It took 18 events but Britain has its first World Series of Poker triumph of 2015 after John Gale took down the WSOP $1,000 NLHE Turbo event.<\/p>\n
Gale, from Hertfordshire, pocketed a first prize of US$298,290 after topping a field of 1,791 runners at the Rio.<\/p>\n
After eliminating Birmingham’s Stuart Rutter in fifth, Gale ran over the rest of the table, sending Andrew Le and Matthew Vessier to the rail to set up a heads-up clash with American Gary Luther.<\/p>\n
The Englishman started two-handed play with a huge lead and finished off a short-stacked Luther when he pushed with AC-3S, Gale calling with a pair of ducks. The 8H-4H-4D flop offered extra outs for Luther but the 10S and 9C on the turn and river gave Gale the win.<\/p>\n
It wasn’t the first taste of World Series glory for Gale. The 61-year-old won his maiden bracelet in 2006 after taking down the $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold’em event. This latest triumph takes his World Series earnings to $954,500.<\/p>\n
WSOP $1K Turbo<\/b>
\n1st John Gale $298,290
\n2nd Gary Luther $184,481
\n3rd Matthew Vessier $127,549
\n4th Andrew Le $91,991
\n5th Stuart Rutter $67,248
\n6th Nitesh Rawtani $49,807
\n7th Mark Darner $37,379
\n8th Sean Rice $28,417
\n9th Tim Finne $21,873 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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