Mexico’s own Angel Guillen won his country’s second ever World Series of Poker bracelet in the $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em Event #32. It wasn’t an easy process.
The field started out with 1,500+ players, with 171 finishing in the money. The third and final day brought back 19 of them for a shot at the $2,791,880 prize pool.
Guillen went heads up with Finnish phenom Mike Paasonen to close out the event. The final pairing went for over five hours as pots went back and forth.
“I feel very fortunate to have the support of my family, my friends and all the people that supported me,” said Guillen after the win.
Guillen came out on top to win $530,548 and the gold bracelet. Only 10 days ago, Angel finished second in the $2,500 No-Limit Texas Hold’em event for $312,800. 2009 has been his best year of poker with this amazing month.
Paasonen has also been on a tear; this was his third cash of the 2009 World Series of Poker.
Top 10 Finishers of Event #32:
1: Angel Guillen – $530,548
2: Mika Paasonen – $326,203
3: Jason Boyes – $214,974
4: Steve Kohner – $150,761
5: Eric Ladny – $108,883
6: Daniel Makowsky – $86,548
7: Chris MacNeil – $71,192
8: Antoine Amourette – $61,421
9: Clark Hamagami – $55,279
10: David Vu – $38,807
