

Former bracelet winner Scott Clements is also on the hunt for another win as he sits third in chips stack.īracelet winners will emerge in 3 events as days play starts on Day 9 of the 2013 WSOP in a few hours. Levi Berger leads the field with over 1,400,000 chips while Tuan Le is second with around 850,000 chips. This has been one event which has seen a terrific second day of play with pros fighting to the finish.

In other news at the WSOP 2013, the last 14 have been drawn in Event #11, $2500 NL Hold’em(Six Handed). It was the top 72 which got payouts including notable poker pros like Nick Schulman, Jeff Shulman and Alex Queen. A total of 645 poker players has registered for this event creating a prize pool of $870,000. The Canadian tried his best but was outlasted by a resilient Wheeler. He defeated collective Canadian hopes of getting a fourth WSOP 2013 bracelet as Mark Mierkalns finished second to win $118,000. Previously he has finished 4th and 7th in Limit and Mixed Games Event. Wheeler would think of it as third time lucky since this was his third final table performance at the WSOP. In 2017, 74 for bracelets were awarded at the WSOP and an additional 11 will be awarded at the WSOPE in Czech Republic.The First Limit Hold’em event concluded at the WSOP 2013 here today as Former Caddie Brent Wheeler won his first WSOP Bracelet at Event #10, $1500 Limit Hold’em. Five additional bracelets were awarded for the first time in April 2013 at the inaugural World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific (WSOP APAC) in Melbourne, Australia. This brought the total number of bracelets awarded up to 959. In 2011, 58 bracelets were awarded at the WSOP, seven at the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE), and one to the WSOP National Circuit Champion. As the popularity of poker has increased during the 2000s, the number of events has likewise increased. In 1990, there were only 14 bracelet events. During the first years of the WSOP only a handful of bracelets were awarded each year. Even if the victory occurred before 1976, WSOP championships are now counted as "bracelets". Since 1976, a bracelet has been awarded to the winner of every event at the annual WSOP. The largest share of that went to eventual champion Jim Collopy, who earned 206,400 for the win. The World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet is considered the most coveted non-monetary prize a poker player can win. 2 days ago &0183 &32 With 86 entries, there was 860,000 in total prize money up for grabs.
