Klein entered the final table second in chips trailing only Glaser and was always near the top of the leaderboard except for a brief spell during which he dropped into the middle of the pack. A perfect little couple of days.” The Road to Victory for Klein “This event was about as competitive as can be. I love playing poker,” Klein said with a smile. You try not to get too high or too low, just stay steady.”Īfter the final hand, Klein called his wife, who shed some tears of joy. “When you’re comfortable playing different games you just play your game. “I’m not intimidated ever playing poker,” Klein said confidently. He also outlasted three-time winners Ben Yu and Benny Glaser, as well as bracelet winner and World Poker Tour (WPT) champ David Benyamine. Hellmuth wasn’t the only bracelet winner Klein contended with on his way to claiming his own. It made me laugh, all that kind of stuff cracks me up. I made a nine and I think he made a ten, he just went off and I loved it. “In a Razz hand he limped and I completed.
I’ve never played with him before,” Klein said in regards to Phil Hellmuth, who was seeking his record-extending 16th bracelet. Not only did Klein check off “winning a WSOP gold bracelet” off his bucket list, but he also checked off “Tilting the Poker Brat.” Phil Hellmuth I play poker to win, but I don’t play poker professionally. The players were awesome, it was an awesome structure. Maybe I’ll come back out here since I won this.” 2021 WSOP Event #2: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E.
I came out here to play this event and that’s it. “I have a wife and two kids – a six-year-old girl and a three-year-old son. “I just came out here to play this event and go home Sunday,” said Klein, who according to The Hendon Mob had just $23,100 in lifetime earnings before the win. The owner of a recruiting business, the father of two hasn’t cashed a tournament since 2010 due to one reason, he prefers to play high-stakes mixed cash games.ĭespite not having played a lot lately due to the pandemic, the allure of the $25K H.O.R.S.E. Klein, who hails from the Philadelphia area, flew out on Thursday with the sole intention of playing the first big buy-in tournament of the series. After three days of play, 44-year-old Jesse Klein emerged victorious over a stacked final table – one representing a combined 22 gold bracelets – to etch his name in poker history. attracted 78 runners and offered up a $1,842,750 prize pool, including a $552,182 top prize. But that’s exactly what happened in just the second event of the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP).Įvent #2: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E.
It’s not often an unknown player ventures to Las Vegas, enters a five-figure buy-in mixed-game tournament against the world’s best players, and comes out on top to win more than half a million dollars.
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