James Bord won over £830,000 for his first-place finish at the WSOPE Main Event. (Bodog File Photo)
England's James Bord captured the WSOPE Main Event title after four days of play, coming out on top of a field of 346 players. The 29 year old pro from Stanmore was cheered by a crowd described by onlookers as "boisterous" after the win at the Empire Casino in London. Surprisingly, this was only the second World Series of Poker event that Bord had ever entered and he surprised everyone, including himself. After being handed the bracelet, he told a reporter: "I never thought I would win a bracelet. Being so close, you just never know when it’s going to come again. And it’s even more special to win it in my hometown. It’s just something very special."
Before playing poker professionally, Bord worked for Citigroup. He says that he is a "professional gambler," but makes most of his money playing poker, widely regarded as a skill game. This year's final table was an interesting group of players; Bord joined seven other pros and Dan Fleyshman, the CEO of an online poker company, and four countries were represented at the final table: France, Great Britain, Monaco and the US. Bord is typically a Mixed Games cash player and for the last few years he's been focusing on high-low games. When asked if he'll change his focus after this victory, he responded "I will play in some more tournaments. But on a daily basis, cash games are my thing."
Bord collected £830,401 for taking the top spot. Here's how the rest of the table broke down:
2nd – Fabrizio Baldassari (£513,049)
3rd – Ronald Lee (£376,829)
4th – Roland de Wolfe (£278,945)
5th – Nicholas Levi (£208,119)
6th – Danny Steinberg (£156,530)
7th – Dan Fleyshman (£118,643)
8th – Brian Powell (£90,617)
9th – Marc Inizan (£69,754)
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