It's not everyday a poker player turned a $25,000 investment into a $7.525 million payday, but on the Fourth of July, that's just what poker pro Brian Rast did in the inaugural $500,000 Super High Roller Bowl at ARIA Resort & Casino.
Well, actually, Rast qualified for the tournament via a $25,000 satellite a couple weeks back, but this past weekend he parlayed it into the biggest score of his career by topping a field of 43 of the world's best players. It was no easy feat as it was fraught with big hands, one that ultimately influenced the course of the tournament.