The 2023 World Series Of Poker (WSOP) Tournament has officially named its Main Event winner!

Today, July 18, it was revealed that Daniel Weinman, an American poker player from Georgia who started his career back in 2010 and has only won World Series of Poker Main Event once, won the 2023 WSOP Main Event against 10,043 players and earned a cash reward of US$12.1 million along with the bracelet.

Incredible comeback:

Prior to this incredible win, Weinman experienced some difficulty on Day 8, as he was 2 cards away from the bust before striking a two-outer in what will be remembered as “one of the most pivotal suck-outs in poker history”. However, even before that, the winner had no expectations when he registered for the $10,000 buy-in Poker Tournament after taking a mid-series break. Furthermore, with an entry price of US$10.000, each of the 10,043 players paid a combined US$100.4 million in registration and entry fees, boasting a prize pool of US$93.4 million, while retaining about US$7 million for staff and fees costs.

In this regard, in an interview with PokerNews, after his amazing triumph, he said: ” I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament. 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. And to win this Main Event, it doesn’t feel real. I mean, (there’s) so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well, but so many hands that (I got) incredibly lucky for the situations to arise.”

Final Table Action:

Making his way into Day 10, the final day of the tournament, Weinman confidently marched to victory in the shortest Main Event final table in recent times (164 hands), defeating Adam Walton after his AA won against Walton’s 88, then needing only 24 hands to finish with a head-game against his second opponent Steven Jones, putting him in 2nd place. In addition, this amazing win in the 54th year of the WSOP broke the record held by Jamie Gold who won $12.000.000 in 2006 and surpassed the former high of 8,733 starters also back in 2006.

Speaking about the final table action, he said: “Final tables can go so many different ways. You need some cards to get chips, there were a lot of good players left with a lot more tournament experience than me. But when we got down to three, I did feel like I was the best player of the three. And a couple good hands at the right time; it all came together.”

WSOP History:

The first WSOP tournament was organized at Binion’s Horseshoe in 1970, and owner Benny Binion sent out invitations to seven of the top poker players in the world to compete in many cash games where the winner is determined by vote. Since then, the WSOP has become the biggest and most reputable poker series globally, with the 2023 WSOP including 95 separate bracelet events and the Main Event taking center stage.

What’s more, the WSOP was hosted at the Horseshoe Las Vegas, previously known as Bally’s, for the second year in a row, after moving from its home of the past 17 years at the Rio.