Hand #209: Paul Petraglia Wins the WPT bestbet Bounty Scramble! ($315,732)

Paul Petraglia raises to 350,000, and Sam Panzica calls.

The flop comes , Panzica checks, Petraglia bets 400,000, and Panzica check-raises all in for 2,350,000.

Petraglia snap-calls with for a flopped nine-high straight, and Panzica turns over for a heart flush draw. Panzica needs a heart or a running straight on the board to stay alive.

The turn card is the , the river card is the , and Petraglia wins the pot — and the WPT bestbet Bounty Scramble title — with a nine-high straight.

Sam Panzica finishes as the runner-up, earning $210,783.

Paul Petraglia wins the WPT bestbet Bounty Scramble, earning $315,732, which includes his $15,000 entry into the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions. Petraglia also receives a WPT Champions Trophy and a bestbet Bounty Scramble trophy. Petraglia’s name will be inscribed on the one-and-only WPT Champions Cup, alongside every other WPT champion from all 16 seasons.

Congratulations to Paul Petraglia!

1st:  Paul Petraglia  –  $315,732*
2nd:  Sam Panzica  –  $210,783
3rd:  Darren Elias  –  $135,548
4th:  John Esposito  –  $86,440
5th:  Gaurav Raina  –  $66,674
6th:  Shankar Pillai  –  $55,191

* First-prize amount includes a $15,000 seat into the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions.