The US professional poker player David Bach emerged victorious from the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #11 $1,500 Dealers Choice and won the second WSOP bracelet in his career so far. Apart from the bracelet, Bach was also granted with the lion’s share of the guaranteed prize pool and took home a cash portion estimated to $119,399.
Bach managed to outlast a total players field of 364 players to be finally crowned as the winner of the WSOP $1,500 Dealers Choice event. The player has so far generated total live winnings of $3,659,640, and a best live cash of $1,276,806 after emerging as winner of WSOP $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. in 2009. So far, he has secured WSOP cashes in 10 different variants of the game, with him being on his way to win a second piece of the WSOP bracelet several times before.
Now, winning his second WSOP bracelet, Bach once again proved his qualities in mixed games. As a matter of fact, it was exactly him who dominated the final table, after getting to the six-handed play as the only player who hold a chip stack of over 1 million. This was almost three times larger in comparison to the stack of his closest competitor, so it was quite easy for him to just grab the first-place prize with literally no one in his way.
The final day of the event saw only nine players remaining. It took Bach only about four hours of play to defeat his competitors and secure the first-place prize. Bach commented on his victory, saying that the final table play had gone a lot faster that he had thought it would have, as he had been prepared for a long battle. He also added that the victory was a great way for him to start this year’s edition of the World Series of Poker.
According to Bach himself, his experience in mixed cash games helped him a lot to become competent in a large number of poker variations. This, on the other hand, made him more flexible and allowed him to adapt easily to the newest games. The Dealers Choice variation differs from typical rotations, as players switch the game every orbit and a different player picks each game. This usually makes it harder for players to adapt and get used to each new game chosen.
With David Bach occupying the first position in the ranking, winning a total of $119,399, Kevin Iacofano finished as the WSOP $1,500 Dealers Choice runner-up, scooping a cash prize estimated to $73,779. The third place was taken by Christopher Sensoli, who was granted with a consolation prize of $47,629.
Scott Milkey remained fourth, followed by Anthony Arvidson. The sixth place in the final table’s ranking was occupied by Wook Kim, who took a total of $14,998 for his efforts.
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Harry Evans
