Han Feng attributed the brutal bad beats in the WSOP Main Event to the curse of poker announcers.

After being defeated by A in the WSOP Main Event, Han Feng attributed the loss to announcer Jeff Platt's "curse." He also shared his thoughts on the bad beat and future plans after a stellar performance at the EPT Barcelona, where he earned €148,610.

Just seconds after his brutal defeat and fifth-place exit from the WSOP Main Event, interviewer Jeff Platt asked the charismatic and composed Han Feng about his next plans. His answer was simple: "Barcelona. Booked."

Three weeks later, he kept his promise, and the American athlete is competing in the EPT event in Catalonia's capital. So far, he's been doing quite well at the festival, making it seem like a wise decision.

If Feng harbors any resentment about being the victim of one of the worst bad beats in history (at least in that case), he hides it very well. Perhaps it's because he knows why it happened.

If you're reading this, Jeff Platt, you might be better off looking away for now. Your influence may be greater than we realize…

"Cursed by Jeff Platt"

Being beaten by A at any time in any tournament is bad enough, but when it happens at the WSOP Main Event final table with five players, perhaps hell should reserve a special place for it.

After all, Feng earned $2.25 million from this extraordinary Main Event run (not bad for a ten-day job), while Greg Mueller, the beneficiary of a lucky community card, used his newly acquired chips to advance to third place, earning an additional $1.5 million.

Nevertheless, Feng held no grudge. Reflecting on the hand three weeks later, he said, "I don't actually think about it very often. It's a very simple situation. You just have a 20% chance of losing to 9 with Ace, so it doesn't bother me."

"He was the only person I interviewed for about two minutes before the second day started, and then I got messed up."

"What bothers me is that I couldn't support Lauri [Saaskilahti]'s K with my AJ. That's what I care about. Not the bad beat. Bad beats don't bother me."

Although he knew mathematical probability, that much was undeniable, Feng, with a mischievous grin, offered a rather unconventional theory about what had happened.

"I'm 100% cursed by Jeff Platt because he didn't interview me on the first day, and then I went on a rampage. Then... he was the only person I interviewed for about two minutes before the second day started, and then I got messed up."

Enjoy EPT Barcelona

In this great game of "slides and ladders" for poker players, Feng is now also a content partner of GTO Wizard. He was already on track before his recent Main Event run, but there's no doubt that the $2.25 million prize money certainly helped.

Success breeds more success (just ask Jamie Dwan), Feng earned €148,610 for sixth place in the PokerStars Open Main Event, his second-highest prize to date.

When asked if he had noticed any changes since becoming a featured presenter on ESPN, Feng replied, "I still think half the people don't even know I made it to the Main Event final table. They just think of me as an ordinary person, which is fine."

"I still think that half of the people don't even know that I made it to the final table of the Main Event. They just think of me as an ordinary person."

And his luck was also pretty good, which helped, he added: "I mean, to be honest, I won all the coin flips today. I didn't even lose any yesterday... but to be fair, I was ahead all the time."

Will we see him use his newfound wealth for higher buy-ins and more travel? No, that's not how Feng approaches poker. The American player is absolutely methodical, and despite winning life-changing prizes in Las Vegas and Barcelona, his plans don't seem to have changed much.

"I had planned to come here before I even made it to the main event. I just had to postpone my flight a little... I didn't cancel, I just rescheduled."

As for how to spend this money? "No. No, it's locked up. It will turn into Bitcoin."

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