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Steinberg wins $1,000 Hold'em event, $440K at WSOP21 June 2012Max Steinberg beat a field of 2,795 to win the most recent $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event at the World Series of Poker, which ended early Monday morning at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, to claim his first WSOP bracelet and $440,238. Steinberg is a 23-year-old professional poker player, who learned much of his craft from playing online. The Washington, D.C. native how resides in Oakland, Calif. He specializes in short-handed and heads-up play. Steinberg defeated a formidable final table lineup. After about six initial hours of play on Tuesday, the top three finishers were set. They battled for nearly four hours, trading the chip lead back and forth several times. No doubt, one of Steinberg’s toughest foes proved to be Matt Stout, who finished third. Samuel Gerber, from Brugg, Switzerland, the runner-up, was even more problematic. The last two players shared at least one defining characteristic aside from both being in their early 20s. Both had finished as runner-up in events played two years ago. Naturally, Steinberg and Gerber were both equally motivated for another chance to earn a victory, with Steinberg gaining the upper hand on this occasion. "I got second two years ago, and I really, really wanted that bracelet," said Steinberg. "And it just felt good to, you know, play really well at the final table and get it in good and win, feeling like I was the best player there." As runner-up, Gerber barely missed out on becoming only the second WSOP gold bracelet winner in history from the nation of Switzerland. Gerber earned $273,385 for second place., while Stout won $192,813. Dylan Hortin (fourth, $139,258), Joseph Marzicola (fifth, $101,802), David Nicholson (sixth), Ryan Laplante (seventh), Vitaly Meshcheriakov (eighth) and Christopher Shaw (ninth) also made the final table. The top-297 players finished in the money. Notable players who cashed but didn't make the final table included: Faraz Jaka (34th), Humberto Brenes (148th), Erik Seidel (153rd), Andy Frankenberger (165th), JJ Liu (241st), Eoghan O'Dea (247th), and Jonathan Duhamel (260th). Modified from tournament notes provided by WSOP Media Director Nolan Dalla. |