Sebastian Ruthenberg(credit: Poker Stars Blog)
Sebastian Ruthenberg, who won the inaugural PartyPoker.com German Open in October 2006 at the tender age of 22, has his first World Series of Poker bracelet just two years later. The Hamburg native, who isn’t even 25 yet, defeated a tough final table which included former WSOP Tournament of Champions winner, Annie Duke (Duke’s brother, Howard Lederer was the final table bubble boy, taking ninth place and $30,667 for his efforts), Marcel “The Flying Dutchman” Luske and Chris “Jesus” Ferguson.
Ferguson, who has five World Series bracelets to his name, including the 2000 Main Event title and is the winner of the 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Championship, faced Ruthenberg in heads-up play. The two battled back and forth for the bracelet for well over three hours before Ruthenberg finally emerged victorious, claiming the title, his first WSOP bracelet and the six-figure payday as Stud Hi-Lo World Champion.
Here are the results:
1) Sebastian Ruthenberg - $328,756
2) Chris Ferguson - $202,406
3) Robert Lauria - $125,737
4) Marcel Luske - $95,069
5) Annie Duke - $73,602
6) Alessio Isaia - $58,268
7) Steve Sung - $46,001
8) Robert Beveridge - $36,801