William Cobb has the final bet in 2023 World Series of Poker $1,500 for the Omaha event with a maximum of eight or better, earning $259,549 and his first gold bracelet for the win. The victory was especially special because it saw Kopp join his sister Katie as a WSOP bracelet winner.
Katie Cobb canceled a $500 casino employee event in 2022 to win the first bracelet given out that year. Kopps now joins a short list of titled siblings on the series that includes the likes of Mizrachis (Michael and Robert), Hinkles (Blair and Grant), Zamanis (Martin and Benjamin), Howard Lederer and Annie Duke.
“Growing up we always talked about poker. We are very close…my sister and I and my mom. We all talk about poker and help make each other better.” Poker News Reporters live after coming out on top.
Katie and their mother, Patty, travel to a game of rolling poker. After her win last year, she said, “My whole family plays poker. My grandfather taught us. My brother and sister taught WSOP Circuit Rings and even my nine and 10 year old son [kids] You know how to play.”
William Kopp now has nearly $1.4 million in lifetime tournament winnings to his name after that big win, with over $576,000 of that coming from cash in bracelet events. He also has two WSOPC Rings now, with 29 coins finished for nearly $182,000 in that round.
Kopp came in on the third and final day of the event with the chip lead. He has bested the likes of two-time bracelet winner Robert Campbell (17), two-time bracelet winner Rami Bucay (15), two-time bracelet winner Yuval Bronstein (10), bracelet winner Aaron Wallace (9), and four-time bracelet winner Anthony Zino (eighth). , and two-time bracelet winner Lonnie Hoy (sixth) down the stretch.
In the end, a one-on-one fight broke out between Kopp and Opening WSOP Badugi event champion Michael Rodrigues. Kopp started with the shorter group, but managed to cross the lead in time for the event’s final hand.
Rodriguez-remp-reraised preflop from the button containing A.
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53. Cobb came with a
s83. The flip came down J.10
9 The Cobb bet on the bet with the straight flop queen rise. Rodrigues called for drawing his nuts. It was K’s turn. To improve Kopp into a straight ace-high. 6 He completed the plate, missing Rodrigues to see him eliminated in second place ($160,418). This was the biggest direct tournament payday to date for the Portuguese player.
Here is a look at the payouts and ranking points awarded in the final table:
| place | player | earnings | POY points |
| 1 | William Cobb | $259,549 | 960 |
| 2 | Michael Rodriguez | $160,418 | 800 |
| 3 | Michael Leinster | $113,991 | 640 |
| 4 | Sterling Saville | $82,104 | 480 |
| 5 | Joseph McCarthy | $59,953 | 400 |
| 6 | Lonnie Howe | $44,391 | 320 |
| 7 | John Jewett | $33,335 | 240 |
| 8 | Anthony Zeno | $25,394 | 160 |
| 9 | Aaron Wallace | $19,627 | 80 |
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Winner’s photo credit: WSOP / Spencer Semprat.
