If you haven't noticed by now, I tend to write about things and people that I am fond of or that I'm a fan of (i.e. Kim K. before her movie, Manny, Phil Ivey, etc.) and now I'm happy to announce that poker pro John Juanda has won the WSOP Europe main event for like 866 pounds, which means roughly $1.5/2 million.
I became a fan of Juanda not only after watching him play but also when I found out that he lives right by me (Marina del Rey) and went to Seattle University in my hometown. Last year I was lucky enough to play against him in a home game out here in L.A. and he's a real nice guy and to my knowledge hasn't won a major tournament in a few years so I'm sure it felt good for him to take this down.
The final table lasted 22 hours and included well-known pros Daniel Negreanu and Scott Fischman. Twenty-two hours. Damn. That's a long ass time to play, especially coming off of three straight 14-hour days leading up to the final table.
source: pokernews
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