After two days of final tables, the 2023 World Series of Poker Main Event ended with victory for Daniel Weinman for a whopping $12,100,000 prize money as well as the prestigious gold medal and $500,000 diamond bracelet.
Tournament Day 10 began with just 3 players and Steven Jones started with the chip lead. But in the first hand of a three-max event, he lost a big pot with ace-queen to Adam Walton’s ace-king. A few hands later, two players went all-in preflop: Adam Walton with 8-8 and Daniel Weinman with A-A. The board read 7-5-3-9-K, and Adam placed third, earning $4,000,000.
Before heads-ups began, they pulled out luxury bracelets and a plethora of $12 bills $M Price above. Daniel started with 443 million and Steven had 159 million. Hand 164 of the final table decided the game, with both top pairs scoring points, but Daniel’s kick was the better. This is the decisive hand:
Daniel Weinman (@notontilt09) is your 2023 @WSOP Main Event winner.
In the final hand, both Weinman and Steven Jones turned up top pair, and when Jones called on the turn, Weinman called.
Weinman won $12,100,000 after winning the largest Main Event lineup ever.
— PokerGO (@PokerGO) July 17, 2023
Daniel Weinman becomes new world champion, wins 100 $12M and his second bracelet. He has been on the tour since 2010 and prior to this tournament, he had 69 cash cashes at the World Series of Poker. The victory netted him $15.8 million in live tournament earnings.
Champion Quote: “It doesn’t feel real to win this Main Event. There’s a lot of luck in poker tournaments.” I thought I played pretty well, but there were a few hands where I got really lucky . He added, “A final table can do a lot of things. different way. You need a few cards to get chips, and there are still plenty of good players out there who have more tournament experience than me. But when we got to the three, I felt like I was the best player of the three. With a few good hands at the right time, it all comes together. ”
Daniel has been supported along the way by such well-known pros as Josh Arieh, Shaun Deeb and JasonMercier, in total Won 18 bracelets. He said he and Josh have been friends for 15 years and met Shaun at the final table 11 years ago.
Daniel Weinman celebrates with friends and family.
Final table results :
- Daniel Weinman: $12,100,000 + bracelet
- Steven Jones: $6,500,000
- Adam Walton: $4,000.000
- Jan-Peter Jachtmann – $3,000,000
- Ruslan Prydryk – $2,400,000
- Dean Hutchinson – $1,850,000
- Toby Lewis – $1,425,000
- Juan Maceiras – $1,125,000
- Daniel Holzner – $900,000
The highest ranked Latino isCarlos Silva finished 34th and won $280,100. The best Argentinian was EzequielLebed who finished 141st and won $280,100. $67,700. The furthest woman was Estelle Cohuet 🇫🇷 who eliminated in 68th place to earn $130,300.
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That $12,100,000 feel.
— PokerGO (@PokerGO) July 18, 2023
Source: WSOP.com
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