won his first-ever World Series of Poker gold bracelet in his first-ever WSOP event on Wednesday night. Buchwald took home $177,985 and the bracelet after winning Event #24: $1,500 Limit Hold'em. The event drew 616 players and a prize pool of $831,600. Buchwald managed to beat a table full of players who were each seeking their first WSOP bracelet.
Buchwald said it was "hard to believe" after winning an event he hadn't even planned to play.
"I'm living in southern Brazil right now," he said during the winner interview. "I registered this tournament after a 24-hour flight; I came here with a friend who is a limit hold'em regular and he wanted to play this.