Hand #174: Justin Young Wins the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown ($669,161)

Hand #174  –  Justin Young raises to 900,000, Garrett Greer moves all in for 10,300,000, and Young quickly calls with . Greer turns over , and needs his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board comes — Greer pairs his ace on the flop, but Young rivers two pair to win the pot — and the WPT title — with kings and queens.

Garrett Greer finishes as the runner-up, earning $458,722.

Justin Young wins the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, earning $669,161, a WPT Champions Trophy, and a Seminole Hard Rock trophy. Young’s name will be added to the one-and-only WPT Champions Cup, and his first prize amount includes a $15,000 seat into the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions, which begins here on Friday.

Congratulations to Justin Young!

1st:  Justin Young  –  $669,161*
2nd:  Garrett Greer  –  $458,722
3rd:  Hyoung Chae  –  $297,336
4th:  Matthew Haugen  –  $220,207
5th:  Tim Reilly  –  $164,113
6th:  Ben Tarzia  –  $132,560

* First prize amount includes a $15,000 buy-in to the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions that begins on Friday.