The World Poker Tour Choctaw Main Event in Durant, Oklahoma, drew a large field of 1,175 players, which boosted the original $2 million guarantee with almost the double.
There were several interesting names on the final table, including Darren Elias going for his third WPT title in a year, WPT Champions Club member Andy Hwand going for his second WPT title, and Mina Greco attempting to become the first woman to win an open buy-in WPT Main Tour event.
Chip counts when the cards got into the air on the final table:
Seat 1. Alex Lynskey - 5,925,000 (74 bb)
Seat 2. Andy Hwang - 10,935,000 (137 bb)
Seat 3. Darren Elias - 8,130,000 (102 bb)
Seat 4. Jason Brin - 2,390,000 (30 bb)
Seat 5. Mina Greco - 2,220,000 (28 bb)
Seat 6. Jake Schindler - 5,675,000 (71 bb)
At the end of it all, however, none of the experienced/well-known finalist remained... instead it was WPT rookie Jason Brin (second smallest stack in the beginning of the final table) who stood tall as the winner! Brin, a 42-year-old carpet storeowner from De Soto, Kansas, received $682,975 in prize money and a seat into the season-ending WPT Championship for his victory. It was his first-ever WPT event, but for sure not his last one!
Final Table Results:
1st: Jason Brin - $682,975
2nd: Andy Hwang - $468,105
3rd: Darren Elias - $303,593
4th: Jake Schindler - $224,913
5th: Mina Greco - $167,691
6th: Alex Lynskey - $135,504
