Event #65: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low
Day 4 Completed
Event #65: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low
Day 4 Completed
On Sunday, as Day 1a of the Main Event was kicking off in the Brasilia Room, the final three players from Event #65: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better �C a tournament that attracted 547 players and created a prize pool of $738,450 �C returned to battle down to a winner.
Daniel Idema (540,000) was looking for his second WSOP bracelet of the year, but he was at a big chip disadvantage against both Christopher Vitch (1,940,000) and Gerald Ringe (1,625,000). What was expected to be a contentious affair turned out to be anything but as Ringe dispatched his two opponents in just 35 minutes.
��Whatever I needed today, I managed to catch it,�� Ringe told WSOP officials after the win. ��Even when it looked like my opponent would scoop a big pot, I caught the perfect card and managed to split the pot. Everything went right today.��
Ringe, a real estate investor and businessman from London, became the third player from England to win a gold bracelet at the 2015 WSOP.
Final Table Results
Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gerald Ringe | London, UK | $180,943 |
2 | Christopher Vitch | La Jolla, CA | $111,860 |
3 | Daniel Idema | Vancouver, BC, Canada | $70,322 |
4 | Noah Bronstein | Kirkland, WA | $50,473 |
5 | John Esposito | Las Vegas, NV | $36,811 |
6 | Owais Ahmed | Anaheim, CA | $27,285 |
7 | John Cover | Palm Desert, CA | $20,551 |
8 | Chris George | Croton On Hudson, NY | $15,721 |
Just three players remain in Event #65: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better from the starting field of 547 players, Three days hasn't been enough for a winner to emerge, so a fourth will be needed. Daniel Idema (540,000) is still in with a shot at his second WSOP bracelet of the year and fourth overall, although he will be the shortest stack when play resumes Sunday.
Christopher Vitch (1,940,000) leads, Gerald Ringe (1,625,000) is second and both players are looking to capture their first WSOP gold bracelets.
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Event #65: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low
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