Ralph Schwartz was the man at the $5,000 H-O-R-S-E Event, which gathered a big shiny field. But he overcame this, and with his talent he defeated all the players to win his first gold bracelet and $275,683. He survived from a field with players like Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson, David Benyamine, Men "The Master" Nguyen, John Juanda, Erik Seidel and many more to make it to the final day. At the final table were Schwartz, Phil Ivey, Bill Gazes, Alex Kravchenko, and Robert Mizrachi. Eight hours later Schwartz claimed victory, after a short heads-up match with Bill Gazes.