Elky was also a pro gamer on the StarCraft Team who then focused his attention to online poker and then live poker and become a member of Team PokerStars Pros.
The first place prize was $331,639 although winning a WSOP bracelet is worth far more to ElkY than the prize money.
A few months back Peter Eastgate announced his retirement from the poker circuit due to lack of motivation, I suppose it is a great move in a way to quit while you are ahead with more than $9 million won for his first place win. This week Eastgate shocked the poker industry again with his intent to sell his 2008 WSOP main event bracelet, one of the biggest symbols of achievement in poker.
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On Saturday the November Nine played 11 hours until two players remained Jonathan Duhamel and John Racener, they played heads-up on Monday night to determine the 2010 WSOP main event champion.
Duhamel had a 6-1 chip lead on Racener going into the Heads-up match and finally won the WSOP bracelet and main event title for 2010.
Watch the 2010 World Series Of Poker main event highlights and action on the final table tonight on ESPN on 9 November at 10 – 12 pm
The remaining players will be completing for the title and a WSOP bracelet, this may be a first bracelet win for Full Tilt Poker pro Gus Hansen who has made it so far against a playing field of 103 which included some big names such as Daniel Negreanu, Huck Seed, Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey, Chris Ferguson, Phil Ivey, Tom Dwan and Phil Hellmuth.
The 2010 World Series of Poker Europe main event has already began with two days of late registration at the Casino at the Empire in London.
With his arm still in a cast from his recent ATV accident where he almost lost his eye and broke several bones, Laak has a new out look on life since his accident, his red mohawk is something he always wanted to have, he also plans to learn how to play blues on the piano.
Some might think the Unabomber hit his head really hard in the crash or he is going through a midlife crisis one thing is certain it sure has not affected his poker game.
