Darrin Wright had a premonition, and at the final table of Event #50: $600 No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha, it became a reality.
The recreational player from Chicago dominated the final table, knocking out five of his seven opponents on his way to earning the victory and $127,219 top prize. It was not only Wright’s first WSOP bracelet, it was his first WSOP cash. His only other result came in a Circuit event in his hometown in 2019.
Event #50: $600 Mixed NLHE/PLO Deepstack Final Table Results
| 1 | Darrin Wright | United States | $127,219 |
| 2 | Victor Paredes | United States | $78,604 |
| 3 | Joshua Ray | United States | $57,276 |
| 4 | Colten Yamagishi | Canada | $42,192 |
| 5 | Hanan Braun | Australia | $31,425 |
| 6 | Ryan Colton | United States | $23,668 |
| 7 | John Gilchrist | United Kingdom | $18,028 |
| 8 | Kyle Mclean | United States | $13,889 |
He might seem like a surprise champion, but Wright had a hunch he would end up in this spot.