Danish Poker Pro Scores First WSOP Gold Bracelet

Jun 30, 2015
Danish Poker Pro Scores First WSOP Gold Bracelet
Alexander Petersen, a 31-year-old Danish online poker pro, took down a field of 387 to score his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet, top prize of $927,655 and the 2015 $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha World Championship Title. Petersen faced Jason Mercier in the heads-up and said, “Coming to Las Vegas was always a break for me, away from playing. This is first event I played here where I really took it seriously, and it paid off.” Final Table Payouts: 1 Alexander Petersen $927,655 2 Jason Mercier $572,989 3 Dan Smith $369,564 4 Simon Trumper $267,778 5 Mohsin Virani $196,877 6 Steven Reichardt $146,857 7 Davidi Kitai $111,134 8 Shaun Deeb $85,306 9 Hasan Habib $66,463
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