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| Published On Jul 20, 2019 2:18 pm CEST  |  Updated on May 2, 2021 11:55 am CEST | By iGaming Team

WSOP 2019 Main Event Winner Hossein Ensan Won $10M!

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World Series of Poker (WSOP) comes on its 10th day where the pressure level is so high on the roof at Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino. The day begins with the 3 players and later, its just left with Italy’s Dario Sammartino and Germany’s Hossein Ensan in the game.

From Back and forth 100 hands were played between Italian and German heads-up, the two players knew that their one wrong move can make change everything, and they can’t do that as many poker enthusiasts over the world are watching them. And finally, after such a thrilling and dramatic journey of WSOP we are here with the winner. So, Congratulations to Hossain Ensan who is the new poker champion of the World!

After the elimination of Alex Livingston in 3rd place today, there was a tough contest as Ensan had 279 million chips were Sammartion’s had a little less stack of 235 million.

Moreover, holding the chips all through Day 7, Day 8, Day 9 and on Day 10, Ensan was most deserving to be awarded with WSOP Main Event bracelet and the whopping $10 million (INR 68.8 Crore) cash prize.

Sammartino on the other hand played very well with short stacked on Day 8 and Day 9 but kept putting efforts to be on the top. Although he missed his maiden bracelet but won $6 million as the runner up prize.

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Here come the final table results:

  1. Hossein Ensan – $10,000,000
  2. Dario Sammartino – $6,000,000
  3. Alex Livingston – $4,000,000
  4. Garry Gates – $3,000,000
  5. Kevin Maahs – $2,200,000
  6. Zhen Cai – $1,850,000
  7. Nick Marchington – $1,525,000
  8. Timothy Su – $1,250,000
  9. Milos Skrbic – $1,000,000