But those fans would leave the Rio disappointed as 23-year-old online poker star Daniel Colman would prevent Kid Poker from the big win, earning his second seven-figure score of the 2014 poker season.
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The news isn’t all bad for Negreanu, who gets to take home over $8M for his runner-up finish. Negreanu also moves into 1st place on The Hendon Mob’s All-Time Money List.
45th WORLD SERIES OF POKER$1,000,000 BIG ONE FOR ONE DROP$1,000,000 Buy-In | 42 Entries | $37,333,338 Prize Pool Final Table Payouts
- Daniel Colman (USA) $15,306,668 2. Daniel Negreanu (CAN) $8,288,001 3. Christoph Vogelsang (GER) $,480,001 4. Rick Soloman (USA) $2,800,000 5. Tobias Reinkemeier (GER) $2,053,334 6. Scott Seiver (USA) $1,680,000 7. Paul Newey (UK) $1,418,667 8. Cary Katz (USA) $1,306,667
The event will air on ESPN in the US later this month.
