There was a friend of mine that convinced me to come down', Ajayi told WPT officials after the win. According to The Hendon Mob, Ajayi now has just over $1.5 million in lifetime tournament earnings including $211,945 for finishing 39th in the 2019 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. The career-high score came a year and a half after Ajayi finished runner-up in the WPT Montreal Powered by partypoker LIVE, good for a prior career-high $254,966. On Tuesday, the World Poker Tour (WPT) Choctaw $3,700 Main Event concluded with Dapo Ajayi topping a 964-entry field to claim a $558,610 top prize and etch his name on the Mike Sexton Champions Cup.
