Three tournaments, three wins. That’s the claim to fame of France’s Kalidou Sow, who just picked up his third title in a row at the Winamax Poker Tour Paris High Roller tournament. He added just over $123,000 to the more than $900,000 he earned between December 2017 and January, and the more than $1.4 million he’s picked up in live action in his career.
In December, Sow finished first at the PokerStars Championship Prague Main Event for $123,104. He followed that up with his second first-place win at the PokerStars Festival London Main Event, adding another $170,000 to his bank. He completed the hat trick (shamelessly borrowed from other sports) with the Winamax victory in Paris last February 27.
A total of 376 entries for the Winamax tournament were logged, a record for the High Roller event. Part of the increase came from re-buys from players that busted prior to the end of the late registration period. Belgium’s Davidi Kitai was in a competitive mood and tried a total of five times to keep going, but never did make it to the money.
Forty-seven would go on to pick up cash during the tournament, earning at least €2,800 (about $3,450). Winamax’s own Adrien Delmas made it as far as 26th place, pocketing €3,800 (around $4,683). The final nine were guaranteed at least €12,000 ($14,791), with €50,000 ($61,618) going to the winner.