A 54-year-old professional from Sacramento, Gee outlasted 3,041 other participants to take first in Event 13, a $1,000 no-limit hold’em tournament, of the 2010 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. With the win, he collects his first WSOP bracelet.

      Gee finished 286^th in Event 4 of the 2009 WSOP, which paid $2,921.

      Jared Hamby, who was eighth, cashed for the second time this year. The performance gives him ten cashes at the WSOP.

      Overall, 324 players earned money in the event.

Event 13

No-Limit Hold’em

Buy-in: $1,000 Entries: 3,042

Payouts

1. Steve Gee, Sacramento, CA … $472,479
2. Matthew Vance, Lowville, NY … $292,232
3. David Baker, Rochester Hills, MI … $206,813
4. Nicholas Heather, Dublin, Ireland … $149,702
5. Jeffrey Gross, Ann Arbor, MI … $109,621
6. Daniel Thomas, U.S. … $81,203
7. Kyung Han, Chicago … $60,833
8. Jared Hamby, Henderson, NV … $46,077
9. Mats Gavatin, Sweden … $35,290