WSOP Weekly Roundup – Updates, Results, Winners

Arne Kern wins the second Bracelet for Germany in the MILLIONAIRE MAKER

Arne Kern won already the second bracelet for Germany and took down a massive payday by turning his buy-in of only $1,500 into a staggering $1,173,223 in the MILLIONAIRE MAKER!

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Even former WSOP Main Event Champion Joe McKeehen couldn’t stop the young German and finished in third for $538,276.

Result and Payouts:

  • 1st: Arne Kern, $1,173,223
  • 2nd: Samad Razavi, $724,756
  • 3rd: Joe McKeehen, $538,276
  • 4th: Michael Souza, $402,614
  • 5th: Justin Liberto, $303,294
  • 6th: Manuel Ruivo, $230,120
  • 7th: Barny Boatman, $175,865
  • 8th: Ralph Massey, $135,383
  • 9th: Sean Marshall, $104,987

Michael Addamo ships Event #24: $2,620 THE MARATHON

Australia’s Michael Addamo won his first gold bracelet in Event #24: $2,620 THE MARATHON No-Limit Hold’em and topped his best live cash by more than three times.

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He prevailed at a very strong final table including former WSOP Main Event Champ Martin  Jacobson, multiple bracelet winner Taylor Paur, Kate Haul and Anton Morgenstern.

Results and Payouts:

PlacePlayerCountryPrize (USD)
1Michael AddamoAustralia$653,581
2Mark SleetUnited States$403,870
3Bart LybaertBelgium$290,315
4Taylor PaurUnited States$210,995
5Martin JacobsonSweden$155,062
6Ying ChanHong Kong$115,244
7Anton MorgensternGermany$86,631
8Cate HallUnited States$65,875
9Ihar SoikaBelarus$50,678

John Hennigan wins his fifth WSOP Bracelet in the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E.!

Mixed Games specialist John Hennigan already won his fifth bracelet in the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. for $414,692!

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The American left top pros such as David Baker or Albert Daher and has now already won more than 7.3 Million Dollar in live tournaments.

Result and Payouts:

PlaceWinnerCountryPrize (USD)
1John HenniganUnited States$414,692
2David “Bakes” BakerUnited States$256,297
3Lee SalemUnited States$179,216
4Iraj ParviziUnited Kingdom$127,724
5Randy OhelUnited States$92,808
6Albert DaherLebanon$68,783
7Daniel ZackUnited States$52,016
8Michael NooriUnited States$40,155

Michael Mizrachi wins the $50,000 Poker Players Championship for the third time!

The $50,000 Poker Players Championship is the most prestigious bracelet among poker pros as it is played in 8-Game: No-Limit Hold’em, Pot-Limit Omaha, 2-7 Triple Draw, Limit Hold’em, Limit Omaha Hi/Lo, Razz, Stud, and Stud Hi/Lo Eight or Better and you have to play all the games well to stand a chance here.

No wonder, that the Final Table was assembly of poker superstars with chipleader Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi, who already won this event twice, Dan Smith, Mike “goleafsgoeh” Leah and $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. winner John Hennigan.

Michael Mizrachi wins Poker Players Championship 2018

The Grinder had the historic chance to win the Players Championship for the third time as the first player in history! Mizrachi seemed highly motivated and dominated right from the start until the Heads-Up. Here he had a very strong opponent with John Hennigan, who already won the $10k H.O.R.S.E.

At first Hennigan fought back, but then the Grinder pulled away for good and secured his entry in the poker history books by winning the most prestigious event for the third time! Mizrachi took home a whopping $1,239,126 for his tremendous victory.

Result and Payouts:

PlaceWinnerCountryPrize (USD)
1Michael MizrachiUnited States$1,239,126
2John HenniganUnited States$765,837
3Dan SmithUnited States$521,782
4Mike LeahCanada$364,197
5Benny GlaserUnited Kingdom$260,578
6Aaron KatzUnited States$191,234

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