Event #4: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em (Six Handed)
On Monday, the fourth gold bracelet was awarded at the 44th Annual World Series of Poker. After 1,069 players entries and three days of play, John Beauprez had all the chips and received $324,764 and the coveted gold bracelet! The biggest name on the final table, as you can see in the results below, was the 2009 Main Event champion Joe Cada, who finished in fourth place for $83k.
1 John Beauprez $324,764
2 Manig Loeser $200,698
3 Eric Blair $127,300
4 Joe Cada $83,558
5 Mike Mustafa $56,499
6 Keven Stammen $39,325
Event #5: Omaha/Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better (buy-in: $2,500)
This event saw 374 players battle it out during three days. When the final day kicked off, only 19 players had the chance of winning the bracelet, and after about 12 hours of play it was Mike Gorodinsky who was the last man standing. Gorodinsky, the 8-Game Championship at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in both 2008 and 2010, received $216,988 and his very first WSOP bracelet!
1 Mike Gorodinsky $216,958
2 Kristopher Tong $134,017
3 Matthew Ashton $86,437
4 Owais Ahmed $62,631
5 George Fotiadis $46,048
6 George Danzer $34,348
7 Mack Lee $25,993
8 Julie Schneider $19,952
9 Dustin Leary $15,536
So, the dream can come true next year. The only chance to win a package for the main event was a step challenge or one of the sat´s. But better a little chance than nothing...
