The inaugural Card Player Poker Tour Choctaw came to a close late Monday night when Maxx Dansky emerged victorious in the $1,080 main event, topping the 800 player field to win the $152,008 first-place prize, 912 Card Player Player of the Year points and the stunning championship bracelet.
With that, the series came to a close after paying out $1,841,411 in prize money in all of the tournaments held over the two-week span, including the nightly $125 and the satellite events. All told the tournaments of the CPPT Choctaw saw 6,261 entries, surpassing expectations and each and every guarantee. Here is a look at the results from the last side events that took place while the main event played down to a champion:
Event 21 – $235 No-Limit Hold’em

Here is a look at the final table payouts:
| Place | Player | Earnings |
| 1 | JOHN GARNICA | $6,839 |
| 2 | Eduardo Contreras | $4,228 |
| 3 | David Phillips | $3,010 |
| 4 | Charles Tidwell IV | $2,187 |
| 5 | Roger New | $1,620 |
| 6 | Connor Gibson | $1,223 |
| 7 | Herbert Montalbano | $941 |
| 8 | Gary Bates | $737 |
| 9 | David Bates | $587 |
Event 22 – $200 No-Limit Hold’em

Here is a look at the final table payouts:
| Place | Player | Earnings |
| 1 | Hartt Stearns | $5,471 |
| 2 | Charles Belcher | $3,382 |
| 3 | Robert Kubicki | $2,441 |
| 4 | Michael Cooper | $1,794 |
| 5 | Bryan Sneed | $1,341 |
| 6 | Jesse McVicker | $1,019 |
| 7 | Michael Fish | $788 |
| 8 | Hayden Large | $619 |
| 9 | Brandon Akin | $494 |
Nightly 7 p.m. $125 No-Limit Hold’em
57 players turned out for the nightly 7 p.m. $125 tournament, building a $5,529 prizepool. The eventual champion was Dallas, Texas’ Eric Salmassian, who earned $2,073 for the win.
Here is a look at the final table payouts:
| Place | Player | Earnings |
| 1 | Eric Salmassian | $2,073 |
| 2 | Jon Clark | $1,283 |
| 3 | Derek Boscamp | $840 |
| 4 | Michael kassela | $581 |
| 5 | Sergio Resendez | $426 |
| 6 | Sheng Wang | $326 |
Event 21 and 22 winner images courtesy of Eric Butler for Image Masters.
