Matt Grapenthien Wins World Series of Poker $10,000 Stud EventGrapenthien Beats Todd Brunson Heads-Up To Earn First Bracelet |
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The final day of the $10,000 buy-in seven card stud event at the 2014 World Series of Poker began as a sweat for Phil Hellmuth, who was looking for his record 14th gold bracelet, but once the poker brat hit the rail, the tournament became all about a back-and-forth heads-up match between Todd Brunson and Matt Grapenthien.
In the end, Brunson was denied his second bracelet and Grapenthien emerged with the victory, his first WSOP title and the $268,473 first-place prize.
Grapenthien, who resides in Chicago, spends most of his time in Canada playing online stud cash games.
“I started playing poker professionally when I was in my early 20’s," he said. "Back then, poker was 60 percent hold’em and 30 percent stud, and the rest was everything else. I started playing stud, and then it started dying out. So, this field became really strong with the best players. I’d never even cashed in this event before. It’s a big buy-in. It’s always been my favorite game.”
The tournament drew 102 of the best players in the game today, creating a total prize pool of $958,800. To get the victory, Grapenthien had to overcome a final table that included Henry Orenstein (8th), Phil Hellmuth (6th), Steve Landfish (5th), Ben Yu (4th), James Obst (3rd) and the aforementioned Brunson (2nd).
Orenstein, a member of the Poker Hall of Fame thanks to his patent on hole card cameras and his involvement with a number of poker television shows, became the oldest player to record a cash at this year’s series at the age of 90.
Here is a look at the final table results.
| Place | Player | Winnings | POY Points |
| 1 | Matt Grapenthien | $268,473 | 600 |
| 2 | Todd Brunson | $165,891 | 500 |
| 3 | James Obst | $103,895 | 400 |
| 4 | Ben Yu | $75,227 | 300 |
| 5 | Steve Landfish | $58,793 | 250 |
| 6 | Phil Hellmuth | $46,885 | 200 |
| 7 | Henrik Hecklen | $38,073 | 150 |
| 8 | Henry Orenstein | $31,419 | 100 |
*Photo courtesy of the WSOP
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