A champion has been topped within the $10,400 buy-in World Poker Tour World Championship (WPTWC) on Saturday, and his identify is Scott Stewart.
The most recent member of the WPT Champions Membership defeated Rob Sherwood heads-up to win $2,563,900, whereas the runner-up secured $2,200,000. It took virtually no time on Day 6 for fireworks to ensue on the closing desk. Two gamers busted within the first two orbits, and one other went out moments later.
Chris Moorman did not win, however his run is a serious a part of this match’s story. The British poker star completed fourth within the WPT World Championship for the second straight yr, some of the spectacular accomplishments in World Poker Tour historical past. However his elimination was a fully merciless strategy to exit.
WPT World Championship Last Desk Outcomes
Early Fireworks and a Moorman Elimination
The ultimate day’s motion began with a flurry of notable fingers inside the first orbit. Scott Stewart picked up aces in one of many first fingers of the day. He acquired in his chips preflop with the rockets and was up towards the shorter stacked Christian Roberts, who had ace-queen. Roberts had an opportunity to crack the aces, flopping a flush draw, however finally exited in sixth place for $665,000 after the flip and river failed to present him the test mark.
5 turned 4 on the subsequent deal. Ryan Yu three-bet jammed pocket nines over an open however bumped into Edward Pak‘s Huge Slick. The ace-king flopped two pair and improved right into a full home on the flip to depart Yu drawing lifeless. Yu’s exit netted him $875,000 and kicked off the seven-figure payouts.
Sherwood doubled up the very subsequent hand after his queens held towards Moorman’s sixes. The Englishman, who made the WPTWC closing desk for the second yr in a row, took an enormous hit and tumbled down the counts.
Moorman seemed like he was going to rebound shortly after. In a three-bet pot on a J-J-7 flop, Moorman acquired his chips into the center with queens and was referred to as by Pak, who had tens. However a ten peeled off on the flip to place Pak in entrance. No miracle arrived on the river, and the net poker legend departed in fourth place, the identical place he was eradicated in final yr.
Moorman acquired $1,150,000 for his efforts, about $850,000 lower than a yr in the past. The 2014 WPT LA Poker Basic champion now has $10.2 million in dwell match cashes, in response to The Hendon Mob.
All the way down to the Last Three
The ultimate three gamers agreed to flatten the payouts after Moorman’s elimination. First place was initially slated to pay $3,138,000, however the remaining gamers needed to decrease the variance.
Getting to 3 took little time, however getting to 2 from three lasted about three hours. That third place finisher, who was paid $2 million, was Pak after calling an all in with a queen-high flush towards the jacks-full Stewart held.
Heads-up play would then start with Stewart holding a slightly-better-than 2-1 chip benefit, which he would prolong to just about 7-1 at one level. He gave the impression to be on the verge of ending off the match when he moved all in with queens towards ace-jack, however an ace on the flop stored Sherwood round.
Sherwood continued to chip up and earlier than lengthy had practically caught as much as his opponent. The 2 would battle for hours, and Sherwood wouldn’t solely finally take over the chip lead, however seize a substantial benefit.
The tides would flip the opposite method, nevertheless, and after greater than 5 hours of a grueling heads-up battle, Stewart acquired his stack in with pocket kings towards pocket 6’s, and the most effective handheld. That left Sherwood with crumbs, and he’d be eradicated in second place two fingers later.
Stewart, who had a boisterous rail cheering him on with chants of “Stew-S-A” all through the marathon closing desk, joins Eliot Hudon (2022) and Dan Sepiol (2023) within the rising record of WPT World Championship winners. He now has practically $5.5 million in dwell match cashes, and a life-changing and career-defining victory.
*Photographs courtesy of the World Poker Tour.
Calum Grant
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