Kiwi Online Poker Player Wins Record Prize

Daniel Francis is the toast of New Zealand this week, after the amateur player outlasted tens of thousands of competitors from all around the globe to break the national record for an online poker tournament prize.

Francis paid NZ$262 to enter PokerStars Sunday Million 6th Anniversary tournament. After playing non-stop for 14.5 hours against 33,729 competitors from around the world, he ended up finishing third overall and taking home the grand prize of NZ$ 674,677. Not bad for a day’s work.

The amateur poker player has been involved in the game for over seven years, but only in the past 12 months has he begun to focus on multi-table tournaments and coaching less-experienced players. He spent the last three years travelling across New Zealand and playing up to 16 tournaments simultaneously, and in the end it all culminated with this massive win.

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