Chan Pelton wins CPPT Choctaw Main Event for $130,455

Chan Pelton is the latest name added to the list of Card Player Poker Tour champions. Pelton outlasted a field of 656 players to earn $130,455 and 840 Card Player Player of the Year points in the CPPT Choctaw $1,080 no-limit hold’em $300,000 guarantee main event.

Pelton also maneuvered his way through a final table which included defending champion Austin Lewis, last year’s runner-up Gary Luther and Miguel Hernandez, who was the runner-up during this event’s inaugural stop back in 2012.

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