The World Poker Tour prides itself on its rich history, the prestige of its tournaments and the stories of its winners. Well, another story has just been written after Daniel Smyth turned a $33 WPT satellite into a $428,391 payday.
Smyth defeated a field of 1,038 players to win the WPT World Online Championships Event #5: $3,200 Knockout Championship, seeing off competition from the likes of WPT Champion Ryan Riess and eventual runner-up Manig Loeser.
The Irishman wasn't the only player to emerge with a huge score from very little investment.