{"id":10829,"date":"2018-07-26T21:27:35","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T21:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=10829"},"modified":"2018-07-26T23:15:10","modified_gmt":"2018-07-26T23:15:10","slug":"the-2018-wsop-ended-with-a-record-breaking-number-of-millionaires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/the-2018-wsop-ended-with-a-record-breaking-number-of-millionaires\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2018 WSOP Ended With A Record-Breaking Number Of Millionaires"},"content":{"rendered":"
The 2018 World Series of Poker<\/strong> awarded cash prizes of $1 million or more to 28 different players<\/strong>. That figure is the highest number of players ever to win seven digits at the annual series.<\/p>\n Eleven of the 28 WSOP winners are new poker millionaires. Seven of those players made their big cash at the final table of the Main Event, including champion John Cynn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n In fact, the following final tablists moved into seven figures all-time by virtue of their finish:<\/p>\n The other four new millionaires deserve their own recognition. They are:<\/p>\n Aymon Hata<\/a> is a German player who lives in London. His $1,297,221 in cashes at this year\u2019s series pushed his lifetime earnings to over $1.6 million.<\/p>\n He earned the lion\u2019s share of his winnings by placing third in the $100,000 High Roller<\/strong> event. The finish was good for $1,247,230 at the pay window.<\/p>\n Hata also cashed in three other WSOP events this year, including a 236th finish in the Main Event<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Arne Kern<\/a> hails from Klivery, Germany. He has lifetime winnings in excess of $1.2 million.<\/p>\n The vast portion of those earnings is from Kern\u2019s triumphant victory in the $1,500 Millionaire Maker<\/strong> event. He cashed for $1,173,223 in that event.<\/p>\n He also scored a modest cash in the PLO version of The Giant<\/strong>. Kern is an example of a player who finally broke through, and who gives hope to all who come to the WSOP.<\/p>\nSeveral million-dollar winners made their biggest scores ever<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Aymon Hata<\/span><\/h3>\n
Arne Kern<\/span><\/h3>\n
Tommy Nguyen<\/span><\/h3>\n