This WSOP, pretty much all eyes are on Jason Mercier, who won two bracelets and finished runner-up in another one. He’s not the only player anymore to take two tournaments down during the Series, Ian Johns won the $10K Limit Hold’em Championship for $290,635 after winning the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. ten days earlier for $212,604.
110 players entered the tournament, all hunting down the bracelet and prize money. At the official final table of nine, the chipcounts were as follows.
Seat 5BTC or 111% + 111 Free Spins! New players only. Exclusive 111% Welcome Bonus + 111 Free Spins | Speler | Chips |
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Seat 1 | David Chiu 177% up to 5BTC + 77 Free Spins! New players only. Exclusive Welcome Bonus of 177% + 77 Free Spins | 585.000 (20 BB) |
Seat 2 | Brian Rast | 776.000 (26 BB) |
Seat 3 | Alexander Balynskiy 250% Extra + $125 Free Chip! New players only. 250% on 1st Deposit + $125 Free Chip | 747.000 (25 BB) |
Seat 4 | Sean Berrios | 657.000 (22 BB) |
Seat 5 | Jeff Thompson | 1.024.000 (34 BB) |
Seat 6 | Brock Parker | 284.000 (9 BB) |
Seat 7 | Anh Van Nguyen | 295.000 (10 BB) |
Seat 8 | Bill Chen | 305.000 (10 BB) |
Seat 9 | Ian Johns | 838.000 (28 BB) |
Some noteable names at the final table, such as Brian Rast and writher of ‘The Mathematics of Poker’ Bill Chen.
Both of these players weren’t able to seal the deal, finishing 8th and 6th respectively. After a long night of exchanging chips, Ian Johns and Sean Berrios reached the heads-up play with almost even stacks.
Johns grapped a lot of chips early with
These were the results of the final table:
Place | Player | Price |
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1 | Ian Johns | $290.635 |
2 | Sean Berrios | $179.625 |
3 | Alexander Balynskiy | $125.571 |
4 | David Chiu | $89.810 |
5 | Jeff Thompson | $65.752 |
6 | Bill Chen | $49.304 |
7 | Brock Parker | $37.888 |
8 | Brian Rast | $29.855 |
9 | Anh Van Nguyen | $24.140 |