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Martin Deknijff of Stockholm,
Sweden, was the big winner on the final episode of the second season of the
World Poker Tour (WPT). He took home $2,728,356 from the tournament that was
held at the Bellagio. The total was the largest prize ever paid to a single
individual place finisher in a televised poker tournament or North American
sporting event. Deknijff outlasted 342 poker players in a tournament that
will air on The Travel Channel on June 30. "This is a dream come true. To win the World Poker Tour Championship and the biggest tournament ever in poker ... it is just overwhelming," said the new champion. Deknijff's first post-tournament act was to wake up his seven-year-old son Robin and tell him the news. The new Las Vegas resident has made his living combining sports betting, poker and professional bridge since he graduated high school in Sweden. The top 50 players in the WPT Championship each earned a share in the $8,342,000 prize pool, the most ever for a poker tournament. The buy-in was $25,300, the largest poker tournament entry fee to date. |
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