Hand #209: James Calderaro Wins! ($271,103)

James Calderaro moves all in, and Shorr calls all in for 1,050,000 with [AdJh]. Calderaro turns over [9d8d], and Shorr needs his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board comes [5c5s3dKd6d], and Calderaro wins the pot — and the WPT title — with a diamond flush.

Shannon Shorr finishes as the runner-up, earning $190,039.

James Calderaro wins the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open, earning $271,103, a WPT Champions Trophy, and he gets his name engraved on the one-and-only WPT Champions Cup. Calderaro’s prize money includes his $15,400 entry into the season-ending WPT World Championship at the Borgata Casino in April.

Congratulations to James Calderaro!

1st:  James Calderaro  –  $271,103
2nd:  Shannon Shorr  –  $190,039
3rd:  Keven Stammen  –  $122,197
4th:  Dimas Martinez, Jr.  –  $90,366
5th:  Tim Kegel  –  $67,842
6th:  Evan Dollinger  –  $54,355