Overview

• Robert Wells secured his first WSOP bracelet in the $3,000 Nine Game Mix after three days of play and a heads-up victory over Thomas Taylor for $228,115.
• The nine-game mix event attracted 409 entries and is often called the ‘Mini-PPC’ for its shared game lineup with the $50,000 Poker Players Championship.
• Thomas Taylor collected $149,152 as the runner-up in the mixed-game event after a pivotal cooler hand swung the final match in Wells’s favor.
• Craig Savage triumphed in the $500 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout, navigating a 5,082-player field to claim $229,628 and his first bracelet.
• Savage credited a patient strategy of disciplined chip management and key double-ups for his rise from a short stack to the title.