World Series of Poker Event 40, a $1,000 buy-in Seniors NLHE Championship, saw 50-year-old amateur player Travis Baker take top prize of $613,466 and his first winner's bracelet.
Baker is a construction company manager from Oklahoma and took down a field of 4,193 entrants, which generated a prize pool of $3.77 million.
The final table lasted 124 hands with four players knocked out in just over 30 minutes.
Baker entered a 5-hour heads up against Carl Torelli, a retired Wall Street investor who live in Nevada.
Torelli walked away with a hefty runner up prize of $378,766.
Additional Event 40 final table payouts:
Jim Hopperstead $274,989
Michael Smith $202,157
Justin Tucker $149,929
Lee Budin $112,154
Stephen Nussrallah $84,644
Steven Gee $64,417
Shane Goldsmith $49,435
"I always felt comfortable while playing," Baker said. “I never got nervous or anything. It was partly because everything went my way. Even after I had a few beats, I stayed patient and that kept me going."
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advoghado
06/25/15, 02:06:00 PM
Congratulations Mr. Baker a very nice cash prize to a player "amateur" looks a bit like the story of Chris "Moneymaker", when he won a seat to play the WSOP and...
Congratulations Mr. Baker a very nice cash prize to a player "amateur" looks a bit like the story of Chris "Moneymaker", when he won a seat to play the WSOP and also won a great cash prize, by the way, good tip given by Mr. Baker to who plays poker "I was never nervous and was always patient" Get in front of more than 4,000 players is fantastic!
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