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June 28th was another exciting day at the World Series of Poker. Two events held their final table today, and two new poker players won their first WSOP titles.
In event #46, a $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha 8 or Better event that drew 284 players and a $1.33 Million prize pool, Chris Bell, online poker star, cashed for the 4th time in the World Series of Poker, and won his first bracelet along with $327,000. Bell was last in chips when the field was down to the final 6 players but he managed to battle back and get heads up with Daniel Shak. After several hours of play Bell was able to knock out Shak and take home the coveted WSOP bracelet.
The other final table today was for event #48 ($2,500 Mixed Event). This tournament saw 453 entrants create a $1.04 Million prize pool. The eventual winner was Sigurd Eskeland who won $260,000 for his efforts as well as his first World Series bracelet. This was not the first time Eskeland has made the money in a WSOP event. He has actually cashed two other times, but this was his first ever WSOP final table.
What makes Eskeland’s victory even more impressive where the number of notable poker pros Eskeland was able to defeat when 20 players returned for the final day of play. These top poker pros included Todd Brunson (10th), Alexander Kravchenko (11th), Dario Minieri (14th), Kirk Morrison (16th), John D’Agostino (17th) and Bill Chen (18th).
