NEWS FLASH: Jeffrey Papola Wins WSOP Gold Bracelet in Event 32
WSOP Winner in a New York State-of-Mind After Defeating Men "the Master"
Jeffrey Papola was the winner of the $5,000 buy-in Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em championship at the 2010 World Series of Poker. This marked his first career WSOP gold bracelet victory. Papola came close to achieving his first WSOP victory a few days ago when he finished second in the $2,500 buy-in Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em championship (Event #26). He earned $391,068 for that outstanding effort, and then incredibly managed to top that performance off with a thrilling comeback victory. First place paid $667,433, plus the most coveted prize in poker.
Men "the Master" Nguyen started three-handed play with a big chip lead, but ran bad late and finished as the runner-up. Nguyen came close to winning what would have been an eighth career gold bracelet. Instead, he departed with a bittersweet second-place finish, which paid out $360,906.
The $5,000 buy-in short-handed tournament drew a strong field of 568 players. The top 54 finishers collected prize money. Former WSOP gold bracelet finishers who cashed in this event included – Men "the Master" Nguyen (2nd), Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott (19th), Matthew Graham (26th), Toto Leonidas (46th), and Eric Baldwin (50th), and David Singer (54th-tie).
No doubt, Jeffrey Papola is a name to watch closely for the remainder of this year’s WSOP -- and in the months and years ahead. With this victory, he has already earned more than $1 million in his short tournament career, and appears headed towards bigger rewards in the future.
A full report of this event will be posted shortly.
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