This is what you call life-changing money, I guess.” Seidel scores his 10th braceletĪnother highlight of the WSOP Paradise occurred during the $50,000 Super High Roller Event. “I think I played well too, but obviously tons of luck. “I was so lucky, the cards just fell my way all the time,” Zegal said during the winner’s interview. But this was his first tournament win and his first WSOP bracelet. Prior to this victory, Zegal had over a dozen tournament cashes. Zegal won entry into the tournament as an online GGPoker qualifier. It took four days of grueling play, concluding Thursday, to crown Stanislav Zegal as champion. The Main Event drew 3,010 entrants, including some of the best-known professionals in poker. The Main Event Championship featured a $5,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament, with a $15 million guaranteed prize pool. WSOP Paradise hosted 15 events, with $50 million in guaranteed prize money. This year, the WSOP debuted its first winter series, held at the Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas. In 2007, the franchise expanded, launching its first European event. The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is known for its mammoth annual tournament series in Las Vegas.
