Nathan Papp Wins WPTDS Immokalee Main Event

Nathan Papp (pictured) topped a field of 257 players to win the WPTDeepStacks Immokalee Main Event on Sunday night 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.

The returning field of 50 players got down to the final table by 8 pm, and then the action was fast thanks to a double elimination hand that took out Rosario Simone (ninth) and former November Niner William Tonking (eighth). Randy Spain fell in seventh the very next hand, and a few hands later Stever Karp was knocked out in sixth. There was a series of double ups that took place over the next hour and then Steve Trizis fell in fifth. Manelic Manaya (fourth) and Jeff Pringle (third) went out next to give us a heads-up final between Trent Baker and chip leader Nathan Papp.

Baker was able to double up once, but the next time he was all in he wasn’t so lucky. Baker held  in the hole on the final hand, and Papp had him covered holding . The board was dealt  and Baker was out in second. Papp took home $68,959 in prize money along with a $3,000 Championship package. He also received a WPTDS trophy and a $5,000 seat in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Main Event next August provided by the Seminole Hard Rock on top of the prize pool. Congratulations to our newest WPTDS champion – Nathan Papp!

Here is a look at the final table results:

1: Nathan Papp – $68,959 + $3,000 Championship package
2: Trent Baker – $40,638
3: Jeff Pringle – $27,092
4: Manelic Manaya – $18,841
5: Steve Trizis – $14,039
6: Steve Karp – $10,837
7: Randy Spain – $8,374
8: William Tonking – $6,157
9: Rosario Simone – $4,433

That concludes our coverage from the WPTDeepStacks Immokalee Main Event. Thanks to the Seminole Casino Hotel for hosting another great event on the tour. The next stop takes us to the Casino Del Sol Resort in Tucson, Arizona for the WPTDS Arizona Main Event that will run from September 23-26. The tournament features a $1,100 buy-in and a $150,000 guaranteed prize pool. The WPTDeepStacks live reporting team will have live updates, chip counts, photos, and videos for you from Arizona.