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A month later he finished runner-up in the November 5th Sunday Million, earning $119,091.
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Cory Carroll
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Career
Carroll has made at least two final tables in the "Sunday Million", a $215 buy-in tournament with a $1 Million Guaranteed prize-pool on PokerStars. On October 15, 2006, Carroll, under the screenname "UGOTPZD", came in third place in the Sunday Million, earning $55,289.86. In 2007, Carroll cashed in the money for the first time in the $10,000 Number Limit Hold"em Main Event Championship coming in 91st place out of a field of 6,358 players, earning $67,535.
Carroll finished runner up to Jonathan Little during Sixth season of the (WPT) Mirage Poker Showdown, earning $561,369.
This left Hansen to exclaim to himself, as picked up by the television telecast microphones, "Insanity prevails, insanity prevails. As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,800,000.
Achievements
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Carroll won the 2007 circuit event at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas earning $515,176 for first place. Carroll was second in chips to Gus Hansen at the final table of the 2008 Five-Star World Poker Classic (the $25,500 WPT Championship) when Carrol Holding A♦ J♠ was busted by Hansen holding 7♦ 5♦ when the a flop came Q♣ J♦ 6♦, Hansen with chip lead moved all-in, after a moment of thinking, Carrol called and was ahead in the hand with a pair of Jacks vs Hansen flush draw, the turn was the Q♥ leaving only one card to come, but when the river brought the 3♦ it gave Hansen a flush that won the hand and eliminating Carroll from the tournament in fourth place, earning him $593,645.
