WSOP Bracelet Grants Player Right To Name Baby

The 47th annual World Series of Poker is underway and already three gold bracelets have been handed out. The first was part of the already classic closed event reserved for the casino’s employees and was won by Caesars Palace cashier Christopher Sand.

The first WSOP bracelet in an open event however was taken down by poker pro Kyle Julius. He was the last man standing in Event #4: $1,000 Top Up Tubo No Limit Holdem and collected a hefty prize of $142,972. Interestingly enough, it was his first live poker tournament win of his career. He came very close to winning a bracelet four years ago, in a $5,000 event finishing in second place. But after the Top Up Turbo, he could finally savor the sweet taste of victory.

Besides the gold bracelet and prize though, he has yet another reason to be happy. He won a prop bet with his fiancé who is expected to give birth right after the WSOP.

Julius told WSOP.com:

Easier said than done however. Indeed, he did win a bracelet but he will still have to consult with his fiancé before naming their first child. He even thought of the name ‘Turbo’ but we’re pretty sure that the fiancé won’t be quite happy about it.

To enjoy the victory and the right to name his child, Kyle Julius didn’t have to sweat that much. He played for two days and beat a field of just 667 players. In fact, the Turbo Top Up is the first $1,000 open WSOP event with under 1,000 entries since 2008. The prize may not be much for a poker pro like Julius who has over $3 million in live tournament earnings but the bracelet is priceless. And so is naming your child (with the mother’s help of course)

Congrats Kyle!

Keeping Up With The Mizrachis

In the first $10K Championship event of the series, a familiar face prevailed. Robert Mizrachi grinded his way through Event #3: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship and came out on top of a very tough field. With the win and his fourth gold bracelet, he also topped brother Michael ‘The Grinder’ Mizrachi who currently has ‘only’ three.

Moreover, Rob joined his brother in a very exclusive WSOP club: he became just the sixth player in history to win at least a bracelet in three consecutive years. In 2015, Robert won the $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better while in 2014 he won the $1,500 Dealer’s Choice event. His brother Michael achieved such a feat between 2011 and 2013. ‘Texas Dolly’ Doyle Brunson is the all-time leader with five consecutive years in which he won at least one WSOP event.

So now what? What’s next for the Mizrachi family? For starters, Robert has another goal in mind: to win the $50,000 Poker Player’s Championship. The high roller mixed event has been won twice by his brother so far. Robert said:

Chris Ferguson Cashes In

Remember Chris Ferguson’s re-appearance after six years? Well, you better start getting familiar with such headlines because ‘Jesus’ Ferguson is here to stay. Although many poker players are visualizing Ferguson instead of Queen Cersei Lannister in the famous Walk of Shame from the TV series Game of Thrones, the former Full Tilt director is quite enjoying his WSOP experience. He was even stopped but not to be berated, only to appear in some good old photos like this one:

These two talking shop in the Amazon room. pic.twitter.com/yuH9zMhZAN

— Kevin Mathers (Kevmath) June 7, 2016

The poker community didn’t enjoy Kevin Mathers’ tweet and keep on encouraging every WSOP attendee to make Ferguson’s experience a living nightmare. Yet the ‘shameful’ poker pro keeps registering on and on and on. He was eliminated early in the $10,000 Stud Championship and also played in the 2-7 Draw Lowball No Limit event and the $1,500 Dealer’s Choice Six-Handed event. In the Dealer’s Choice, Ferguson made his first WSOP cash since 2010. He finished 19th and cashed in $4,069. As one angry 2+2 user put it on the forums:

Jokes aside, expect Ferguson to register for more and more WSOP events. Maybe not the Main Event where the probability of meeting one such angry poker player is high but still.

More to come in the following days so be sure to check PokerTube regularly.