Either way, the young poker pro could have made back some money by smiling for sponsors. The newspaper debated why Colman might have been displeased, theorizing that he may have not staked much of his $1 million entry fee. He turned down every request, even with the giant sports network that will air six hours documenting his victory starting later this month, to talk about outlasting 41 other players over the last three days. Caesars Entertainment executives and ESPN officials got their way with that one, but Colman would spare no more satisfaction. No such luck.Ĭhanneling a petulant child, Colman had to be persuaded to pose with the winnings and bracelet most poker players spend their whole lives fighting toward.

That was fine, though it wasn’t looked kindly upon by professionals ESPN interviewed for a segment about Colman’s attitude.Īfter the win, however, you’d think Colman would have took one for the team and glad-handed the press a bit to celebrate his victory. Seriously, have you ever seen a graphic more at odds with the image on screen?ĮSPN spent much of the broadcast discussing Colman’s reticence at doing interviews during tournaments.

That’s the look of a man who thinks his doctor’s appointment is over, only to hear the slap of a glove and the doctor say, “oh, and there’s just one last thing.” Colman didn’t look any happier when the river came up dry for Negreanu, thus clinching his 2014 Big One for One Drop WSOP bracelet. That’s not the look of a man with a 91% chance of winning $15 million. (Though a loser with an $8.3 million consolation prize.) But judging by the screenshots of both Colman and Negreanu, you wouldn’t know who’d just hit a miracle straight on the turn and who was about to go home a loser. He didn’t have to wait long to see one, as the 10 of spades came up next. The flop was kind to Negreanu, who hit both pair and took a commanding lead in the hand.Ĭolman had just four outs - any of the four 10s left in the deck would give him an ace-high straight. Colman, who had Negreanu covered, called with his K-Q. After some spirited heads-up play, Negreanu pushed all-in with A-4.

At the start of July, Colman and Daniel Negreanu were the final two competitors at a $1 million buy-in event at the World Series of Poker. This earned him the label of “petulant child” by a Las Vegas newspaper. How did Colman celebrate his historic, and lucrative, achievement? He grimaced like he’d just stubbed his toe, then refused to smile for pictures or do interviews. In a big-stakes poker tournament that aired Tuesday night on ESPN, 23-year-old professional Daniel Colman defeated one of the game’s most famous stars to win $15.3 million, the second-largest prize in the history of hold ’em.

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