'It was somewhat exhausting and needs to settle,' he said. The German was at a loss for words after winning $2 million and said 'it has to settle first.' When asked about his poker background, Zegal told PokerNews he 'started playing with friends in home games 18 years ago' for 'a couple of Euros.' He took a few years off from poker before he started studying and playing more in 2016, the year he started playing poker professionally. Zegal was joined at the international final table by Brazil's Gabriel Schroeder, Portugal's Rui Sousa and American Matt Glantz, who was looking to bring 'TeamLucky' a second Main Event title this year after his good friend Daniel Weinman won $12.1 million earlier this summer.

'This is what you call life-changing money, I guess.' 'I think I played well too, but obviously (there's) tons of luck. 'I was so lucky, the cards just fell my way all the time,' Zegal told PokerNews in a winner's interview. The field included dozens of online qualifiers, including Zegal, who was able to parlay his online poker prowess into a life-altering seven-figure victory. The inaugural WSOP Paradise Main Event at the five-star Atlantis Resort in The Bahamas drew 3,010 players for a prize pool that just squeaked past the $15 million guarantee. The GGPoker qualifier defeated heads-up opponent Michael Sklenicka of the Czech Republic to wrap up a final day that only lasted four hours. The first-ever World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise Main Event champion has been crowned as Germany's Stanislav Zegal took down the $5,000 buy-in event for $2 million and his first WSOP bracelet. Online Qualifier Stanislav Zegal Wins First WSOP Paradise Main Event ($2,000,000)

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