507 players competed for a piece of a $1.1 Million prize pool in Event #44 of the 2010 World Series of Poker , a $2,500 buy-in Mixed Hold'em event. Mixed Hold'em means that the variants of Limit Hold'em and No Limit Hold'em would be played at different levels. The big winner was 41 year old poker pro Gavin Smith , who took down the first place prize of $268,238 and his first ever WSOP gold bracelet. Gavin Smith is one of poker's most lively personalities, and is always fun and entertaining to be with. Should you mention his name among poker players, they'll probably smile or laugh, and remember some of the funny antics of Gavin Smith . But while it may seem Gavin Smith is about jokes, he is a very qualified poker pro, earning over $3 Million since he's turned pro 6 years ago. Of course, what has eluded Gavin Smith since then was a big win - like maybe a WSOP gold bracelet. Well, the wait is over because Gavin Smith has one now. According to officia...

1,245 poker players signed up for Event 26 of the 2010 WSOP , a $2,500 buy-in No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed . Instead of having the regular 9 players at a poker table, this variant of poker only goes six-handed. When playing six-handed, the poker game emphasizes short-handed poker skills at play, especially when it comes to post-flop play since most players get to play a wider range of hands from the standard starting-hand requirements. Of the 1,245 players, it was 23 year old poker pro Will Haydon from San Francisco, California, who outlasted everyone to win his first ever WSOP gold bracelet and a first place cash prize of $630,03. Willl Haydon started the final table of six with the smallest stack, and climbed his way up after eight hours of competitive poker to eventually emerge as the winner. The runner up was Jeffrey Papola from New York, New York, who won $391,068, marking his third cash in three straight years at the WSOP . The third-place finisher was Joe Baldwin ...