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The Bahamas is indeed a lucky place for Canadian Sam Greenwood. In 2019, the Canadian pro won the PCA Super High Roller, at the time the tournament had a buy-in of $100,000 and he won $1,775,460. Back in the Caribbean country, the poker player once again triumphed in the series’ most expensive competition, but this time the entry was US$250,000 and the jackpot was astronomical, the largest of his career. .

The peak took place this Thursday (2), in front of a very qualified field of 39 registered. As a reward, Greenwood took $3,726,760, the largest payout of his life. According to ‘The Hendon Mob’, the result brought the player close to the $30 million mark in head-to-head circuit earnings. Before climbing to the top step of the podium, he had experienced a very negative series, without making any final tables.

The head-to-head was against Frenchman Jean-Noël Throel, who had to settle for a $2,137,100 bounty. Completing the podium was David Yan, an Australian player who won the bronze medal and a prize of US$1,472,200. Also note the presence in the top 6 of two other beasts of mental sport, the Russian Artur Martirosian and the American Justin Bonomo.

Check out the final table standings:

1st – Sam Greenwood (Canada) – $3,276,760

2nd – Jean-Noël Throel (France) – 2,137,100 US$

3rd – David Yan (Australia) – $1,472,200

4th – Byron Kaverman (USA) – $1,092,300

5th – Artur Martirosian (Russia) – US$854,800

6th – Justin Bonomo (USA) – $664,900

Born in Sorocaba, but living in São Paulo since childhood, he started journalism in 2000. Graduated from Faculdade Cásper Líbero where he also completed a lato sensu postgraduate course in Social Communication. He has had appearances on Jornal Lance!, TV Cultura, TV Gazeta, ESPN Brasil and TV Globo. Recreational poker player and creator of the Mountain of Letters blog. Experienced in international coverage involving mind sport, such as PSPC 2019 in the Bahamas and EPT Barcelona 2022.