The Winner of Event # 8 - $2000 Omaha High-Low 8/OB
Ryan McLane, July 07, 2006 - WSOPZack Zwerner is the latest gold bracelet winner at the 2006 World Series of Poker, (WSOP) capturing $341,426 after three grueling days of Omaha High-Low 8/OB.
The victory was Zwerner's first at the WSOP and the first time he'd ever cashed in a WSOP event. His largest victory before Wednesday was a sixth place finish in a $1000 Omaha Hi-Low Split tournament at the 2000 L.A. Poker Classic to win $3,015.
It took 28 minutes of heads-up play featuring multiple all-ins before Werner's Ah-8d-7c-4h caught both a flush and the low to defeat second-place-finisher Rusty Mandap. Mandap received $176,813 for his efforts.
The final table featured a mix of professional and amateur players, including poker superstar Daniel Negreanu, who entered the final nine as the favorite, but exited unceremoniously in seventh place. This was Negreanu's second final table appearance in the 2006 WSOP.
