LAS VEGAS -- Winning any one of the three biggest high roller poker tournaments of the year would be a standout accomplishment for any player. Two such titles would be borderline unthinkable coming into this year.
On Tuesday night, Justin Bonomo sealed the best year of high roller results that any tournament poker player has ever had by winning the World Series of Poker's $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop and its $10 million first-place prize.
"Disbelief. Happiness. All over the place," Bonomo said of his emotional state following the victory. "The adrenaline has been going through me like crazy.