Richard Ashby becomes the third Englishman to win a WSOP gold bracelet in the 2010 World Series of Poker, following in the footsteps of Praz Bansi and James Dempsey . Richard Ashby made the accomplishment after outlasting 408 players at Event #21 of the 2010 World Series of Poker , a $1,500 buy-in Seven-Card Stud tournament. It marked his first ever gold bracelet victory, topped with a cash prize of $140,467, making his ninth ITM finish in the WSOP. The second-place finisher was Christine Pietsch from Orange County, California, who barely missed becoming the 16th woman in history to win an open WSOP event. She had a big chip lead late when heads up play began, but Richard Ashby came back strong to make her a runner up. Christine Pietsch won $86,756. The third-place finisher was Darren Shebell from Las Vegas, Nevada, who got paid $55,955, also marking his second cash so far this WSOP . The fourth-place finisher was former WSOP gold bracelet winner Dan Heimiller , who won a...