James Mackey Wins WPT Choctaw ($681,758)

James Mackey added a World Poker Tour title to the World Series of Poker bracelet already in his trophy case, taking down WPT Choctaw for $681,758 against a field of 1,066 in the $3,700 reentry event.

With the win, Mackey moved past $3.5 million in career cashes to go along with the millions he won online as “mig.com”.

Official Final Table Results

Includes WPT Tournament of Champions seat

The official final table of the event began with German Bastian Fischer holding the chip lead, trailed by the only former WPT champ at the table, Craig Varnell.

According to the live updates, short stack Matthew Smith was first to go, on Hand #29 of the final table. Benjamin Zamani opened for 350,000 in middle position with blinds at 75,000/150,000/25,000. Zamani’s fellow 2015 bracelet winner, Jack Duong, called the raise, and Smith shoved it in for 1,725,000. Zamani mucked but Duong had flatted the and wasted no time calling. Smith held and failed …

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