The third bracelet winner from England of the 2015 WSOP was crowned on Sunday. Gerald Ringe, a real estate investor and businessman who routinely plays in high-stakes mixed game formats, topped a field of 547 entries in the $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better event to claim his first gold bracelet and $198,888.
Ringe destroyed his final two opponents in about 35 minutes on the final table. He admitted to WSOP reporters that the deck treated him very well in the final stages of the tournament.
"Whatever I needed today, I managed to catch it," Ringe said afterward. "Even when it looked like my opponent would scoop a big pot, I caught the perfect card and managed to split the pot. Everything went right today."
Final table results:
OTHER IN-THE-MONEY FINISHERS:
Aside from the final table finishers, other gold bracelet winning players who cashed included; Eric Rodawig (9th, $12,213) John Monnette (12th, $9,636), Todd Brunson (13th $7,716), Jesse Martin (14th, $7,716), Vladimir Shchemelev (15th, $6,269), Naoya Kihara (34th, $3,670) and Randy Ohel (19th, $5,169).
FUN FACTS:
There were 513 males and 34 females in this event.
There were 450 American players and 97 players from other nations in this event. Out of 34 total countries who had participants, Russia was the nation with the second-most players at 15, followed by Canada and the United Kingdom with 14.
Winner info:
Name: Gerald Ringe
Birthplace: London (England)
Current Residence: London (England)
Profession: Real Estate Investor and Businessman
Number of WSOP Cashes: 3
Number of WSOP Final Table Appearances: 1
Number of WSOP Gold Bracelet Victories: 1
Best Previous WSOP Finish: 12th (2012)
Total WSOP Earnings: $192,888
