Floridian Poker Pro In Major Win - Poker Industry News

FLORIDIAN POKER PRO IN MAJOR WIN (Update)

28th June, 2012 at 08:03:00

Source: http://www.bluffed.net

24-year-old Joey Weissman enjoys a $694,609 pay-day and his first WSOP bracelet...but only after a tough fight

24-year-old Florida poker pro Joey Weissman celebrated his first World Series of Poker bracelet and a prize of $694,609 Wednesday after winning a gruelling nine-hour final table and a hard-fought heads up against Jeremy Quehen of Nice, France in event 46 - $2,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em.

Weissman dominated the final table to enter the heads up at Level 31 with a more than 2 to 1 chip advantage, but the Frenchman never gave up, managing to battle back into contention, and at one point even seize the lead.

The duo's three-hour heads up tussle only ended at 3am local time with the blinds at 60,000-120,000 with a 15,000 ante, leaving both players physically and mentally exhausted.

Quehen's outstanding runner-up performance was rewarded with a $429,535 pay day.

Other payouts in the event, which attracted 1,607 entries, included:

Fernando Brito $282,676

Philip Meulyzer $203,781

Bradley Lipsey $149,162

Joe Gualtieri $110,775

Michael Gagliano $83,428

Joshua Pedraza $63,686

Konstantin Puchkov $49,245