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Watch Daniel Weinman Win 2023 World Series Of Poker Main Event And $12.1 Million On Final Hand

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The final hand has been dealt and Daniel Weinman has won the 2023 World Series of Poker Main Event for a record-setting $12.1 million, the biggest prize in WSOP history.

Hailing from Atlanta, Daniel Weinman collected his second coveted ‘Gold Bracelet’ by winning this year’s Main Event. Weinman won his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet in 2022 during a $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed tournament where he took home $255,359 for first.

Finishing in second place at this year’s Main Event is Steven Jones who went into heads-up play incredibly short stacked after Weinman took out Adam Walton in 3rd place and absorbed his chips. Even being personally coached by Alex Foxen, the 9th ranked player in the world according to GPI, wasn’t enough. Steven Jones bagged $6.5 million for his 2nd place finish at the Main Event.

Weinman looked down to find AA and JWalton had 88. The 8’s were enough for Walton to make a move and 425,500,000 chips went into the middle. There was no help for Walton on the flop, turn, or river but he took home $4,000,000 for his third place finish.

In heads up play, Daniel Weinman was relentless. Raising, betting, betting, and raising. Steven Jones finally thought he’d win a hand when he hit top pair on the flop after raising pre-flop with Jc8d. But Weinman had the better kicker KcJd.

The flop came out Js5s2d and both players made top pair. Jones bet, Weinman raised. Weinman made a huge bet on the turn and Jones went into the tank for minutes before pushing all-in.

Daniel Weinman Wins 2023 World Series of Poker Main Event for $12.1 Million

Weinman snap called and all the chips were in.

After things settled, Phil Hellmuth (winner of 17 World Series of Poker bracelets) came over to congratulate Daniel Weinman on his Main Event win. Then former Main Event winner Jamie Gold presented Daniel with his 2nd gold bracelet.

The final 3 players in the 2023 World Series of Poker Main Event were all American. This marked the first time since 2018 that an American won the Main Event.

Daniel Weinman was on a tear at the World Series of Poker Main Event final table on Day 1. He knocked out Ruslan Prydryk of Ukraine in 5th place ($2,400,000). Prydryk was running on fumes when he shoved all in with QcTc and faced Weinman’s AsJd.

With the $12.1 million win, Daniel now ranks 59th on the All-Time Poker Money List, according to HendonMob. He made the jump from 461st to 59th in one fell swoop. He has, however, been a fixture for years. Here is an interview with Daniel Weinman before the Borgata Winter Poker Open 6 years ago:

And his follow-up after he won it:

The entire final table from the Main Event can be re-streamed on PokerGo.