'Kamikaze' From New Jersey Captures First Title at 2007 Borgata Winter Poker Open
19 Janeiro 2007 - 6:27PM
PR Newswire (US)
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- It was electric inside
the Event Center at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa on Thursday. The
forty remaining players from Event 1 ($500 buy-in event) returned
to battle. The field that began with 1,370 players had been
whittled down to three. Tae Baik of Leonia, NJ, knocked out the
remaining two players to capture the first title of the 2007 Winter
Poker Open and the $152,960 in first place prize money. David Zhu
of Scarbourough, Canada, was the second place finisher taking home
$95,900. The third place finisher, Emad Alabsi of Wickliffe, Ohio
takes home $58,225. Alabsi, who called himself the "The Beast" at
the table, had a dominating table personality often singing for the
table or laughing it up with the growing crowd. "I always have fun
when I'm playing poker here; Borgata offers a great atmosphere to
play in." Baik, who wore the perfect "poker face" throughout the
tournament, was all smiles when he received his prize money and Tag
Heuer purchased from Bernie Robbins Fine Jewelry, given to all main
event winners throughout the Winter Poker Open. Baik commented, "I
have played tournaments in Borgata's new poker room before, but
this is my first victory in a tournament of this magnitude." Vinny
Procopio, a constant fixture at Borgata events, was the seventh
place finisher taking home $30,825. Procopio was enjoying his time
at the final table and was pleased with his finish, inviting many
of his poker friends to join him at his table at mur.mur this
weekend. The $750 buy-in event featured juicy poker action from the
aggressive field. Players included Men "The Master" and Joseph
Brooks, a winner at the 2006 Borgata Poker Open. The remaining 18
players return to Borgata Event Center on Friday to play for the
championship and their piece of the $464,250 prize pool. There are
28 Super Satellites and Second Chance Tournaments remaining -- 28
opportunities to take as little as $120 and turn it into thousands.
About Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa Borgata is a joint venture of
Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE:BYD) and MGM MIRAGE (NYSE:MGM).
Located at Renaissance Pointe in Atlantic City, it features 2,000
guest rooms and suites, 161,000 square feet of gaming, 200 gaming
tables, 4,100 slot machines, 14 destination restaurants, 11 retail
boutiques, a 54,000 square foot spa, 70,000 square feet of event
space, and parking for 7,100 cars. For more information on Borgata
or to obtain a copy of this press release, please visit
http://www.theborgata.com/ or use AOL keyword: borgata. Additional
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http://www.boydgaming.com/; additional information on MGM MIRAGE
can be found at http://www.mgmmirage.com/. About WPTE WPT
Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:WPTE) is a company engaged in the
creation of internationally branded entertainment and consumer
products driven by the development, production, and marketing of
televised programming based on gaming themes. WPTE is the creator
of the World Poker Tour(R), a television show based on a series of
high-stakes poker tournaments that airs on the Travel Channel in
the United States and more than 150 markets globally. With the WPT
in its fifth season, WPTE has launched a second series on the
Travel Channel, the Professional Poker Tour(TM), which focuses on
the play of poker's leading stars. WPT also operates a real-money
online gaming website, http://www.wptonline.com/, which prohibits
wagers from players in the U.S. and other restricted jurisdictions.
WPT Enterprises currently licenses its brand to companies in the
business of poker equipment and instruction, apparel, publishing,
electronic and wireless entertainment, DVD/home entertainment,
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