On the river, Aldemir checked, and Holmes went all-in with top pair with king-queen on a king-high board. In the final hand, the players had nearly equal chip stacks. (The WSOP awards trophy bracelets for tournament victories.)Īldemir won heads-up against George Holmes, a 49-year-old banking executive from Atlanta, who earned $4.3 million. The 31-year-old Germany native who lives in Austria prevailed in the field of 6,650 entries over nearly two weeks to win the $10,000 buy-in No-limit Hold’em World Championship and his first WSOP bracelet.
Then he collected $8 million.Īldemir called on the river with two pair to win the World Series of Poker Main Event on Wednesday night at the Rio. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Aldemir was one decision away from the crowning achievement of his - or any - poker career.Īfter a long wait, he threw some chips into the pot.
Koray Aldemir, Jack Oliver and George Holmes are the three players remaining at the final table for the $10,000 buy-in Main Event at the World Series of Poker from the Rio Convention Center on Wednesday, Nov.
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