This week’s $5,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em event on the World Series of Poker featured Floridian Natasha Barbour going for her first career bracelet. She ended up being eliminated in third for $348,374, but what happened next was almost surely more memorable than the score.

According to the WSOP, Jason Mercier, Barbour’s boyfriend, had decided it was a great time to pop the question. Mercier got on stage, dropped all the way down to one knee, and asked Barbour if she would marry him. Mercier’s run-good this summer didn’t come to an end, as Barbour said ‘yes.’

Prior to the proposal, Mercier’s summer had already consisted of 2 bracelets and a runner-up finish. He’s also won undisclosed amounts in large bracelets bets.

Oh, and he has cashed an out of this world 10 times as well.

With her most up-to-date final table, Barbour passed the $1-million mark in live tournament earnings. She finished second in a bracelet event last year.

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