The drought is over for Daniel Negreanu.
Kid Poker won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in more than a decade, taking down the $50,000 Poker Players Championship. The Poker Hall of Famer earned nearly $1.2 million and captured his seventh career WSOP bracelet. During the bracelet presentation, Negreanu fought back tears talking about how much the win meant to him:
With the win, Negreanu surpassed Antonio Esfandiari on the WSOP money list with $23,398,771 in earnings. His career lifetime earnings across all live poker tournaments is now at an eye-popping $53,878,579.
$50,000 Poker Players Championship Final Table
Place | Player | Country | Prize |
1st | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | $1,178,703 |
2nd | Bryce Yockey | United States | $768,467 |
3rd | Chris Brewer | United States | $519,158 |
4th | Dylan Smith | United States | $363,914 |
5th | David Benyamine | France | $265,054 |
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