{"id":5280,"date":"2010-06-23T10:41:03","date_gmt":"2010-06-23T09:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/?p=5280"},"modified":"2019-11-01T11:12:08","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T11:12:08","slug":"essam_ali-wins-the-wsop-for-life-grand-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/essam_ali-wins-the-wsop-for-life-grand-final.html","title":{"rendered":"Essam_Ali wins the WSOP For Life Grand Final"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The final whistle has been blown and we have found our WSOP for Life<\/a> Grand Final champion; congratulations to Essam_Ali who fought off 442 contenders to win our dazzling prize!<\/p>\n

There was plenty at stake at WSOP for Life Grand Final so the competition was fierce.\u00a0The $50,000 prize pool was the consolation prize in this huge tournament.<\/p>\n

WSOP seat for the next 20 years<\/h3>\n

Players were gunning for the coveted WSOP for Life package – which offers the winner a seat at the World Series of Poker every year for the next 20 years.<\/p>\n

The nail biting final hand saw Essam_Ali dealt \u00a0and confidently call IDestroySPAs\u2019s all-in with a . All of IDestroySPAs\u2019s fears were confirmed with a \u00a0flop and Essam_Ali finally claimed his WSOP for Life package with two pairs thanks to an \u00a0turn and a \u00a0river.<\/p>\n

Shinosaurus finished 5th – just missing out on one of the runner-up prizes, a $14k package to this year\u2019s WSOP. After being dealt , Shinosaurus fearlessly went all-in. Unfortunately, his cards were no match for Essam_Ali\u2019s \u00a0on a \u00a0board. Still, bagging $18,120.00 for 5th place shouldn\u2019t have been too painful!<\/p>\n

Top 10 payouts<\/h3>\n

After a spectacular 7 hours of poker, our top 10 payouts were well deserved:<\/p>\n

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  1. Essam_Ali WSOP for Life package<\/li>\n
  2. IDestroySPAs $14K WSOP 2010 Package<\/li>\n
  3. RAALF44 $14K WSOP 2010 Package<\/li>\n
  4. ChuJung $14K WSOP 2010 Package<\/li>\n
  5. Shinosaurus $18,120.00<\/li>\n
  6. topgun1980 $13,590.00<\/li>\n
  7. krustyoo7 $9,513.00<\/li>\n
  8. rondor3000 $7,066.80<\/li>\n
  9. carpearcha $5,662.50<\/li>\n
  10. Gladston3 $4,756.50<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    A special mention must be given to our Bubble Boy \u2013 WelcomeXD. Being dealt a pair of tens is always a good feeling when you\u2019re so close to making the money but Gladston3 flopped a \u00a0to match his \u00a0pockets. A \u00a0turn secured a slice of the money as a \u00a0river couldn\u2019t help WelcomeXD. Close, but no cigar!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The final whistle has been blown and we have found our WSOP for Life Grand Final champion; congratulations to Essam_Ali who fought off 442 contenders to win our dazzling prize! There was plenty at stake at WSOP for Life Grand Final so the competition was fierce.\u00a0The $50,000 prize pool was the consolation prize in this<\/p>\n

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