Chris Brewer got emotional a couple weeks ago when he won his first-ever World Series of Poker bracelet after years of coming close. With the “one of the best to never win one” title shed, perhaps he was a little more relaxed, as this past weekend, he won his second, taking the crown in Event #69: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship for $367,599.
Brewer is the second double bracelet winner of the summer; Chad Eveslage won two Dealer’s Choice events in the span of a few days in early June.
In his post-game interview, Brewer praised his friends for helping with his non-hold’em skills, saying, “I have played a little bit online. I’ve played some big bet mix. I’m super lucky and I have a supportive group of friends. I had Johannes Becker, Scott Seiver, and Dan Zack responding to my questions. Chris Vitch, who was at this final table, talked to me this morning.”
“I would help them in return,” he added, “but the information I have to give isn’t as valuable so it’s so kind that they help me in these spots.”
On his way to the heads-up showdown against Alex Livingston, Brewer eliminated David “ODB” Baker in third place, foiling Baker’s attempt to become a 2023 WSOP double bracelet winner.
The win also elevates Brewer into second place on the 2023 WSOP Player of the Year leaderboard with 3,600.53. Ian Matakis currently leads with 4,041.33 points thanks to one bracelet victory and 17 total cashes, including four other top-ten finishes.
In an interview with PokerNews afterward, Brewer said that he will try to win POY, but he won’t go so hard that it would be to his detriment either financially or emotionally.
He added in this post-match interview, “It’s going to be really close. I would guess I am still a dog because I will not skip the Wynn $100,000 tournament at the end of the summer and there’s also a $10,000 at the Wynn that I’m not going to skip. I would guess Deeb is going to skip that stuff, so I probably need to get one more big final table and hope for the best.”
He’s referring to Shaun Deeb there, who sits in third place in the Player of the Year race. Deeb won his sixth career bracelet this summer and is known for chasing POY awards through high-volume play.
Brewer said his next events will likely by the $1,000 Mini Main Event, which started Sunday, and the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship, which he says he needs to “figure out how to play.”
2023 WSOP Event #69: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship – Final Table Results
- Chris Brewer – $367,599
- Alex Livingston – $227,193
- David “ODB” Baker – $158,057
- Chris Vitch – $112,402
- Daniel Negreanu – $81,751
- Yuri Dzivielevski – $60,840
- Young Ko – $46,356
- Ryan Riess – $36,181
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