Tuesday June 25,2013 : Jared "The Waco Kidd" Hamby surprised with an impressive comeback after entering the final table with the short stack in Event 40: a $1 500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em tourney at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.
Hamby took the title, bracelet and a substantial $525 272 in prize money in a final table featuring no previous bracelet winners and a strong representation of South American players.
Final table results came in at:
1. Jaren Hamby $525,272
2. Peter Hengsakul $325,780
3. Allan Vrooman $230,178
4. Nicolas Fierro $165,501
5. Joao Dorneles Neto $120,574
6. Matt Berkey $89,008
7. Richard Dubini $66,544
8. Fred Berger $50,382
9. David Nicholson $38,625