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Recreational Poker Player Wins $1 Million Bounty at WSOP
Andrew Shelton, a recreational poker player from Connecticut, won a $1,000,000 bounty at the 2026 World Series of Poker. This win increased his lifetime poker earnings by 50 times. Shelton had just been eliminated from the tournament deep into day 2, finishing 102nd for $3,350. However, he had a golden ticket in his possession, in the form of a bounty prize that he hadn’t yet cashed in. He had a 1-in-8 chance of the $1 million top bounty prize.
Shelton's biggest career cash, worth $11,150, came in 2022, when he finished 85th in the World Poker Tour Venetian championship event.
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