2011 WSOP Event 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52 & 53 Winners

Event #47:  Omaha / Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better

Owais Ahmed - Event #47 winner

Buy-in: $2 500
Prizepool:  $1 023 750
Entries:  450

First place money:  $255 959

Owais Ahmed barely had a couple of big blinds as the final table approached, but he was able to grind it out until he had finished in first, knocking out Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi.  Of note - Scotty Nguyen made the final dtable and there were no reports of drunken Michalobian rants.

Event #48:  No Limit Hold'em

Athanasios Polychronopoulos - Event #48 winner

Buy-in: $1 500
Prizepool:  $3 662 550
Entries:  2 713

First place money:  $650 223

Athanasios Polychronopoulos (herein referred to as "Alphabet") has taken down the latest $1 500 NL tournament.  Canadian Simon Charette made a good run of it, coming just short in 2nd place.  Winnipeg was well represented in this one by Josh Tharayil who went out in 69th.  If you know this dude, hit 'em up for a drink - he can afford it.

Event #49:  2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit)

Leonard Martin - Event #49 winner

Buy-in: $2 500
Prizepool:  $702 975
Entries:  309

First place money:  $189 919

Leonard Martin was able to take down his bracelet by outlasting a number of quality players at the final table.  Justin Bonomo finished 2nd, Eli Elezra came in 5th, Jason Mercier was 6th, Jon Turner was 7th and Canadian and player of the year top 25er Shawn Buchanan finished in 9th.

Event #50:  Triple Chance No Limit Hold'em

Antonin Teisseire - Event #50 winner

Buy-in: $5 000
Prizepool:  $3 839 900
Entries:  817

First place money:  $825 604

Antonin Teisseire has taken down the Triple Chance No-Limit bracelet in the name of France.  It is the third bracelet won by the french this year.  In 59th place was Norway's Johnny Lodden, of "Lodden Thinks" fame.  This is the game made popular during the WSOPE by Phil Laak and Antonio Esfandiari where 2 players bet on what the third player's answer will be.

Event #51:  Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better

David Singontiko - Event #51 winner

Buy-in: $1 500
Prizepool:  $1 277 100
Entries:  946

First place money:  $268 235

This one was a pretty cool story.  David Singontiko worked for his father and saved for months to play in the WSOP.  Then he goes out and wins the first event he ever entered.  Canadian Michael Lee was looking like a third place finisher until a big hand developed between the two big stacks.  After the dust cleared Lee had moved up a spot and almost $60 000 more in cash.

Event #52:  Mixed Hold'em (Limit / No-Limit)

Matt Matros - Event #52 winner

Buy-in: $2 500
Prizepool:  $1 319 500
Entries:  580

First place money:  $303 501

Matt Matros has won his second ever WSOP bracelet.  He had come close to the final table in a couple of events this year but hadn't been able to close the deal.  In this one, he had to best his good friend Matt Hawrilenko who ended up finishing in third place, before he knocked out Jonathan Lane to take the title.

Event #53:  Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship

Marsha Wolak - Event #53 winner

Buy-in: $1 000
Prizepool:  $949 500
Entries:  1 055

First place money:  $192 344

Congratulations to Marsha Wolak, winner of this year's ladies event.  The top Canadian was Gloutnez Genevine in 8th - one spot better than the last remaining dude that was ignorant enough to enter the women's only tournament.  Crystal Sloan-Wallace of Winnipeg had a great finish in 36th place -I think she needs to play the Main Event - 36th would pay an awful lot in that one!