Pierre Milan Wins World Series of Poker $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em EventMilan Becomes 14th Bracelet Winner From France |
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Despite it slightly larger buy-in, the $2,500 no-limit hold’em event at the 2014 World Series of Poker still drew in a sizable field of 1,165, creating a total prize pool of $2,650,375.
Three days of action saw Pierre Milan walk away with the bracelet and the $536,768 first-place prize. Milan had just $3,056 in WSOP earnings coming into the event, but he made the most of the opportunity once he got to the final table.
The 25-year-old poker pro from Paris became just the 14th Frenchman to ever win a WSOP bracelet and he credited his mostly French rail for supporting him throughout his heads-up match with Justin Oliver.
“My rail was really helping,” said Milan. “It was just like I was home.”
To get the victory, Milan had to overcome a final table that included Sam Cohen (9th), Andy Phan (7th), Jamie Armstrong (6th), Barry Hutter (5th) and Matt Salsberg (3rd).
Here is a look at the final table results.
Place | Player | Winnings | POY Points |
1 | Pierre Milan | $536,768 | 1,440 |
2 | Justin Oliver | $332,198 | 1,200 |
3 | Matt Salsberg | $207,842 | 960 |
4 | Thad McNulty | $150,859 | 720 |
5 | Barry Hutter | $111,368 | 600 |
6 | Jamie Armstrong | $83,486 | 480 |
7 | Andy Phan | $63,502 | 360 |
8 | Daniel Laming | $48,952 | 240 |
9 | Sam Cohen | $38,244 | 120 |
*Photo courtesy of the WSOP
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