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Borgata Winter Poker Open – Jeff Madsen wins
Posted by: James Carter. - Mon, 2010-02-08 13:55
The last 10 players left alive in the Borgata Winter Poker Open bellied up to the final table of the
poker tournament on Friday to decide who would take home the $625,000 first prize.
Sirous Jamshide went into the final table action with the chip lead, but the ride would definitely not be a smooth one for him. Jeff Madsen, Tom Marchese and Dave Fox would also have a word to say in the final outcome of the event.
Matt Matros became the first victim of the day. On a short-stack, he shoved all-in on a pair of 6s only a few minutes after the final table action kicked off. He got called by Nick Kamen who had A,Ko. The classical coin-flip was sorted out almost immediately as an A landed on the flop, bouncing Matros in 10th place.
Chan Pelton, the other short-stack did better initially as he survived an all-in, but he fell soon after, when his A,10o failed to get anything going against Jeff Madsen’s pocket 8s.
Ross Mallor fell to Al Grimes next, when his K,Q proved to be no match for Grimes’ A,10.
Grimes couldn’t really enjoy his newly earned chips for long though. He shoved all-in on pocket Ks against Madsen’s Ah, Kh a few hands later. Although he did manage to dodge an A on the board, Madsen hit a runner-runner flush to eliminate him and to climb to second in chips. Grimes got relegated to short-stack status.
Dave Fox was eliminated by Madsen next, after his A,7 all-in fell to Grimes’ K,Q. Jeff Madsen delivered the coup de grace to Grimes when his flopped trips made short work of Grimes’ uncompleted draw.
Barkley Hamilton picked up pocket Ks next and shoved all-in on them to eliminate Nick Kamen in 5th place.
Four-handed play saw the poker tournament slow a little, before Hamilton locked horns with Madsen. Hamilton’s flopped set of threes was outrun by Madsen’s rivered set of 4s to set up three-handed play.
Marchese was the next victim, sent to the rail courtesy of Jeff Madsen. That left Jamshidi and Madsen to duke it out and it took the two of them about an hour to settle the issue. The final hand of the event saw Madsen’s K,10o beat Jamshidi’s Qs, 2s for the win.
