James Bord Wins 2010 WSOPE Main Event

James Bord has won the 2010 WSOPE Main Event, collecting his first bracelet and £830,401. The Brit defeated Fabrizio Baldassari heads-up. The final table standings were as follows:

1. James Bord, £830,401
2. Fabrizio Baldassari, £513,049
3. Ronald Lee, £376,829
4. Nicolas Levi, £208,119
5. Roland de Wolfe, £278,945
6. Daniel Steinberg, £156,530
7. Dan Fleyshman, £118,643
8. Brian Powell, £90,617
9. Marc Inizan, £69,754

Compared to previous years the final table was light on star power with Triple Crown winner Roland de Wolfe and Victory Poker CEO Dan Fleyshman arguably the most well-known players to make it to the final.

With an increased field of 346 players this year, it looked for a long time that the final table could be a dream for rail birds however. Both Phil Ivey and Viktor Blom – the man allegedly aka ‘Isildur1’ online – spent much of the tournament in the top ten in chips. Unfortunately, they couldn’t quite make it to the final day however, falling in 19th and 16th place respectively.

With Bord’s win, another very successful WSOPE from the Casino at the Empire in Leicester Square comes to an end. But don’t despair for EPT London has already begun – keep checking PokerPlayer.co.uk for daily updates.