828 players signed up for Event 31 of the 2010 World Series of Poker, which made the total prize pool a whopping $1,117,800. 80 places would get paid with the first place winning over $250K. Event 31 is a H.O.R.S.E. event, which means that it includes the variants of poker, such as Hold'em (H), Omaha High Low Split Eight or Better (O), Razz (R), Seven Card Stud (S), and Stud Eight or Better (E).
The event winner was Konstantin Puchkov of Moscow, Russia, who won his first career WSOP gold bracelet victory and over $250K for the first place cash prize. 58 year old Konstantin Puchkov actually enjoys racing horses, and owns a stable of races which he names after poker terms. And it's just a bit fitting that he joined a H.O.R.S.E. tourney and won!
The final table clocked over 10 hours with Konstantin Puchkov overcoming a huge chip disadvantage in heads-up play to emerge victorious.
The runner-up was Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri, a Los Angeles native who has been active in the poker scene for the past 10 years, but has yet to win the coveted bracelet. He came so close this tournament, but squandered his chip lead to finish second and win $158,647.
The third-place finisher was Dustin Leary of San Mateo, California, who had the chip lead part of the way, but ran card dead and had to settle for $107,979 to finish at third place, and mark his first WSOP cash.
The fourth-place finisher was Ken Leonard from Norrtalje, Sweden, who has13 career cashes dates back to 1998. Ken Leonard now has nearly $600,000 in career WSOP earnings after pocketing $75,149 in this event.
The fifth-place finisher was Hani Awad from Las Vegas, Nevada, who cashed for the fifth time at the WSOP, and was paid $53,386
The sixth-place finisher was Andrew Revesz from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, who cashed for the first time at the WSOP and got paid $38,698.
The seventh-place finisher was 23 year old Blake Cahail from Kansas City, Missouri, who won $28,604 and has cashed six times in the WSOP.
The eighth-place finisher was former WSOP gold bracelet winner Robert Mizrachi from
Miami, Florida, who earned $21,551. It was the second final table appearance of Robert Mizrachi this 2010 WSOP.
The ninth-place finisher was Las Vegas poker pro Chip Jett, who has now cashed every year at the WSOP dating back to 2003. Chip Jett won $16,543.
Former WSOP gold bracelet finishers who cashed in this event included – James Van Alstyne (14th), Cliff Josephy (19th), Linda Johnson (29th), Jason Mercier (44th), Cyndy Violette (46th), Brandon Cantu (47th), Mary Jones (52nd), Robert Williamson III (53rd), and Vasili Lazarou (58th). The defending champion was James Van Alstyne. His 14th-place finish in this event was the highest finish achieved by any defending champ so far this year.
The 13th-place finisher Allen “Chainsaw” Kessler cashed for the fourth time at this year’s WSOP, which gives him a decent shot at becoming WSOP Player of The Year.
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