About two hours in the game, Hansen won a hand that might well be considered the most decisive of all: he rivered a full house (Deuces over Jacks) against Collopy’s triple Jacks, taking a 2:1 lead which he maintained for the remainder of the play. An hour later, Collopy went all-in pre-flop with K 4 which the Dane called, showing 4 4 . Even the flush draw he picked up on the turn could not save Collopy as he missed both a fifth spade and a King and thus Hansen won. Here is a video of the final hand.
On his way to the final table, Hansen bested a field of poker pros including Max Steinburg, Mark Everett, Phil Ivey and Neil Channing, eventually cashing in £288,409 out of the £1,030,000 total prize pool, which is also a record for WSOPE side events. “Every poker tournament that I enter, I try to play at my highest level. I always try to win. At the World Series of Poker, there is so much tradition. It’s been going on since Doyle Brunson was just a little kid. I was around for some of it and have been a part of that group. So, to finally come here and win this gold bracelet feels very special,” he commented.
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