Hand #185: Sam Panzica Wins the WPT bestbet Bounty Scramble! ($354,335)

Sam Panzica (pictured) moves all in from the small blind, and Richard Malone, Jr. calls all in from the big blind for 2,575,000 with . Panzica turns over , and Malone needs his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board comes , and Sam Panzica wins the pot — and the WPT title — with two pair, kings and nines.

Richard Malone, Jr. finishes as the runner-up, earning $237,616.

Sam Panzica wins the WPT bestbet Bounty Scramble, earning $354,335, which includes his entry into the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions. Panzica also receives a WPT Champions Trophy, a Hublot King Power Unico Carbon and Red watch, a pair of gold Monster 24K headphones, 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 Sam Panzica!

1st:  Sam Panzica  –  $354,335*
2nd:  Richard Malone, Jr.  –  $237,616
3rd:  Ankush Mandavia  –  $152,766
4th:  Tyler Patterson  –  $100,643
5th:  Noah Schwartz  –  $77,499
6th:  Paul Balzano  –  $64,183

* First-prize amount includes the winner’s $15,000 entry into the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions.