The 2018 Card Player Poker Tour Choctaw $1,100 no-limit hold’em main event wrapped up early Monday morning in Durant, Oklahoma. After three action-packed days of play, Brad Freeman sat with all the chips at the end for a first-place prize of $170,984.

The 29-year-old from Spring, Texas used to play professionally, but now works as a production coordinator. His previous best score was $23,400 for a seventh-place showing in last year’s Potomac Poker Open.

Schuyler Thornton, who nearly made it through 14 hours of play on day 1A before busting just shy of the end of the night, came back on day 1B to bag a stack and run it all the way to a second-place finish. The two players made a deal during heads-up play, locking up $140,000 and playing for the difference.

The main event drew 1,086 entries, which generated a prize pool of $1,053,420. The turnout surpassed the numbers needed to meet the $1 million guarantee, as the tournament was the largest ever CPPT main event held at Choctaw Casino & Resort. Day 1B drew 702 entries, up from 384 entries on day 1A. Only 120 players survived to day 2.

The money bubble burst quickly into the second day of action. Notables who made the money included David Pham (8th), T.J. Cloutier (12th), Shawn Rice (16th), Brian Green (20th), Ben Mintz (21st), Chan Pelton (25th), Ebony Kenney (27th), Cord Garcia (43rd), Dan Heimiller (54th), Mina Greco (65th).

Here’s a look at the final table results.

*Based on a deal made heads-up.

Thornton just doubled up when his K7 outran Freeman’s A6. The board brought two kings, and Thornton is now back up to 4,500,000, down more than 4:1.

Freeman limped the button and Thornton raised to 825,000. Freeman called and the flop was 1052. Thornton bet 550,000 and Freeman called.

The turn was the 8 and Thornton checked. Freeman bet 1,150,000 and Thornton raised to 3,350,000. Freeman then moved all-in, and Thornton quickly folded.

Thornton was left with 4,200,000, while Freeman is up to 17,400,000.

Brenda Basset was all in for her last few hundred thousand with 6-2 off suit and was called by both her opponents. Brad Freeman flopped an ace and sent Bassett to the rail.

The chip counts going into heads-up play were:

Schuyler Thornton: 12.03m
Brad Freeman: 9.615m

The players made a deal. Both were locking up $140,000 each and playing for the rest of the remaining prize pool, $30,984.

Schuyler Thornton raised to 500,000 and was three-bet by Brad Freeman in the small blind to 1,060,000. Thornton called, and the flop came J96.

Freeman checked, and Thornton bet 800,000. Freeman called and the turn was the 4. Both players checked, and Freeman bet 850,000 when the 10 hit the river.

Thornton called, and mucked when he saw Freeman’s 109 for two pair. Thornton is now down to 7,500,000, while Freeman is up to 10,000,000.