Amateur player Hung Le won Event #54: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em, a special eight-handed event with a first-place prize of $888,888 at the 2016 World Series of Poker.
What the 53-year-old nail salon owner lacked in experience he made up for in vigor. He was playing his first WSOP tournament, and figuring he was at a skill disadvantage heads up against Michael Lech, he decided to take an ultra-aggressive approach and it paid off.
"It's the only way I can beat that guy, he's too good for me," the Vietnamese immigrant told assembled media after his win.