{"id":7788,"date":"2018-06-27T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/?p=7788"},"modified":"2018-06-27T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-27T12:00:00","slug":"nj-matt-mendez-wins-nevada-wsop-bracelet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/news\/nj-matt-mendez-wins-nevada-wsop-bracelet\/","title":{"rendered":"NJ Matt Mendez wins Nevada WSOP Bracelet"},"content":{"rendered":"
New Jersey now has its hero. Matt Mendez<\/strong> has managed to notch up a golden bracelet at the World Series of Poker<\/strong> in the summer, becoming the first resident of the state who has achieved this. We take a look at what led up to his victory.<\/p>\n Matt Mendez, aged 28, is a dedicated poker player, one who may not have won much in his career, but who has definitely displayed the making qualities of a professional. He\u2019s been actively involved with the circuit and his winnings have amounted to several hundred thousand dollars. With relatively few titles under his belt, Mendez is still a known face on the poker scene.<\/p>\n Much has occasioned Mendez partial appearance in the world of poker. He\u2019s both a full-time husband<\/strong> and a stay-at-home father<\/strong>, which has narrowed down the scope of any future poker endeavors he may undertake \u2013 both in terms of logistics<\/strong> and, of course, finances<\/strong><\/p>\n His responsibilities to his family did not keep Mendez from participating in the $565 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed event<\/strong> in New Jersey last weekend. Mendez managed to score a respectable victory and bagged $135,000<\/strong> in the process. <\/p>\n Playing from home, he has effectively transformed himself into the first player to win such an event outside Nevada, which is also a great harbinger of what may follow next for players across the United States, i.e. the liberalization of the market. <\/p>\n Mendez battled it out all throughout the competition, achieving victory in Event No. 47<\/a>, which is the second of a total of four WSOP events<\/a> that feature the bracelets. Rest assured that Mendez did not have an easy run at it either. He had to overcome fierce competition, which consisted of 657<\/strong> players. But even then, there were additional 566<\/strong> re-entries, which put the total tally at 1,223<\/strong> participants. <\/p>\n Blasting his through the comeptition has been a tall order and one that definitely needed Mendez\u2019s full dedication. The final 99 players all shared a piece of the $635,960<\/strong> pot. The final six players seemed to bag the most significant sums from the competition:<\/p>\nDad\u2019s Going to be Back<\/h2>\n
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The Big Regulatory Upheaval<\/h2>\n