Qing Liu Narrowly Misses Back-to-Back WPT Titles, Marcus Gonsalves Finally Wins Gardens Poker Championship 3 Min read Qing Liu almost pulled off one of the most impressive accomplishments in poker history, but still made a name for himself even after falling short this week. Markus Gonsalves also deserves recognition for winning the WPT Gardens Poker Championship, a full year after the tournament began. Markus Gonsalves outlasted Qing Liu, who was attempting to make history. (Image: Twitter/WPT) Winning one WPT title is difficult to pull off. After all, Darren Elias holds the all-time record with just four World Poker Tour victories through almost 20 seasons. Liu had an opportunity to win two WPT titles in consecutive days.