Sean Chaffin is a full-time freelance writer based in Ruidoso, New Mexico. He covers poker, gambling, the casino industry, and numerous other topics. Follow him on Twitter at @PokerTraditions and email him at seanchaffin@sbcglobal.net.
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It’s no secret that poker is popular with many professional athletes. From football greats like Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar Jr. to baseball’s Jose Canseco and American football’s Richard Seymour, players enjoy mixing it up at the tables and competing on some of the game’s biggest stages.
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The record-setting World Series of Poker wrapped on 18/7 as the biggest spectacle in poker. The Main Event title went fittingly to a Texan for $10 million!
A winner was crowned on Wednesday night in the record-setting $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas. Jonathan Tamayo, of Humble, Texas, bested a field of 10,112 players to score $10 million and the gold bracelet.
Patrik Antonius is the newest member of the Poker Hall of Fame, World Series of Poker officials announced on Sunday.
The final table is set in the record-setting World Series of Poker $10,000 Main Event with the final nine players returning to the felt on Tuesday night to play to a winner.