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WSOP Vacates Millionaire Maker Win, Splits Prize Pool and Bans Two for Collusion

ClubWPT Gold honors its $1 million winner’s bonus despite WSOP’s integrity ruling

Billy Baxter and Jack Effel
Ian Pelz WSOP
The scale of these events is hard to comprehend until you're in the middle of them.
WSOP Poker Controversy

Overview

  • WSOP completed its probe of the Millionaire Maker final table and, for the first time in a live event, declined to recognize a winner or award a bracelet.
  • The remaining first- and second-place prize money — roughly $2.3 million — has been evenly split between Jesse Yaginuma and James Carroll.
  • ClubWPT Gold confirmed it will still pay its $1 million promotional bonus to Yaginuma, whose win had triggered collusion concerns.
  • Nevada Gaming Control Board and Caesars Entertainment imposed lifetime bans on both Yaginuma and Carroll from all Caesars properties, including WSOP events in Las Vegas.
  • WSOP officials and regulators have launched a review of tournament rules to tighten anti-collusion safeguards and address third-party incentive conflicts.