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Eric Buchman Wins WSOP Gold Bracelet in Event 18
Buchman is 30-years-old. He lives in Hewlett, NY. He started out playing poker in underground games and has been a poker pro for several years.
The turnout attracted 476 entries, which was a slight increase in attendance over last year. The top 45 finishers collected prize money. The runner up was Brent Courson, from Coopersville, MI. Several former WSOP gold bracelet finishers cashed in this event, most notably Matt Matros who won his first gold bracelet just four days ago in the $1,500 buy-in Limit Hold’em competition (Event #12). Matros made a serious run in this event, as well. He finished ninth.
Another notable name who finished high was Jeff Shulman. He is the editor of Card Player magazine. Like Buchman, Shulman final tabled the WSOP Main Event last year, finishing fifth.
It’s also noteworthy that this was the second-youngest final table in WSOP history. The average age of players was 22.8 years. Only last year’s No-Limit Hold’em Shootout, with an average age of 22.2 years, was comprised of ayounger group of finalists.
A full report of this event will be posted shortly.
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