Jared Bleznick has had a few close calls in live tournament play over the years, most notably at the World Series of Poker where he had a runner-up finish in 2013 and three third places finishes, one in 2017 and two this past summer. On Friday night in Las Vegas, Bleznick beat a talented group of players at the final table to win the Poker Masters $10,000 8-Game Mix event for the first live win of his career.

It didn’t take long to lose a player. The first elimination coming during a hand of Deuce to Seven Triple Draw just four minutes in. Brandon Adams raised to 100,000 with , George Wolff re-raised to 150,000 with , Nick Schulman called from the big blind with and Adams called to close the betting. Schulman picked up the , Adams drew the , and Wolff stood pat. Adams checked, Wolff bet 50,000, Schulman and Adams both called. Schulman drew the , Adams picked up the and Wolff stayed pat. Action checked to Wolff and he bet his last 60,000. Schulman and Adams both called again. Schulman picked up the , Adams drew the and Wolff stood pat a final time. Schulman bet and Adams folded, and Wolff was eliminated when his 9-6 was bested by Schulman’s 8-5.

Ten minutes later, Adams ended up on the outside as well. With Adams down to just 65,000 and paying 50,000 for the big blind, action folded to Schulman and he raised to 100,000 with and Adams called with . Schulman drew the and Adams drew the and the . Schulman stood pat over the next two draws and Adams was unable to improve to a hand better than Schulman’s 8-7 and was eliminated in sixth.

Triple Draw was the game in play for another bustout just eight minutes after Adams left. Action folded to Jake Abdalla in the small blind and he raised all-in to 80,000 with and Mike Gorodinsky called from the big blind with . Through the three draws, Gorodinsky improved to a 7-6 and Abdalla was unable to avoid a paired hand and was eliminated in fifth.

Bleznick picked up his first victim of the final table in a hand of No Limit Hold’em. Gorodisnky moved all-in for 415,000 with and Bleznick took some time to think through his options before calling with . The board ran out to leave Bleznick in front and eliminate Gorodinsky in fourth place.

The game had rotated to Seven Card Stud Eight or Better when Schulman attempted to make a stand. Schulman got the last of his 370,000 chips in the middle with against Bleznick’s . Bleznick improved to two pair to beat Schulman’s pair of kings and eliminate him in third.

Bleznick and Cary Katz played heads-up for 20 minutes before they clashed in a hand of Pot Limit Omaha. With the board showing , Bleznick checked and Katz bet 450,000. Bleznick re-raised to put Katz all-in, Katz called and showed which put him behind Bleznick’s . The river was the to eliminate Katz and give Bleznick the first live tournament win of his career.

Final Table Payouts

1. Jared Bleznick – $153,000
2. Cary Katz – $99,000
3. Nick Schulman- $67,500
4. Mike Gorodinsky – $45,000
5. Jake Abdalla – $36,000
6. Brandon Adams – $27,000
7. George Wolff – $22,500

Purple Jacket Standings

1. Chance Kornuth – 420
2. Isaac Baron – 300
3. Ryan Laplante – 300
4. Jared Bleznick – 300
5. Jonathan Depa – 300
6. Alex Foxen – 270
7. Thai Ha – 210
8. Cary Katz – 210
9. Ralph Wong – 150
10. Sam Soverel – 150