For many, the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event is all about the money. Not for Thomas Paul. He made plenty of that on Wall Street when he served as chief investment officer for Fortress Investment Group. For Paul, who is now retired and lives in Huntsville, Utah, this tournament is all about the fun.
"I like poker a lot, but I don't play many tournaments," Paul told PokerNews on a recent break. "I play mostly cash pot-limit Omaha. I folded a runner-runner flush early in the tournament, face up, which was something a PLO player can do and something a no-limit player would ever do apparently.