Victory by a two-time WSOPC ring holder, and a bracelet in his fourth live tournament ever

A win for a two-time WSOPC ring holder and a bracelet in the fourth live tournament of a lifetime

Two more bracelets were awarded at the World Series of Poker today. Two-time WSOP Circuit ring holder Christopher Alsindor won the $1500 Big O, while student Braden Lowe became champion of the $500 Freezout NLH.

🟡Alsindor beat out a field of 2,150 entrants and survived a 6-hour final table, in which the 6-max stretch lasted three hours. However, the Canadian started heads-up against James Ruye with a huge chip lead. A few hands were enough for Alsindor to take it down. The Canadian claimed the first bracelet of his career and earned $387,110, doubling his total live winnings. Right after the triumph, Christopher Alsindor called his wife at home:
"She couldn't sleep. She was so excited... and just couldn't believe it.
Last year I finished 499th in the Main Event, but Hi-Lo is really my favorite game. People asked if I was going to play the Monster Stack or something else. And I'd say, 'No, I came here to play Hi-Lo.' I cashed in the PLO8 ($3,525 for 72nd place), but Big O is my absolute favorite," Alsindor told PokerNews.

🟣Braden Lowe stopped by the WSOP with his father on the way home to San Diego from Boston, where he was studying in college. They had planned for Braden to play just one event. Initially Lowe wasn't even thinking about entering the freezout, having played the $1500 Monster Stack. In that event the 21-year-old player didn't cash, but he knocked out none other than Michael Mizrachi.

"I was already nervous at my first WSOP, and suddenly Mizrachi shows up. I think, 'Oh my God, that's it, it's over.' Then he went all-in, and I knocked him out. I thought that would be my biggest achievement here — being able to say I sent a world champion to the rail," Lowe shared his emotions in an interview with PokerNews.

After that, Braden Lowe decided to register for the $500 Freezout. This tournament was only the fourth live one of his life. Meanwhile, he and his father had planned to be back home by Monday so Lowe Sr. could make it to work. But the student fought his way through a field of 4,100 players, and in heads-up he defeated Jason Hoffman, whose career winnings total nearly $400,000. In the decisive hand, holding pocket aces, he made two pair on a ♥️♦️♣️♣️♦️ board against Hoffman's ♦️♦️. Lowe claimed his first bracelet and took home the top prize of $196,066.