Gale blows away field for WSOP win

It took 18 events but Britain has its first World Series of Poker triumph of 2015 after John Gale took down the WSOP $1,000 NLHE Turbo event.

Gale, from Hertfordshire, pocketed a first prize of US$298,290 after topping a field of 1,791 runners at the Rio.

After eliminating Birmingham's Stuart Rutter in fifth, Gale ran over the rest of the table, sending Andrew Le and Matthew Vessier to the rail to set up a heads-up clash with American Gary Luther.

The Englishman started two-handed play with a huge lead and finished off a short-stacked Luther when he pushed with AC-3S, Gale calling with a pair of ducks. The 8H-4H-4D flop offered extra outs for Luther but the 10S and 9C on the turn and river gave Gale the win.

It wasn't the first taste of World Series glory for Gale. The 61-year-old won his maiden bracelet in 2006 after taking down the $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em event. This latest triumph takes his World Series earnings to $954,500.

WSOP $1K Turbo
1st John Gale $298,290
2nd Gary Luther $184,481
3rd Matthew Vessier $127,549
4th Andrew Le $91,991
5th Stuart Rutter $67,248
6th Nitesh Rawtani $49,807
7th Mark Darner $37,379
8th Sean Rice $28,417
9th Tim Finne $21,873