Hand #157: Gary Benson Out in 2nd Place ($672,685)

Gary Benson moves all in, and Dan Smith quickly calls with [Ks10d]. Benson turns over [4c4d], and he’ll need it to hold to stay alive.

The board comes [10c9c5d9d7h], and Dan Smith wins the pot — and the WPT title — with two pair, tens and nines.

Gary Benson finishes as the runner-up, earning $672,685.

Dan Smith wins the WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, earning $1,161,135, and a WPT Champions Trophy. Smith’s prize money includes a $15,400 seat into the season-ending WPT World Championship in April, and he will also get his name engraved onto the WPT Champions Cup along with all the previous champions.

Congratulations to Dan Smith!

1st:  Dan Smith  –  $1,161,135
2nd:  Gary Benson  –  $672,685
3rd:  Eddy Sabat  –  $436,160
4th:  Shaun Suller  –  $303,793
5th:  Barry Hutter  –  $219,165
6th:  Joe Serock  –  $175,766