Biggest Poker Win in History

Admin. - July 6, 2012

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Antonio Esfandiari has won the world's largest poker payout of $18 million

Antonio Esfandiari has made world history by winning the biggest ever poker payout of $18.3 million in a charity poker event hosted by the World Series of Poker. Forty-eight players paid a total of $1 million each to participate in the prestigious game. The three day tournament was in aid of the non-profit organization One Drop that fights poverty through access to clean water and was held at the Rio All-Suite & Hotel in Las Vegas.

The Winners

The 33 year old poker tournament winner, businessman Esfandiari from the US beat British pro player Sam Trickett who still walked away with $10.1 million. The third place David Einhorn walked away with a very respectable $4.35 million. The Greenlight Capital Inc co-founder has pledged to give his winnings away to charity. The top finalists also walked away with $1.2 a piece.

New Record

Esfandiari's unbelievable win smashes the existing record of $12 million won by Jamie Gold in the 2006 no-limit Texas hold'em at a previous World Series of Poker tournament. Upon winning, Esfandiari stated "I just know I was going to win."

Playing Poker Online

For all those players who wish to be the next Esfandiari, the good news is that today you can have all of the excitement of the classic game from the comfort of your own home. There are thousands of online poker tournaments happening on online poker sites every day with huge pots to be won. These poker tournaments do a fantastic job of re-creating all the action as if you were there yourself!