“I said, ‘With all respect, I’m the best bettor in the world. The 27-year-old Las Vegas native replied on X that he was Goldenboy and had no interest in splitting the pot. Sean Perry, a high-stakes gambler and poker player who has almost $7 million in career live tournament earnings, was the final contestant contacted about the chop. Not bad for a $1,000 buy-in.īut then the Grinch - or, in this case, the entry with the alias “Goldenboy” - stole Christmas. The deal was that each entry would get $400,000, and they would continue to compete for the remaining $4 million. When the Circa Survivor field was whittled to 13 contestants last week, 12 of them quickly agreed to a partial chop of the $9.2 million pot. Sean Perry after winning PokerGO Cup event No.