As the World Series of Poker approaches its fiftieth year of existence, well more than 1,000 gold bracelets have been awarded in events varying from the $1,000 Big One for One Drop all the way down to the $565 Casino Employee’s Event. There’s a story behind each and every one of those wins, and no. The hand starts off with Ken Aldridge “Teach” raising to $150 with 6 ♥ 5 ♥, Richardson calls with A ♣ 2 ♣, Dan Weinman calls with K ♦ Q ♠ and Matt Russell calls with 6 ♠ 3 ♣. The flop is 5 ♣ K ♦ 6 ♣ giving Aldridge two pair and Richardson a possible straight draw. Aldridge bets $600 and both Richardson and Weinman call. Matt Russell starts of the betting with a raise to $300 with a 7 ♦ 6 ♦, Allen Richardson joins with A ♠ Q ♣, and Dan Weinman is the last to enter the hand with 6 ♣ 5 ♣. The flop is an interesting one: Q ♥ J ♣ 3 ♣, giving Richardson top pair and Weinman a flush draw. But it is Russell who is the first to act, who bets $775.
Hand #60: Michael Jex raised from under the gun and Matt Russell, in the small blind, was the only caller. On the flop, Russell check-raised Jex and was called.
The hit the turn, and Jex called a bet from Russell, and on the river Russell bet once more, which left him with around 30,000 behind to play with. Jex sized up his stack before raising enough to put Russell to the ultimate test.
Russell needed time to think, but he did eventually make the call.
Michael Jex:
Matt Russell:
Jex was the winner with the kings overpair to the board and Russell, who now has $219,860 in WSOP earnings, banked $14,820.
Country | Place | Prize | ||||
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26-Sep-2015 | England | £ 300 + 30 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller Eight Max 2015 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 4th | £ 1,000 | $ 1,521 | |
09-Apr-2015 | England | £ 100 + 20 No Limit Hold'em UK & Ireland Poker Tour - UKIPT Nottingham, Nottingham | 74th | £ 450 | $ 669 | |
15-Nov-2014 | England | £ 500 No Limit Hold'em - WPT500 Second Chance (Event 3) World Poker Tour - WPT Nottingham, Nottingham | 22nd | £ 1,000 | $ 1,567 | |
18-Apr-2014 | England | £ 50 + 10 Grand Prix Live Dusk Till Dawn Grand Prix, Nottingham | 181st | £ 200 | $ 335 | |
11-Aug-2013 | England | £ 50 + 10 No Limit Hold'em Mini Deepstack, Nottingham | 17th | £ 400 | $ 619 | |
26-Jan-2013 | England | £ 50 + 4 MPP P2 £100 2013 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 17th | £ 148 | $ 234 | |
26-Jan-2013 | England | £ 100 + 8 MPP P3 £200 2013 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 12th | £ 200 | $ 316 | |
26-Jan-2013 | England | £ 50 + 8 MPP P1 £50 2013 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 23rd | £ 125 | $ 197 | |
25-Jan-2013 | England | £ 50 + 8 Super 50 £10,000 GTE 1 RELOAD 2013 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 16th | £ 221 | $ 350 | |
30-Nov-2012 | England | £ 150 + 18 No Limit Hold'em DTD £150 Deepstack - £30K Guaranteed, Nottingham | 30th | £ 300 | $ 481 | |
16-Nov-2012 | England | £ 50 + 8 Super 50 Reload £10,000 GTE 2012 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 13th | £ 200 | $ 320 | |
17-Aug-2012 | England | £ 150 + 18 No Limit Hold'em DTD £150 Deepstack - £50,000 Guaranteed, Nottingham | 10th | £ 662 | $ 1,040 | |
07-Jul-2012 | England | £ 150 + 18 No Limit Hold'em DTD £150 Deepstack - £30K Guaranteed, Nottingham | 9th | £ 612 | $ 949 | |
08-Apr-2012 | England | £ 25 No Limit hold'em II 2012 Grosvenor Casino Manchester Recurring Tournaments, Manchester | 6th | £ 80 | $ 126 | |
16-Dec-2011 | England | £ 1,000 + 90 No Limit Hold'em - Re-Entry The Monte Carlo, Nottingham | 11th | £ 3,843 | $ 5,950 | |
26-Nov-2011 | England | £ 150 + 18 SIX MAX 2011 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 1st | £ 4,410 | $ 6,821 | |
04-Nov-2011 | England | £ 300 + 36 No Limit Hold'em DTD Monthly Deepstack, Nottingham | 12th | £ 1,279 | $ 2,041 | |
29-Oct-2011 | England | £ 220 No Limit Hold'em - Six Max Sky Poker Tour - Leg 1, Nottingham | 7th | £ 1,365 | $ 2,198 | |
13-Aug-2011 | England | € 50 + 10 No Limit Hold'em - Re Entry Dusk Till Dawn Grand Prix, Nottingham | 58th | € 475 | $ 675 | |
05-Mar-2011 | England | £ 300 No Limit Hold'em DTD Monthly Deepstack, Nottingham | 20th | £ 450 | $ 732 | |
30-Dec-2010 | England | £ 50 + 6 Six Max Turbo £3000 GTE 2010 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 1st | £ 1,733 | $ 2,670 | |
20-Nov-2010 | England | £ 50 + 8 SUPER 50 £15000 GTD 2010 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 10th | £ 202 | $ 324 | |
06-Nov-2010 | England | £ 300 + 36 No Limit Hold'em DTD Monthly Deepstack, Nottingham | 18th | £ 1,215 | $ 1,972 | |
09-Oct-2010 | England | £ 200 + 24 DTD200 Deepstack £15,000 GTD 2010 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 4th | £ 1,710 | $ 2,719 | |
23-Sep-2010 | England | £ 50 + 6 NLHE £2000 GTD & 5x£224 Seats Added 2010 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 4th | £ 324 | $ 507 | |
27-Aug-2010 | England | £ 250 Pot Limit Hold'em Amateur Poker Association & Tour - APAT World Amateur Championship, Nottingham | 1st | £ 2,869 | $ 4,427 | |
22-Aug-2010 | England | £ 100 + 12 *NEW* DTD100 Deepstack £10000 GTD 2010 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 4th | £ 900 | $ 1,398 | |
30-Jul-2010 | England | £ 60 + 7 *NEW* £60 Deepstack F/O £3000 GTD 2010 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 7th | £ 233 | $ 364 | |
06-Mar-2010 | England | £ 300 + 36 Deepstack £80,000 Guaranteed 2010 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 9th | £ 1,713 | $ 2,581 | |
20-Feb-2010 | England | £ 100 + 12 20:20 £100 Deepstack £20,000 GTD 2010 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 1st | £ 6,874 | $ 10,597 | |
06-Feb-2010 | England | £ 300 + 36 No Limit Hold'em DTD Monthly Deepstack, Nottingham | 29th | £ 450 | $ 706 | |
04-Feb-2010 | England | £ 50 + 6 NLHE Freezeout £2500 GTD 2010 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 5th | £ 175 | $ 280 | |
18-Oct-2009 | Ireland | € 150 + 15 Pot Limit Omaha 2009 BoylePoker.com International Poker Open, Dublin | 6th | € 500 | $ 746 | |
10-Sep-2009 | England | £ 50 + 6 NLHE Freezeout 2009 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 7th | £ 156 | $ 258 | |
04-Sep-2009 | England | £ 75 + 11 NLHE Freezeout 2009 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 7th | £ 225 | $ 367 | |
29-Aug-2009 | England | £ 100 APAT - WCOAP World Amateur Poker Championship - No Limit Hold'em Amateur Poker Association & Tour - APAT World Championship of Amateur Poker, Nottingham | 34th | £ 100 | $ 163 | |
15-Aug-2009 | England | £ 500 + 50 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event 2009 Coral British Masters Poker Tour - Nottingham, Nottingham | 8th | £ 1,400 | $ 2,317 | |
28-May-2009 | England | £ 250 + 30 No Limit Hold'em Dusk Till Dawn £1,000,000 Grand Slam, Nottingham | 5th | £ 1,033 | $ 1,641 | |
22-May-2009 | England | £ 75 + 11 NLHE Freezeout 2009 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 6th | £ 278 | $ 438 | |
17-May-2009 | England | £ 75 + 10 NLHE Freezeout 2009 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 7th | £ 183 | $ 278 | |
12-Apr-2009 | England | £ 75 + 10 No Limit Hold'em DTD Deepstack, Nottingham | 2nd | £ 1,181 | $ 1,729 | |
05-Apr-2009 | England | £ 75 No Limit Hold'em Norwegian Championships 2009, Nottingham | 1st | £ 2,651 | $ 3,793 | |
08-Mar-2009 | England | £ 75 + 10 No Limit Hold'em DTD Deepstack, Nottingham | 1st | £ 2,258 | $ 3,200 | |
28-Feb-2009 | England | £ 50 + 5 NLHE Freezeout 2009 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 3rd | £ 797 | $ 1,136 | |
22-Feb-2009 | England | £ 75 + 10 NLHE Freezeout 2009 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 9th | £ 108 | $ 156 | |
20-Feb-2009 | England | £ 75 + 10 NLHE Freezeout 2009 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 9th | £ 129 | $ 185 | |
24-Oct-2008 | England | £ 75 + 10 NLHE Freezeout 2008 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 3rd | £ 675 | $ 1,094 | |
12-Oct-2008 | England | £ 100 + 10 NLHE Freezeout 2008 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 7th | £ 268 | $ 456 | |
26-Sep-2008 | England | £ 75 + 10 NLHE Freezeout 2008 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 3rd | £ 686 | $ 1,270 | |
06-Sep-2008 | England | £ 300 + 30 3-2-1 Deepstack NLHE Freezeout 2008 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 6th | £ 1,590 | $ 2,802 | |
31-Aug-2008 | England | £ 100 + 10 NLHE Freezeout 2008 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 2nd | £ 1,472 | $ 2,680 | |
01-Aug-2008 | England | £ 20 + 5 Friday £20 Unlimited Rebuy 2008 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 3rd | £ 694 | $ 1,375 | |
20-Jul-2008 | England | £ 30 + 5 Freezeout 2008 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 8th | £ 72 | $ 144 | |
19-Jun-2008 | England | £ 50 + 5 Freezeout 2008 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 6th | £ 220 | $ 430 | |
15-Jun-2008 | England | £ 30 + 5 Freezeout 2008 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 6th | £ 83 | $ 162 | |
08-Jun-2008 | England | £ 200 + 20 3-2-1 £200 Deepstack 2008 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 1st | £ 3,060 | $ 6,026 | |
06-Jun-2008 | England | £ 20 + 5 Unlimited Rebuys 2008 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 1st | £ 2,555 | $ 4,989 | |
04-May-2008 | England | £ 300 No Limit Hold'em Norwegian Championships 2008, Nottingham | 15th | £ 582 | $ 1,155 | |
15-Apr-2008 | England | £ 50 + 5 NLHE Limited Rebuys 2008 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 9th | £ 176 | $ 347 | |
30-Mar-2008 | England | £ 100 + 10 Sunday NLHE Freezeout 2008 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 4th | £ 684 | $ 1,364 | |
16-Mar-2008 | England | £ 100 + 10 Sunday NLHE Freezeout 2008 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 8th | £ 231 | $ 466 | |
07-Mar-2008 | England | £ 75 + 10 Friday NLHE Freezeout 2008 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 8th | £ 180 | $ 359 | |
22-Feb-2008 | England | £ 75 + 10 Friday NLHE FO 2008 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 1st | £ 2,363 | $ 4,608 | |
01-Feb-2008 | England | £ 75 + 10 Friday NLHE FO 2008 Dusk Till Dawn Recurring Tournaments, Nottingham | 6th | £ 353 | $ 702 |