Sam Grafton: The Five And a Half Million Dollar Man

Sam Grafton Less than two weeks after winning the $200,000 buy-in Coin Rivet Invitational in Cyprus, the money hasn’t gone to Sam Grafton’s head.

The $5,500,000 first prize — the second-largest tournament cash by an Englishman — is a reminder to Grafton of just how far he’s come in his career, and serves as motivation for what’s still to come.

But the PokerStars ambassador is keeping his feet firmly on the ground…for now at least.

“It’s very gratifying having worked my way through and I’ve been very lucky to run exceptionally well at the super high stakes,” he told PokerNews . “But I’m not someone who only plays the high stakes. I’ll still play 1ks and £500 buy-in tournaments. When UKIPT rolls round I’ll be playing and I’ll be playing to win!” Finding the Right Balance

Any tournament result changes your outlook on life, your career and your poker journey and Grafton admits that things will change a little bit.

“It’s a hard thing to navigate. It’s a question of what to actually cut out because you can’t play everything. If you want to play super high stakes the work required means you do have to cancel some things out. I’m trying to find the right balance.

“I would love to play every GUKPT and I’d love to play every £500 tournament. I enjoy still playing 1ks in London and I will continue to do that authentically.” English All-Time Money List

It’s been over 13 years since Grafton’s first recorded live poker cash, in a £150 London Poker Masters event held at the old International Club.

“I remember there used to be a leaderboard on the wall there,” Grafton explained to PokerNews . “And we were all competing to be the number one on the International all-time money list. And when it closed down I was sixth-all-time.”The topic of lists came up in conversation with Grafton now sitting fourth on the English all-time money list. English All-Time Money List Rank Player Cashes (USD) 1 Stephen Chidwick $44,137,324 2 Sam Trickett $21,772,840 3 Ben Heath $13,455,396 4 Sam Grafton $12,206,361 5 Charlie Carrel $9,607,238 6 Talal […]

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