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Event #26 Entries -- 192 (-) Buy-in --
$5,000 Prize Pool -- $902,400
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Ralph Schwartz (USA) wins $275,683 and WSOP
bracelet |
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Pos. |
Player |
Origin |
Prize |
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1 |
Ralph Schwartz
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$275,683 |
2 |
Bill Gazes |
Vegas |
$153,408 |
3 |
Yuebin Guo |
NY |
$99,264 |
4 |
Phil Ivey |
Vegas |
$65,424 |
5 |
Robert Mizrachi
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FL |
$49,632 |
6 |
Alexander Jung
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Berlin |
$37,901 |
7 |
Thomas Schultz
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CO |
$28,877 |
8 |
Jeff Campbell |
GA |
$14,438 |
9 |
Alex Kravchenko
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Moscow |
$13,085 |
10 |
Greg Mascio |
CA |
$13,085 |
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Other
Facts |
25 places paid -
12th Jeff King (United Kingdom) $11,731, 25th John Kabbaj (London, United
Kingdom) $4,512 The winner of the $5,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. championship was
Ralph Schwartz from New York City. He is a 28-year-old money manager who works
on Wall Street. He specializes in managing hedge funds. Schwartz is a graduate
of Northwestern University. He is currently single. Schwartz has been playing
poker seriously for about four years. Prior to this win, Schwartz' one and only
in-the-money finish occurred a few weeks ago in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
competition (Event #3) in which he finished 100th. He collected $3,500. This
time, his cash prize was significantly higher $275,683 for first place. Bill
Gazes was the runner up. He has a storied tournament record over the past
decade, but he has yet to win a World Series gold bracelet. Gazes played
remarkably well, overcoming a nearly impossible chip disadvantage at one point
when play was at five-handed. He managed to survive and move up the money
ladder but failed to catch the rush of cards necessary to go the distance.
Gazes collected $153,408. This was poker superstar Phil Ivey's second final
table appearance at this year's World Series. He was the runner up in the
Seven-Card Stud World Championship (Event #11) last week. His quest for a sixth
WSOP gold bracelet fell short yet gain, as he ended up going out in fourth
place. Robert Mizrachi has already made it to two final tables this year.
Remarkably, both have been in HORSE competitions. He was sixth in the $2,500
event (#16) and did a little better this time, taking fifth place. |
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