Jack Oliver, 26, is ranked 19,366th in the world at poker but won a huge 2.5 million jackpot at a prestigious Las Vegas tournament<\/p>\n
A British man ranked 19,366th in the world at poker has won 2.5 million at a prestigious tournament.<\/p>\n
Jack Oliver, 26, who used to work as a financial analyst at Jaguar Land Rover, made the final table at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n
His girlfriend flew out to the States to cheer him on as he finished third in the tournament in the early hours of yesterday morning (Fri).<\/p>\n
Speaking after his big win Jack said: \"I mean I cant complain can I?<\/p>\n
\"There's six thousand and something other people that didnt make it this far so what have I got to complain about?<\/p>\n
\"I think I played well and thats kind of all that matters really.<\/p>\n
\"Thats all you can do in this game.<\/p>\n
\"Of course its going to change my life in some ways its a lot of money but as much as it is about the money its kind of not.<\/p>\n
\"I play poker for the love of the game and will continue to do so and hopefully play a lot more poker in the years to come.\"<\/p>\n
The WSOP main event is the highlight of the international poker calendar.<\/p>\n
Jack, from St Albans, Herts., fell in love with the game while studying business management at University.<\/p>\n
Since 2016 his total poker earnings stood at 87,000 with one top prize of 20,000.<\/p>\n
But he has now smashed that total after coming third in the week-long tournament of 6,650 players.<\/p>\n
During the event all players begin with an equal number of chips.<\/p>\n
Jack made the final three with 77,300,000 chips but was knocked out by American George Holmes.<\/p>\n
He in turn lost to German Koray Aldemir, 31, who won the US$8 million first prize.<\/p>\n
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