Weekly World Series of Poker Recap -- Week 2Juanda Beats Hellmuth, Wins Fifth Gold Bracelet |
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Each week, Card Player will recap all of the action happening at the World Series of Poker. Just in case you missed anything, head on over to the series landing page for all your WSOP news.
To read the week 1 recap, click here. Keep reading for week 2 below.
Event No. 8 — Sean Getzwiller Wins First $1K Of The Summer
The “stimulus special” tournaments at the WSOP are always fan favorites and this year’s first edition was no exception, drawing a field of 4,177 and generating a total prize pool of $1,904,400.
After five grueling days of play, it was Sean Getzwiller who took it down, taking home the top prize of $611,185. Getzwiller defeated Sadan Turker in an epic heads-up battle that lasted several hours.
Other notables who made the final table included Jon Turner (third), Max Weinberg (fourth) and Hunter Frey (seventh).
You can read more about Getzwiller’s victory in Card Player’s official recap.
Event No. 9 — Matt Perrins Wins Game He Never Played Before
Coming into the first 2-7 draw lowball event of the summer, Matt Perrins had never even played the game before. In fact, he had to watch a few instructional videos on YouTube shortly before the tournament started just to make sure he knew all of the rules.
The quick education obvoiusly worked, because after three days, he was the last man standing among a field of 275, earning his first gold bracelet and $102,105.
Other notables who made the final table included Chris Bjorin (second), Bernard Lee (fourth), Josh Brikis (sixth) and Jason Mercier (seventh).
You can read more about Perrins’ victory in Card Player’s official recap.
Event No. 10 — Geffrey Klein Makes Amazing Comeback For First Bracelet
Geffrey Klein is the epitome of a player who is just happy to be here. After navigating his way through a field of 1,920 players in the $1,500 six-max no-limit hold’em tournament, Klein found himself heads-up against top-rated online pro Nicholas Blumenthal with a 9-1 chip deficit.
The deficit never fazed the 44-year-old doctor and after methodically earning back the chip lead, he made sure he held on to it. For the win, Klein earned $544,388. Blumenthal, who was making his second final table appearance of the summer, picked up $334,756, bringing his summer earnings to just under $600,000.
Other notables who made the final table included Jeff Papola (third), David Vamplew (fourth), Bryan Colin (fifth) and Anthony Spinella (sixth).
You can read more about Klein’s victory in Card Player’s official recap.
Event No. 11 — Vyacheslav Zhukov Wins Biggest Omaha Hi-Lo Event of the Year
Omaha eight-or-better specialists spend all year looking forward to the $10,000 Championship Event at the Rio, but it was a relative unknown who wound up with the title.
Russian pro Vyacheslav Zhukov topped an impressive field of 202 players for his first bracelet and the first-place prize of $465,216. The 22-year-old defeated professional online grinder George Lind heads-up after a three-hour battle to pick up the victory.
Other notables who made the final table included Steve Billirakis (third), Richard Ashby (fourth), Mikael Thuritz (eighth) and Josh Arieh (ninth).
You can read more about Zhukov’s victory in Card Player’s official recap.
Event No. 12 — Cancer Survivor David Diaz Earns WSOP Gold
David Diaz was dealt a bad hand in life, growing up with cancer in his native country of Honduras. The diagnosis was a death sentence for many in similar situations, but a philanthropist moved him and his family to Memphis, Tennessee to undergo treatment at the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
After being declared cancer free, Diaz settled down in the states and eventually learned the game of poker. Now at 26 years old, Diaz is also a WSOP bracelet winner. Diaz defeated 1,340 players in the $1,500 no-limit triple chance event, pocketing $352,808.
Other notables who made the final table included Bill Chen (fourth) and Nick Rampone (eighth).
You can read more about Diaz’s victory in Card Player’s official recap.
Event No. 13 — Andrew Badecker Wins First Shootout Of Summer
The first shootout of the summer went to 23-year-old poker pro Andrew Badecker. Badecker beat a field of 1,440 to pick up his first career bracelet and the first place prize of $369,371 in the $1,500 no-limit hold’em event.
Badecker wound up winning three tournaments in one, defeating mini-fields of 10, 10 and 16 to close out the victory.
Other notables who made the final day of play included Daniel Makowsky (third), Jon Spinks (fourth), Erik Cajelais (fifth), Dan Kelly (sixth), Vitaly Lunkin (seventh) and David Pham (ninth).
You can read more about Badecker’s victory in _Card Player’s official recap.
Event No. 14 — Tyler Bonkwoski Puts Canada On The Board
Tyler Bonkowski topped a field of 337 players in the $3,000 limit hold’em event to pick up Canada’s first bracelet of the summer, along with the top prize of $220,817.
Bonkowski overshadowed Card Player’s own Jeff Shulman, who made his fifth career WSOP final table before busting in ninth place.
Other notables who made the final table included Brandon Demes (second), Shawn Keller (fourth) and Mitch Schock (fifth).
You can read more about Bonkowski’s victory in Card Player’s official recap.
Event No. 15 — Brian Rast Gets A Late Start, Wins Anyway
Brian Rast is a regular cash game pro and occasional tournament superstar who resides in Las Vegas. But he wasn’t in town as the $1,500 pot-limit hold’em event began registration at the WSOP.
Still getting in from the airport, his friend and fellow pro Antonio Esfandiari convinced him to play and Rast went on to defeated the field of 765 en route to a $227,232 payday.
Other notables who made the final table included Allen Kessler (second), Ali Eslami (sixth), Ted Lawson (eighth) and Ronald Lee (ninth).
You can read more about Rast’s victory in Card Player’s official recap.
Event No. 16 — John Juanda Defeats The Poker Brat
Late Saturday night, all eyes were focused on the most notable heads-up match of the summer, as John Juanda battled Phil Hellmuth in the $10,000 no-limit 2-7 draw lowball event.
At one point, Hellmuth appeared on cruise control, heading for his 12th career bracelet with a 3-1 chip lead. Instead, the lead and eventually, the title, all crumbled away, giving Juanda his fifth bracelet and the $367,170 first-place prize. Incredibly, this was the third consecutive year that Juanda had final tabled this event.
Other notables who made the final table included Hasan Habib (seventh), David Baker (sixth), Nick Schulman (fifth), Steve Sung (fourth) and Richard Ashby (third).
You can read more about Juanda’s victory in Card Player’s official recap.
Event No. 17 — Aaron Steury Wins First H.O.R.S.E. Event Of Summer
Aaron Steury is like many others at this WSOP, he’s a misplaced online grinder. With no other outlet to compete in, Steury bought into the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event and wound up defeating 963 players to take home his first gold bracelet and a prize of $289,283.
The 24-year-old impressed a seasoned final table that included notables such as David Baker, Adam Friedman, Victor Ramdin, Jonathan Tamayo and bracelet winner Michael Chow. Chow finished runner-up, picking up $178,691.
You can read more about Steury’s victory in Card Player’s official recap.
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