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A man from St. John's cashed in at an international poker tournament earlier this month, snatching the top prize and more than $1-million in winnings.

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5 years agoVideoMike Watson won the main event at the 2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas in January.1:41

A man from St. John's cashed in at an international poker tournament earlier this month, snatching the top prize and more than $1-million in winnings.

Mike Watson won the main event at the 2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas in January.

Watson, 31, walked away from the table with $738,245 (USD) — or just over $1-million in Canadian currency.

He beat out a field of more than 900 poker players in the tournament. In a post-win interview with PokerNews.com, he said it was an amazing victory.

'It's a big one for me. Anytime you win a main event with such a big field it definitely has a little bit of a special feeling,' Watson said.

'[It's] definitely a day where I'd love to say that I outplayed everyone ... but really the cards just fell my way.'

Watson, or 'SirWatts' as he's known online, starting playing behind the computer but has been regular on the live poker scene for more than a decade.

He graduated from the University of Waterloo with a degree in math, and now calls Toronto home.

This win puts Watson's overall career earnings at roughly $9-million.

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Where to Play Poker on the Rock?

Newfoundland Poker Rooms: The best place to play poker in St. Johns is the weekly tournament $60 buy-in on Friday nights at the St. John's Racing and Entertainment Center.

There are currently no dedicated casino poker rooms in St Johns, Newfoundland or Labrador however there are a lot of home poker games and some in some local clubs. There are occasional games at the St. Johns Racing and Entertainment center and the Cowan Plaza Bingo. In the mean time the best place to go is either Montreal, Halifax or to play poker online.

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St Johns Racing and Entertainment Center: Texas Holdem Poker games (tournaments) every Friday night at 8:15 with a $60 buy-in. If you get knocked out of the tournament early there are always side cash games going on. Watch out for this guy named Steve, he likes to slow play trips and boats - triple checking to the river and trying to get you to make the bets.

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Cowan Plaza Bingo - Bingo hall with occasional poker games and tournaments - also a good place to go and find out about underground poker games in the city.

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644 Topsail Rd

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Newfoundland Poker Tour (NPT)

If you are looking to find anything poker on the rock from cash games to tournaments - check out the Newfoundland Poker Tour group on Facebook.

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