UK based poker pro wins 'biggest ever' online jackpot after playing in attic for 27 hours

A London-based professional poker player picked up a massive online jackpot after playing in his attic for 27 hours.The next time you judge someone for spending hours on a computer in their basement, think again.Bert Stevens won the prize of a lifetime when he beat 6,023 opponents in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) online main event by operator GGPoker on Tuesday (3 October).A London-based professional poker player picked up a massive online jackpot after playing in his attic for 27 hours. Credit: Twitch/girafganger7According to media reports, the highest-paying online tournament in history lasted for 27 hours with breaks.Stevens – also known on Twitch as @girafganger7 – went head to head with a 4-1 chip advantage against Yagen Li from China in the final round.The buy-in for the event was $5,000 (£4,100) and both players were guaranteed more than £2 million (£1.6m) in winnings, regardless.In the final game, the poker pro reportedly raised up to $10.5 million (£8.6m) with a pair of sixes (clubs and diamonds) before facing a three-bet to $30 million (£24.6m) against an ace of clubs and a queen of diamonds.The Twitch user then took a massive gamble before going all in for around $117 million (£96m)
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