Weekly World Series of Poker Recap -- Week 5France Adds A Fourth, Porter Gets His Second |
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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 , Week 3 and Week 4 recaps here.
Keep reading for Week 5 below.
Event No. 41 — Justin Pechie Wins Limit Shootout
Thanks to the events of Black Friday, Justin Pechie almost decided to skip the bulk of the World Series of Poker schedule, hoping to relocate to a more online poker friendly country.
Instead, he decided to delay his move and was able to capture the $1,500 limit hold’em shootout event bracelet and the $167,060 first-place prize.
Pechie defeated a field of 538 players, including a final featuring notables such as Ari Engel (tenth), Jordan Rich (fifth) and Eugene Katchalov (fourth).
You can read more about Pechie’s victory in Card Player’s official tournament recap.
Event No. 42 — Ben Lamb Gets Redemption
Just a few days earlier, Ben Lamb was forced to shake good friend Sam Stein’s hand, gracious in defeat as he finished runner up in the $3,000 pot-limit Omaha. When he got a second chance at the bracelet in the $10,000 event, he didn’t falter.
Lamb topped 361 players in the championship event for his first gold bracelet and a first-place prize of $814,436. His victory also vaulted him to the top of the WSOP POY rankings.
Lamb’s final table included notables such as Hans Winzeler (ninth), Josh Tieman (eighth), John Kabbaj (sixth), Dario Alioto (fifth), John Shipley (third) and Sami Kelopuro (second).
You can read more about Lamb’s victory in Card Player’s official tournament recap.
Event No. 43 — Andre Akkari Scores One For Brazil
Brazilian fans love their soccer, but poker is quickly rising up the ranks for national sports. Andre Akkari won the $1,500 no-limit hold’em tournament and the final table arena resembled the World Cup more than it did a poker tournament.
Akkari came out on top of a whopping 2,857 entrants and earned a $675,117 payday for his efforts.
En route to the victory, Akkari defeated players such as Ray Foley (ninth), Nicolas Chouity (sixth), Scott Sitron (fifth) and Nachman Berlin (second).
You can read more about Akkari’s victory in Card Player’s official tournament recap.
Event No. 44 — Rep Porter Earns Second Career Bracelet
Ralph “Rep” Porter has been a WSOP fixture for years, but in the $2,500 Razz Event, he separated himself from a long list of one-hit wonders by winning his second career bracelet.
Porter defeated a field of 363 in the stud variation, banking $210,615 for the win.
Notables at the final table included Scott Epstein (eighth), Chris Bjorin (sixth), Andreas Krause (fifth) and Robert Williamson III (fourth).
You can read more about Porter’s victory in Card Player’s official tournament recap.
Event No. 45 — Former Marine Wins For Sick Mother
Ken Griffin wins wars, not just on the felt, but on the battlefield as well. Griffin has spent considerable time serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, but in his free time, he plays poker.
His hobby paid off big at the WSOP, where he won the $1,000 no-limit hold’em event for $455,356. After the win, he said he planned on using the money to help his sick mother who is battling a serious illness.
Griffin’s final table included notables such as Antonio Esfandiari (seventh) and Andrew Teng (fifth).
You can read more about Griffin’s victory in Card Player’s official tournament recap.
Event No. 46 — Joe Ebanks Banks Big
The $10,000 six-max no-limit hold’em promised a huge field and a big prize pool and it did not disappoint, attracting 474 entrants and putting $4,455,600 up for grabs.
In the end, it was Joe Ebanks who took home the lion’s share, winning $1,158,481, by far the largest score of his young career.
Ebanks topped a stacked final table that included Mike Sowers (sixth), Taylor Paur (fifth), Tristan Wade (fifth), Bertrand Grospellier (third) and Chris Moorman (second).
You can read more about Ebanks and his victory in Card Player’s official tournament recap.
Event No. 47 — Owais Ahmed Tops The Grinder
When you have a WSOP as strong as Michael Mizrachi did in 2010, there is a lot of pressure to repeat. Mizrachi nearly won his second bracelet this summer in the $2,500 seven-card stud/Omaha eight-or-better event, but had to settle for a runner up finish.
Instead, the title went to Owais Ahmed, who was the last man standing in a field of 450. Ahmed score $255,959 for the win.
Other notables at the final table included Greg Jamison (seventh), Scotty Nguyen (fifth), Scott Bohlman (fourth) and Abe Mosseri (third).
You can read more about Ahmed’s victory in Card Player’s official tournament recap.
Event No. 48 — Greece Wins Big At WSOP
Well, he certainly wins for the longest name in WSOP history, but Athanasios Polychronopoulos is probably more proud of his bracelet at this point of the summer.
The 27-year-old defeated a field of 2,713 in the $1,500 no-limit hold’em event for a grand payday of $650,223.
Other notables at the final table included Niklas Heinecker (ninth), Matt Stout (eighth), Alexander Queen (sixth), Yevgeniy Timoshenko (fourth) and Simon Charette (second).
You can read more about Polychronopoulos and his victory in Card Player’s official tournament recap.
Event No. 49 — Leonard Martin Finally Scores WSOP Gold
Leonard Martin has been battling life as a poker pro for the last 25 years, but after numerous close calls and near misses, he finally has a WSOP gold bracelet to call his own.
Martin was the fourth Ukranian born player to win a bracelet this year and earned $189,818 for topping the field of 309 in the $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw event.
Other notables at the final table included Jason Mercier (sixth), Eli Elezra (fifth), David Bach (fourth) and Justin Bonomo (second).
You can read more about Martin’s victory in Card Player’s official tournament recap.
Event No. 50 — Teissere Gives French Fourth Title
The French have been on a tear at this year’s WSOP. First, Bertrand Grospellier got his title to earn the Triple Crown. Then he was joined on the bracelet podium by Elie Payan and Fabrice Soulier. Now, Antonin Teissere can add his name to the French 2011 winners list.
Teissere defeated 817 players in the $5,000 no-limit hold’em triple chance event, earning a career high $825,604. He previously only had about $100,000 in earnings.
Teissere’s final table included notables such Vanessa Peng (sixth), Eric Froehlich (fourth) and Adam Geyer (third).
You can read more about Teissere’s victory in Card Player’s official tournament recap.
Event No. 51 — David Singontiko Goes One For One
David Singontiko spent his entire summer working for his father’s mortgage company with just one goal in mind, to play in the WSOP. After toiling away at $10 an hour, Singontiko’s father finally agreed to put him in the $1,500 pot-limit Omaha eight-or-better event at a 50-50 stake.
It was the first event Singontiko had ever played. It then became the first event he ever cashed in, final tabled and won. The California native topped 946 players for a grand sum of $268,235.
Though the money was huge, Singontiko stated afterwards that he’d probably finish out the summer with his father, working the same job that got him to Las Vegas in the first place.
You can read more about Singontiko’s victory in Card Player’s official tournament recap.
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