Another WSOP bracelet of the summer has found a new home, and it belongs to Alexander Stacey, who beat a tough final table to earn over $127,000. The final table included Steve O’Dwyer, who brought the chip lead to the final table but he shipped out an early double up, and his stack continued to fall from there.

The first player to leave the final table was Tal Herzog. He shoved under the gun for just under seven million, and was called by Sami Koivuneva. Herzog’s was flipping against the pocket tens of Koivuneva, and Herzog shot out to the lead on the ace-high flop. However, a third ten slapped down on the turn, leaving Herzog suddenly drawing dead. He took home $9,311 for his final table finish.

Wai Ching Cheang was next to bow out not long after. He got his short stack in the middle on the button,  and Koivuneva called to try to go two-for-two on eliminations. Cheang’s was in good shape against the of Koivuneva, but the flop brought plenty of action, coming down . That gave Cheang top pair, but also gave Koivuneva a flush draw, and he hit that flush with the river.

The aforementioned O’Dwyer was the next player to bust in seventh. He shoved his final 13 blinds from the cutoff, but unfortunately for him, Michael Schwartz woke up with pocket kings in the small blind. He was well out in front of the of O’Dwyer, and Schwartz flopped top set to leave O’Dwyer drawing virtually dead. For his efforts, O’Dwyer pocketed $18,323.

The eliminations kept coming, as Hui Wang busted next in sixth place. His last hand was a battle of the blinds with Stacey. After a flop of , Stacey fired 1,360,000. Wang called, and the hit the turn. This time, Stacey bet 2,420,000, but Wang wanted to play for more, raising to 7,560,000. Stacey called, and the completed the board. Stacey checked, and Wang pulled the trigger for all of it, over 14,000,000. Stacey called with for top pair, and Wang showed just for a failed bluff. 

Schwartz busted out in fifth after he raised from under the gun to 9,657,965. Arnaud Enselme shoved from the big blind, and Schwartz called for what little he had behind. Schwartz held , but he was dominated by the Ace-King of Enselme. An ace came right on the flop, and Schwartz was drawing dead by the turn. 

Unfortunately for Enselme, he couldn’t keep that momentum going, as he busted out in fourth. Enselme shoved from under the gun for 17,777,266, and Stacey called in the big blind. It was another classic race, as Enselme held pocket eights, while Stacey showed  . The flop came down , and Enselme wasn’t able to catch up from there. 

A few hands later, Sami Koivuneva shoved from the button for five million and change, and he was called by Craig Lecompte in the small blind. Stacey three-bet shoved for more, and Lecompte folded. Koivunea showed , and was dominating the of Stacey. However, a three came right on the flop, and that would sent the tournament to heads up. 

It only took 11 hands for Stacey to finish off Lecompte. Lecompte raised to 4,000,000 on the button, and Stacey shoved, having Lecompte covered. He called off his final 32 million, and the hands were flipped.  

Lecompte: 
Stacey: 

The ace high would hold true on the runout of  , and the title was secured. 

For his efforts, Lecompte took home $99,552, but the first place prize of $127,660, and the bracelet, belonged with Alexander Stacey. 

Final Table Payouts

1. Alexander Stacey – $127,660
2. Craig Lecompte– $99,552
3. Sami Koivuneva – $70,964
4. Arnaud Enselme – $50,586
5. Michael Schwartz – $36,059
6. Hui Wang – $25,704
7. Steve O’Dwyer, – $18,323
8. Wai Ching Cheang– $13,061
9. Tal Herzog – $9,311