Aria poker dealer and floorman Jordan Hufty is $61,909 and a WSOP winner’s bracelet wealthier this week after winning the first event in this year’s World Series of Poker in Las Vegas – the $565 buy-in Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em competition.
566 entries were recorded for the event, in which Hufty – a mainly online player on his own time – defeated Jodie Sanders after a gruelling four hours long heads up fight at the end of a day in which the duo constantly vied with one another for the chip lead..
Sanders’ second placing reward was $38,246, whilst Katie Kop finished third for $26,250.
In the second event – a $10,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Super Bounty Turbo – Elio Fox claimed his second WSOP winner’s bracelet and $393,693 in first place prize money after besting 243 entrants and Adam Adler in the heads up.
The final table included top players like Alex Foxen, former WSOP main event champ Joe Cada and Paul Volpe, whilst ace Bryn Kenney finished tenth.
Fox started heads up action with a 7 to 1 chip lead, and although Adler enjoyed a major double-up at one point he was unable to overcome his chip deficit and had to be content with the runner up prize of $243,323.