Five years ago, Costa Rica’s Steven Thompson nearly won a World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet. He fell just one spot shy of victory finishing runner-up to Calvin Lee in the 2016 WSOP Event #21: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed, good for $328,487.
The now 41-year-old and father of two, who describes himself as a “dreamer” and “crazy, funny guy,” is also known to some as the man who was once kidnapped and shot.
“I was already hiding after getting hit in the head with a gun and threatened my life.