Steven “SvZff” van Zadelhoff wins the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker Main Event for $1.6m at a final table that contained no deal-making.

Every professional poker player believes there’s a fairy somewhere, guided them, hopefully, to a life-changing win. I see it in their eyes. I hear it in their voices. I can smell the confidence in their social media feeds.

Steven “SvZff” van Zadelhoff is one of those people armed with a fairy. The Dutchman has travelled all over the world playing live tournament poker, but it’s his online game that’s his bread and butter.

Before today, SvZff had earned $3.8m playing online, and $1.5m playing live. Not considerable sums when compared with the people who usually hog our headlines, but sturdy enough to show you that the man is the consummate grinder.