Mike Kachan Wins World Series of Poker $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em EventKachan Earns First Gold Bracelet and $403,483 First-Place Prize |
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The last $1,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em event of the 2014 World Series of Poker drew a field of 2,525 players, creating a total prize pool of $2,272,500.
In the end, the last man standing from the massive field was Edina, Minnesota’s Mike Kachan, who earned his first career gold WSOP bracelet and the $403,483 first-place prize. Incredibly, the 30-year-old almost missed the tournament entirely.
“When the tournament started I was in northern Utah driving in and got here with 20 [big blinds],” he said. “The rest was history I guess. It feels great, it was a tough ride, but it was well worth it. I am really thankful for all of the people I have behind me.”
To grab the victory, Kachan had to overcome a final table that included Ray Henson (9th), Steve Gross (7th), Eric Shanks (3rd) and Jeff Blenkarn (2nd). Other notables to make a deep run included Matt Salsberg (10th), Justin Schwartz (14th), Sean Getzwiller (33rd) and Loni Harwood (46th).
Here is a look at the final table results.
| Place | Player | Winnings | POY Points |
| 1 | Mike Kachan | $403,483 | 1,200 |
| 2 | Jeff Blenkarn | $250,815 | 1,000 |
| 3 | Eric Shanks | $177,527 | 800 |
| 4 | Andrew Egan | $128,032 | 600 |
| 5 | Viktor Skoldstedt | $93,490 | 500 |
| 6 | Giang Hoang | $69,084 | 400 |
| 7 | Steve Gross | $51,676 | 300 |
| 8 | Richard Milne | $39,109 | 200 |
| 9 | Ray Henson | $29,951 | 100 |
*Photo courtesy of the WSOP
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