Jerrod Ankenman Wins WSOP Event #42
Jerrod Ankenman used his limit game skills to take the advantage and all of Sergey Altbregin chips during heads-up play Tuesday evening at the 2009 WSOP. Going into the one-on-one the two were about even in chips before Ankenman called on his limit "A" game to defeat Altbregin. Jerrod Ankenman has finished second in two previous WSOP limit championships and refused to be a bridesmaid for a third time. On this night he finally collected the golden bracelet and $241,637.
Sergey Altbregin collected $149,342 for second place while third place finisher, Chris Klodnicki, settled for $97,897. The event attracted a field of 412 players and paid the top 40 finishers.
Jerrod Ankenman and fellow poker player Bill Chen co-authored the how-to book, The Mathematics of Poker. Chen was in the stands when his friend won his first WSOP bracelet.
