And with that, the WPT World Championship series was over.

Try and pick my spots and get lucky.”Īfter “Chewy” - Lichtenberger’s nickname from his days he wore a giant beard - was eliminated in third, Sepiol and Georgios Sotiropoulos made a deal during heads-up play that gave $4,167,246 for runner-up. “Just getting luckier than everyone else - that was my strategy, yeah. “The big turning point was the big flip versus (third-place finisher Andrew Lichtenberger), jacks versus ace-king,” said Sepiol following his victory. Dan Sepiol is the 2023 WPT World Champion, a title that came with $5.2 million. Sepiol and his backers will divvy-up $5,282,954 after the 29-year-old won the $40 million guaranteed tournament. How Much Money Can You Make Playing Poker?ĭan Sepiol scored a career-best bink by winning the World Poker Tour Championship’s $10,400 headliner, beating his second-best score by more than $5 million.