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Renji Mao is a top student who graduated from Fudan University-MIT and won the WSOP gold bracelet champion in 2023.

Mao said in an interview: 'In poker, my goal is not just a gold bracelet, but more importantly, I enjoy the game, work hard to improve myself, become a better player, and become a better person in all aspects. The gold bracelet is only a small part of it, but it is still a great thing for me.'

2023 World Series of Poker—It took one more day than initially scheduled, but Renji Mao eventually emerged victorious in the $800 buy-in no-limit hold'em deepstack event.

The Chinese player topped a field of 4,747 total entries to secure $402,588 and his first gold bracelet. This was Mao's first six-figure live tournament score.

The tournament was slated to last three days, but Mao and bracelet winner Matthew Elsby (2nd – $248,833) had to return for a fourth day to finish their heads-up battle for the title.