Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. I mean, so much luck in a poker tournament. 'And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. 'I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible,' Weinman said. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million.Īccording to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. 'I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament,' the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward, as quoted initially by Poker News. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table.
Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million.
You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĭaniel Weinman wins World Series of Poker, earns $12.1 millionĭaniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way.
