Nathan Papp (pictured) topped a field of 257 players to win the WPTDeepStacks Immokalee $1,100 Main Event on Sunday at the Seminole Casino Hotel in Southwest Florida. Papp was awarded $68,959 in prize money after winning a final day that clocked in at 11 hours of play.
WPTDS Immokalee Final Table Results
1. Nathan Papp – $68,959
2. Trent Baker – $40,638
3. Jeffrey Pringle – $27,092
4. Manelic Minaya – $18,841
5. Steve Trizis – $14,039
6. Steve Karp – $10,837
7. Randy Spain – $8,734
8. William Tonking – $6,157
9. Rosario Simone – $4,433
After two starting flights, the returning field of 50 players was down to the final table by 8 p.m. local time. From there, the action was fast, starting with a double-elimination hand that took out Rosario Simone (9th place) and William Tonking (8th place). Randy Spain then fell in seventh on the very next hand, and a few hands later it was Steve Karp out in sixth.
There was a series of double ups that took place over the next hour before Steve Trizis fell in fifth, and Manelic “Manny” Manaya (4th place) and Jeff Pringle (3rd place) followed him out the door to leave a heads-up final between Trent Baker and Nathan Papp. Heading into the duel, Papp had the chip lead.
Baker was able to double up once, but the next time he was all in proved to be his last. Baker held the 
on the final hand, and Papp had him covered holding the 
. The board ran out 
and Baker was out in second, earning $40,638.
With the victory, Papp took home $68,959 in prize money along with a WPTDeepStacks $3,000 Championship package. He also received a WPTDeepStacks trophy and a $5,000 seat, provided by the Seminole Hard Rock, in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Main Event next August.
Next up on the WPTDS schedule is WPTDeepStacks Arizona at Casino Del Resort in Tucson, AZ. The entire festival will run Sept. 16-26, 2016, with the $1,100 Main Event taking place Sept. 23-26. The Main Event comes with a $150,000 guarantee, and you can find more information regarding WPTDS Arizona by clicking here.