The World Series of Poker Poker (WSOP) Paradise 2023 has concluded with a lot of players walking away with mega winnings and esteemed titles. One such player is Stanislav Zegal, who has been crowned as the first-ever WSOP Paradise 2023 Main Event (ME) champion.
The German poker pro took down the $5,000 buy-in event and earned $2 Million to pocket his first-ever WSOP bracelet. After qualifying for the WSOP Paradise 2023 ME, the GGPoker qualifier got the better of Michael Sklenicka in a heads-up within four hours of the final day to ship the title.
Speaking with PokerNews after the win, Zegal said, “I was so lucky, the cards just fell my way all the time. I think I played well too, but obviously (there’s) tons of luck … “This is what you call life-changing money, I guess.”
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The final table of the WSOP Paradise WSOP Paradise 2023: Santhosh Suvarna Bags At $10K High Roller2023 Main Event consisted of players from all across the globe as Zegal was spotted alongside Rui Sousa from Portugal, Brazil’s Gabriel Schroeder, and Matt Glantz alongside Sklenicka, who hails from the Czech Republic. Let’s have a look at the payouts for the WSOP Paradise Main Event.
Place |
Player |
Prize |
1st |
Stanislav Zegal |
$2,000,000 |
2nd |
Michael Sklenicka |
$1,200,000 |
3rd |
Daniel Neilson |
$900,000 |
4th |
Matt Glantz |
$685,000 |
5th |
Rui Sousa |
$510,000 |
6th |
Gabriel Schroeder |
$400,000 |
7th |
Montgomery McQuade |
$300,000 |
8th |
Luke Graham |
$250,000 |
This inaugural WSOP Paradise 2023 Main Event had a players field of 3,010 participants, with the prize pool edging past the $15 Million guarantee. It included dozens of online qualifiers from where Zegal managed to parlay his online poker skills to pocket a seven-figure victory.
Aside from Stanislav Zegal, China’s Dong Chen also emerged victorious, with the Chinese poker pro winning the $10,000 High-Roller event at WSOP Paradise 2023. Chen defeated Thomas Santerne to win his first-ever WSOP gold bracelet alongside a top prize of $411,659. Chen nearly tripled his previous-best score by winning the WSOP Paradise 2023 High Roller event.
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