2011 WSOP Event 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 & 38 Winners

Event #32:  No Limit Hold'em

Kirk Caldwell - Event #32 winner

Buy-in: $1 500
Prizepool:  $3 817 800
Entries:  2 828

First place money:  $668 292

Canadian Kirk Caldwell from Orangeville won Canada yet another bracelet at the 2011 WSOP.  Actually, Canadians were able to take home the lion's share of the total prize pool thanks to 1st, 3rd and 4th place finishes.

Event #33:  Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship

Eric Rodawig - Event #33 winner

Buy-in: $10 000
Prizepool:  $1 579 200
Entries:  168

First place money:  $442 183

Eric Rodawig took down an impressive final table to win his first WSOP bracelet.  The masses certainly has someone to sweat as the "Poker Brat" Phil Hellmuth came second in this event after failing to overcome an enormous chip advantage when play got heads up.  November Niner John Racener, Ted Forrest and David Benyamine finished in 3rd, 4th and 5th, while Erik Seidel had his third and highest cash of the series with a 13th place finish.  Phil Hellmuth is now atop the WSOP player of the year leaderboard.

Event #34:  No Limit Hold'em

Mark Schmid - Event #34 winner

Buy-in: $1 000
Prizepool:  $2 829 600
Entries:  3 144

First place money:  $488 283

Bring on another donkament!  The $1 000 buy in is the lowest open event in the WSOP and Mark Schmid walks away with not only a bracelet but a breathtaking profit on his lowly buy in.

Event #35:  Pot Limit Omaha / Six Handed

Jason Mercier - Event #35 winner

Buy-in: $5 000
Prizepool:  $2 382 900
Entries:  507

First place money:  $919 575

In the first 6 handed PLO tournament ever held at the WSOP, Jason Mercier took the top prize, adding the bracelet to the PLO bracelet he won at the 2009 WSOP.  Some of the notable finishers were "who'd you like to most punch in the face candidate" David "Devilfish" Ulliott (13th), Tom Dwan (15th), Erick Lindgren (17th) and Vanessa Selbst (18th).  Mercier also wins "my favourite winner's photo to date" award.

Event #36:  No Limit Hold'em

Mikhail Lakhitov - Event #36 winner

Buy-in: $2 500
Prizepool:  $3 944 850
Entries:  1 734

First place money:  $749 610

To get to the final day of play, Mikhail Lakhitov outlasted 1729 others and loud drunken Brits downing "Shoe bombs".  After a sleep break, he outlasted the remaining 4 other players to take home his first coveted WSOP bracelet.

Event #37:  H.O.R.S.E. Championship

Fabrice Soulier - Event #37 winner

Buy-in: $10 000
Prizepool:  $2 256 000
Entries:  240

First place money:  $609 130

Tom Dwan had the world watching as he climbed through the field until he held the big stack at the final table.  After he went out in 5th, Fabrice Soulier was the class of the field and bested Canadian Shawn Buchanan heads up to win the prestigious H.O.R.S.E. gold bracelet.

Event #38:  No Limit Hold'em

Arkadiy Tsinis - Event #38 winner

Buy-in: $1 500
Prizepool:  $2 959 200
Entries:  2 192

First place money:  $540 136

Not only is Arkadiy Tsinis the third Ukrainian to win a bracelet in this years WSOP (bringing Ukraine's WSOP lifetime bracelet haul up to a total of 3), he is also a chess pro and a top 20 world backgammon player.  I'll bet strategy had something to do with this win...