America's Poker Tour Updates

John Schray is the @AmericasPokerTV @MajesticStar777 Champ, defeating a 170-entry field to take down the title, the payday, the Beats headphones, a cruise and more. Here are the overall final results. 4/21-23/17 $1100 Main Event 170 Entries $164,900 Prize Pool 18 Places Paid 1 John Schray $43,713 +$3k Champs Package 2 James Snyder $27,199.20 3 Greg Baird $16,513.80 4 Alan Cutler $12,412.50 5 Gary Henrich $9,066.40 6 Corey Hochman $7,447.40 7 Daniel O'Connor $6,556.95 8 Kevin Huntington $5,747.45 9 Frank  Swierczynski $4,875 10 Chengjun Lieng $3,885.60 11 Garrett Riley $3,885.60 12 Jason Ramos $3,885.60 13 Joshua Hergott $3,076.10 14 Drew Zinck $3,076.10 15 Neil Patel $3,076.10 16 John Zube $2,590.40 17 George ...

John Schray may be primarily a PLO player, but you'll have a tough time convincing the 170-entry field here in America's Poker Tour $1100 Main Event at Majestic Star Casino in Gary, IN that PLO is his best tournament game. Schray moved to the chiplead midway through Day 2 play, lost the lead when he flopped a set of Fives, only to have two players both turn broadway on him. He worked his way back and with 16 to go it was Schray and Jason Ramos holding 20 percent of all the chips in play. Ramos hit the skids from that point forward and was out in 12th. Starting the final table just a single ante away from the chiplead, Schray stayed strong throughout FT play, finding his way to heads-up play against James Snyder. Schray moved to about a 2.5-1 lead early on, held that lead or better through heads-up play and ended the tournament flush over flush #FTW. Schray earns $43,713 in cash and a $3,000 championship package, along with the 'trophy,' of a pair of Beats Hea...

James Snyder moves all in on the flop and John Schray - having Snyder covered snap-calls the       flop. Snyder shows    , moving in with a flush draw. Schray shows     for middle pair and the better flush draw. The   turn gives Schray two pair and Snyder is only drawing to the remaining Jacks in the deck. A flush for both,  , Schray has the better flush and eliminates Snyder in second place. Snyder cashes for $27,199. Snyder was the shortstack to start the final table, doubled up on the very first hand and found his way to the #TopStack for a while at today's FT. -- Dan Ross

John Schray has slightly better than a 2-1 chiplead over James Snyder early in heads-up play for the Majestic Star $1100 Main Event title. Schray just moved all-in with a gutshot draw and Snyder had to lay down 2nd pair to gain the advantage. -- Dan Ross

James Snyder v. John Schray for all the betting units, money, championship package and Beats headphones. Head-up play has begun for the April 2017 America's Poker Tour Majestic Star title. Level - Blinds - Antes - Remaining - -- Dan Ross

Greg Baird picks up 5-5 but runs in to the 8-8 of James Snyder, and Snyder has Baird covered. Snyder's hand holds and Baird is eliminated in 3rd place, cashing for $16,514. Heads-up play begins shortly. -- Dan Ross

Three handed for the Majestic Star $1100 Main Event with John Schray, Greg Baird and James Snyder. Here's what the payouts are for the final three participants. 1 $43,713 +$3k Champs Package 2 $27,199.20 3 $16,513.80 -- Dan Ross

Alan Cutler started the final table in the middle of the pack and closed out his America's Poker Tour $1100 Main Event with a 4th place finish here at Majestic Star Casino in Gary, IN> Cutler cashes for $12,412. -- Dan Ross

James Snyder doubles through Greg Baird, TT>66 and retakes the chiplead, moving to 1,100,000. Baird is at 1,000,000 John Schray is at 865,000 Alan Cutler is at 575,000 -- Dan Ross

5th place in today's America's Poker Tour $1100 Main Event at Majestic Star Casino in Gary, IN. goes to Gary Herstein, who cashes for $9,066. Blinds - 12k/24k Antes - 4k Remaining - 4/170 -- Dan Ross

From all-in preflop on the first hand of the final table - as the table's short-stack - James Snyder has mowed down the field here to become the chipleader, and the first player to a milly in chips. Here are the 5-handed chipcounts 1,090,000 James Snyder 770,000 Greg Baird 685,000 John Schray 510,000 Alan Cutler 355,000 Gary Herstein -- Dan Ross

Corey Hochman went in the tank when action folded to him preflop, then he raised to 110,000, leaving 9,000 behind. Chipleader James Snyder moves in and Hochman adds his last 9,000. Hochman -    Snyder -    Snyder takes the lead on the       flop, Hochman gets no help from the     runout, and Hochman is out 6th, cashing for $7,447, Blinds - 10k/20k Antes - 3k Remaining - 5/170 -- Dan Ross

Alan Cutler opens, Daniel O'Connor moves all-in for 220,000 and action folds back around to Cutler who makes the call. Cutler -   O'Connor -    The       flop puts Cutler in the lead, the turn and river go     and O'Connor finishes in 7th, cashing for $6,556. Blinds - 10k/20k Remaining- 6/170 -- Dan Ross

James Snyder opens, Kevin Huntington moves all-in and action folds around to Snyder who snap-calls. Huntington shows     but he has run in to the     of Snyder. There's an ace in the window, no help to Huntington on the turn or river, and Huntington finishes 8th, cashing for $5,747. -- Dan Ross

Frank Swiercyzynski raises all in on the flop and is called by John Schray, putting Swiercyzynski at risk. Swiercyzynski -    Schray -    The flop of Q-2-6, 2 diamonds gave Frank a flush draw and John has top pair. No diamonds came on the turn or river, and Swiercyzynski is eliminated in 9th place, earning $4,875. -- Dan Ross