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From Zero to Hero: Israel's Corenkas Bags $1.1M WSOPC Prize

When the nine players that reached the final table of the WSOP Winter Circuit $10,300 Super MILLION$ at GGPoker took their seats on December 6, few people held much hope for the shortest stack. Israel's "Corenkas" was armed 2,761,061 chips, or 17 big blinds, while Aleksejs Ponakovs led the way with a 16,420,942 stack, a monster 103 big blinds.

However, a little under three hours after the action commenced, Corenkas was the last player standing, leaving a trail of superstars in their wake. Corenkas reeled in a $1,095,775 prize and a gold WSOP Circuit ring to treasure forever.