So who won the grand prize at the Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau? The winner of the poker event was Victorino Torres. The grand prize was $3.2 million in Hong Kong currency, which equaled to $416,000 USD. Victorino Torres is a 33-year-old attorney who lives in the Northern Mariana Islands. This is his biggest win in his poker career.

What is so amazing about his grand prize win is that as he was going into the final table in the poker tournament, he was the second lowest in poker chips. Most poker players would lose hope at that point if they were last or second to last in poker chips. The blinds are so high, and there is too much pressure, but Victorino was able to remain calm the whole entire time. Patience was the biggest factor that helped him get through the struggle at the final table.

In the four-year history of this Asia Pacific Poker Tour, the runner-up Chong Cheong won $2,088,000 in HKD, and that made him the the biggest winner for Chinese players in the event.

The other players who were in 3^rd to 9^th position in the respective order: Cole Swannack, Jeppe Drivsholm, Kenny Nielsen, Brian Green, Kai Danilo Paulsen, Albert Kim, and Keith Hawkins.

What’s the lesson that you can learn from the grand prize winner? He remained calm and patient throughout the whole tournament. Regardless of his situation, he was always playing the same as if he just first joined the game. Poker is not just all about luck!