Artur Rudziankov emerged victorious in the 2017 WSOP $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em event. The player, who triumphed in the Monday afternoon, won his first WSOP gold bracelet, as well as a guaranteed prize pool portion estimated to $395,918.
The 2017 WSOP $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em event brought together a total of 1,763 entrants who competed for the title. They accounted for a total prize pool estimated to $2,380,050, which was divided among 265 players who finished in the cash.
The victory brought the 29-year-old player his largest-ever live cash, estimated to $395,918, which boosted his total winnings to $906,449. The winning also helped him more than double his overall WSOP winnings. Before winning the 2017 WSOP $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em event, the Belarus-born player had won a total of almost $270,000 in 11 previous WSOP and WSOP International Circuit cashes. His latest achievement boosted his overall total to $665,864.
Moreover, the victory of Rudziankov brought only the second bracelet victory for the Czech Republic in the entire history of WSOP. Rudziankov, who lives in the Czech Republic for almost 20 years now, became the second player of the Czech Republic who won a gold WSOP bracelet. The first one to do that was Tomas Junek. He won a similar $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em event back in 2012.
The final table play started with Rudziankov holding the chip lead, but Spanish player Mario Prats Garcia and German player Christian Rudolph slowly managed to expand their bankrolls. Still, Rudziankov stopped them from gaining momentum and took back the chip lead, which eventually culminated in the elimination of the Spanish player at the second position.
The early Day 3 play was a slow-paced one, with a total of 28 players showing up at the beginning of the day. The official final table was set in the afternoon, after John Phan got eliminated at the tenth place. On the contrary, the heads-up battle between Artur Rudziankov and Mario Prats Garcia quickly escalated to a fierce and aggressive duel, with both players successfully using bluffs. Eventually, it was a failed bluff which decided the result of the final table battle.
The heads-up play started after the elimination of Timothy Miles at the third place. At this time, Rudziankov held the chip lead with about two thirds of the chips in play. The play was prolonged into an unplanned Day 4, which finally ended with Artur Rudziankov finishing as a winner.
With Artur Rudziankov emerging at the first position of the ranking, scooping the $395,918 lion’s share of the guaranteed prize pool, Mario Prats Garcia remained as a runner-up and took home a monetary prize of $244,611. The third place was occupied by Timothy Miles, for a total of $176,455.
Arman Zolnoorian remained fourth, followed by Christian Rudolph on the fifth position. The sixth place was taken by Lee Watkinson, while John Esposito occupied the seventh position in the final table ranking. Martin Kabrhel and Scott Lychwick took the last two positions, ranking eighth and ninth, respectively.
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Harry Evans
