WSOP Day 15 – Christ wins First Bracelet as Ivey Chases Number 11

If the WSOP in Vegas is like a religious experience for some, then Michael Christ took it a step further last night by bagging gold, with Stephen Winters and Nick Schulman also tasting victory. Meanwhile, all eyes are now on Phil Ivey, who is on course to land bracelet number 11!

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Michael Christ (courtesy of WSOP)

Event #27: $1,500 Big O

We’ll start with Christ’s win which saw him top a field of 1555 players, taking the top prize of $306,884 from the $2,075,925 prizepool.

Day 3 saw Sammy Farha still in the mix, but the legend fell in 11th spot, and it was Christ who pulled away, eliminating five of his final table opponents.

Claiming his poker ethos was “play bad and get lucky!”, Christ revealed “never in a million years did I think it would be me as the last one standing.”

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Michael ChristUSA$306,884
2Matthew BeinnerUSA$204,601
3Dylan LindseyUSA$146,595
4Eduardo LezcanoUSA$106,315
5Matthew BretzfieldUSA$78,056
6Damjan RadanovUSA$58,025
7Tomoki MatsudaJapan$43,681
8John BunchUSA$33,035

Event #20: $300 Gladiators of Poker No-Limit Hold’em

Earlier in the day the monster field of 20,647 in the $300 buy-in Gladiators of Poker had also been whittled down to leave just one man standing, and that man was Stephen Winters.

The recreational player was as surprised as anyone to find himself heads-up for the title, revealing he only plays “a few small tournaments each year”.

The final hand saw all the chips go in on the turn, with Winters accidentally declaring all-in out of turn! Britton checked, then still called the all-in, but the river bricked, and Winters took the bracelet.

Simon Britton: J♦ 10♦

Stephen Winters: K♥ 9♥

Flop: 9♣ 10♥ Q♣

Turn: J♠

River: Q♠

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Stephen Winters (courtesy of WSOP)

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize (USD)
1Stephen WintersUSA$401,210
2Simon BrittonUSA$253,300
3Quang VuUSA$192,030
4Brendon HerrickUSA$146,450
5James MorganUSA$112,350
6Sung Pil KimUSA$86,710
7Steve FouttyUSA$67,320
8Jordan JohnsonUSA$52,590
9Caleb LevesqueUSA$41,337
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Event #26: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (8-Handed)

The third bracelet of the day went to Nick Schulman, the ever-popular commentator and pro, and it was his 5th career WSOP gold and his first in a non-mixed event.

Record-setting 318 entries had produced a $7,473,000 prizepool, naturally attracting the world’s elite highroller players.

Scott Seiver, Kristen Foxen, Dan Smith, Bryn Kenney, Phil Ivey and Justin Bonomo all made the paid spots, but the final table was all Schulman. After winning an early flip against Noel Rodriguez, the same duo contested the heads-up, the final hand below:

Noel Rodriguez: J♣ 2♣

Nick Schulman: 10♦ 4♣

Flop: 2♠ 8♣ 10♣

The action flop saw all the chips eventually go in, Rodriguez needing to improve his bottom pair and flush draw. It wasn’t to be…

Turn: 6♠

River: 6♥

…and Schulman had added another bracelet to his resume.

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Nick Schulman (courtesy of WSOP)

Final table results

 RankPlayerCountryPrize
 1Nick SchulmanUSA$1,667,842
 2Noel RodriguezUSA$1,111,897
 3Dean LyallUK$760,083
 4David StammUSA$529,833
 5Ben HeathUK$376,762
 6Roberto PerezSpain$273,414
 7Yingui LiChina$202,574
 8Shaun DeebUSA$153,302

Meanwhile, Phil Ivey was chasing his 11th WSOP title…

Event #29: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship (6-Handed)

Only 13 of the 149 starters remain but what a line-up it is, with Ivey joined by Jason Mercier, Benny Glaser, Justin Saliba and Allen Kessler in the chase for WSOP gold and the $347,440 top prize.

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Phil Ivey (courtesy of WSOP)

It has been a decade now since Ivey last took down a WSOP bracelet but with seven of his rivals also boasting of their winner’s circle credentials, it will be a tough ask for the poker legend.

Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChips 
1Danny WongUSA1,315,000 
2Jason MercierUSA1,165,000 
3Benny GlaserUnited Kingdom1,025,000 
4Philip SternheimerUSA790,000 
5Phil IveyUSA755,000 
6Justin SalibaUSA670,000 
7Tobias LeknesNorway605,000 
8Allen KesslerUSA585,000 
9Renan BruschiBrazil575,000 
10Jonathan CohenUSA545,000 

We’ll be back tomorrow with an update on how Ivey got on as well as all the best of the rest of the action, so be sure to check in!

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