Adriaan Jacobs Wins First Bracelet for $282,817
Level 38
: Blinds 600,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Adriaan Jacobs has just won his first WSOP bracelet and the fourth for South Africa by defeating Paul Merlette heads-up for $282,817. According to The Hendon Mob, this is his biggest tournament cash ever, and he achieved this amazing result by overcoming a 5,177-entry-strong field that created a total prize pool of $2,609,208.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adriaan Jacobs | South Africa | $282,817 |
| 2 | Paul Merlette | United States | $188,231 |
| 3 | Seong Han | South Korea | $139,723 |
| 4 | Junichi Murakami | Japan | $104,555 |
| 5 | Xingwei Chen | China | $78,876 |
| 6 | Lisa Tan | Singapore | $59,994 |
| 7 | Toros Dimitian | Canada | $46,010 |
| 8 | Christopher Summers-James | United Kingdom | $35,580 |
| 9 | Yoann Saubot | Canada | $27,747 |
A full recap is to follow.