Tonight, Thomas Bihl becomes the first person to win a WSOP bracelet outside of Las Vegas and has etched himself a permanent place in poker history. Fittingly enough, Bihl is a Betfair.com-sponsored player, Betfair being the official sponsor of this inaugural WSOP-Europe.
Bihl was just presented his bracelet by WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack, and thanked both Betfair and his parents, who could not be here tonight, for all their support.
"It's every poker players' dream to win a bracelet," a humble Bihl said in a post-victory interview. "I hope the good run continues."
Hand #353: Bihl calls from the button and Harman checks her option. The flop is . Harman checks, Bihl checks. The turn is the . Harman checks, Bihl bets, Harman raises all in for 67,000 and Bihl calls 27,000 more.
Harman has two pair, tens and sevens, while Bihl has an open-ended straight draw and a flush draw. The river is a six, making Bihl's ten-high straight and he is our H.O.R.S.E. champion, winning £70,875. Harman takes home £40,688 for her runner-up finish.
Today's Final Table Money Winners:
1 Thomas Bihl £ 70,875
2 Jennifer Harman £ 40,688
3 Kirk Morrison £ 26,250
4 Chris "Jesus" Ferguson £ 21,700
5 Alex Kravchenko £ 17,850
6 Yuval Bronshtein £ 14,438
7 Joe Beevers £ 11,812
8 Gary Jones £ 9,188
Hand #350: Harman raises from the button and Bihl calls. The flop is 5-5-6. Bihl bets, Harman raises, and Bihl calls. The turn is the . Bihl checks, Harman bets and Bihl calls. The river is the . Both players check. Bihl shows a pair of sixes and they're good enough to win the pot.