Update: Maiden Bracelet for Frankenburger

June 18 makes a mark on poker ace's resume The week of firsts continued when on June 18 a reputable poker ace Andy Frankenburger claimed his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet in Event 28: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em. In addition to the bracelet, he took home an impressive prize of $599 153 after an exciting heads up with Joshua Evans, whose runner-up position brought him $372,498. In terms of Event 29: $2,500 10-Game Mix, the play stopped in early Sunday hours, with three players still in contention - Chris Lee in the chip lead, followed by Travis Pearson and Brian Haveson. As for event 30: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship, it saw 529 survivors of the day one reduce to only 37 on the end of the second day when the play was halted at level 20, with Craig Koch of Oregon in the chip lead, followed by Gregory Alston, Bruce Baker, Richard Harwood, Michael Millard, James Hess, Jack Ward, James Jarvis, Kenneth Russell and Andrew Bradshaw. Event 31: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha showed tough competition, including stars such as Matt Glantz, Jeff Williams, T.J. Cloutier, Noah Schwartz, Jason Mercier, Chad Brown, Humberto Brenes, Jeffrey Lisandro, Vanessa Selbst, Phil Laak, Eli Elezra, Joe Hachem, Daniel Negreanu, and Josh Arieh. On the second day, Ben Lamb led the field of 138 survivors, which reduced to only 26 players by early Sunday morning. Sam Stein currently holds the lead, but he is closely followed by Ben Lamb, Adam Junglen, Austin Scott and Brock Parker. An event that started on June 18, Event 32: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em, saw 2,828 entrants, which generated a prize pool of $4.24 million. Some big names at the tables included: Jonathan Duhamel, Jerry Yang, Alexander Gomes, Phil Laak, Adam Levy, Shannon Shorr, Neil Channing, Jason Young, Faraz Jaka, David Baker, Andre Akkari, Tim West and Jeff Madsen. At level 10, the action stopped, with 362 players remaining in competition, and Adam Lippert holding the chip lead. Another event began on June 18, Event 33, the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship which attracted 168 players, generating a prize pool of $1.57 million. The following names shone in the star-studded entry field: Gavin Smith, Bernard Lee, George Lind, Richard Ashby, Jason Mercier, John Hennigan, Phil Laak, David Benyamine, Shannon Shorr, Betrand Grospellier, Dan Kelly, Jennifer Harman, Mike Sexton, Allen Kessler, Frank Kassela, Justin Smith, John Juanda, Justin Bonomo, Huck Seed, Barry Greenstein, and Daniel Negreanu. The play on the first day stopped at level 8 with 127 players remaining, led by John Racener, who is followed by Maxwell Troy, David Benyamine, Brandon Cantu, Felipe Ramos, Allen Kessler, Justin Smith, Ted Forrest and Bernard Lee.