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Frank Maggio Wins Biggest WSOP Seniors Championship Event Ever

capped off a four-and-a-half-hour final table to win his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet and $617,303 in Event #31: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship. This year's event was the largest ever as a total of 5,389 entries contributed to the $4,850,100 prize pool.

Maggio sealed the win after only eight hands of heads-up play against runner-up William Murray. Two hands before the final hand, Maggio gained the chip lead when he five-bet shoved on Murray.

"I had tens," said Murray. "I just decided I wasn't going to back down.