I had to get lucky to get there but I'll take it.' I'm not typically a sentimental person, but today is and was about the bracelet. Smith admitted he was in shock after the match, considering it was a whirlwind of a day: 'It was a tough match, a lot of hands were pretty crazy and it felt like everything was going against me.
'It was always something I was thinking about, but I wasn't overly stressed about it not happening yet.' Along with eight top-three finishes, Smith has accumulated over $10 million at the summer series in Las Vegas over his short career.
The American poker pro has come close on numerous occasions at the WSOP including a second-place finish at the 2016 High Roller for One Drop where he cashed for over $3 million. Smith was emotional after his victory over Christoph Vogelsang who was forced to settle for second place and $315,029.įor many in the poker community, Smith has been known as 'the best player without a bracelet' but he will no longer have to walk around with that title after topping the capped-out 64-player field. It was a grueling match to finish off the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #6: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship but in the end, Dan Smith captured his very first gold bracelet along with $509,717.
