Hand #129: Joshua Pollock Wins WPT Legends of Poker! ($573,350); Ray Qartomy Finishes as Runner-Up ($380,000)

Photo:  WPT Legends of Poker Champion Joshua Pollock

HAND #129  –  Joshua Pollock raises to 1,300,000, Ray Qartomy moves all in for about 10,600,000, and Pollock snap-calls with .

Qartomy turns over , and needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and Pollock won the pot — and the WPT Legends of Poker — with a pair of eights.

Ray Qartomy finishes as the runner-up, earning $380,000.

Joshua Pollock wins the WPT Legends of Poker, earning $573,350, which includes his $10,400 seat into the season-ending WPT World Championship. Pollock’s name will be added to the Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup, alongside all the other champions in the WPT’s 20-year history.

Congratulations to Joshua Pollock!

1st:  Joshua Pollock  –  $573,350*
2nd:  Ray Qartomy  –  $380,000
3rd:  Matthew Wantman  –  $280,000
4th:  Aaron Motoyama  –  $207,000
5th:  Lei Lei  –  $156,000
6th:  Adam Hendrix  –  $119,000

* First prize amount includes the winner’s $10,400 seat into the season-ending WPT World Championship.

Photo:  Ray Qartomy (right) congratulates Joshua Pollock (left) on his victory.