Hand #158: Jared Ward Wins WPTDeepStacks Choctaw ($102,200); Marc Maxey Finishes as Runner-up ($66,100)

Photo:  WPTDeepStacks Choctaw Champion Jared Ward

HAND #158  –  Jared Ward raises to 400,000, Marc Maxey moves all in for 3,350,000, and Ward calls with .

Maxey turns over , and he needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes — Ward pairs his jack on the flop, Maxey turns an open-ended straight draw, and the river card is a blank. Ward wins the pot — and the WPTDeepStacks Choctaw trophy — with two pair, jacks and sixes.

Marc Maxey finishes as the runner-up, earning $66,100.

Jared Ward wins WPTDeepStacks Choctaw, earning $102,200 and a WPTDeepStacks trophy. Ward’s winnings includes a $3,000 WPTDeepStacks Championship package.

Congratulations to Jared Ward!

Photo:  Jared Ward celebrates his victory with friends on the rail.

1st:  Jared Ward  –  $102,200*
2nd:  Marc Maxey  –  $66,100
3rd:  Nick Pupillo  –  $48,660
4th:  Mo Khan  –  $36,240
5th:  Andreas Halikias  –  $27,305
6th:  Shawn Ramsey  –  $20,815
7th:  Tony Nguyen  –  $16,060
8th:  Patrick Lenihan  –  $12,540

* First-prize amount includes the winner’s $3,000 WPTDeepStacks Championship package.

Photo:  Runner-Up Marc Maxey