CPPT Event 7: 1st Place - Peter Tripp ($26,012)

Event 7 (Day 2)

Level 31 (50,000/100,000/10,000)

Total Entries: 414
Players Remaining: 1
Chip Average: 8,400,000

Peter Tripp - Card Player Poker Tour Event 7 Champion

After flying "under the radar" for much of the day, Tripp sat near the top of the leaderboard when the Event 7 field redrew at 18 players and from that point on, he seemingly never dipped out of the top few spots of the leaderboard, carrying the chip lead from the dinner break to the end, only giving it up for a brief moment during heads up play.

It's about as "wire-to-wire" as someone can go in a massive field like this, as Tripp outlasted a field of over 400 players to claim his first major tournament title and by far his biggest tournament score, improving on his "chop value" by taking home an additional $8,000 and the Card Player Poker Tour Event 7 title.

While it might have seemed like it was Tripp's tournament to lose when he entered the Final Table with close to 20% of the total chips in play, he didn't rest on his laurels, bossing the action and scoring the majority of the knockouts at the Final Table, putting his big stack to use to increase his stranglehold on the remaining field.

That grip never seemed to loosen and after scoring a fantasy football victory this past season, Tripp now has another piece of hardware to put on his mantle as he is now a CPPT Foxwoods Poker Champion.