Hand #147: Zachary Smiley Wins WPT Maryland Live! ($356,536)

Hand #147  –  Zachary Smiley (pictured) raises to 300,000, Ryan Belz reraises to 800,000, and Smiley moves all in.

Belz calls all in with , and he needs to improve to stay alive against Smiley’s .

The board comes , and Zachary Smiley wins the pot — and the WPT title — with a pair of fives.

Ryan Belz finishes as the runner-up, earning $239,412.

Zachary Smiley wins WPT Maryland Live!, earning $356,536, which includes his entry into the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions. Smiley also receives a WPT Champions Trophy, and his name will be inscribed on the one-and-only WPT Champions Cup, alongside every other WPT champion from all 15 seasons.

Congratulations to Zachary Smiley!

1st:  Zachary Smiley  –  $356,536*
2nd:  Ryan Belz  –  $239,412
3rd:  Mario Silvestri III  –  $153,983
4th:  Darren Elias  –  $113,905
5th:  Benjamin Zamani  –  $85,429
6th:  Cate Hall  –  $68,554

* First-prize amount includes a $15,000 seat into the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions.