31-year-old poker pro Mark Schmid turned a $1,000 buy-in into $488,283 with his victory in event #34, the $1,000 No Limit Hold ‘Em Championship at this year’s World Series of Poker*. Hailing from Grand Rapids, MI, Scmid overcame a massive field of 3,144 players and while’s cashed in nearly half of the WSOP...
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