Paul Volpe Wins First World Series of Poker Bracelet In $10,000 Deuce-to-Seven No-Limit Lowball

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Paul Volpe is the latest big name to win big at the 2014 World Series of Poker. The poker pro from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania topped a field of 87 players in the $10,000 no-limit deuce-to-seven single-draw lowball to win his very first gold bracelet and $253,524.

“It feels amazing to get my first bracelet, especially in the $10K Deuce-to-Seven (event), which is one of the toughest events of the summer,” Volpe said afterward. “I was confident I was going to win. I felt like I was going to win. It was a super-tough table. It was unbelievable getting heads-up against Daniel. If I have to pick one person to beat for my bracelet, it would be him.”

En route to victory Volpe had to outlast the likes of Abe Mosseri (7th – $27,633), John Monnette (6th – $35,549), Larry Wright (5th – $47,792), Brian Rast (4th – $67,264) and Jason Mercier (3rd – $99,313). After surviving that murderers row of poker talent Volpe then had to face off with reigning Card Player Player of the Year Daniel Negreanu.

Volpe had knocked out Mercier in third place and took a sizable chip lead into heads-up play. It took 85-hands of heads-up play until a winner was decided, but Volpe held the lead throughout. By the time the final hand arose Volpe had more than a 9-to-1 chip advantage.

Volpe shoved from the button and Negreanu made the call with a J-6-5-4 draw. Volpe was behind with a J-10-7-6 draw, but he flipped his final card up first: a 3. Negreanu needed to catch a 10, 9, 8, 7, 3 or 2 to double up, but instead squeezed out a queen. With that Volpe had won the pot and the title, sending Negreanu to the rail as the runner-up with $156,674 for his efforts.

Volpe not only denied Negreanu the title and pay jump for first place, he also prevented him from cashing in on a big side bet for the time being. Negreanu and Phil Ivey have teamed together this summer for a huge bracelet bet, allegedly taking on $300,000 in action at even money betting that one of the two would win a bracelet this summer.

“I knew what this meant to Daniel, because he has so many bets,” Volpe said. “So, I tried keeping the pressure on him and it worked. I think he wants to win so bad – he plays amazing, I’m not saying he doesn’t – but as we were getting deeper and deeper he could have been hesitant to put all the chips in. He really wanted to get heads up and go from there. So, I took advantage of that and put a lot of pressure back on him.”

Volpe now has more than $2.6 million in lifetime live tournament earnings. He also earned 480 POY points.

Here is a look at the payouts and POY points awarded at this final table:

*Winner photo courtesy of the WSOP

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