field ever seen at the WSOP.
Despite the short day, we still saw five eliminations on Day 1, as Phil Ivey, Greg Raymer, Barry Shulman, Sammy Farha and John Juanda all hit the rail.
Eight-time bracelet winner Erik Seidel finished Day 1 in the lead, and the towering Full Tilt pro comes back with 72k in chips.
The blinds will be at 200/400 for Level 5 when Seidel and the rest of the remaining 22 players return at 12 p.m. for Day 2.
Other notable names near the top of the chip leader board include Johnny Chan, Mike “The Mouth” Matusow and Barry Greenstein.
Event 45 - $1.5k No-Limit Hold’em
Jesse Rockowitz won his first career WSOP bracelet, emerging from the final table as the latest WSOP champion.
Another huge field played for the latest $1.5k No-Limit bracelet, but the original field of 3,097 players was down to 36 when the final day of this event kicked off Sunday.
Dutch Boyd was looking for his second WSOP bracelet of 2010, but came up short of the final table, placing 15th and cashing for $32,653.
Other notables in the cash included Theo Tran and Ayaz Mahmood.
Event 46 - $5k Pot-Limit Omaha/8
Perhaps the most interesting final table of the 2010 WSOP played out, with the fascinating mix of Erik Seidel, Leif Force, Dan Shak and Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott all seated.
In the end it was Chris Bell coming away with the bracelet and first-place prize of $327,040 out of a field of 284 players.
Event 47 - $1k No-Limit Hold’em
Day 1b of this event began Sunday, and the 476 surviving players from today will join the 680 survivors from Day 1a when play resumes.
In total, it will be 1,356 rounders coming back for Day 2, which resumes at 2:30 p.m.Monday.
Lots of unknown faces and names crowded the Pavilion Room for this event, but Antonio Esfandiari was one well-known name that dominated on Day 1b.
The first-place prize for this tournament is $485,791.
Event 48 - $2.5k Mixed Event
The money bubble burst near the end of the night, with POY contender Frank Kassela making into the money to pull into a tie with John Juanda for the 2010 Player of the Year race.
192 of the original field of 453 players came back Sunday for Day 2, with Dario Minieri and Vitaly Lunkin amongst the notables making the cash.
Day 3 commences at 3:00 p.m. Monday and we play down to a champion.
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06 27th, 2010
Another three absorbing contests also took place. Here’s how it played out.
Event 45 - $1.5k No-Limit Hold’em
Day 2 of the $1.5k saw the remaining players reconvene in a bid to play down to the final table.
That was always likely to prove a difficult task, though by the time the allotted 10 levels were in the bag, the players had played through to the money spots of the tournament.
35 players made it through the day and when they return tomorrow, it will be Englishman Sam Trickett - who narrowly missed out on a bracelet earlier in the series - who holds the chip lead, with 2010 bracelet-winner Dutch Boyd also well in contention to win the massive $721,373 first prize and WSOP bracelet.
Event 46 - $5k Pot-Limit Omaha/8
A host of stars were still in the running for day 2 of this split event and a grinding day of poker saw the 130 remaining players finally whittled down to just 21.
Big names such as Mike Matusow, Howard Lederer and Bruno Fitoussi hit the rails during a tough day’s play.
During the day, Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott levered his way almost to the summit of the leaderboard, out along the way.
It will be Sergey Altbregin however who will be best primed for a run at the bracelet when the surviving players return to play it out for the win at 2.30 p.m. tomorrow.
Event 47 - $1k No-Limit Hold’em
Another donkament on the WSOP 2010 schedule saw 1,759 players turn up for Day 1a to take their shot at glory.
A rapid-fire day played out, and by the close a number of players with well-founded reputations - including Antonio Esfandiari, Scott Montgomery and Matt Glantz - had made their mark on the tournament, well-placed near the summit of the leaderboard.
The 270 odd who made it through the day will hook up in two days’ time with the survivors from tomorrow’s Day 1b - which will begin at 12:00 p.m. sharp.
Event 48 - $2.5k Mixed Hold’em
Nine of the original 507 players showed up for Day 3 of what proved a dramatic and hotly-contested final table.
Danny Hannawa started the day as the chip leader with Gavin Smith directly behind him on the leaderboard.
Smith was able to quickly snatch the chip lead and the heads-up saw him face off against Hannawa for the bracelet.
Following a protracted battle, Smith kept his nerve to earn his first, and Canada’s fifth, bracelet of the series - as well as collecting $268,238 in prize money.
“Now I’m part of that club I’ve always wanted to be a part of,” said Smith after adding a WSOP bracelet to his trophy cabinet.
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06 26th, 2010
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