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6.07.2010

2010 WSOP: Men "The Master" Nguyen Wins Event #10 $10,000 buy-in Seven Card Stud World Championship


Men "The Master" Nguyen outlasted 150 players to win his seventh WSOP bracelet and first place prize of $394K, making his WSOP career winnings to $3 Million. It was his fourth time winning a WSOP bracelet for a Seven-Card Stud event.

The runner-up of Event #10 was Harvard PhD hopeful Brandon Adams, who collected $243K for his win.

Third place wen to Steve Billirakis from Genoa, Illinois, a former WSOP bracelet winner, who took down $152K.

Fourth place finisher was Nikolay Evdakov from Moscow, Russia, who earned $110K. Evdakov holds the all-time WSOP record for most cashed in a single year with 10. This cash is his 17th in three years at the WSOP, more than any other player in that time span.

Fifth place finisher was Joe Cassidy from Costa Mesa, California, earning $86K, and marking his 12th time to cash at the WSOP.

Sixth place finisher was Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi, who won $68K. Michael Mizrachi currently holds the top spot in the 2010 WSOP Player of the Year race, following his victory at Event #2 The Poker Players Championship. This is his second final table appearance in just 10 events so far in the 2010 World Series of Poker. He shares that distinction with Vladmir Schemelev of St. Petersburg, Russia.

Speaking of Vladmir Schemelev, he was the seventh-place finisher and earned $55K, and is second to Michael Mizrachi in the race for the 2010 WSOP Player of the Year, following his second place finish in The Poker Players Championship behind Michael Mizrachi.

Eighth place went to Sirious Jamshidi, who won $46K, marking his ninth time to cash at a WSOP event.

Dan Heimiller barely missed making his second final table appearance as only 8 were taken to the final table. Dan Heimiller busted out at 9th.

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