⏰⏮️ On this day in WPT history – October 7th, 2014 – Darren Elias (oldmoneyd) became a Champion, the start of one of the most legendary runs in poker history.
Four-handed, Kane Kalas chip leads with 122bb, Elias closest behind with 44bb, and two short stacks of 10bb or less. Blind versus blind against the chip leader, Elias picks up Q6h.
After taking the chip lead and narrowing down to heads up, Elias looks down at K4o, the hand that would deliver him his first WPT Championship victory.
For winning the WPT Borgata Poker Open Elias took home $843,744 and had the honor of having his name etched on the Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup, but his run had only just begun.
Just two months later, Elias won the WPT Caribbean Main Event, netting him $127,680 and his second WPT Championship title.
Elias’ next return to WPT Championship glory would come just 3 years later after his victory in the 2017 WPT Fallsview Poker Classic, where he won CAD$449,484/USD$335,436 for his efforts, becoming a W...
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