Montreal Amateur Credits Daniel Negreanu For First World Series Of Poker BraceletSebastien Aube Scores $499,636 At Only His Second Ever Tournament Cash |
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Montreal businessman Sebastien Aube was an unlikely candidate to take down the $2,500 no-limit hold’em event at the 2022 World Series of Poker, having only one small prior cash on his tournament resume. But thanks to some inspiration from fellow Canadian Daniel Negreanu, Aube was able to outlast a field of 1,364 to score his first bracelet and a huge $499,636 payday.
“I played recreationally in my twenties and when I opened my last business in the pandemic, I came upon the MasterClass (online training course) of Daniel Negreanu," Aube told WSOP reporters. "I always liked the guy so I was like, ‘alright, let’s go.’ He really psyched me up. It’s the same recipe to succeed in poker as it is in business so it really called to me.”
This was Aube’s first ever trip to the WSOP. The former Purdue swimmer didn’t fair very well in the $10,000 main event, but managed a small min-cash of $2,815 in the $1,111 One More For One Drop event. His second cash was much bigger.
“I’m extremely psyched. I was in it for the bracelet mostly and I’m very glad that I got it. I’m so excited, it’s a very good accomplishment for my second live cash in a tournament. A pretty good one to do it in. I can’t wait to celebrate with my friends and family.”
Aube topped a final table that included runner-up Julien Loire, who also final tabled a big Wynn Summer Classic event earlier this summer. There was also high roller Matt Berkey, who was looking for his first career bracelet but had to settle for seventh place. Israel’s Ran Koller won a bracelet last year, but took eight-place this time around.
Other notables with deep runs included Dave Stefanski (15th), Kenny Hallaert (16th), James Gilbert (17th), Andjelko Andrejevic (22nd), Abhinav Iyer (27th), and Cary Katz (29th).
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Earnings | POY |
| 1 | Sebastien Aube | $499,636 | 1,440 |
| 2 | Julien Loire | $308,817 | 1,200 |
| 3 | Brian Etheridge | $222,762 | 960 |
| 4 | Axel Hallay | $162,627 | 720 |
| 5 | Leandro Vlastaris | $120,177 | 600 |
| 6 | Santiago Plante | $89,905 | 480 |
| 7 | Matt Berkey | $68,102 | 360 |
| 8 | Ran Koller | $52,240 | 240 |
| 9 | Jonathan Zarin | $40,588 | 120 |
Winner photo credit: WSOP
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