Jeffrey Papola Wins WSOP Gold Bracelet in Event 32
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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