Ori "try2trick" Hasson Wins WSOP Gold in Event #1: $400 NLH Kick-Off ($58,491)
After almost 11 hours of play in the opening event of the latest series on WSOP.com, it was Ori "try2trick" Hasson who took down the coveted gold bracelet and $58,491 for in Event #1: $400 NLH Kick-Off.
Hasson outlasted a field of 474 with 281 rebuys to create a prize pool of $271,800. It marks his top-three biggest score and first ever WSOP bracelet. Hasson has been in the poker world for almost 10 years with many close calls to WSOP glory, but he can finally check this accomplishment off his list.
Many big names participated in the kick-off event including Melissa "PokerDad1960" Schubert (110th), Adam "PHsGoldShoes" Hendrix (10th - $2,989), Jeff "NedrudRelyt" Madsen (5th - $12,448) and none other than six-time bracelet winner and fan favorite Daniel “Dnegs” Negreanu (15th - $2,364).
WSOP.com (NV/NJ) Event #1: $400 NLH Kick-Off Final Table Results
| Place | Name | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ori "try2trick" Hasson | Israel | $58,491 |
| 2 | Gary "SaquonNYG26" Belyalovsky | United States | $36,230 |
| 3 | Dave "Monkeee" Elliott | United States | $24,951 |
| 4 | Andrew ”WATCHGUY42” Lichtenberger | United States | $17,476 |
| 5 | Jeff "NedrudRelyt" Madsen | United States | $12,448 |
| 6 | Kevin "gk.poker" Knight | United States | $9,023 |
| 7 | Jason "TruthChronic" Pew | United States | $6,659 |
| 8 | "BeekMill" | United States | $5,001 |
| 9 | Christopher “Pokeher2014” Fuchs | United States | $3,832 |
Final table action got underway quickly with the elimination of Christopher “Pokeher2014” Fuchs in ninth when he found himself all in with aces and called by Gary "SaquonNYG26" Belyalovsky who turned trip-threes. Soon after, “BeekMill” hit the rail in eighth when he ran his queens into the kings of Hasson.
Jason "TruthChronic" Pew was the next casualty as he exited in seventh with a straight draw against the top-pair of Belyalovsky. On the very next hand, Kevin "gk.poker" Knight was in a flip situation with ace-king against the sixes of Hasson and could not improve, sending him out in sixth.
Madsen made a deep run looking to pick up another gold bracelet but fell short when he was all in with ace-king against the eights of Belyalovsky and did not improve for a fifth place finish. Andrew ”WATCHGUY42” Lichtenberger found ace-king as well, and like the others didn’t go his way when he ran into aces, sending him out in fourth. Dave "Monkeee" Elliott moved in with nine-seven suited and could not find a pair against the ace-three of Belyalovsky, exiting him in third place.
The heads-up battle went back and forth against Belyalovsky and Hasson but in the end it was the pocket tens for Hasson that held up against ace-five to eliminate Belyalovsky in second place and score the WSOP gold bracelet.
