Back to Articles How Tournament Player, Rob Sherwood, Turned a WPT Seat Into a $2.2 Million Score February 14, 2025 | Zach Schneider Share Rob Sherwood, a BBZ Poker student from Birmingham, UK, turned a satellite entry into a $2.2 million payday at the WPT World Championship at the Wynn Las Vegas, finishing second in one of the largest live tournament fields of the year. We sat down with Rob to talk about how four years of study helped him get there, the key hands that defined his run, and what comes next. “It still has not sunk in” “It still has not sunk in really. Where I was at in my poker career, I was really chasing a $100K to $300K win, so to bypass that and go straight to $2.2M just feels unreal.” Rob Sherwood This was not a one-time shot. Sherwood has played the WSOP Main Event 11 times, with his deepest finish this year at 488th out of 10,112 entries. He came into the WPT World Championship knowing he was more studied than most of the field, and that confidence mattered. “When I play the WSOP Main, and this Wynn 10K, I know I am more studied than most of the field. That gives me confidence which is important. I did feel confident going into this one. Pretty sure this is the first $10K or above that I have played apart from WSOP Main.” Rob Sherwood The hands that defined the run Every deep tournament run has defining moments, and Sherwood’s WPT World Championship was no different. An early double up set the tone for what became a wire-to-wire deep run. “Got an early double up and never looked back. Then late on Day 3, won a big one with jacks versus ATs, against a guy I had battled with the previous day. That sent me to 5M with the average at 3M. When I won that I felt I had a real chance of doing something in this one.” Rob Sherwood With nine players remaining, Sherwood faced one of the biggest decisions of the tournament. “With 9 remaining, I called off 88 versus QTs when I was covered. Winning that flip was obviously huge.” Rob Sherwood Four years of BBZ training Sherwood joined BBZ Poker’s Daily Seminars in January 2021 and has been a consistent student for four years. He credits the training with two things that showed up at the WPT final table: knowledge and confidence. “It has given me two important things: knowledge and confidence. I joined the BBZ seminars 4 years ago in January 2021. At that time I knew I had fallen behind, and if I wanted to continue to pursue poker I needed to study, firstly to catch up, and then overtake. BBZ has given me exactly what I needed. I am still learning, I definitely misplayed some hands, but I am on the right track and intend to stay on it.” Rob Sherwood Mental toughness and staying rational Twenty years of tournament poker builds a particular kind of resilience, and Sherwood does not sugarcoat what that process looks like. “20 years of experience of mainly being disappointed helps to build that!” Rob Sherwood When the pressure was highest, Sherwood focused on the process rather than the stakes. “I think once I am in a tournament, I do not really think about what is at stake. I just want to do as well as possible, regardless of it being a $300 or $10K. When I was in big spots I just tried to think logically about the hand, and as Jordan says, stay rational.” Rob Sherwood Advice for other players “Nothing earth shattering. Keep studying and playing, try to analyse your own play rather than moan about bad luck or the bad play of others. Be willing to drop in stakes on a downswing, especially online.” Rob Sherwood What is next for Rob Sherwood “WPT Cambodia in February. I went deep in the main here last year and love being in Asia during the English winter. Then I will be in Vegas in June and July, and of course December again. Some events in Europe too. I see myself playing less and less online. When I am on the computer it is going to be mainly study time.” Rob Sherwood Related articles The Preflop System That Helped This Player Win Brazil’s Fenomeno Tournament ICM in Poker: What It Is, How It Works, and How to Use It How to Play the Bubble in Poker Tournaments 29% off /mo price Daily Seminars $70.8/mo $85/mo Billed annually Best Value Billed monthly More detailsAdd to cart Share Related articles Poker BBZ’s Complete Guide to Final Tables March 6, 2026 Read more Poker How ICM Changes Your Continuation Bet Strategy March 3, 2026 Read more Poker No-Limit Holdem Training: The Complete Beginner’s Guide March 3, 2026 Read more