Another successful edition of the partypoker WPT500 tournament format has concluded at @Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham and the winner is @PKR's charming ambassador @Eleanor Gudger!
With seven starting flights (one re-entry per day allowed) and an affordable £500 buy-in, the #WPT500 unsurprisingly managed to reach and exceed its £1 million guarantee. 1,793 players and a total of 2133 entries brought the 1st place prize to £140,000!
In the end, a rather cold deck in terms of heads-up hands ended the spectacle, when Matthew shoved with A9 and Eleanor called with AQ. Railers for both players cheered on for their friend, but a grimace from Matthew and step away from the table showed how crestfallen the cards being on their back made him. |
We greeted the PKR ambassador in April this year when she said:
"I want to win a major live title as part of Team PKR of course!! I know some people frown about setting result-orientated goals but the goal has always got to be to win. I hope luck is on my side when I need it but in having that goal, all I can do is ensure I'm in the best position to achieve it."
The 1st place in her first ever @World Poker Tour tournament now tops her live poker resume and newly engaged Eleanor has secured a 'super honeymoon' for herself and poker-playing fiance ForFoxSake :)
Next step for Eleanor and a host of poker notables from all over the world: #WPTUK Main Event!
Flashback:
PartyPoker and WPT introduced the innovative WPT500 format this summer at @ARIA Resort & Casino. RankingHeroes may remember that we celebrated our official US launch during this hugely successful event and organized a special Last Longer promotion. The RankingHero patch then went all the way up to number one with @Sean Yu!
Join RankingHero at the Aria for the WPT500 $1,000,000 Guaranteed, July 4-9th!
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New PKR Ambassador - English Pro Eleanor 'Elz442' Gudger
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Elena RKH 18 Nov 2014
That's great ! GG Eleanor Q♥ A♣ !
MOB G 18 Nov 2014
I really like her, she knows how to handle pressure !
Ina Rkh 19 Nov 2014
GG to @Eleanor Gudger
Adrien Bacchi 19 Nov 2014
VGG !!!
Stephen Jones 20 Nov 2014
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