The 5-day World Series of Poker 'Monster Stack' NLHE event attracted 7,192 participants but resulted in one winner, a 26-year-old Florida dealer Perry Shiao, who took home $1,286,942 his first WSOP winner's bracelet.
Shiao has been a dealer for 7 years at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, FL and won the best birthday present celebrating it on opening day and eventually taking the top spot.
As one of the lower chip stacks, Shiao managed to make it to the heads up round against Canadian amateur player and investor, 31-year-old Eric Place.
In an interested side event, Brazilian player Caio Toledog took 8th place with $150,783 and upon his exit took the opportunity to propose to his girlfriend, Fernanda, and she accepted.
Place left in second place with $796,834 with additional payouts as follows:
3 Asi Moshe $594,397
4 Kevin Kung $445,166
5 Christian Rodriguez $335,938
6 Joshua Wallace $255,351
7 Fernando Konishi $195,543
8 Caio Toledo $150,783
9 Hoyt Corkins $117,092
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Alexa Alexa
06/21/15, 07:06:03 AM
This was fantastic prize. Perry Shiao is in great mood this days.I would definitely be if I ever win a milion dollars at poker tournament :) Also,there was very...
This was fantastic prize. Perry Shiao is in great mood this days.I would definitely be if I ever win a milion dollars at poker tournament :) Also,there was very romantci situation,when one of the players proposed his girlfriend. She accepted,so they will remember this tournament all the life.
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