Connor Rash Wins WPT bestbet Scramble for $315,530 in Jacksonville
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Connor Rash added his name to the WPT Champions Club on Tuesday when he took down the World Poker Tour bestbet Scramble in Jacksonville for $315,530.
The Florida poker tournament winner outlasted a field of 327 entrants for the lion's share of the $1,487,850 prize pool. He entered the final table with the most chips, and left it with all the chips after beating Dylan Smith heads-up at the popular bestbet Jacksonville poker room.
Rash Best All at Final Table
Rash, a Floridian, held a commanding lead when play resumed for Day 4. Smith was his nearest competitor at barely better than half the chip leader's stack. But Rash did double high-stakes pro Byron Kaverman early at the final table.
Jessica Dawley, another player from Florida, was the first to bust at the final table. She took sixth place for $65,000 when her smaller pocket pair didn't make a set against Smith, who had taken over the lead.
WPT bestbet Scramble Final Table Results
Smith then clipped Matthew Ahern in fifth place ($85,000), and the final table had turned into a two-player contest, with the other players just trying to avoid being the next player out. Russell Dizer, however, would be the next player to bust, as he took fourth place for $112,000.
Rash would then begin to take control of the action. Kaverman, the most accomplished tournament player at the final table, earned a double against Rash. But Rash would scoop the biggest pot of the tournament with a flush on the river to leave Smith, whose hand wasn't exposed, with 40 big blinds.
Dizer busted in fourth place ($112,000), and then Kaverman lost a bad beat against Rash to bust in third place ($150,000). Smith and Rash, the chip leaders throughout the final table, would go heads-up for a World Poker Tour title. But it wasn't much of a fair fight considering Rash had an 8:1 chip advantage.
Smith doubled multiple times, however, nearly bringing the stacks even. But the comeback came to an abrupt end when his flopped two pair lost to a straight on the turn, leaving Smith with no chips and a $200,000 payday for second place. Rash, who cracked the $1 million mark in live tournaments, took home $315,530 and a seat in the $10,400 buy-in WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas next month.
