They were both supposed to be players to watch as the final table picture became clearer in Pennsylvania, and, in the end, Anthony Gregg (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: 8th) and Stephen Reynolds (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: 72nd) didn't fail to deliver, playing down to the final two in a fight for the finish.
Gregg is the one who was crowned WPT Champion and, in the process, collects his first-ever major tournament victory - a stat that may be surprising to many as Gregg is widely known in the poker community as one of the best players out there - so many fellow poker pros were ecstatic to hear that Gregg had finally won a big one.
Reynolds held his own, holding a major portion of the chips for awhile during heads up play but a crucial - all-in pre-flop - A-5 (Reynolds) vs. 99 (Gregg) hand in which Gregg's pocket pair held seemed to swing the momentum Tony's way.
Gregg also holds bragging rights on most poker pros as soon after collecting the big win, Olympic gold-medal legend Michael Phelps was quick to congratulate Gregg through his twitter feed - sick brag for sure!
No rest for the wicked over at the WPT as the tour makes it way near Los Angeles for the Legends of Poker - Main Event action starts later next week!
TOP 10 PAYOUTS (USD) Anthony Gregg $416,127 Stephen Reynolds $244,877 Chris Lee $158,450 Larry Sharp $108,034 Chris Vandeursen $76,824 Andre Nyffeler $61,619 Joey Couden $47,215 Joseph Wertz $33,611 Tommy Miller $24,008 Robert Pyne $18,406 RELATED POSTS > FT SET NEAR PHILLY > MARVIN WINS CYPRUS, #1 RANK > WERTZ WINS WPT REGIONAL > KARR DOMINATES PARX OPEN DEFENDING CHAMPION New Event on WPT Schedule NEXT WPT EVENT Legends of Poker The Bicycle Casino Near Los Angeles, CA August 24-29, 2012 | PTPR PREMIER EVENT WORLD POKER TOUR Parx Open Poker Classic NLH Main Event August 10-15, 2012 Parx Casino | Pennsylvania Buy-in: $3,500 | Prizepool: $1,212,694 Entries: 500 PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION ANTHONY GREGG 130 STEPHEN REYNOLDS 80 CHRIS LEE 50 LARRY SHARP 40 CHRIS VANDEURSEN 35 ANDRE NYFFELER 30 JOEY COUDEN 30 JOSEPH WERTZ 15 TOMMY MILLER 15 ROBERT PYNE 15 ATHANASIOS POLYCHRONOPOULOS 15 ALAN KRAUT 13 VINNY PAHUJA 13 TIMOTHY CHANG 13 BRENT ROBERTS 13 KEVIN CALENZO 10 |
