2015 World Series of Poker

Event #22: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2015 World Series of Poker

Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
1,915
Players Left
1,915
Average Chip Stack
5,000
Total Chips
9,575,000

Greenwood Breaks Through With First Bracelet

Sam Greenwood
Sam Greenwood

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 {2-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} flop. Jackson bet 150,000, and Greenwood raised to 400,000. Jackson called, and Greenwood bet 575,000 on the {5-Spades} turn. Jackson shipped it, and Greenwood snapped it off with {j-Diamonds}{6-Spades}. That was it, as Jackson was dead with the {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}.

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

PlaceNameHometownPayout
1Sam GreenwoodToronto, Ontario, Canada$318,977
2Cole JacksonSeattle, WA$197,254
3Kenny WeinsteinChatham, NJ$136,380
4James DorranceHershey, PA$98,360
5John MyungDunn Loring, VA$71,904
6Sean RiceCherry Hill, NJ$53,256
7Aaron BelardoNewry, ME$39,967
8Robert HsuPlano, TX$30,385
9Jay DraglandCalgary, Alberta, Canada$23,387