Eventually, the one who topped them all in this historic event was none other than John "Tex" Barch, a resident of McKinney, Texas, who won his first ever WSOP gold bracelet and a first place cash prize of $256, 919. Prior to winning this WSOP event, John "Tex" Barch was known for his final table appearance in the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event won by Joe Hachem. In that tournament, John "Tex" Barch finished third, and won over $2M in cash. This win of John "Tex" Barch marks his third final table appearance and sixth time to cash at a WSOP event, making his WSOP career winnings to over $2.8 Million.
The runner up was Klinghammer Thibaut from Lampertheim, France, who cashed for the first time at the WSOP with $158,698 for his efforts.
The third-place finisher was Trai “Danny” Dang, from Whittier, California, who has been playing in poker tournaments for nearly 20 years. This marked his 11th time to cash at the WSOP and got paid $102,306.
The fourth-place finisher was former WSOP gold bracelet winner Nenad Medic, from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Nenad Medic previously won at the 2008 Pot Limit Omaha Championship. In this tournament, Nenad Medic had the chip lead during about half of the finale on Day Three, and appeared to be the player to beat. However, he had a bad run and busted out at fourth to earn $74,946.
The fifth-place finisher was Ashkan Razavi, from New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. Ashkan Razavi cashed in a lot of Pot Limit Omaha tournaments in British Columbia, and used that talent to earn a fifth place finish and get paid $55,711.
The sixth-place finisher was Chris Hyong Chang, from Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, who won $41,971. This was his fifth time to cash at the WSOP.
The seventh-place finisher was Blair Rodman, from Las Vegas, Nevada, who earned $32,007. Blair Rodman won his first WSOP gold bracelet in 2007 at a $2,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em event, and now has 37 career WSOP cashes, which places him in the Top 50 all-time.
The eighth-place finisher was 27 year old poker pro Tyler Patterson, from Everett, Washington, who collected $24,695. This is the fifth ITM finish for Tyler Patterson in the WSOP.
The ninth-place finisher was Denton Pfister, from Plano, Texas, who earned $19,259, and marked his first WSOP cash.
Other notable ITM finishers include Robert Williamson III, who finished at 77th, and has cashed 10 times in Pot Limit Omaha events in the past 10 years, the most for any player in the history of the WSOP.
Ted Lawson finished in-the-money at 37th place, and marks his fourth cash this 2010 World Series of Poker, and the first player to cash four times.
Former WSOP gold bracelet finishers who cashed in this event included – Nenad Medic (2nd), Blair Rodman (7th), Ted Lawson (37th), Jay Heimowitz (44th), Michael Keiner (47th); Jason Mercier (64th), and Robert Williamson III (77th).
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