News / Matthew Pitt / 17 June 2009 / Leave a comment

Winning a bracelet at the World Series of Poker is no mean feat at the best of times never mind outlasting 197 entrants to win at a game that you have less than an hour's experience in!

Just three days after John Paul Kelly became the first UK bracelet winner of the 2009 WSOP when he won the $1,500 Pot-limit Hold'em Event, fellow UK Pro, Roland De Wolfe took down the $5,000 Pot-limit Omaha High/Low Split Event for a cool $246,616 and his first bracelet.

De Wolfe had already threatened to make a big score as he had already cashed in three events prior to this one but with a final table being home to the likes of Alex Kravchenko, Scott Clements and Andy Black, victory looked unlikely.

However, after a gruelling six hour long final table battle, De Wolfe found he was the proud owner of the coveted Corum World Series of Poker bracelet when he ended up all in against Brett Richey on a Tc8c4d flop holding AdQc8d4h against Richey's QdJsTh9h.

De Wolfe's two-pair were ahead of Richey's top-pair and wrap draw and was further ahead when the two of spades arrived on the turn. The crowds gathered around the table as the deal dealt the river, the ace of hearts, which improved De Wolfe but not his opponent and the bracelet, and $246,616, was his.

Afterwards, De Wolfe admitted he had virtually no experience in the game but had played Pot-limit Omaha and some Fixed-limit Hi/Low and just mixed the strategies up! Obviously it worked wonders!

The victory makes De Wolfe only the second man in history, behind Gavin Griffin, the win the so-called Triple Crown. Outright victories at WPT Paris, EPT Dublin and now this WSOP event completed poker's grand slam for the likeable Brit.

In an interview after the tournament he was quoted as saying, "Ever since I won the event in Dublin at EPT, I have been wanting the bracelet, which is the missing link."

Whilst most players would take some time off following a bracelet win, De Wolfe planned on playing as many events as possible and joked, "I'll be back tomorrow, I'm only six (wins) behind Phil Ivey now!"

I'm sure everyone in the UK wishes him the very best of luck.

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