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It was a multi-cultural final table in Event #35 $5000 Six Max NLHE with 6 different countries represented but it was Belgium's Michael Gathy who bested the 541 entries to pick up a massive $560,843 and his third WSOP bracelet after winning events in 2012 and 2013

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Hani Awad has won his first bracelet in Event #36 $2,500 Mixed Omaha / Seven Card Stud HiLo after finishing 2nd in this very event last year. He also picked up $213,186 for the win. A great achievement for the Vegas regular.

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Spain's poker superstar Adrian Mateos is looking for his first WSOP bracelet today as he is heads-up against Koray Aldemir in Event #33 $1,500 Summer Solstice NLHE which attracted a field of 1,840 and has $409,171 for the win

Well, Adrian Mateos has done it! Overcoming a chip deficit heads-up to defeat Koray Aldemir in Event #33 $1,500 Summer Solstice NLH for his first bracelet and $409.171! Aldemir picked up $252,805 for his runner-up finish.

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There was very nearly another British Bracelet winner in Event #37 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha, as Jeffrey Duvall came runner up to Jiaqi Xu, missing out on the bracelet and $212,128 top prize in the 776 entry tournament.

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Just 4 days ago, Rafael Lebron was left kicking himself after finishing runner-up in Event #30 $3k PLO, but in a quick turnaround, he has gone 1 better to take down Event #38 $3000 6-Max Limit Hold'em for his first bracelet and $169,337 in a huge week for the American.

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Nick Petrangelo and Vanessa Selbst are leading the final 21 players in Event #39 $10k 6-Max NLHE Championship. Other notable names still in contention for the $665,000 top prize are Justin Bonomo, Jonathan Little, Jack Salter, Scott Seiver, and Chris Ferguson.

All eyes were on the final table of Event #39 $10k 6-Max No Limit Championship as Chris Ferguson turned his short stack with 21 left into a final table finish, ultimately coming in a little short in 4th place for $183,989.

The tournament came to a dramatic end with the final 3 players, Martin Kozlav, Davidi Kitai and Justin Bonomo all getting their chips in preflop.

Kozlav holding QQ
Kitai with 66
Bonomo with 88.

A super flop of QQ7 gave Kozlav quads and no chance for either player as he takes down his first bracelet and the $655,709 top prize!

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All but one of Christopher Vitch's live cashes have come at the WSOP with a number of final table appearances, but he has just won his first bracelet in Event #40 $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball, adding $136,854 to take his total live earnings to over $500,000

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As expected, Chris Ferguson's final table had a big rail, with some discontent and abuse from the crowd with increased security at the table. You can read about it HERE

There was a stacked final table in Event #42 $3000 NLHE Shoot-out, with Maria Ho, Faraz Jaka, and Stephen Chidwick all looking for their first bracelets, but it was another win for the UK as Phillip McAllister took it down for $267,720 for his first bracelet and first major tournament victory after previously making final tables at PCA and EPT events.

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It was another final table full of big names in Event #43 $10k Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Championship with Eli Elezra, Todd Brunson and Justin Bonomo sitting down with big stacks, but the title went to Pokerstars Team Pro George Danzer who wins his third bracelet after also taking down this same event in 2014! He adds $338,646 to his $2.3k career cashes.

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Phil Hellmuth made his 54th final table at the WSOP yesterday in Event #48 $5000 NLHE but couldn't add to his 14 bracelets as he ended up in 8th for $46,553 out of the 524 entries.

The bracelet instead went to American Pro Ankush Mandavia, his first WSOP victory adding $548,139 to his $2.5million live earnings!

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In other bracelet news

Steven Wolanksy bested 2,076 entries in Event #44 $1k NLHE to pick up his second gold bracelet and just shy of $300,000

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Loren Klein has had plenty of cashes at the World Series but yesterday won his first bracelet in Event #45 $1,500 Mixed No Limit Hold-em / Pot Limit Omaha, adding a nice $241,427 to his previous half a million live earnings.

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There was another stacked field in Event #47 $10k 2-7 Triple Draw with big names making the money including Daniel Negreanu, JC Tran, Stephen Chidwck, Dan Shak and Dzmitry Urbanovich.

But it was John Hennigan who has added a 4th bracelet to his collection, and another $320,000 to his huge $6.4million live career earnings!

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Hennigan is a beast. Just be getting all the money quietly for decades.

Yeah I was quite surprised when I looked on his Hendon Mob, didn't recognise the name but did recognise him when I got the picture up. Crusher.

It's another big name winner as Shaun Deeb has won his 2nd Gold Bracelet, adding $111,101 to his $2.2million live earnings after defeating 331 entries in Event #49 $1500 Seven Card Stud, besting a final table that included Eugene Katchalov and Max Pescatori!

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There are some big names left in Event #50 $1,500 NLHE Shoot-Out. The final 12 return to play to a winner today and those in the hunt for a bracelet include Vanessa Selbst, Sam Greenwood and Niall Farrell.

Vanessa Selbst and Sam Greenwood fell early, with Niall Farrell nearly picking up another bracelet for the Brits in Event #50 $1,500 NLHE Shoot-Out but it was a win for the ladies as Safiya Umerova picks up her biggest cash ($264,045) by far and her first bracelet!

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A big mention has to go to Ryan LaPlante, the bracelet winner who gave the emotional speech at his bracelet ceremony following the Orlando shootouts, as he has notched up his 10th WSOP Cash of the summer!

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He needs 1 more to tie the record for most cashes in the series, and 3 more for the year! #crushing

Regarding the above post... Ryan is in Day 2 of the $1500 NLHE today, he has just over 10BB but only 23 people away from the money so he could be earning his record-tieing 11th cash of the Series!

Weekend Bracelet Update

Brandon Shack-Harris has won his 2nd bracelet, as well as a massive $894,300 after beating the 400 entries in Event #51 $10,000 8-Max PLO Championship. An event which also saw Erik Seidel, Mike Matusow, Jason Mercier and Scott Seiver making the money.

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Andrew Lichtenberger has finally picked up his first gold bracelet, after years of trying and numerous final table finishes, and also added $569,158 to his mammoth $7.5million live career winnings in Event #52 $3000 No-Limit Hold-em which saw 1,125 entries paying 169 places

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There was another first time bracelet winner in Event #53 $1500 Mixed PLO/8; Omaha 8/8; and Big O as Allan Le bested the 668 entries adding $189,223 to his $2.5million career cashes.

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I'll let him tell you....

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I'm sure he'll be keen in the remaining events to get that one more to break the record!

One of the more popular events of the summer, Event #54 $888 Crazy 8's 8-Max NLHE came to a conclusion yesterday, from 6,761 entries, Hung Le picks up his first WSOP cash and bracelet!

He also adds $888,888 to his modest previous live earnings of just $14,000!

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All eyes are on the main stage today as Event #55 $50,000 Players Championship comes to it's climax. The final table of 6 is set and Justin Bonomo holds the chip lead but Michael Mizrachi is close behind looking for this third Players Championship bracelet! The chip counts are as follows:

Seat 1: Lamar Wilkinson - 2,045,000
Seat 2: Ray Dehkharghani - 395,000
Seat 3: Eric Wasserson - 3,840,000
Seat 4: Justin Bonomo - 7,750,000
Seat 5: Michael Mizrachi - 5,535,000
Seat 6: Brian Rast - 3,185,000

Each player is guaranteed $200,000 with $1.2million up top!

Mizrachi back in the game!

Not sure if many of you know the story surrounding his epic summer back in like 2012 was it? When he won this $50k and FT'd the main event.......basically he was busto in a really bad way. He is a degen and also invested in property quite heavily which of course crashed hard around this time. So he was having to go bankrupt which I think he did in the end.

Anyways his mate Patrik Antonius staked him this summer for EVERYTHING and long story short - he won millions, got back on his feet and put in one of the greatest WSOP showings of all time. Just goes to show you what a little pressure can do to someone!

Wow Justin Bonomo must have won some decent money this series his name seems to be everywhere........

Jef147: Wow Justin Bonomo must have won some decent money this series his name seems to be everywhere........

Not a bad amount!! Plus a minimum $200k in the Players Championship!!

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Wow I never knew that about Mizrachi's run the few years ago. That's an awesome story!

Well, an awesome end to the story......

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