
The World Poker Tour (WPT) season continued over the last few weeks in Las Vegas, with three high-roller events dubbed WPT Alpha8 Trifecta playing out at the iconic Wynn.
Played alongside the WSOP, which is currently entering its final stages, the WPT Alpha8 Trifecta events attracted the crème de la crème of the poker world and named three new WPT champions.
As is usually the case when the buyins get as high as $25k, the Alpha8 Trifecta events did not have massive fields, but the money the players were playing for was every bit as significant as that in major WPT events with hundreds of players.
All said and done; it was Brock Wilson, Dan Sepiol, and David Coleman who walked away with new trophies to add to their trophy cabinets, while the likes of Isaac Haxton, Roman Hrabec, Artur Martirosyan, and Matthias Eibinger all made the final table appearances and taking home six-figure scores.
Brock Wilson Captures His First Live Trophy
Brock Wilson has been playing poker since 2010 and has had countless deep runs and final table appearances over the years, even cashing eight times at this year’s WSOP.
However, major titles continued to elude Wilson, who had bricked out at so many final tables that he was beginning to question his ability to close things out.
Coming into the final table of this year’s first $25k WPT Alpha8 Trifecta event, Wilson had the chip lead, but would also have to compete with the likes of Seth Gottileb, Artur Martirosyan, and Matthias Eibinger to take down the title.
The final table also included David Coleman (6th), and the reigning WPT World Champion and recent WSOP bracelet winner Dan Sepiol (7th), both of whom would proceed to win WPT Alpha8 titles in the weeks to follow.

Wilson was able to overcome this stacked field by getting good cards and playing out a lot of standard spots. By his own admission, he was never truly tested at the final table and things simply went his way.
Asked about his win, Wilson said: “I play a lot of these WPTs, and this is by far my biggest accomplishment to date. It feels really good to just outright win it, and this trophy is the coolest one that I’ve seen. But it’s gonna be tough to carry.”
Wilson had to beat only 77 other players to capture the trophy but still took home $571,000 for his troubles, enough to make up for all the losses he had incurred earlier in the summer.
Daniel Sepiol Continues to Dominate
It’s been an epic seven months for Daniel Sepiol, a professional poker player who only started playing live poker events in 2017 and climbed to the very top of the poker world since December last year.
Sepiol became an instant celebrity in the poker world when he took down the WPT World Championship event at the Wynn last December and won over $5.2 million.
This summer, his good fortunes continued as he took down his first WSOP bracelet in a $1,500 NLH Shootout event before returning to the Wynn for some more success.
Sepiol entered the second WPT Alpha8 Trifecta event on the heels of his bracelet victory and in a matter of a couple of days managed to win another major poker trophy.
2023 @WPT World Champion @DannySepiol wins Event #2 of the $25,000 @WPT Alpha8 Trifecta @WynnPoker!
— World Poker Tour (@WPT) July 5, 2024
Sepiol takes home his second @WPT title, the trophy, $672,000 and now holds the top spot on our points leaderboard, awarding the top 8 finishers with seats to the @WPT World… pic.twitter.com/DmTFRyVjF2
The field Sepiol had to contend with was slightly larger than the one Wilson overcame, as 108 players in total made their way to the Wynn to play the $25k high roller.
Once again, the final table was stacked with the likes of Mikita Badziakouski, David “Chino” Rheem, and Cristoph Vogelsang all making an appearance.
In the end, the reigning WPT World Champion was able to take them all down and win his second-biggest poker score worth $672,200 and yet another WPT trophy.
Sepiol returned to action at the WSOP right after the event, demonstrating his adoration for the game and his unrelenting desire for professional success.
David Coleman in the Winners Circle
Another relative newcomer to the world of high stakes poker, David Coleman has been making quite an impression this summer.
David was able to make two final NLH final tables at the WSOP and win over $230,000 for his efforts there, before cashing the first WPT Alpha8 Trifecta event of the season and making a final table good for nearly $100k there.
It all culminated for Coleman yesterday when he was able to remain the last man standing in a field of 117 at the final WPT Alpha8 Trifecta event and take home $730,300 for his effort.
David Coleman is your Event #3 @WPT Alpha8 Trifecta Champion @WynnLasVegas @WynnPoker! 🏆
— World Poker Tour (@WPT) July 12, 2024
David navigated a field of 117 entries to take home the title, the trophy and $730,300!
He's also earned a seat to the $10,400 @WPT World Championship @WynnLasVegas later this year, along… pic.twitter.com/4hcBR1MCVa
The likes of Andrew “LuckyChewy” Lichtenberger, Isaac Haxton, and Roman Hrabec all stood between Coleman and the title, but none of them were going to get the best of David, whose amazing 2024 continued.
Coleman did not have too much to say about his win, but he made it known that he was happy beyond comprehension to capture such a key title and get the weight off his shoulders by going all the way after a few near misses at the WSOP.
Eight Players Receive WPT World Championship Seats
Along with the regular payouts created from the players’ buyins, the WPT Alpha8 Trifecta also offered some extra value in the form of free WPT World Championship entries for eight top performers at the mini-series.
The three champions were all awarded these seats, with Dan Sepiol now returning to defend his title without having to pony up the $10k buyin, and Brock Wilson and David Coleman joining him there.
Jonathan Cohen, Seth Gottileb, Mikita Badziakouski, Artur Martirosian, and Samuel Laskowitz will be joining them there, as they also managed to collect enough points for their finishes to appear in the top eight.
The likes of David “Chino” Rheem, Mattias Eibinger, and Christoph Vogelsang all came close to winning seats of their own, but as things stand will have to pay their own way to play the WPT World Championship at the Wynn come December.