Justin Young Triumphs Over Garrett Greer To Win WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown

Leaning against the rail about 15 feet behind the final table stage, Justin Young stood in the company of his supporters as his watched his await the runout against Garrett Greer’s .

The two had been battling at the final table for 11 hours, and it looked like it’d be longer after the hit the felt to keep Greer in front. The on the turn added a straight draw for Young, and then the on the river delivered him with two pair and the victory. Greer’s head sunk to the table as Young’s rail erupted in cheer, knowing their man had just won the World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown $3,500 Main Event.

“It makes it all worth it, I promise you it really does,” an elated Young told reporters after posing for the winner’s photo. “It’s just an unbelievable feeling, with unbelievable friends here with me, and, wow, it just makes the last seven years just completely worth it.”

Young’s triumph over a field of 1,222 entries netted him $669,161, which included a $15,000 seat into the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions. For Greer, he was forced to settled on another shortfall in a WPT event, this time pocketing $458,722.

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Like his opponent Greer, Young had plenty of prior experience running deep in a WPT event, but also like Greer he had a monkey on his back that he was waiting to tame. The closest Young came was in 2008 when he placed second to Chino Rheem in the $15,400 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic for $936,760.

“I remember it was very long and very tough against Chino,” Young said about that heads-up match against Rheem. “I think heads-up [play] lasted about three-and-a-half hours. I remember I got it in good to win — I had two pair against his flush draw. I was devastated for awhile, and I was mad afterwards, but it was a good experience for all and I’m glad I can keep coming back and playing these things.”

At this final table, Young did just that, he kept going. With eight players left, Young doubled with the against the for Andrey Plotnikov, and that started …

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