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WSOP 2015: Highlights from Tournaments 53 to 66
TournamentsJuly 11, 2015·1 min read

WSOP 2015: Highlights from Tournaments 53 to 66


The World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2015 featured a variety of tournaments with notable winners and impressive performances. The Women's Championship with a $1,000 buy-in, tournament #53, attracted 795 participants. 66-year-old American Jacqueline Scott from Florida won the Women's Championship. Jacqueline Scott, a former nurse, works in a large real estate agency despite her age. Lika Gerasimova finished in 6th place, earning $25,135. Irina Batorevich finished in 12th place, her third prize in the Women's Championship.

Alexander 'AlexKP' Petersen won tournament #54, the PLO Championship for $10,000, earning $927,655. Dan Smith and Jason Mercier were finalists in tournament #54. Vadim Markovsky finished in 16th place, earning $34,049. Artem Metalidi finished in 20th place, earning $28,011. Andrey Pateichuk finished in 38th place, earning $19,716.

Brandon Wittmeyer won tournament #55, the NLH 50-50 for $1,500. Matt Affleck finished in 6th place in tournament #55. Garik Yaroshvsky finished in 2nd place in tournament #56, earning $303,767. Kevin McKee won tournament #56, the Turbo NLH for $5,000. Tournament #57, the NLH for $1,000, attracted 2,497 players. Takahiro Nakai won tournament #57, earning $360,000. Ilkin Amirov finished in 46th place, earning $6,292. Alexey Kovalechuk finished in 66th place, earning $4,449.

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