Event #19
Omaha High-Low 
Buy-In: $2,000
Number of Entries: 234
Prize Money: $430,560

 
 
 
Placed Name   Hometown  Amount
1st Annie Duke  Portland, OR  $137,860
2nd Ron Graham  Tacoma, WA  $75,780
3rd Eric Seidel  Las Vegas, NV  $38,740
4th Ray Bonavida  Los Angeles, CA  $30,140
5th Todd Brunson  El Paso, TX  $25,840
6th Don McNamara  California  $21,520
7th Dr. Max Stern  Las Vegas, NV  $17,220
8th Shadow Hoffmaster Missoula, MT  $12,920
9th Todd Bleak  Boulder City, NV $8,620
10th Kevin Song  Hacienda Heights, CA $5,160
11th Carl Bailey  Amarillo, TX  $5,160
12th Brett Jungblut  Culver City, CA  $5,160
13th Marlon Santos  Las Vegas, NV  $4,300
14th Artie Cobb  Las Vegas, NV  $4,300
15th Barny Boatman  Hendon, England  $3,870
 

Note: This is an abbreviated report. Two events concluded today. The $2,000 buy-in Omaha High-Low event coincided with the Ladies’ World Championship.

Duke Wins First Gold Bracelet -- in Omaha High-Low Event -- Moves in First Place All-Time Amongst Female Players

Annie Duke’s victory pushed her winnings into first places for a female player at the WSOP. (Images)

Annie Duke topped a field of 234 players in the $2,000 Omaha High-Low event, held on Monday, May 11th in the Horseshoe Casino in downtown Las Vegas. Duke, best known as the high-stakes poker pro and mother of four, reigned supreme on the final table, consisting of several well-known names. She won $137,860 and captured her first gold bracelet at the World Series.

Duke -- who recently relocated from Las Vegas to Portland -- has been a regular on the tournament circuit for nearly ten years. She came to the final table in fifth chip position and took the chip lead when play became four handed. It took Duke about seven hours to defeat a day two lineup consisting of Todd Bleak, Ray Bonavida, Todd Brunson, Shadow Hoffmaster, Don McNamara, Erik Seidel, Dr. Max Stern, and Ron Graham. Graham, from Tacoma, WA was the runner up.

Duke has made several final tables at the World Series, but this marked her first win. With the victory, Duke moved up into first place on the all-time Ladies Money Winners list -- with over $600,000 in lifetime earnings in this tournament alone.