Ashby Becomes Third Englishman to Win Victory at 2010 WSOP
Richard Ashby was the winner of the $1,500 buy-in Seven-Card Stud tournament at the 2010 World Series of Poker. It marked his first ever gold bracelet victory. By conquering a tough late-stage lineup which included former WSOP event winners Dan Heimiller and Alexander Kravchenko, Ashby pocketed the top cash prize amounting to $140,467. More meaningful perhaps, was adding his name to the history books.
Ashby, age 38, is primarily an online cash game specialist. He lives in Vatford, England. Ashby has now cashed nine times at the WSOP, dating back to 2003.
Ashby also became the third Englishman to win a gold bracelet at this year’s WSOP. He followed in the footsteps of previous UK champions, Praz Bansi and James Dempsey.
The second-place finisher was Christine Pietsch who barely missed becoming the 16th woman in history to win an open WSOP event. She had a big chip lead late when heads up play began, but Ashby proved to be a formidable opponent in the duel, leaving the lady from Orange County,
in second palce. Pietsch would have joined an illustrious group of female champions, including Jennifer Harman, Annette Obrestad, Annue Duke, Kathy Liebert, Cyndy Violette, Nani Dollison, Kayja Thater, Linda Johnson, Jerri Thomas, Maria Stern, Starla Brodie, Vera Richmond, Donna Doman, Barbara Enright, and Vanessa Selbst – which constitutes the grand circle of female gold bracelet winners. Selbst was the last woman to win the most coveted of all poker jewelry, which took place in Event #19 at the 2008 WSOP.
This year’s Seven-Card Stud tournament attracted 408 entries, a slight increase in attendance over last year. The top 40 finishers collected prize money. Four former WSOP gold bracelet finishers cashed in this event, including Dan Heimiller (4th), Alexander Kravchenko (9th), Scott Seiver (19th), and Rod Pardey, Jr. (37th).
They'll be dancing and singing on the streets of Vatford tonight!
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