HUMBLE, Texas — A Texas man outlasted more than 10,000 players to claim poker's biggest title.
Jonathan Tamayo, of Humble, won the 2024 World Series of Poker Main Event at the Horseshoe Las Vegas.
The main event started earlier this month and the most players in history took part in the tournament.
It came down to Tamayo, 38, and Jordan Griff.
Tamayo won the tournament on Wednesday night with a final hand of eight-three offsuit.
Here's how the final hand played out for those who understand poker. Tamayo flopped two pair and Griff, who flopped a pair of nines, called when Tamayo three-bet him all-in. The three-eight held on to win. Watch the final hand in the video below.
Tamayo bested more than 10,100 players to take home the $10 million first-place prize, which was the largest in WSOP history. He also got to take home the 2024 Main Event bracelet which is made of yellow gold and has nearly 2,000 diamonds and hundreds of other precious gemstones on it.
