Praz Bansi Wins WSOP Event #5: $1,500 No Limit Hold’em

British poker pro Praz Bansi has won event #5: $1,500 No Limit Hold’em at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

Bansi defeated Canadian Vincent Jacques heads up to win his second WSOP bracelet, the first British bracelet this year, and $515,501 in prize money.

Bansi stayed in the lead pack throughout the tournament, consistently one step ahead of the majority of the field of 2092 players. On the final day of the tournament Bansi took the chip lead as the 23 remaining players were whittled down to a final nine. Bansi’s lead was diminished as he went into heads up against Jacques almost even on chips.

The momentum stayed with the Londoner and after a few hours of chipping away at Jacques the chips were in the middle preflop.

Jacque’s Ace Eight was no match for Bansi’s Ace Jack.

Bansi’s victory in the $1,500 NL is his ninth World Series cash. In 2006, he won the $1,000 NL Hold’em after only a year of playing poker. Bansi has since won the GUKPT Coventry and finished 3rd in the 2009 WSOPE.