The $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six Max saw a field of 1,651 entries. After three days of play, Idan Raviv, 24, stood tall as the winner and received $457,007 in prize money. In addition, he became the first poker player from Israel to win a gold bracelet at the 2014 World Series.
This is the second year in a row that an Israel citizen has won a WSOP event after Asi Moshe won a gold bracelet in a $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em event in 2014.
About the winner:
Name: Idan Raviv
Birthplace: Holon (Israel)
Age: 24
Current Residence: Holon (Israel)
Marital Status: Single
Children: None
Profession: High Tech (IT Professional)
Number of WSOP Cashes: 3
Number of WSOP Final Table Appearances: 1
Number of WSOP Gold Bracelet Victories (with this tournament): 1
Best Previous WSOP Finish: 181st (2014)
Total WSOP Earnings: $504,365
Personal Facts: Cashed in WSOP Main Event last year
FUN FACTS:
Of the 1,651-player field, 1,606 were males and 45 were females.
The average age of entrants was 35.9 years, slightly above average.
