Typically, when a poker player finds incredible success in a specific event, they circle the date on the calendar, anticipating its return to see if lightning will strike twice. And if I’m here, I’m obviously going to play even though I kept telling myself I’m not going to play…but I’m here on Day 1.” “…but then someone owes me a lot of money, texts me out of the blue saying ‘hey, come to Vegas – this time I’m going to give you all your money,’ and I’d be a fool to turn that down. He says he wasn’t planning on returning for Year Two, but something came up that was able to convince him. A guy who turned one of the shortest stacks at the final table into a resume-topping $2,095,000 payday. It does sound crazy, especially coming from Jean-Claude Moussa, the third-place finisher in last year’s inaugural WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.
“I know this sounds crazy but I wasn’t going to come…” Jean-Claude Moussa is back at the WPT World Championship looking to improve on last year’s third-place finish.
