WSOP: Event 3

As was expected by everyone, the $1000 buy-in event at the 2010 World Series Of Poker, was an absolutely huge event, and is stated to be the sixth largest tournament of all time, in the history of poker.


2010-07-02

As was expected by everyone, the $1000 buy-in event at the 2010 World Series Of Poker, was an absolutely huge event, and is stated to be the sixth largest tournament of all time, in the history of poker. The event was a 5-day marathon which kicked off on the 29th of May. It was an overwhelming sight for the players when they glanced across the never-ending swarm of tables that occupied the newly introduced Pavillion Room. There were a total of 4,345 hopefuls, and someone had to win the event, and that man was Aadam Daya. Aadam Daya, a Candian citizen bagged the cash prize of over $625k after his initial buy-in of $1000.

31-year-old, Aadam Daya, a businessman of Canadian citizenship, made his entry into the final day of the event, as the leader in chip count. Even though history suggests that the chip leader goes from strength to strength to win the game, Aadam did otherwise. He had a few twists and turns during the day, but managed to end the game emerging as the winner with some aggressive play. Daya did not lose his cool throughout the day, and once he was through with third placed Gabe Costner in what could be called a 'bracelet winning hand', he did not look back again. The Canadian brought the game to a close eventually, and won the event, after a slow and gruelling heads up battle with Deepak Bhatti. In the last hand of the game, Bhatti went all-in for his short stack with a K-5 in hand but was unfortunate to be run over by pocket Queens which Daya held. Bhatti was unlucky with the flop, turn and river and ended the event with a cash prize of $385106. You’d say “not bad” knowing that he had entered the final table, as the guy with the short stack.


Aadam Daya was delighted with his victory and explained that it was an accomplishment in poker which he had been pursuing for a long time. He also said that the cash prize was going to make things much easier for him, but would only go far enough to change his life but not him as a person. Pretty deep thoughts there, you’d say. Daya was absolutely modest in victory, and said that he realised a few moments of good fortune he had, to be able to get through a number of good players and was very lucky at times.
Before he set his on Las Vegas, Aadam Daya's only ambition was to win a WSOP bracelet, and coming into the series, just within a week he's made himself proud by doing just that, and has taken down the 3rd Event of the World Series Of Poker, for a jaw dropping amount of $652,872. Well done, Aadam Daya!



The final table positions and payouts were as follows:


1 Aadam Daya 625,872
2 Deepak Bhatti 385,106
3 Gabe Costner 279,327
4 Bart Davis 206,904
5 Nicholas Mitchell 154,425
6 Cory Brown 116,141
7 Isaac Settle 88,025
8 Dash Dudley 67,221
9 Rich Rice 51,735

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