How were you changing things up to match that changing pace in play? WPTDeepStacks: We definitely had a tale of two tournaments today as the crazy pace at the start of play inevitably shifted to a slower gear at the final table. That big number at the top made you be very selective on your hands. Oman: Well I was keeping my focus by just looking at the prize pool. How did you keep your focus during all of that action? WPTDeepStacks: You played some long hours during this tournament. Oman: It feels pretty good to win the largest prize pool at Thunder Valley at WPTDeepStacks. How does it feel to take down a piece of poker history along with all of the top prize money? WPTDeepStacks: You have won not only the last WPTDeepStacks title, but also topped the field in the largest tournament in the history of the Thunder Valley poker room.

We caught up with Oman after the end of play a little after 2 am, and here is what he had to say in the winner’s interview. Here are the results from the final table that began after the field marched all the way down from the returning 177 players at the start of Day 2. Oman topped a field of 1,414 entries to take home the top prize worth $188,139 along with the WPTDeepStacks trophy as agreed upon in a five-way chop that ended the tournament. Carl Oman (pictured) made history tonight as the last WPTDeepStacks champion to be crowned, and he also won the largest tournament in the history of the poker room at Thunder Valley Casino Resort.

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