Weekly World Series of Poker Recap -- Week 4France and Ukraine Nab Third Summer Bracelets |
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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.
Catch up with the Week 1 , Week 2 and Week 3 here. Keep reading for Week 4 below.
Event No. 29 — Chris Lee Wins 10-Game Event
For years, Chris “Genius28” Lee was just a high-stakes online sit-n-go grinder, albeit one of the best in the world. Now, with a WSOP bracelet on his resume, he can say that he’s made a successful transition to live tournament play.
Lee defeated a field of 431 players in the inaugural $2,500 10-game mix event to earn his first career WSOP cash and bracelet, along with the $254,955 first-place prize.
Lee topped a final table that included notables such as John D’Agostino (sixth), Shaun Deeb (fourth), Travis Pearson (third) and Brian Haveson (second).
You can read more about Lee’s victory in Card Player’s official tournament recap.
Event No. 30 — James Hess Tops Senior Field
The $1,000 Senior’s Event is always one of the most popular tournaments on the WSOP calendar, but this year’s field of 3,752 was the largest in history, creating a total prize pool of $3,3786,800.
The last man standing was 50-year-old James Hess, who along with becoming the youngest Senior’s Event winner in history, pocketed a record $557,435.
Notables who made the money in the tournament included Mike Carson (139th), Susie Isaacs (132nd), Mike Sica (88th), Paul Magriel (50th) and Andre Boyer (42nd).
Event No. 31 — Sam Stein Wins, Closes In On POY Lead
Sam Stein is one of the best players you’ve probably never heard of, but if he keeps up this torrid pace, he’ll quickly lose that distinction.
Stein brought his career earnings to over $3.9 million after taking down the $3,000 pot-limit Omaha event and it’s $420,802 first-place prize. This was his second time at a WSOP final table this summer, this time broke through, topping 685 players to earn his first bracelet.
Stein defeated a stacked final table that included Brock Parker (seventh), Adam Junglen (fifth), Christian Harder (fourth) and good friend Ben Lamb (second).
You can read more about Stein’s victory in Card Player’s official tournament recap.
Event No. 32 — Kirk Caldwell Becomes Canada’s Fourth Bracelet Winner of the Summer
Kirk Caldwell had never cashed in a WSOP event before in his career, but the 31-year-old had no problem finishing atop the 2,828 players who entered the $1,500 no-limit hold’em event.
Caldwell earned a hefty payday of $668,276 for the win and in the process became the nation of Canada’s fourth summer bracelet winner, joining the likes of Tyler Bonkowski, Mark Radoja and Daniel Idema.
Caldwell topped a notable final table that included Kyle Cartwright (eighth) and Randy Haddox (sixth).
You can read more about Caldwell’s victory in Card Player’s official tournament recap.
Event No. 33 — Eric Rodawig Denies Hellmuth No. 12
Phil Hellmuth has made it to heads-up play twice in this summer’s WSOP and twice he’s been denied. The first time by John Juanda and the second by 26-year-old Eric Rodawig.
Rodawig topped an impressive field of 168 in the $10,000 seven-card stud eight-or-better event for the first-place prize of $442,183.
En route to the title, Rodawig topped a notable final table that included Ali Eslami (eighth), Joe Tehan (seventh), David Benyamine (fifth), Ted Forrest (fourth), John Racener (third) and the aforementioned Hellmuth.
You can read more about Rodawig’s victory in Card Player’s official tournament recap.
Event No. 34 — Mark Schmid Wins First Career Bracelet
Before Black Friday, Mark Schmid spent most of his time grinding sit-n-gos online and creating videos for a popular tranining site, but at this summer’s WSOP, he finally got to put his methods into practice.
Schmid defeated a huge field of 3,144 in the $1,000 no-limit hold’em event for his first career title. The 31-year-old pro banked $488,283 for his efforts.
Notables who made deep runs included Ravi Raghavan (18th), Mitch Schock (12th) and Robbie Verspui (seventh).
You can read more about Schmid’s victory in Card Player’s official tournament recap.
Event No. 35 — Jason Mercier Wins Second Career Bracelet
With $6.7 million in career earnings, Jason Mercier has certainly proven himself to be one of the best no-limit hold’em players in the world. But now that he owns two WSOP bracelets in pot-limit Omaha, perhaps he’ll start to get some respect in that discipline as well.
Mercier defeated 507 players in the $5,000 six-max pot-limit Omaha event for a hefty sum of $619,575, making him quite possibly the most profitable player at this summer’s series thanks to big paydays by himself, and his horses Allen Bari, Dan O’Brien and Brent Hanks.
Mercier came out on top of a final table that included notables such as Greg Brooks (seventh), Mike McDonald (sixth), David Chiu (fourth), Steven Merrifield (third) and Hans Winzeler (second).
You can read more about Mercier’s victory in Card Player’s official tournament recap.
Event No. 36 — Lakhitov Breaks Through For The Win
Mikhail Lakhitov was quietly putting together a solid summer at the WSOP with four cashes and a final table appearance in event no. 4. Then, he made sure the poker world stood up and took notice by winning the $2,500 no-limit hold’em event for $749,610.
The 30-year-old pro topped 1,734 entrants for his first title and became the second Russian to win a bracelet this summer.
Lakhitov defeated a final table that included the likes of James St. Hilaire (seventh), Matthew Berkey (sixth), Eddie Sabat (fifth) and Thomas Middleton (third).
You can read more about Lakhitov’s victory in Card Player’s official tournament recap.
Event No. 37 — Fabrice Soulier Gives The French Three
The French are putting on a show at this year’s WSOP and Fabrice Soulier has added to that with their fourth bracelet of the summer.
The 42-year-old defeated a field of 240 players in the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. championship for his first career bracelet and a first-place prize of $609,130. Soulier joined Bertrand Grospellier and Elie Payan as this year’s French winners.
The final table was stacked with notables such as Max Pescatori (ninth), Jacobo Fernandez (eighth), Michael Binger (seventh), Tom Dwan (fifth), Andrey Zaichenko (third) and Shawn Buchanan (second).
You can read more about Soulier’s victory in Card Player’s official tournament recap.
Event No. 38 — Arkadiy Tsinis Gives Ukraine Three
The French are doing well at this year’s WSOP, but don’t forget about the Ukranian’s who now have three bracelets of their own.
Arkadiy Tsinis joined Eugene Katchalov and Oleksii Kovalchuk as representatives for their native country. Tsinis topped 2,192 in the $1,500 no-limit hold’em event for his victory, earning $540,136 for his efforts.
Notables who made a deep run included Ben Palmer (29th), Jamie Armstrong (17th), Jon Spinks (15th), Melanie Weisner (14th), Robert Cheung (12th) and Jake Toole (11th).
You can read more about Tsinis’s victory in Card Player’s official tournament recap.
Event No. 39 — Mitch Schock’s Third Final Table Gives Him The Victory
It took five cashes and three final table appearances, but Mitch Schock finally broke through for his first career bracelet in the $2,500 pot-limit hold’em and Omaha event.
The North Dakota native earned $310,225 for his win, outlasting a field of 606. He now has $990,000 in career earnings.
Schock’s final table included notables such as Rami Boukai (ninth), Carter Gill (fourth), Jan Collado (third) and Rodney Brown (second).
You can read more about Schock’s victory in Card Player’s official tournament recap.
Event No. 40 — November Niner Wins Bracelet
Some November Niners come back strong and prove themselves as worthy competitors on the tournament circuit and others just fade away, proving they were nothing more than flukes. Matt Jarvis can now point to his gold bracelet if anyone is having trouble categorizing him.
The Canadian stormed through a field of 732 in the $5,000 six-max no-limit hold’em tournament for his first WSOP title and the $808,538 first-place prize. He now has just over $2.4 million in career earnings.
Jarvis defeated a final table that included notables such as Matt Vengrin (sixth), Wesley Pantling (third) and Justin Filtz (second).
You can read more about Jarvis’ victory in Card Player’s official tournament recap.
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