2018 WSOP: Event #15: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. Event won by Andrey Zhigalov for $202,787
After the event, the 29-year-old Zhigalov said, "I've been dreaming about this since I was 16. I thought when I would have $10,000 I could play the main event. Then, when I had $10,000, I realized I needed to pay for the plane ride and the hotel. So, I needed more money."
Zhigalov became a mixed game specialist to realize his dream, and since the Main Event is a NLHE format, he said about no limit hold'em, "It's boring for me - when I get only two cards, I think ‘Where are the others?'"
A player field of 731 had been reduced to just two in the late hours of day three, but after 3 hours of heads-up action under the sweltering heat of the Rio (the air-conditioning being temporarily down), Frazin and Zhigalov called it a night.
Zhigalov said on the Day 3 schedule, "We played like 15 hours and I was exhausted at the end of it. We came back today, and it was very good for me because I slept well, and I felt much better."
The extra 4th day was just what Zhigalov needed, as he was able to finally earn the bracelet after he defeated Frazin in a double Razz game. Zhigalov said, "I feel amazing - I was excited when I made Day 2 of a WSOP event and I was excited when I made Day 3 and then I was here on Day 4. It's amazing."
2018 WSOP Event #15 $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. Final Table Results
|
Place |
Player |
Country |
Prize |
|
1 |
Andrey Zhigalov |
Russian Federation |
$202,787 |
|
2 |
Timothy Frazin |
United States |
$125,336 |
|
3 |
Bradley Smith |
Canada |
$87,769 |
|
4 |
Matt Woodward |
United States |
$62,379 |
|
5 |
Nicholas Derke |
United States |
$45,006 |
|
6 |
Sandeep Vasudevan |
United States |
$32,971 |
|
7 |
Scott Clements |
United States |
$24,531 |
|
8 |
J Smith |
United States |
$18,541 |
|
9 |
Ismael Bojang |
Austria |
$14,240 |
|
10 |
Damjan Radanov |
United States |
$14,240 |
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