The new poker champ was ecstatic to have won the tournament so close to home. He certainly did prove he can compete at a high level in more than just mixed martial arts. “I wanted to come back and prove that wasn’t just a fluke,” said Covington, “And show that I could play with the best players in the world.” Covington took seventh place for $48,295 for finishing in seventh place in the largest field poker tournament in the Sunshine State's history - $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold'em (7,703 entries). This wasn't the first large score of the week for the South Florida local. The tournament attracted 84 entrants, none of whom were able to knockout a skilled mixed martial artist. On Thursday, he won his third-ever Hendon Mob recorded live poker tournament, this one at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, a $25,875 score in a $1,100 buy-in pot-limit Omaha/8 event. 2022 SHRPO Event #22 Final Table ResultsĬolby Covington, one of the top welterweights in the UFC, is having quite a week at the poker tables during the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open.
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