Down to three players and facing fellow-pro Adam Friedman, Steury called with a queen-high hand in the hope that he’d be able to out bluff Friedman. His opponent went all-in with a nine-high hand and that was the jolt that Steury needed. It wasn’t long before the 24-year-old had taken the WSOP $1,500 HORSE event and the $289,283 prize pot.
After taking that chance, Steury told ESPN.com, “I thought there was a pretty good chance I had the best hand. I was right and I was confident the rest of the tournament. I was spot on. That was the turning point.”
He then added, “This is one of the softest WSOP fields. There are a lot of people who do not know what they are doing. As you would expect, Day 1 was easier, then Day 2 got a bit tougher, and then Day 3 was very tough.”
The event marked Steury’s ninth WSOP cash after he won significant money in the last three editions of the annual event.