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63-Year-Old Poker Player Wins $367,800 at Venetian Casino
Harlen Miller, a 63-year-old poker player from North Dakota, won $367,800 in the Main Event of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) at the Venetian casino. He beat 2,790 other players in this $1,100 buy-in event.
The Main Event of the MSPT had a buy-in of $1,100 and attracted 2,790 players, creating a prize pool of $2,692,350. The final table of the MSPT Main Event consisted entirely of American players.
In the final hand, Ryan Dodd went all-in with A♠-J♠, and Harlen Miller called with pocket queens. The board ran A♣-J♥-6♥-10♣-K♥, giving Miller a backdoor straight and the victory. Ryan Dodd finished as the runner-up, earning $236,920.
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