2010 WSOP: Shawn Busse WinsFirst WSOP Gold Bracelet at No Limit Hold'em Event

3,128 players signed up for Event 47 of the 2010 World Series of Poker, a $1,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament to compete for a pot worth over $2.8 Million. 324 players received a piece of the pot with the biggest winner being a 21 year old poker pro Shawn Busse of Massapequa, New York. Shawn Busse won his first WSOP gold bracelet in his 16th try this year to win a WSOP tournament. Shawn Busse failed to cash in the first 15, but in this one, he cashed the top prize of $485,791, which is certainly enough to make up for his other losses.


His family had not been too fond of him taking up poker at the young age of 21, but it's really what Shawm Busse wanted to do, and a WSOP gold bracelet and almost half a million dollars should earn the nod of approval from his parents.

The runner up was Owen Crowe from Darmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.who markled his eighth time to cash at the WSOP to win $300,494. Owen Crowe’s most notable previous achievement was a 15th-place finish in the 2008 WSOP Main Event championship.

The third-place finisher was Pekka Ikonen from Helsinki, Finland, who has cashed in a few European tournaments, but this marked his biggest score to win $212,660.

The fourth-place finisher was 21 year old student Chuan Shi from Plano, Texas, who marked his first time to cash at the WSOP and win $153,935.

The fifth-place finisher was Wenlong Jin from Shanghai, China, who made his highest career cash to date to win $112,720.

The sixth-place finisher was Ilya Andreev from Roster-on-Don, Russia, who marked his first time to cash at the WSOP to earn $83,498.

The seventh-place finisher was Jason Mann from Hermitage, Arizona, who marked his first WSOP final table appearance, and won $62,553 in prize money.

The eighth-place finisher was Allan Baekke from Fredriksberg, Denmark,  who won $47,379.

The ninth-place finisher was Adam White from Tempe, Arizona, who cashed for the eighth time at the WSOP to win $36,287. Adam White now has more than $500,000 in career earnings, among the notable cashes were a second place finish at the 2005 WSOP and at the 2007 Main Event championship.

Aside from those who made the final table, former WSOP gold bracelet finishers who cashed in this event included – Scott Montgomery (29th), Antonio “the Magician” Esfandiari (73rd), Peter Traply (75th), Simon Watt (118th), Mickey Appleman (156th), Jeff Madsen (200th), David Sklansky (247th), and Al Krux (276th).