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A first trip leads to first bracelet

By Andrew Feldman
ESPN.com

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Event 27 | Event 29 Sometimes your home game nickname can become famous … so please, pick a good one. Mike "the Force" Eise earned his nickname by being one of the toughest players in his local home game around St. Louis. After winning a WSOP bracelet in the $1,500 no-limit hold 'em Event 28, the entire world can agree. The 30-year-old pipefitter from Troy, Missouri made his first ever trip to Las Vegas with a group of friends to play in the WSOP. Four players from his Eise's poker clu ...

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