He won his third only last month in a $400 event at Thunder Valley Casino.īut he’s right about the players who tried to stand in his way as he locked in his fourth six-figure payday. He owns three World Series of Poker Rings, including one from a $1,700 Main Event win in Choctaw in 2022. It’s not like Bechahed hasn’t been in this position before. So I had to manage this carefully, take my time, and it worked out well,” Bechahed told a PokerStars reporter. I was the second least experienced player on this final table. “Throughout this tournament, I faced some incredible players, and the final table was an example of it. Bechahed, whose wife is about to have a baby, broke the $1 million in tournament winning mark with the victory.
Sami Bechahed is the man who ended up with all the chips and the $268,945 top prize. The headliner, a $1,650 event with a $1.5 million guarantee, brought in 1,095 entries, some of which were won online. Sami Bechahed is the 2023 North American Poker Tour Champion. The first North American Poker Tour since 2010 wrapped up its series at the Resorts World Las Vegas and it should signal to the online giant that its brand still carries a whole lot of weight in America. How Much Money Can You Make Playing Poker?.
