Californian Joseph Christman took the championship title worth $165 130 at the Heartland Poker Tour Thunder Valley Casino Resort stop this week.
Hartman disposed of his final opponent Jon Des Pois in 29 hands, the last hand saw Christman call a river bluff from Des Pois to win all the chips with a pair of queens at the nationally televised event.
Final Table Finished Up:
1. Joseph Christman $165,130
2. Jon Des Pois $101,888
3. Erie Mankin $66,754
4. Haroun Dalaig $46,377
5. Alex Greenblatt $34,431
6. Abrahim Aboukhalil $26,702
7. Jeff Griffiths $23,118
8. Archie Snider $18,972
9. Sargon Shiba $15,459
Next up is the final stop of the second annual Gold Rush series in Fresno, California.