'AK' Barta Wins Over $500,000 at Borgata Poker Summer Open
29 Junho 2007 - 12:15PM
PR Newswire (US)
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The ten remaining
players took their seats at the final table for the Championship
event of the Borgata Poker Summer Open at 11:00AM on Monday. If
aggressive play dominated the tournament throughout the weekend,
conservative play took over on Monday. The stakes were very high,
and all ten players felt they had a chance to capture the
Championship and over $500,000 in prize money. The final table was
split evenly amongst professionals and amateurs, but in the end,
the final three players were all pros. Andrew "AK" Barta, Paul
McCaffrey, and Hoa Minh Nguyen were all on a rollercoaster of
emotions on Monday as they swapped chips throughout the day and
battled for control. (Logo:
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about 8 hours of play, the remaining three players returned from
dinner, prepared to battle into the early morning hours. Nguyen
seemed poised to continue to build his chip stack and capture the
Championship, but it was not in the cards for him. McCaffrey won
two big hands in a row, putting pressure on Nguyen, who then went
"all in" against Barta and lost. Barta quickly moved past Boston's
own, Paul McCaffrey, to take the title, the beautiful Tag Heuer
watch, and $513,925 in prize money. The final three players all had
huge smiles etched across their faces as the tournament ended and
they posed for photos and interviews. The boisterous crowd cheered
all the players, as it was clear they just watched one of the
country's elite poker tournaments. Barta spoke after the event, "It
is a great honor for me to win this Championship. This tournament
is a hidden jewel in the poker world and I can't wait to play more
tournaments at Borgata." McCaffrey, a Boston native who took home
$283,080 for second place, is always a crowd favorite at Borgata.
The Irishman spoke after the event, "I am really thrilled right
now. I just felt good playing here all week. There were times at
the final table that I had lost most of my chips, but I was able to
fight back. This tournament is structured in a way that good
players really have the advantage." Rounding out the top three was
Hoa Ming Nguyen, taking home $137,327. Stan Strickland, Director of
Poker Operations, commented after the event, "Borgata is pleased
with the overwhelming response for the second annual Borgata Summer
Open, further establishing Borgata as THE place to play poker on
the East Coast. The Championship Event was a record-breaking event
with the largest field ever in Atlantic City to participate in a
$5,000 event. We are gearing up for the Borgata Poker Open/World
Poker Tour (WPT) event in September and bringing yet another great
event to the city." The Borgata Summer Poker Open is gone for
another year, but the best tournament poker and cash games are
still going on every week at Borgata. Borgata resumes it's
Guaranteed Poker Wednesdays and $50,000 Guaranteed Poker Fridays
this week. Whether you are looking for live cash-game action, or
the best tournament poker on the East Coast, the action is always
hot in Borgata's state-of-the-art 85-table poker room. Go to
http://www.theborgata.com/ for up to date tournament schedules.
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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, 12 destination restaurants, 12 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/.
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