Kayhan Mokri Claims the Title in WPT Global’s Fall Festival Main Event!
Out of all the online poker action we’ve been treated with the last couple of months, one could argue that the Fall Festival over at WPT Global has been one of the highlights. A lot of exciting and entertaining poker has been played on the site during the last weeks, and the whole series recently culminated with the Fall Festival Main Event. Participating players surely were eager to claim the title of the event, considering it was not only a good prize pool to hunt the biggest share off, but also a $10 400 entry to the WPT World Championship were also at stake. When the dust settled, Norwegian Kayham Mokri could title himself as the winner!
Mokri’s Sigh of Relief
104 entries were made in the $3 500 online poker tournament, which meant a first place prize of $90 122. Mokri, known on the WPT Global poker site as “SinZuang”, eventually found himself Heads-Up in the tournament and the victory was within his grasp. After an eventful Heads-Up, he finally claimed the title; however, he felt more relief than joy:
“Heads-Up was very frustrating because I had a humongous chip lead and this guy, he wouldn’t bust. We ended up going all in four times and I just lost all of them, with flip situations. And then I was getting frustrated, but when I won, I just smashed my office desk and I was like “finally, yes”! It was more of a relief than anything else.”
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the Norwegian emerged on top. Well-respected poker player Mokri can look back on a great poker year and he’s now edging on $3,3M in tournament earnings. He won the EPT High Roller in Barcelona back in August and he feels like momentum is crucial when it comes to tournament poker:
“It’s just like you’re in the moment, you’re playing well, when you’re winning it’s easier to play well, you’re more in the zone. And I’m going to continue to play tournaments I think at least for some time, but I’m going to cut down on traveling because it’s very exhausting. But for now, I’m enjoying them and mostly the higher Buy-Ins”.
Next Stop: Vegas
Of course, Mokri can cut down on the traveling, however, he will have to clear out his calendar December 12th-21st. With his win in the Fall Festival Main Event, he was awarded a $10 400 Buy-In for the WPT World Championship that will be played at the Wynn, Las Vegas. This fuzz about this tournament has been non-stop for the biggest part of 2023 and it will for sure be one of the biggest live poker events of the year. Players still have chance earning their seat at the table for a cheaper buck, seeing as they can win a $12 400 package through the PokerListings Vegas Series.
Overall, the Fall Festival at WPT Global was a huge success, and surely, they are as eager as we are for the WPT World Championship to kick off!
