What Happens in Vegas ... Stow Poker Player Wins $1.1 Million
The bracelet, and the money, are now his after winning a no-limit hold 'em tournament in Las Vegas.
A dream has become reality for Stow resident Joe Ebanks, who overcame a field of 474 players to win a coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet – and a prize of $1,158,481. The 2003 Theodore Roosevelt High School graduate took first place Thursday in Event No. 46, a six-handed no-limit hold 'em tournament with a $10,000 buy-in held in Las Vegas. Harry Hammel, a WSOP media spokesman, said Ebanks “defeated a stellar lineup which included several notable names from the elite ranks of online and live poker” to win the second-largest six-handed payout in poker history. Ebanks, 26, said during a phone interview from Las Vegas that making it to the final table was “amazing” but nerve-wracking, as he was facing players whose careers he has …
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