Ankush Mandavia wins first WSOP bracelet in Event #48
It was the 16th time Ankush Mandavia has cashed at the WSOP, but the first time he has gone on to take home the bracelet and first prize – in this case $548,139.
It was the $5k Turbo NLHE title, and he beat the field of 524 to first place. The top 79 cashed.
“I’ve had a lot of deep runs in the past, but until now had never closed the deal,” Mandavia said in a post-victory interview. “So, it’s really gratifying to win. It feels really good.”
Mandavia certainly had to do things the hard way a final table that included Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Strelitz and Kyle Julius, the final hand of JJ finally overcoming Strelitz who had to settle for 2nd and $338,774.
“It feels amazing to have people supporting you and people believing in you. I just gave it my best, and let it happen, and it just happened to get me a gold bracelet – so I’m happy,” Mandavia said.
The final table finishers were as follows:
| Position | Name | Prize | Country |
| 1 | Ankush Mandavia | $548,139 | United States |
| 2 | Daniel Strelitz | $338,774 | United States |
| 3 | Christian Nilles | $232,934 | Germany |
| 4 | Thiago Macedo | $162,924 | Brazil |
| 5 | Pedro Oliveira | $115,957 | Portugal |
| 6 | Sean Getzwiller | $84,004 | United States |
| 7 | Sergey Lebedev | $61,964 | Russia |
| 8 | Phil Hellmuth | $46,553 | United States |
| 9 | Kyle Julius | $35,636 | United States |
Many congratulations to all winners from everyone at LateReg!
