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Clements, Bronshtein, and Epstein Win WSOP Bracelets

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We are approaching the second weekend of the 2019 World Series of Poker and three big names have recently won bracelets. Alex Epstein won his first bracelet by winning the first Short Deck NL Event in WSOP history.

Scott Clements added a third career bracelet to his resume after winning the $1,500 Dealer’s Choice Event. Finally, Yuval Bronshtein made his 10th career final table and finally won his first bracelet after taking down the $1,500 NL 2-7 Lowball Event.

Alex Epstein Wins $10k Short Deck

The first ever Short Deck NL Event concluded on Wednesday at Alex Epstein took down the $10k Short Deck NL Hold’em Event the $296,227 top prize. The event drew a smallish field of 114 entries to create a prize pool of just over $1 million.

A lot of big names entered the event, but as Daniel Negreanu mentioned on Twitter, many top pros skipped the event because it was a game they were unfamiliar with. However, the final table produced a solid field that included Chance Kornuth, Anson Tsang, Alex Epstein, Andrew Robl, Thai Ha, and Yong Wang.

This event ended in dramatic fashion with a big three-way all-in between Tsang, Ha, and Epstein. Tsang shoved pre-flop with Kc-Jc and Ha followed by shoving all-in with Ah-Qd. Epstein made the call with Js-10s and had both players covered.

The flop fell Qc-9c-8s to give Epstein a straight and Tsang a flush draw. Ha needed a miracle and was knocked out when the turn fell the 8d. The river fell the As, missing Tsang and giving Epstein the hand and the bracelet. Tsang had the fewest chips so he got third place for $130,482 and Ha got second for $183,081.

Alex Epstein won his first WSOP bracelet and $296,227.

Scott Clements Wins $1,500 Dealers Choice

Scott Clements took down the third bracelet of his career on Wednesday after winning the $1,500 Dealers Choice Event. The event drew a field of 470 entries to create a prize pool of $634,500. The final table was a solid one including Wes Self, Benny Glaser, Mike Ross, Scott Clements, and Tim McDermott.

Ultimately it was Clements facing McDermott for the bracelet. Clements started with nearly a 2:1 chip lead and was never in any serious danger. McDermott hung on for a while, but he could never close the gap.

In the final hand, McDermott shoved during an NL Hold’em hand with Kd-2c and Clements called with Kc-10h. The flop fell K-10-10 to give Clements a full house and that was all she wrote. Clements took down his third WSOP bracelet and $144,957.

Yuval Bronshtein Wins $1,500 NL 2-7 Lowball

A popular event amongst mixed game players is the $1,500 NL 2-7 Lowball Event. This year’s event drew a field of 296 entries to create a prize pool of $399,600. The final table for this one was less star-studded but did include a big name still looking for his first WSOP bracelet.

Yuval Bronshtein made his 10th career WSOP final table in this event and this time around he managed to finally break through for his first career victory. In the end, he faced Ajay Chabra and at the start of the heads-up battle, Chabra had nearly a 2:1 chip lead.

Bronshtein battled hard and worked to eliminate the deficit and finally take over the chip lead. Once he took the chip lead, he never relinquished it. In the final hand, Chabra was all-in and stood pat with a 10-9-6-3-2. Bronshtein drew one holding 9-7-3-2. He drew a six to win the hand and the bracelet.

Bronshtein broke through for his first career bracelet along with the $96,278 top prize.

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