There have been many great events and series throughout the past fifty years of poker with chances to win life changing prizes. Tensions have certainly run high in the past with players being able to take home incomprehensible amounts of money. Let's breakdown three of the biggest tournament payouts we've seen so far.
Perkins III (born 1969) is an American hedge fund manager, film producer, and high stakes poker player from Houston, Texas. Perkins focuses on venture capital and energy markets. He founded Small Ventures USA, L.P in 1997 and later joined Centaurus Energy in 2002. Total life earnings: $5,449,472. Latest cash: $2,678,386 on 01-Aug-2019. Click here to see the details of William Perkins' 10 cashes. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. Bill Perkins (businessman) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William O. Perkins III (born c. 1969) is an American hedge fund manager, film producer, and amateur poker player from Houston, Texas. Perkins focuses on venture capital and energy markets. Bill Perkins is an American businessman, hedge fund manager and recreational poker player.He was born on February 2nd, 1969 in Jersey City, NJ. He's earned most of his wealth originally from managing large oil companies, then moved on to trading stocks at a huge volume.
1: 2019 Triton Super High Roller Series - ‘Triton Million'
Marking the biggest payout in poker history, amateur high stakes player Aaron Zang surprisingly beat pro Bryn Kenney in the heads up in this year's Triton London event. Although earning himself the title, Zang and Kenney agreed to a chop before heads up began with Bryn securing himself the biggest individual payout in poker history for $20,563,324. Zang, with very little live cashes himself, is a regular at the Triton Events but was a shock to many when he earned the win at the high stakes charity event.
1 | Aaron Shu Nu Zang | $16,775,820 |
2 | Bryn Kenney | $20,563,324 |
3 | Dan Smith | $8,765,628 |
4 | Stephen Chidwick | $5,368,947 |
5 | Vivek Rajkumar | $3,652,345 |
6 | William Perkins | $2,678,386 |
7 | Alfred Decarolis | $2,094,011 |
8 | Timothy Adams | $1,704,427 |
9 | Wai Chan | $1,460,938 |
2: 2006 WSOP ‘Main Event'
There have been many great events and series throughout the past fifty years of poker with chances to win life changing prizes. Tensions have certainly run high in the past with players being able to take home incomprehensible amounts of money. Let's breakdown three of the biggest tournament payouts we've seen so far.
Perkins III (born 1969) is an American hedge fund manager, film producer, and high stakes poker player from Houston, Texas. Perkins focuses on venture capital and energy markets. He founded Small Ventures USA, L.P in 1997 and later joined Centaurus Energy in 2002. Total life earnings: $5,449,472. Latest cash: $2,678,386 on 01-Aug-2019. Click here to see the details of William Perkins' 10 cashes. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. Bill Perkins (businessman) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William O. Perkins III (born c. 1969) is an American hedge fund manager, film producer, and amateur poker player from Houston, Texas. Perkins focuses on venture capital and energy markets. Bill Perkins is an American businessman, hedge fund manager and recreational poker player.He was born on February 2nd, 1969 in Jersey City, NJ. He's earned most of his wealth originally from managing large oil companies, then moved on to trading stocks at a huge volume.
1: 2019 Triton Super High Roller Series - ‘Triton Million'
Marking the biggest payout in poker history, amateur high stakes player Aaron Zang surprisingly beat pro Bryn Kenney in the heads up in this year's Triton London event. Although earning himself the title, Zang and Kenney agreed to a chop before heads up began with Bryn securing himself the biggest individual payout in poker history for $20,563,324. Zang, with very little live cashes himself, is a regular at the Triton Events but was a shock to many when he earned the win at the high stakes charity event.
1 | Aaron Shu Nu Zang | $16,775,820 |
2 | Bryn Kenney | $20,563,324 |
3 | Dan Smith | $8,765,628 |
4 | Stephen Chidwick | $5,368,947 |
5 | Vivek Rajkumar | $3,652,345 |
6 | William Perkins | $2,678,386 |
7 | Alfred Decarolis | $2,094,011 |
8 | Timothy Adams | $1,704,427 |
9 | Wai Chan | $1,460,938 |
2: 2006 WSOP ‘Main Event'
Apart from 2019's winner Hossein Ensan, and 2014 winner Martin Jacobson, who both collected $10,000,000 for the Main Event titles. The biggest takeaway in WSOP Main Event history was 2006's winner Jamie Gold. The champion took away a stunning $12,000,000 to secure the win in a field of 8,773 entries. 2006 also marks the year of the biggest ever prize pool ($82,512,162).
1 | Jamie Gold | $12,000,000 |
2 | Paul Wasicka | $6,102,499 |
3 | Mike Binger | $4,123,310 |
4 | Allen Cunningham | $3,628,513 |
5 | Rhett Butler | $3,216,182 |
6 | Richard Lee | $2,803,851 |
7 | Douglas Kim | $2,391,520 |
8 | Erik Friberg | $1,979,189 |
9 | Dan Nassif | $1,566,858 |
Road to Glory
Having ten years of previous live experience, this was Gold's first Main Event entry, and what a way to start. Sitting down with legends like Johnny Chan and Chris Ferguson, Gold felt that watching these players really elevated his game and made him focus on the educational parts of the game. He said at the time ‘I remember being both confident and nervous' but credits his ability to remain calm and continue to run deep in these events through his knack for picking up on his mistakes early. He says this only comes with years of experience
3: 2012 ‘The Big One for One Drop'
In 2012, Antonio 'The Magician' Esfandiari, managed to pull of a heroic victory in the famous $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop tournament. Defeating Sam Trickett in the heads up, Esfandiari managed secure his second bracelet along with $18,000,000 for winning the prestigious event. He also achieved his third bracelet the same year in the $1,100 No Limit Hold'em competition. Esfandiari ranks 13th on the All Time Money List as of 2019.
1 | Antonio Esfandiari | $18,346,673 |
2 | Sam Trickett | $10,112,001 |
3 | David Einhorn | $4,352,000 |
4 | Phil Hellmuth | $2,645,333 |
5 | Guy Laliberté | $1,834,666 |
6 | Brian Rast | $1,621,333 |
7 | Bobby Baldwin | $1,408,000 |
8 | Richard Yong | $1,237,333 |
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William is a businessman and amateur poker player who's appearing on The Big Game to test his skills against the best in the world, have a good time and meet new people. He runs a private equity and venture capital company in Texas, with a wide portfolio of business interests and investments. He also has a passion for making films, and regularly acts as producer on various titles made by his own company. William is married with three children, and dedicates much of his time to helping a range of different charities and research projects.
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