It was Sharma Time all night tonight, as DJ Sharma steamrolled the final table. Of the 8 eliminations at the FT, Sharma was responsible for 6. He held the chip lead throughout the final table, and while it wasn’t all smooth sailing, he played a more patient game than has been typical for Sharma.
Of course, he wouldn’t be Sharma if he wasn’t willing to play a wide range, and tonight was no different. As an example, he sent Todd Cochrane home in 3rd place when he cracked Cochrane’s ace-king of hearts with seven-five offsuit, after calling a 2.5x raise from the small blind and flopping a seven. Cochrane shoved his overs, but Sharma snapped it off.
That set up heads up against Matthew Ouellette, with Sharma in a big lead. Ouellette was looking at a mountain, with Sharma on more than 2 million of less than 3 million in play. It was a relatively short heads-up, lasting only a few hands before Ouellette shoved a short stack.
“I haven’t looked,” Sharma said, “But I call you blind.”
Ouellette chuckled. “I haven’t looked yet either.”
Oellette was actually ahead with ten-three over eight-seven of hearts, but Sharma flopped a flush draw, turned a pair of eights, then rivered the flush to seal the deal. This was Sharma’s 10th live win, and second PPT Trophy. He also picked up a WSOP-C Circuit ring in Montreal in mid-2025, and he’s been showing a lot of progress in recent times.
After the win, he posed with many of the players from this final table, as well as a few friends and his wife, Maddie. It’s safe to say he was pretty happy to get his second trophy in his favorite local casino.
