Hand #201: Mike Shariati Wins the WPT Legends of Poker! ($675,942)

Mike Shariati limps for 600,000, Freddy Deeb moves all in for 6,700,000, and Shariati snap-calls with . Deeb turns over , and he needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and Mike Shariati wins the pot — and the WPT title — with a pair of queens.

Two-time WPT champion Freddy Deeb finishes as the runner-up, earning $383,090.

Mike Shariati wins the WPT Legends of Poker, earning $675,942. That amount includes his entry into the season-ending WPT World Championship. Shariati also wins a Hublot watch.

Congratulations to Mike Shariati!

1st:  Mike Shariati  –  $675,942*
2nd:  Freddy Deeb  –  $383,090
3rd:  Brent Roberts  –  $251,035
4th:  Aaron Kweskin  –  $168,664
5th:  Stan Jablonski  –  $117,673
6th:  Craig Chait  –  $91,523

* First prize amount includes a $15,400 seat into the season-ending WPT World Championship.