{"id":2577,"date":"2018-07-16T15:14:39","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T15:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/?p=2577"},"modified":"2018-07-16T15:14:39","modified_gmt":"2018-07-16T15:14:39","slug":"john-cynn-wins-marathon-poker-battle-to-claim-2018-wsop-main-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/john-cynn-wins-marathon-poker-battle-to-claim-2018-wsop-main-event","title":{"rendered":"John Cynn Wins $8.8m In A Marathon WSOP Poker Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"JohnJohn Cynn<\/a> entered the 2018 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event with a little less than $1 million in career prize money<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

The Indianapolis poker player had a great run at the event and make it to the final table which assured him that he was going to walk away with a considerable sum of money.<\/p>\n

Winning the WSOP Main Event is the dream<\/a> of every poker player as it not only wins you a prestigious gold bracelet and a life changing sum of money but also opens doors for you with sponsorships and a chance to enter poker history. John Cynn knew he had tough task ahead of him as there were 7,874 players taking part in the Main Event.<\/p>\n

After playing grueling poker sessions for over a week, Cynn was one of the six American poker pros who made it to the final table. All of them were guaranteed to walk away with a million dollars but Cynn had his eye on the grand prize as he had a great chip count to put pressure on the rest of the field.<\/p>\n

In the end, the battle for the first place was between him and Tony Miles<\/a> who also had a strong chip count. The two players put on a show of endurance; patience and skill as they battled it out for over 10 hours across 199 hands to set a new WSOP final table record. Tony Miles slowly succumbed to the pressure imposed by Cynn and in the end bowed out in second place to take home $5,000<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

ESPN<\/strong><\/p>\n

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