Early into heads-up play, Cannon double through Matakis with ace-jack against ten-eight to even things out. The final table included Mid-States Poker Tour Hall of Famer and Minnesota all-time money leader Blake Bohn (4th - $44,977) and fellow Minnesota crusher Nghia Le (5th - $33,896).Īfter the elimination of Ben Frisch in third for $60,621, Matakis and Cannon agreed to a modified ICM chop before playing it out for the trophy.

Taking down the FPC Main Event was no easy feat and Matakis had to navigate through a field of 679 runners in an event that created a $651,840 prize pool.