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Andy Bloch Wins First WSOP Bracelet After 18 Years of Poker
TournamentsJune 5, 2012·1 min read

Andy Bloch Wins First WSOP Bracelet After 18 Years of Poker


Andy Bloch won his first WSOP bracelet in the 7th tournament of the series. The 7th tournament had 367 participants and a prize pool of $495,450. Andy Bloch's first prize was $126,363.

Barry Greenstein, who has three WSOP bracelets, took second place. David Williams, who has one WSOP bracelet and was the runner-up in the 2004 WSOP Main Event, was also at the final table.

Herbert Tapscott, a 71-year-old amateur, won the 8th tournament, which was the largest Omaha Hi-Lo tournament in offline poker history, with 967 participants and a prize pool of $1,305,450. Herbert Tapscott's first prize was $264,400.

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