He would enjoy two other deep runs on the World Poker Tour before making his way to Las Vegas for the summer, hoping to collect his first World Series of Poker bracelet … and last night, he did just that. In a fantastic heads-up match with former World Top 10 player Mike Watson, Jaffee and his opponent would exchange the chip lead on a few different occasions with Jaffee finally prevailing when all was said and done./p>
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WPT One to Watch Jeff Gross made his second deep run of the season in this event. After finishing 6th in a 1K No-Limit Hold’em event last month, Gross would finish 7th in this event, earning his fourth score of the Series.
45th WORLD SERIES OF POKEREVENT# 58: NO-LIMIT HOLD’EM MIXED MAX$1,500 Buy-In | 1,475 Entries | $1,991,250 Prize Pool Final 8 Results
- Jared Jaffee (USA) $405,428 2. Mike Watson (CAN) $246,068 3. Mark Herm (USA) $126,882 4. Joseph Alban (USA) $126,882 5. Xiao Peng (CAN) $53,614 6. Brandon Cantu (USA) $53,614 7. Jeff Gross (USA) $53,614 8. Anton Smirnov (RUS) $53,614
