Greenwood Breaks Through With First Bracelet
Sam Greenwood (pictured) scored the first WSOP bracelet of his career and the first one for Canada in 2015, winning Event #22: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em for $318,977. He topped a field of 1,915 runners. It's Greenwood's first win in a live tournament.
“I won most of my preflop all ins and didn't step on any landmines,” he said. “I made some hands and got paid off when I did.”
Greenwood defeated Cole Jackson heads up. It's not often you don't have a sweat in poker, but Greenwood managed to take the bracelet with a cinch hand after he called a min-raise to 160,000 and then checked a flop. Jackson bet 150,000, and Greenwood raised to 400,000. Jackson called, and Greenwood bet 575,000 on the turn. Jackson shipped it, and Greenwood snapped it off with . That was it, as Jackson was dead with the .
Others making the final day included John Myung (5th - $71,904), Stephen Chidwick (14th - $14,391), Lisa Hamilton (15th - $14,391), Ryan Tepen (17th - $11,495), Nacho Barbero (18th - $11,495), and Paul Darden (19th - $9,306).
“It's great,” Greenwood said of being the first Canadian winner this year. “As someone who doesn't necessarily like standing around for the anthems, I like the fact that I'm the one Canadian to get the anthem.”
Event #22 Final Table Results
Place | Name | Hometown | Payout |
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1 | Sam Greenwood | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | $318,977 |
2 | Cole Jackson | Seattle, WA | $197,254 |
3 | Kenny Weinstein | Chatham, NJ | $136,380 |
4 | James Dorrance | Hershey, PA | $98,360 |
5 | John Myung | Dunn Loring, VA | $71,904 |
6 | Sean Rice | Cherry Hill, NJ | $53,256 |
7 | Aaron Belardo | Newry, ME | $39,967 |
8 | Robert Hsu | Plano, TX | $30,385 |
9 | Jay Dragland | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | $23,387 |