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The German poker player Christopher Frank ranked among the 2017 WSOP gold bracelet holders, after taking down Event #33 – the $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em. The young poker pro conquered the event, which brought him the lion’s share of the guaranteed prize pool, as well as the first gold bracelet in his career so far. Christopher Frank also became the first German to win a WSOP bracelet in this year’s edition of the Series. The bracelet winners so far come from the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, Spain, Russia, Venezuela and…

Professional poker player David Bach became took down the WSOP $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship, becoming the first player for this Series’ edition who won a second gold bracelet. In the early hours of Sunday morning, the Athens, Georgia-residing player emerged victorious from the event, which made him the first double bracelet winner this summer. In order to win the WSOP $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship event, Bach overcame the strong competition of all other players who entered the event. This year’s WSOP H.O.R.S.E. Championship event accumulated an overall players field of 150 entries,…

The Australian poker player James Obst managed to claim his first World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet by taking down the 2017 WSOP $10,000 Razz Championship. Apart from the Series’ gold bracelet, Obst also took home a $265,138 cash portion of the guaranteed prize pool in the tournament event which appeared as his 21st career WSOP cash and sixth final table. The Australian’s cash prize was not enough to surpass his best live cash of $427,930 which was generated after he ranked 13th at the 2016 WSOP $10,000 No-Limit…

Canadian poker player Pablo Mariz became one of the 2017 WSOP gold bracelet winners after taking down the annual Millionaire Maker event. This is the first WSOP bracelet in the 27-year-old player’s career so far, not to mention the fact that he took home a massive cash prize that made him a millionaire. So far, the prize of $1,221,407 is the biggest cash portion ever won by the Canadian in his career as a poke player. Pablo Mariz’ total live winnings are currently estimated to a total of $1,310,867. In…

The San Diego, California player John Monnette managed to take down the 22nd Event of this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP), claiming his third WSOP gold bracelet. Monnette took home a first-place prize estimated to $256,610 and his third bracelet won in a WSOP competition. The American player emerged victorious from the 2017 WSOP $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship event. He was granted with the largest cash portion of the guaranteed prize pool, with the prize being almost equal to his best live cash of $279,206 generated over…

Tyler Smith managed to conquer the WSOP $565 Pot Limit Omaha re-entry event and became the latest gold bracelet, despite the fact he has lately preferred to spend his time at cash game tables than playing in large poker tournaments. The World Series of Poker (WSOP) $565 Pot Limit Omaha re-entry was the first tournament event Smith took part in a period of almost two years. In order to emerge victorious in the above-mentioned event, he outlasted a massive players field amounting to 3,186 entries. In return, he was granted…

John Racener, an American poker pro, was crowned as the winner of the WSOP $10,000 Dealers Choice Championship, taking home the largest portion of the guaranteed prize pool as well as his first World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet. After defeating 101 other entries, Racener dedicated the victory to his late mother, appearing with a white T-shirt with an inscription saying “For Mom” written in black marker. The WSOP $10,000 Dealers Choice gathered a player field of a total of 102 entries. By emerging victorious from the event, John Racener…

The American poker pro Frank Kassela was crowned as the champion of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) $1,500 No-Limit 2-7, winning his third WSOP bracelet, emerging on top of 266-entry players field. Seven years ago, the then-49-year-old Kassela got both of his first two bracelets at the 2010 Edition of the WSOP. The first gold bracelet came in the player’s after him winning the $10,000 Buy-In Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship event. Then, Kassela won the $2,500 Razz event and took home another gold bracelet and…

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…

The 28-year-old player Doug Polk managed to reach another milestone in his carrier as a professional poker player. The young American emerged as the crowned winner of the $111,111 One Drop High Roller event and took home a $3,686,865 cash portion of the guaranteed prize pool as well as a WSOP bracelet. Pasadena, California-born Polk has an impressive poker resume, especially considering the fact he has spent most of his years as an adult to make a living from live poker tournaments. Until now, Polk has managed to generate total…