Pascal Lefrancois wins WSOP Gold Bracelet in the $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em Event
Pascal Lefrancois was the winner of the $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em championship (Event #8). He is a 23-year-old college student from Montreal, Quebec. He is currently pursuing a business degree at Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales de Montreal (HEC), which is affiliated with the Universite de Montreal. The Canadian victor collected $568,974 in what was display of total dominance, particularly at the final table. Lefrancois earned his first WSOP gold bracelet.Lefrancois topped a huge field of 2,341 players and won the game's most coveted prize. The tournament began on Wednesday June 2nd and ended at 2:00 am on Saturday June 5th. His victory was cheered on at the Rio in Las Vegas by a rowdy group of French Canadians, who ringed the final table and roared every time Lefrancois won a big hand. Indeed, a World Cup atmosphere prevailed most of the night, as six different nations were represented at the final table, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, England, Israel, and the United States.
The runner up was Max Josef Steinberg, a 21-year-old poker pro who cashed at the WSOP for the first time. Among those who also cashed was 11-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth. With his 15th-place finish, Hellmuth extended his lead as the all-time WSOP leader in cashes, currently at 76.
For official tournament results and additional details, please CLICK HERE
Moments after winning Lefrancois ripped off his shirt and pose bare-chested for the traditional WSOP portrait: "It was an inside joke with my friends. We always laugh about our v-necks. We are "Team V-Neck," because we wear those kinds of shirts. They were all cheering for me to take off my shirt. I was excited, so I did it."
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