For poker professional AP Louis Garza, the $1.3 million he gained in Occasion #50 of the World Collection of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas on Saturday evening simply wasn’t life-changing sufficient.
So the San Antonino resident dropped to each knees and altered it extra. He proposed to his girlfriend instantly following the $10K Pot-Restrict Omaha Championship at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
AP Louis Garza beneficial properties a bracelet and loses a hoop on Saturday at Horseshoe Las Vegas. (Picture: Poker Information)
“Don’t assume some other time can be proper in addition to now, as a result of I don’t assume I might even be proper right here with out her,” Garza interrupted the winner picture session to announce, as a dozen of his mates captured video from the rails.
Garza dressed for the event in an unbuttoned sleeveless denim jacket, Christian Dior shades, and loads of jewellery of his personal.
“Man, that’s simply me all day, any day, Monday, Tuesday, Jesus’ birthday, your birthday,” Garza instructed Poker Information earlier than his win or proposal.
It was Garza’s first profession bracelet after a number of High 20 WSOP finishes and a circuit ring he gained in January 2018. His profession earnings now whole $1.8 million, in line with Poker Information.
A gleeful AP Louis Garza poses along with his pretty, although unidentified, fiancé on Saturday evening. (Picture: Spenser Sembrat/WSOP.com)
Rally at (the Former) Bally’s
For some time, Garza little question thought, his proposal must look forward to a greater time.
Garza was lifeless final in a discipline of 4 when the four-day event opened its remaining day on Saturday. However a sequence of fine performs turned his fortunes round. Garza confronted fellow Texan Arthur Morris of Plano in a heads-up duel that brought on a number of chants of “Let’s go Texas!” to erupt from the rails.
That motion lasted just a few minutes, although — till Garza caught a 3rd 4 on the river.
Morris, with six High 10 WSOP finishes and his personal circuit ring to his identify, took house $809K.
The event started final Wednesday with 731 gamers competing for a $6.8 million prize pool — together with poker heavies Stanislav Halatenko, who completed third; Sam Soverel, who completed sixth; and Kosei Ichinose, who completed seventh.
