For most people, doing a job interview but not getting the job is a minor disappointment, a bump in the road of life that they'll get over sooner or later, depending on the quality of the gig. That may have been the case at first for Nick Petrangelo, but his failure to land a job after college has led to his becoming a World Series of Poker champion.
In his first WSOP final table, Petrangelo topped a tough field of 308 runners to take down Event #4: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout. The professional continued his torrid 2015, adding $201,812 to a rapidly-growing windfall that's now exceeded $1 million since the turn of the calendar.