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This tournament attracted 558 players who paid the entrance fee of $1,500 and created a $753,300 prize pool. After two days of play, there were seventeen players left with the chance of taking down the first prize of $184,590 and the coveted gold bracelet. The official final table kicked off after Poker Hall of Famer Linda Johnson had been eliminated in ninth place.

Read more » Daniel Idema Wins Second Bracelet in Event #39: Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better

It ended up being Daniel Idema, from Canada, who took home one of 2011's most prestigious tournaments: the $10,00 Limit Hold'em Championship. On the final table, Idema had to defeat players like Nick Schulman, who has numerous titles to his credit including a WSOP in 2009 $10k NL Deuce-to-Seven Draw event; PokerStars Pro and three-time bracelet winner Barry Greenstein; runner-up in the 2009 WSOP $40k NLHE tournament, Isaac Haxton; online sensation Justin "Boosted J" Smith. On top of that he was the only non-american on the final table.

Read more » 2011 WSOP: Daniel Idema won the $10k Limit Hold'em Championship