Griffin Benger, Toronto player, nets $1.25M US at World Series of Poker
Canadian Griffin Benger couldn't make it past the first of three nights in the World Series of Poker final, but will still earn a hefty payday for his efforts.
The Toronto native will go down in the books as a seventh-place finisher at the 47th annual edition of WSOP at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Benger's purse for that finish is $1.25 million US, as all nine finalists were guaranteed a payday in seven figures. The elite group of nine competitors outlasted a field of 6,737 players who all began competing in May.
Benger, 31, made a name for himself as a competitive Counter-Strike player but then transitioned from competitive gaming to online poker.
He began racking up wins in person, highlighted by earning over $560,000 at a European Poker Tour in Berlin in 2013, and a $1 million victory in London late in 2014.
The three remaining players at the table who advanced from a group of five that started Monday are Americans: Las Vegas resident and current chip leader Qui Nguyen, Cliff Josephy of Muttontown, N.Y., and Gordon Vayo of San Francisco.
The trio will return to the table Tuesday to determine the winner.
The tournament is a 45-year tradition that got its start with casino owner Benny Binion as an invitation-only event.
Griffin Benger picked up the second seven-figure payday of his career. (John Locher/The Associated Press)
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