2014 WSOP Events 31-36: Brett Shaffer, Joe Cada, Alex Kravchenko, Brian Yoon grab their second bracelet; Dutch Boyd third and Steven Wolansky first

WSOP veterans return to claim their second and third bracelets in Events 31,32,33,34,35 and a first time bracelet winner in Event 36.

Brett Shaffer wins Event 31
Brett Shaffer wins Event 31

Event #31: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em

Winning his second bracelet and first place prize of $418,435 is Brett Shaffer after defeating RJ Sullivan in the heads up as well as 1631 players. Shaffer won his first bracelet at last year’s WSOP in a $1,500 no-limit holdem event. Shaffer took down pros like Matt Stout, who was also the chip lead in the final day. This event also drew players like Vanessa Selbst, Darryll Fish, Antonio Esfandiari etc. who did not make it to the money.

Here are the final table results from the $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em event:

1st: Brett Shaffer- $418,435
2nd: RJ Sullivan- $258,695
3rd: Matt Stout- $170,247
4th: Peter Gould- $122,731
5th: Aleksandr Gofman- $89,835
6th: Robert Schmidt- $66,176
7th: Rob Wazwaz- $50,246
8th: Jim Jakobsen- $39,356
9th: Jason Vanstrom- $29,658

 

Joe Cada wins Event 32
Joe Cada wins Event 32

Event #32: $10,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Championship

Silencing his critics Joe Cada claimed his second gold bracelet and first prize money of $670,041 after defeating fellow bracelet winner heads up, Jeremy Ausmus. Cada won the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event but finished runner- up to Carter Phillips in 2012 and finished at the fourth position in two events in 2013. Cada topped a very impressive final table including JC Tran and Erick Lindgren, both two time WSOP bracelet winners.

Here are the final table results from the $10,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Championshipevent:

1st: Joe Cada- $670,041
2nd: Jeremy Ausmus- $414,104
3rd: Max Silver- $273,646
4tH: JC Tran- $185,971
5th: Erick Lindgren- $129,192
6th: Dario Sammartino- $91,670
7th: Martin Jacobson- $66,382

 

Dutch Boyd wins Event 33
Dutch Boyd wins Event 33

Event #33: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em

Winning his third gold WSOP bracelet and $288,744 is Dutch Boyd after less than seven levels and 154 hands of play on Day 3. The heads-up battle again Steven Norden took only 16 hands. Boyd added to his previous victories in a $2,500 Short Handed No Limit Hold’em in 2006 and a $2,500 Limit Hold’em – Six Handed in 2010.

Here are the final table results from the $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em event:

1st: Dutch Boyd- $288,744
2nd: Steven Norden- $178,490
3rd: Paul Cogliano- $117,464
4th: Will Givens- $84,680
5th: Pok Kim- $61,983
6th: Christopher Sensoli- $46,031
7th: Vinny Pahuja- $34,668
8th: Gabriel Nassif- $26,464
9th: Chad Dixon- $20,463

 

Eric Buchman wins Event 34
Eric Buchman wins Event 34

Event #34: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud

Eric Buchman topped a field of 345 players to take home his second WSOP bracelet and first place prize of $118,785. Buchman battled poker pro Alex Kravchenko in the heads-up as well as 4 others who returned on the final day including Bryn Kenney. Buchman has a bracelet in limit hold’em in 2010 along with a second-place finish in eight-game, a second-place finish in limit hold’em, and a third-place finish in stud at the WSOP.

Here are the final table results from the $1,500 Seven-Card Stud event:

1st: Eric Buchman- $118,785
2nd: Alex Kravchenko- $73,360
3rd: Aleksandr Denisov- $47,315
4th: William Thompson- $34,283
5th: Bryn Kenney- $25,206
6th: Nabih Helmi- $18,802

 

Brian Yoon wins Event 35
Brian Yoon wins Event 35

Event #35: $5,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em

Brian Yoon nabbed his second WSOP bracelet and a $633,341 first-place prize, overcoming a field of 550 players including Josh Arieh in the heads-up match. Yoon won his first bracelet last year in $1,111 The Little One for One Drop. A planned 4 day event turned into 3 days with 23 players returning on the last day. Players like Ravi Raghavan (21st – $18,095) and Olivier Busquet (23rd – $18,095) were busted early in the day.

Here are the final table results from the $5,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em event:

1st: Brian Yoon- $633,341
2nd: Josh Arieh- $391,575
3rd: Josh Bergman- $246,169
4th: Ardit Kurshumi- $176,684
5th: Mustapha Kanit- $128,862
6th: Dan Smith- $95,515
7th: Timo Pfutzenreuter- $71,940
8th: Tony Cousineau- $55,034

 

Steven Wolansky wins Event 26
Steven Wolansky wins Event 26

Event #36: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball

Steven Wolansky took home his first WSOP bracelet and the $89,483 first-place prize overcoming 241 players. Only 6 players returned for the final day, including German footballer Max Kruse who settled for third place and Joseph Cheong who came in second. Wolansky missed out on the bracelet last year when he finished runner-up in the $2,500 Eight-Game Mix.

Here are the final table results from the $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowballevent:

1st: Steven Wolansky- $89,483
2nd: Joseph Cheong- $55,309
3rd: Max Kruse- $36,494
4th: Christopher Mecklin- $24,908
5th: Orjan Skommo- $17,445
6th: Samuel Touil- $12,529