WPT Paris Goes to Florida Pro

Waxman goes home with EUR518,750 A major win was scored over the weekend by a Florida pro Matthew Waxman, who took down the World Poker Tour Paris main event, outplaying the other 311 players. For his win, he earned the biggest single paycheck of his career for EUR518,750. With this win, his live tourney career winnings have been boosted to over $1.7 million. The final table included Waxman, his heads-up opponent, Fenchman Hugo Lemaire, as well as Fred Magen, Byron Kaverman, Mikko Sundell, and Martin Jacobson. The heads-up ended in only two hands, after which Lemaire had to settle with the runner-up prize of EUR311,100.