College student cashing in

A week after becoming the youngest player to win a World Series of Poker event, 21-year-old Jeff Madsen proved it was no fluke.

The University of California, Santa Barbara film student who scraped together $9,500 for buy-ins from his parents and a college fund has now cashed in for a cool $1.4 million. “It feels amazing,” said Madsen, who just turned the legal gambling age in Nevada on June 7. “It’s surreal.”

A week earlier, Madsen turned heads by beating a field of 1,578 players over three days to earn $660,948. Madsen has honed his game since age 18 at an Indian casino in California. He has also placed third and won $97,552 in an Omaha high-low event.