Simeon Naydenov is the living proof that a combination of skill, perseverance and luck can be unstoppable at the World Series of poker. The promising player came from behind several times to win a bracelet and more than $300,000, and overcame a lot of adversity on the way. He came painfully close of being eliminated from Event 36 twice, but he was saved by lucky cards on the turn or River.

This is not the first time he makes the final table but the previous experience was not uplifting, so it is only fair to say that this is the top achievement of his career. Two six handed tables were prepared for the final day of the tournament and the 12 surviving men were reluctant to let go on their chance to win the bracelet. Nacho Barbero was so short stack that nobody gave him a chance to stay alive for more than a couple of hands, but he surprised everyone by doubling up twice.

Vladimir Kochelaevskiy found himself on the wrong end of the all in and then saw the remaining stack being taken away by Salman Bebehani. Sumanth Reddy soon followed and he can consider himself unlucky for losing to Andrew Kloc with the better hand, but this won’t be more than a pale consolation. Mike Watson made his move against Simeon Naydenov and this proved to be a mistake because despite starting as favorite to win the hand, he saw his dreams crushed by a nine on the turn.

Andrew Kloc was sent home by the same player when he made a full house and assumed that his hand was a monster, only to discover with frustration that Simeon had the better full house. His aggressive style of poker and the fact that he doubled up twice against deep stacks, helped Naydenov start as favorite against Schwartz when the heads-up began. It took him just 10 hands to secure the trophy and corresponding prize money, joining other World Series of poker winners. Find more about their stories by visiting http://onlinepokerbuddy.com/.