Jack Duong, 26, topped a field of 2,178 entries to win the first-ever WSOP bounty tournament, Event #62: $1,500 Bounty No-Limit Hold'em. In this tournament each bounty was worth $500, and the remaining prize pool was distributed like in any other tournament.
Duong eliminated 11 players and received $6,000 (including his own bounty). In addition, he received his first gold bracelet and $333,351. He told WSOP reporters that he didn't enter the tournament until Level 6, which means that he could have gotten more bounties (some players gathered 18 bounties).
Final table results:
OTHER IN-THE-MONEY FINISHERS:
Aside from the final table finishers, other gold bracelet winning players who cashed included - Sean Drake (56th), Allyn Shulman (66th), Robert Cheung (70th), Gavin Smith (84th), Leif Force (89th), JC Tran (192nd), Eric Baldwin (195th), and Takahiro Nakai (196th).
FUN FACTS:
The gender breakdown was 2,086 males and 92 females.
There were 73 first-time players who entered this event.
Players from 60 different nations participated.
Winner info:
Name: Jack Duong
Birthplace: Plainfield, NJ
Age: 26
Current Residence: South Plainfield, NJ
Marital Status: Single
Children: None
Number of WSOP Cashes: 3
Number of WSOP Final Table Appearances: 3
Number of WSOP Gold Bracelet Victories: 1
Best Previous WSOP Finish: 4th Place (2014 $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout)
Total WSOP Earnings: $418,967
