Scott Margereson Wins WPT Seminole Hard Rock Main Event

This was Margereson’s second live poker tournament title, but prior to this, he had only one 6-figure score, where he cashed $107,723 for 5th place in a 2016 WSOP event. This massive win at the SHR Poker Showdown turned out to be his career-best by a long, long way, which also doubled his career winnings and took it past the $1.2 million mark. His prize also includes a $15,000 entry into the WPT Tournament of Champions.

Apart from Margereson, the top 40 were all USA poker players, including Faraz Jaka who reached heads up against Margereson. Jaka is a well-known player in the poker circuit, with over $6 million in live cashes but he went into heads up with almost a 1:3 chip deficit. It took 31 hands to end the heads-up battle, with Margereson’s Q-J hitting 2-pair on the flop which was enough to beat Jaka’s A-8 suited.

Final results:

1. Scott Margereson – $696,740
2. Faraz Jaka – $454,496
3. Brian Hastings – $336,466
4. Joey Couden – $251,523
5. Matt Stout – $189,880
6. Jeff Fielder – $144,775

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