14 Bracelet Winners Remain as Final 27 Battle for the Bracelet
Two days ago, the 2012 World Series of Poker kicked off Event #37: $2,500 Eight-Game Mix, which featured alternating rounds of Triple-Draw 2-7, Limit Hold'em, Omaha 8, Razz, Stud, Stud 8, No-Limit Hold’em, and Pot Limit Omaha. What started with 477 players is down to the final 27, all of who will return today to play down to a winner.
Of the 27, Joe Couden leads the way with 303,300. With that said, he has some stiff competition close behind including the 2009 champion of this event, Jerrod Ankenman (215,900); and thirteen other bracelet winners including Rep Porter (237,200), Jennifer Harman (204,300), Scott Seiver (169,000), Greg Mueller (163,600), Freddy Deeb (156,900), Chris Viox (145,000), Jeff Madsen (106,300) and Barry Greenstein (103,600).
To say the field is stacked would be an understatement. The question is, can one of the few amateurs remaining defy the odds and outlast the pros?
Former Eight-Game Mix Champions
| Year | Player | Entrants | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | John Monnette | 489 | $278,144 |
| 2010 | Sigurd Eskeland | 453 | $260,497 |
| 2009 | Jerrod Ankenman | 412 | $241,637 |
| 2008* | Anthony Rivera | 192 | $483,688 |
*Featured $10,000 buy-in.
That questions will be answered today as action recommences at 2 PM PST, which is about 45 minutes from now. Be sure to join us then as we look to crown the latest bracelet winner of the 2012 WSOP.