{"id":2427,"date":"2018-07-16T13:05:05","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T12:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moneypokersites.com\/?p=2427"},"modified":"2018-07-16T13:05:05","modified_gmt":"2018-07-16T12:05:05","slug":"john-cynn-wins-world-series-of-poker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moneypokersites.com\/news\/john-cynn-wins-world-series-of-poker\/","title":{"rendered":"John Cynn Wins World Series of Poker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All of the players at the World Series of Poker Main Event final table are going home today a million dollars richer, but it is John Cynn that has taken the huge $8.8 million prize grand prize for himself. After a harrowing heads-up battle that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/2018\/jul\/15\/john-cynn-world-series-of-poker-texas-hold-em-winner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lasted over 10 hours<\/a> and just shy of 200 hands, he is exhausted but thrilled with the result.<\/p>\n<p>Cynn\u2019s final competitor was Tony Miles, a native of Jacksonville, FL. The hand that secured his fate was an all-in with Cynn\u2019s KJc versus Miles\u2019 Qc8h. The community cards came down Kh Kd 5h 8d 4s, which gave the Cynn the set and the title of 2018 WSOP Champion.<\/p>\n<p>Cynn has been making appearances at the World Series of Poker since 2014, but he has never earned a prize nearly this impressive. In 2016, he just missed out on the final table, placing 11th with a prize worth $650 000. Miles, on the other hand, has not fared as well over the course of his career, having earned just over $54 000 in tournament winnings before hitting his $5 million second-place prize yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>He has stated that he feels overwhelmed after coming out on top of the World Series of Poker, and that the prize money will be life-changing. However, when asked by reporters how he plans to spend his millions, Cynn stated that he has no immediate plans.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"steep-competition-at-the-final-table\">Steep Competition at the Final Table<\/h2>\n<p>The WSOP 2018 final table was <a href=\"http:\/\/moneypokersites.com\/news\/2018\/07\/13\/wild-hand-decides-wsop-final-table\/\">full of fierce competitors<\/a>, as Cynn played against some of the biggest names in the industry. The table included Alex Lynskey, who has accrued $1.5 million in tournament winnings over the years, as well as three-time bracelet winner Joe Cada.<\/p>\n<p>Over 7800 players competed in the World Series of Poker Main Event, helping to build one of the biggest prize pools the competition has ever seen. The buy in was a whopping $10 000, with many players earning their seats via online satellite tournaments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"All of the players at the World Series of Poker Main Event final table are going home today a million dollars richer, but it is John Cynn that has taken the huge $8.8 million prize grand prize for himself. 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