WSOPE winner

Marcus Gustafson is buckling himself in for one of the sweetest poker experiences of his life after guessing correctly how many chips were in the Betfair Poker’s Mini Cooper Convertible in Vegas. It won him a VIP place at this year’s WSOP Europe Main Event in London in September later in the year.

Gustafson was one of the thousands of players at this year’s WSOP in Vegas who were drawn to the red Mini Cooper filled with poker chips parked outside the WSOP Europe lounge.

At 10am on the 2 July Betfair’s sponsored pros Annette Obrestad, John Tabatabai & Sorel Mizzi helped fill the Mini to the brim before sealing it off behind perspex glass. Assisted by Betfair’s gorgeous air stewardesses the whole process took well over an hour and, once it had been safely secured, the number of chips was verified.

While some people tried to bribe Betfair staff as to the number of chips, others used a more scientific approach, measuring the width of an average chip as well as enquired about the internal volume of the car. It was even rumoured that Amarillo Slim hired his own mini and filled it with his chips!

Why were they going to such lengths? Because all they all wanted that seat, plus the ultimate VIP package to this year’s WSOP Europe event which includes entry into the Main Event, accommodation at a top hotel and flights to London later on in the year. The honour went to Swedish born poker professional Marcus Gustafson who guessed 127,644 which was within three of the correct amount.