Jared "dareyou2call" Jaffee Wins WPT Jacksonville Fall Poker Scramble
November 22, 2013 3:01 pmJared Todd Jaffee has won the World Poker Tour bestbet Jacksonville Fall Poker Scramble Main Event, after besting a field of 358 players over five days on his way to collecting a coveted WPT title, as well as the $252,749 first place prize.
The US pro now boasts $1,365,216 in live tournament winnings, to go with the $811,768 he has won online playing under the screen name “dareyou2call.” Following his latest victory in Florida, Jared Jaffee commented:
“I felt pretty good all day. I was hoping of getting heads-up and have a bit of a chip-lead but we were pretty much neck in neck there so I didn’t love that. I thought that if the cards worked out for me, then I wouldn’t have much of a problem..I’m just going to keep playing and try to win another one.”
The $3,500 tournament attracted a good-sized field to create a prize pool worth $1,145,600. Amongst the notable names then booking a cash place but falling short of a final table appearance was Jaacob Bazely in 18th ($12,093), Jeff Madsen in 15th ($14,127), Matt Glantz in 12th ($17,292), David Diaz in 9th ($23,734) and Ryan Eriquezzo in 8th ($31,646).
After the final table was reached, Jared Jaffee was in pole position as the chipleader and subsequently eliminated Johnny Price in 6th ($47,468), and Corrie Wunstel in 5th ($59,335), before Blake Purvis did likewise to last woman standing Margo Costa in 4th ($79,114), and Michael Horchoff in 3rd ($106,904), to usher in the heads-up phase of the competition.
As the final battle commenced the two players were fairly even in chips and just 40 hands later the defining hand was played with Purvis (Ah-As) and Jaffee (4h-2h) all-in on a Jd-Jh-6h flop. The turn and river subsequently produced a 6c and Qh to consign Blake Purvis to a runner-up finish worth $166,139, while Jared Jaffee was awarded the WPT title.
Following his victory, when asked if his win was ever in doubt, Jaffee replied: “Yeah, when he turned over aces and I had to hit a heart there.”
Final Table Results:
1st: Jared Jaffee – $252,749
2nd: Blake Purvis – $166,139
3rd: Michael Horchoff – $106,904
4th: Margo Costa -$79,114
5th: Corrie Wunstel – $59,335
6th: Johnny Price – $47,468