It seems like the United States has been taking quite a beating from fate these past few months. Not only have several poker bills been scrapped, the government also removed all and any chances for US citizens to play poker at the three major poker sites. As if that wasn’t enough, all the bracelets at the World Series of Poker seemed to gravitate towards the British. This time, however, America scores a much needed victory, with two of its sons winning bracelets at the WSOP.
Sean Getwiller wins $1,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em Championship
The first one to win a bracelet was Sean Getzwiller. Getzwiller is a poker player who lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. He played at the $1,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em Championship. He won a nifty $611,185 in prize money as well as the nifty bracelet that marks him as a talented poker player. After all, you won’t be able to beat a field of 4,000 if you have no talent in you. What made his victory particularly interesting was that he was actually up against a British player at heads up. It really looked like it would be another win for the British. But then Getzwiller managed to turn things around and go for gold.
As a testament to how a positive mindset really helps in tournaments, Getzwiller said in an interview, “I feel amazing. I mean, I won a bracelet in a 4,000-player event. How much better can I feel? I ran really well. I won a great tournament. If you’re going to win a 4,000-player event, you’ve got to feel really good and run really well. I’m just happy that I’m here.”
Harrison Wilder Wins at the $1,500 Limit Hold’em Tournament
Getzwiller wasn’t the only son of Uncle Sam who managed to score one for the home boys. Harrison Wilder also won a bracelet at the $1,500 limit Hold’em Tournament. Getzwiller was actually one of the victims of the Black Friday Incident, but it looks like he’s one of those who managed to bounce back. Like a lot of the victims, he turned to live poker in order to keep afloat. He used to live in Oregon but actually moved to Vegas in order to keep playing poker. Now, it seems that his efforts have really paid off, with $205,065 tucked under his belt as well as a nifty WSOP bracelet.
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