Poker-playing UK chef $1m richer

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A chef flew in to Manchester Airport almost $1m (£567,419) richer after beating about 4,000 hopefuls in an amateur poker tournament.
Lee Biddulph, of Thornton Cleveleys, near Blackpool, beat eight US opponents in the final in Costa Rica, despite having never won more than £28 before.

"I was feeling very nervous and my hands were shaking," he said.

Mr Biddulph, 28, who has been playing Texas Hold-Em poker since 2002, was one of 39,000 to enter an online contest.


Players were whittled down during heats until just nine remained who were eligible for a seat at the $1m final, held in Costa Rica.

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