Cornell Senior Wins $4.2 M Playing Poker

I can't believe this hasn't been picked up anywhere. Last weekend, Cornell student Brian Hastings '10 pocketed over $4 million by playing online poker.

This was the largest single-day profit in online poker history.

So Brian Hastings, a senior at Cornell University, is trying to study for finals right now. I understand he’s having a hard time concentrating. Why? Word is he had a decent session at the online tables night before last.

How decent? Try about $4.2 million up. Sometimes taking a study break can be most beneficial.

The former fifth-floor Donlon resident also wrote a blog post about the amazing day. From what I can tell, he won the money by playing one-on-one against some other poker hotshot.

Supposedly he hosted a big party in Collegetown last night. Sources also report that Hastings has been winning big at poker for a few years, although nothing so big as last weekend's $4.18 million.