The 53rd annual World Sequence of Poker kicked off this previous week, and a few large names have cashed in already.
David Peters research the desk on Thursday throughout the World Sequence of Poker’s $100,000 Excessive Curler Bounty No-Restrict Maintain’em. Peters would win the occasion and take house $1.2 million in winnings and his fourth WSOP gold bracelet. (Picture: Poker Information)
Throughout the first three occasions, two folks each claimed their fourth gold bracelet.
On Thursday, David Peters breezed by means of the ultimate desk to win the $100,000 Excessive Curler Bounty. The ultimate desk lasted solely about an hour. Peters additionally wanted lower than 10 minutes to remove Likelihood Kornuth in head-to-head play and win his fourth bracelet and third in as a few years.
It feels nice, particularly the primary occasion of the collection, first occasion being away from the Rio, it’s such a prestigious match, so many nice gamers,” Peters stated, in keeping with WSOP.com. “Getting quantity 4 is large. There will not be too many individuals who’ve 4. It’s a really, very good begin to the collection.”
With the practically $1.2 million money prize for successful, Peters now breaks into the highest 5 of all-time poker earnings with $40.2 million. Not dangerous for somebody who picked up the sport on his personal 18 years in the past.
Amongst these within the subject of 46 Peters outlasted was poker legend and 10-time bracelet winner Phil Ivey. After not enjoying in any occasions final yr, Ivey completed seventh and received $133.127.
Seiver Will get His Fourth, Too
On Friday, Scott Seiver joined Peters within the four-time winner membership. He beat out 751 different gamers within the $2,500 Freezeout No-Restrict Maintain’em.
The Columbus, Ohio, native took house a $320,059 verify, together with the bracelet. He now sits twenty fourth in all-time profession earnings, in keeping with the Hendon Mob, with winnings of $24.7 million.
Amongst Seiver’s different WSOP wins is a $5,000 No-Restrict Maintain’em from again in 2008.
“I’ve needed one other no-limit bracelet for a very long time,” he stated, in keeping with WSOP.com. “The fields are so powerful, everyone seems to be so good at maintain’em, and they’re so massive, so whereas I by no means thought I used to be due, it was one thing I actually needed for some time.”
On line casino staff kicked off this yr’s WSOP with a $500 No-Restrict Maintain’em that attracted 832 individuals.
Poker seller Katie Kopp was the primary one eradicated this yr. Nonetheless, she re-entered and made her technique to the ultimate desk. There, she overcame being the quick stack to win her first bracelet and $65,168.
“I wish to purchase a home, and it will actually assist me get there,” Kopp informed WSOP.com.
World Sequence of Poker Hits the Strip
This yr’s WSOP is historic, because it’s the primary one performed on the Las Vegas Strip. The occasions are being held at Paris Las Vegas and Bally’s, which Caesars Leisure owns and plans to rebrand as a Horseshoe on line casino.
World Sequence occasions are scheduled by means of late July, with 89 live-dealer tournaments and 13 on-line occasions. The primary on-line match begins Sunday. The ultimate live-dealer occasion, the primary Event of Champions, is scheduled to start out on July 18.
The centerpiece is the Foremost Occasion, a no-limit maintain’em championship match that prices $10,000 to enter. Flights for this yr’s Foremost Occasion start on July 3, with the Closing Desk anticipated to be seated on July 15. Final yr’s Foremost Occasion attracted 6,650 gamers from throughout the globe.
