De Silva Wins $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em on Extra Day
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Upeshka De Silva took down his first WSOP bracelet Thursday, winning the 2015 WSOP Event #45: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em for $424,577.
The 27-year-old Sri Lankan born Texas-based pro beat Irishman Dara O'Kearney heads-up on a fourth day added to the event with just the two players remaining.
Ultimately, De Silva came out on top of a field of 1,655 to book the win and best a final table that also included high-stakes pro Jason Koon and former November Niner John Dolan, knocking out seven of the other eight players there.
De Silva now has 10 WSOP cashes lifetime, including a final table appearance in the first WSOP Millionaire Maker event.
$1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Results
| 1 | Upeshka De Silva | Katy, TX | $424,577 |
| 2 | Dara O'Kearney | Dublin, Ireland | $262,502 |
| 3 | John Dolan | Bonita Springs, FL | $172,752 |
| 4 | Patrick Rojek | Avon, OH | $124,537 |
| 5 | Ilkin Amirov | Baku, Azerbaijan | $91,157 |
| 6 | Bobby Moore | Bowie, MD | $67,697 |
| 7 | Jorden Fox | Los Angeles, CA | $50,985 |
| 8 | Vasily Tsapko | Moscow, Russia | $38,920 |
| 9 | Jason Koon | Las Vegas, NV | $30,095 |