Throwback Thursday: Antonio Esfandiari is the Richest Man in Poker
This week, poker history was made when Justin Bonomo took over the number one spot on poker's all-time money list. After Bonomo won the Big One for One Drop for $10 million, his lifetime earnings rocketed to $42,979,591 moving him to first place over Daniel Negreanu and his $39,656,197 in lifetime earnings. The $1 Million Big One for One Drop is regarded as one of the most prestigious events of the year due to its large buy in.
For this week's Throwback Thursday, we travel back to 2012- the year of the first $1 Million Big One for One Drop. Antonio Esfandiari took home the $18 million first-place prize. That win catapulted Esfandiari to become the richest man in poker history! Six years later, the One Drop winners continue to make poker history.
