268 poker players signed up for Event 38 of the 2010 World Series of Poker, a $10,000 buy-in Pot Limit Hold'em tournament, to fight for a first place prize of over $600K and a much-coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Emerging victorious among all the players was 26 year old poker pro Valdermar "Luigi" Kwaysser of Budapest, Hungary. This was the fourth year that Luigi Kwaysser has played in the WSOP, but only the first time to win a huge victory, which includes a WSOP gold bracelet and over $600K in first place prize money.
Luigi Kwaysser now has one win, one final table appearance, and seven in-the-money finishes at the WSOP.
The runner up was Matt Marafioti from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, who marked his third time to cash at the WSOP worth $381,507. He also finished in-the-money in last year's 40th Anniversary Special Championship.
The third-place finisher was James Calderaro from Venice, Florida, who finished 13th in last year's WSOP, and this time won $284,845.
The fourth-place finisher was Konstantine Bucherl, from Regensburg, Germany. Konstantine Bucherl has several online cashes and five in-the-money finishes in WSOP events. He cashed in the 2009 WSOP Europe Main Event. This time he got paid $214,106.
The fifth-place finisher was Dani Stern from New York City, who took fourth place in last year’s 40th Anniversary Special, which paid $540,000. Fifth place in this event paid $161,934 to add to his career winnings.
The sixth-place finisher was 2010 NAPT Champion Thomas Marchese from Parsippany New Jersey, who got paid $123,264.
The seventh-place finisher was Peter Jetten from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, who has more than $1.5 million in overall tournament earnings. His best showing at the WSOP was second place in the $10,000 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha World Championship two years ago. Peter Jetten put on another fine performance in this tournament and collected $94,394.
The eighth-place finisher was former WSOP gold bracelet winner Blair Rodman from Las Vegas, Nevada. This was Blair Rodman’s 37th career cash, which puts him close to the Top 25 all-time. He also has more than $1.5 million in WSOP earnings after pocketing $72,754 in this tournament.
The ninth-place finisher was Alexander Kuzmin from Moscow, Russia, who marked his first time to cash at the WSOP by winning $56,404.
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