Win nets $15M in poker tourney

LAS VEGAS – A 23-year-old online poker star has beaten the reigning World Series of Poker Player of the Year in a $1 million buy-in charity poker tournament.

Massachusetts resident Daniel Colman won more than $15 million Tuesday in the Big One for One Drop poker event in Las Vegas. It’s the second-largest payout in the series’ history, behind only the $18 million paid out in the inaugural Big One event in 2012.

The tournament raised $4.6 million for the One Drop Foundation, a nonprofit created by Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and dedicated to providing clean water to developing countries.

The event attracts businessmen and poker professionals alike.