The 2018 WSOP's first Championship event has concluded, and the victor is American poker pro Paul Volpe, who claimed his third bracelet after dominating Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship for $417,921.
Volpe bested three-time WSOP bracelet winner Eli Elezra in a heads-up match to add his third bracelet win in this event. Even though the two finalists have almost the same amount of chips going in to their heads-up battle, the 37-year-old Volpe swiftly pulled away, saying, "I just ran like, really, really good, I think a lot of people with the same cards as me would have won the tournament."
Elezra said after his runner-up finish in the event, "He got it fair and square, he ran like god."
Volpe plans to participate in other WSOP events, saying, "It feels great; I am excited. Hopefully I'm I gonna win another one." He's planning to "Play more tournaments, more $10ks; I will probably play a decent amount more."
2018 WSOP Event #9 $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Final Table Results
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Place
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Player
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Country
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Prize
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1
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Paul Volpe
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United States
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$417,921
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2
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Eli Elezra
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United States
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$258,297
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3
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Adam Coats
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United States
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$181,374
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4
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Kyle Miaso
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United States
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$129,648
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5
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Viacheslav Zhukov
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Russian Federation
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$94,370
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6
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Dustin Dirksen
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United States
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$69,971
|
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7
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Robert Mizrachi
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United States
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$52,866
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8
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Daniel Zack
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United States
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$40,715
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9
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Per Hildebrand
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Sweden
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$31,977
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Source:
https://www.pokernews.com/news/2018/06/paul-volpe-third-wsop-bracelet-omaha-hi-lo-championship-31030.htm?itm_content=pn-hp-hero-1
