Aaron Van Blarcum Wins the WPT Legends of Poker ($474,390); Gueorgui Gantchev Eliminated in 2nd Place ($306,265)

Hand #128: Aaron Van Blarcum (pictured above) raises the button to 460,000 before Gueorgui Gantchev (pictured below) three-bets the big blind to 1,800,000. Van Blarcum responds by moving all in for roughly 13 million and Gantchev calls all in for 7,700,000.

Gantchev:
Van Blarcum:

With Gantchev at-risk, he would need to find a five to stay alive.

The dealer spreads the flop to give Gantchev additional backdoor outs to a straight. The on the turn would leave Gantchev drawing to one of the remaining fives, and when the completes the board on the river, he is eliminated in second place for a $306,265 payday.

Aaron Van Blarcum wins the Season XVIII WPT Legends of Poker for $474,390, along with the $15,000 entry into the season-ending Tournament of Champions.

WPT Legends of Poker Final Table Results
1st: Aaron Van Blarcum – $474,390*
2nd: Gueorgui Gantchev – $306,265
3rd: Jared Griener – $226,040
4th: Vahan Sudzhyan – $168,630
5th: Jisup Hwang – $127,165
6th: Antonios Roungeris – $96,955
* First-prize amount includes the winner’s $15,000 entry into the season-ending Tournament of Champions.