“After 17 years, we have named the winner of the largest Main Event in the history of the WSOP. “Today will hold a special place in the history of live tournament poker,” said World Series of Poker Senior Vice President and Executive Director, Ty Stewart. After 23 hands in heads-up play, tensions were high as both Jones and Weinman each tabled a pair of jacks, but Weinman had him out-kicked with a King, taking home the win in dramatic fashion. Adam Walton was the first to exit the final table of three after losing to Weinman’s pocket aces. Steven Jones kicked off the final day of play on Monday in the lead with a chip count of 238,000,000. To commemorate the historic win, the 2006 World Champion of the then-record-setting Main Event of 8,773 players, Jamie Gold, presented Weinman with the coveted WSOP Main Event bracelet. The win marks the largest first-place Main Event payout ever from the biggest prize pool in the history of live poker of $93,399,900. Following ten days of intense action, Weinman defeated a record 10,043 players from around the globe to take home $12.1 million in winnings. (FOX5) - History was made at the 54th annual World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe Las Vegas on Monday as Daniel Weinman was officially crowned the 2023 WSOP Main Event Champion.
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