It took just 164 hands at the final table for Weinman to secure the victory, making for the shortest Main Event final table in recent memory. 'I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament,' he told PokerNews and other media after the victory.
The 35-year-old's victory in the record-breaking Main Event, which drew 10,043 players for a prize pool $93,399,900, was nothing short of spectacular as he was two cards away from falling on Day 8 before hitting a two-outer in what will go down as one of the most pivotal suck-outs in poker history.Īfter 16 years of grinding the World Series and only cashing the Main Event once, Weinman had little hope of winning when he registered for the $10,000 buy-in Poker Championship after taking a break midway through the series.
