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2015 46th Annual World Series of Poker

Monday, June 08, 2015 to Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

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  • Buy-in: $1,500
  • Prizepool: $2,489,400
  • Entries: 1,844
  • Remaining: 0

EVENT UPDATE

Thursday, June 11, 2015 3:47 PM Local Time
Ben Zamani Wins Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'Em ($460,640)

Winner Event 20 Benjamin Zamani

Natasha Barbour calls from the small blind and Ben Zamani makes it 710,000 to go from the big blind. Barbour announces a reraise and makes it 1.6 million total. Zamani snap four-bets as he says "two point nine".

Barbour grabs a stack of chips and then calls. There's nearly six million in the pot in what is sure to be the defining moment of the tournament.

The flop comes     and Zamani quickly pushes forward some chips for a bet of 950,000. Barbour snap-calls.

The turn is the   and Zamani taps the table softly. Barbour thinks for a moment and then announces that she is all in. Zamani holds up his cards and turns them over as he announces a call.

Zamani:   
Barbour:   

Zamani has trips, and Barbour is drawing dead. The dealer puts out the   on the river and Zamani's rail rushes him to celebrate the victory.

Natasha Barbour finishes in second place, winning $284,911.

Congratulations to Ben Zamani who wins his first WSOP bracelet! This comes right on the heels of a second place finish earlier this WSOP in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'Em Shootout. He takes home $460,640 for his win here today.

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