A pair of online legends rose to the top of the live scene yesterday as two more World Series of Poker events came to a conclusion and two new pieces of hardware were awarded.
Professional poker player and prolific PocketFives poster, Jared “TheWacoKidd” Hamby, struck gold in Event #40, $1500 No-Limit Hold-em, by wielding his Final Table short stack all the way to victory for his first WSOP bracelet and a massive first place prize of over $525,000.
The elated Hamby took to Twitter to thank his supporters: “We did it! Feels like a dream come true, because it is. Send the WSOP bracelet + 525k my way. Thanks so much for all the sweats and congrats.”
Over on the secondary table, another well-known online beast was in the hunt for a win. With over 6 million in lifetime online cashes, Steve “Gboro780” Gross, had been looking for that definitive WSOP victory and the 27-year old got it in Event #41, $5000 Pot-Limit Omaha Six Handed. Gross toppled 400 runners on his way to his first gold bracelet and a career best $488,817 first place prize.
According to WSOP.com, both Hamby and Gross wield outstanding WSOP resumes, with Hamby having 19 previous WSOP cashes and three final tables to his credit and Gross cashing 14 other times throughout the years and appearing at four final tables.
Action at the 44th annual WSOP continues today with updates available on WSOP.com.
