2010 WSOP: Jason Dewitt Wins Event #17 $5,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em

Out of 792 entries in the $5,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em Event #17 of the 2010 World Series of Poker, it was Jason Dewitt who eventually emerged as the winner of his first WSOP bracelet and a first place cash prize of $818,959. 26 year old poker pro Jason Dewitt finished third and second in previous WSOP events last year, and finally now he comes out on top in a tournament he felt he played to perfection.

"When I came into the fnal table, I was fourth or fifth in chips. I lost two flips, and then from that point forward I really played perfect. I feel like I didn't make any mistakes at the final table. There is not one move that I regret, " explained Jason Dewitt.

The results for the final table are as follows:

2nd: Sam Trickett (UK) -$505,725
3rd: Jeff Williams (USA) -$328,762
4th: Peter Gilmore (USA) -$241,472
5th: Amit Makhija (USA) -$179,866
6th: David "The Raptor" Benefield (USA) -$135,718
7th: James Carroll (USA) -$103,594
8th: Paul Foltyn (England) -$79,957
9th: Manny Minaya (USA) -$62,350

Incidentally, Phil Hellmuth cashed in at 50th place, and stretches his lead as the all-time WSOP cashes leader with 77. Other former WSOP bracelet winners who also cashed in the event were: Perry Friedman (10th), Antonio "the Magician" Esfandiari (12th), Josh Arieh (26th), Ted Lawson (39th), Chau Giang (41st), Lisa Hamilton (46th), Phil Hellmuth (50th), Vitaly Lunkin (65th) and Annette Obrestad (72nd).