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Roy Winston Wins the 2007 Borgata Poker Open
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
After a marathon bubble session on day four, The Borgata Poker Open’s final six players met to decide who would take the top prize of $1,575,280 from the $5.4 million prize pool. The table began with some of the best players in the game, including Mike “The Mouth” Matusow, Eugene Todd (Bro), and Haralabos Voulgaris. However Roy Winston a medical doctor, was in, and he wasted no time administering a Kevorkian-style medicine to the rest of the field. Entering the final table the chip counts were:
Seat No. 1: Heung “Scott” Yoon — $3,090,000
Seat No. 2: Roy Winston — $5,355,000
Seat No. 3: Haralabos Voulgaris — $1,465,000
Seat No. 4: Mark Weitzman — $1,750,000
Seat No. 5: Mike Matusow — $2,965,000
Seat No. 6: Eugene Todd — $2,190,000
The players took little time to decide the fate of sixth place finisher and crowd favorite, Mike Matusow. Roy Winston raised under the gun to $230,000, and Matusow called on the button. The flop fell A
Q
4 and Winston checked. Always the showman, Matusow stared down Winston for 15 seconds before he bet $325,000. Winston, who was looking for improve on his 26th place finish at the 2007 World Series of Poker main event, re-raised to 1.225 million. Matusow moved all in, and Winston quickly called tabling A7 for a pair of aces with the nut flush draw. Matusow showed A
Q for two pair, and according to the Cardplayer.com Poker Odds Calculator, held a 65.25% to 33.95% edge. However if you ask Matusow, he was drawing dead. The turn card brought the 2, and Winston hit the flush to take the lead. The river was the K, and Winston took the pot with an ace-high flush eliminating Matusow for a $271,600 payday.
On the next hand Eugene Todd was eliminated by amateur Scott Yoon. Todd, earlier crippled after running into Haralabos Voulgaris’ aces, said "Since I just made some money, I'm all in." pushed his last $470,000 in, and Yoon called from the small blind with AK. Todd tabled 33, and needed to win the coin flip to stay alive. Things looked good for Todd when the flop came J
97, and the turn was the 2. However the river was the Harbinger of doom, and it surfaced the K. Eugene Todd’s fifth place finish was good for $325,920.
20 year professional Mark Weitzman was the next to be eliminated on the 42nd hand of the final table. Roy Winston raised $300,000 on the button and Weitzman moved all in from the big blind for his last $1,890,000. Winston quickly called with AQ and had Weitzman’s A8 Dominated. The board ran KJ675, and Winston scooped the pot with a heart flush. Mark Weitzman was eliminated in fourth place, earning $380,240.
With Weitzman’s departure, Haralabos Voulgaris was the only pro remaining, though he would survive just eight more hands. Voulgaris raised to $250,000 on the button, and Winston reraised to $750,000. Voulgaris moved all in for around 2.21 million, and Winston immediately called with A4. Voulgaris showed Q9, the cards fell J7344, and Winston took down the pot with trip fours. Haralabos Voulgaris was sent to the rail in third place for a $434,560 cash, and play was narrowed to heads up.
Entering heads up play, the chips counts were:
Roy Winston - 13,370,000
Scott Yoon - 3,445,000
Winston was clearly the most experienced of the two, he entered the day with more then $425,000 in lifetime winnings, compared to Yoon’s self reported $148. Their histories aside, Yoon demonstrated considerable prowess in navigating his short stack through the T.V. bubble, and found himself playing heads up for a WPT title.
Heads up play took 84 hands, and saw both players use caution in picking their spots. There were numerous times where seemingly huge hands were checked down, and it was clear neither player wanted to make a mistake. In the end Winston was too much, and on the final hand he limped for $300,000 on the button. Yoon raised to $1 million, and Winston made the call. The flop came Q64, Yoon checked, and Winston bet $1 million. Yoon tanked for a minute then raised to $3 million. Winston moved all in, and Yoon immediately called with AK for ace high. Winston showed 44 for a set of fours, and Yoon needed a jack and a ten (for a straight) to survive. The turn card brought the 2, and Yoon was drawing dead.
In his first major poker tournament Heung "Scott" Yoon finishes in second place, earning $832,725. Dr. Roy Winston wins the WPT Borgata Poker Classic, earning $1,575,280, a silver watch, and entry into the $25,000 buy-in Season VI WPT World Championship in April, 2008.
09:40 PM, 09/20/07
Hand #135: Roy Winston Wins the WPT Borgata Poker Open ($1,575,280)
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
Hand #135 - Roy Winston has the button, he limps for 300,000, Yoon raises to 1 million, and Winston calls. The flop comes Q64, Yoon checks, Winston bets 1 million, Yoon thinks for a minute before he raises to 3 million, Winston moves all in, and Yoon immediately calls with AK for ace high. Winston shows 44 for a set of fours, and Yoon needs a jack and a ten (for a straight) to survive.
The turn card is the 2, and Yoon is drawing dead. (The meaningless river card is the 7.) Roy Winston wins the pot -- and the tournament -- with a set of fours.
Heung "Scott" Yoon finishes in second place, earning $832,725. That's a hell of a return for a $240 satellite entry.
At just past midnight, Roy Winston wins the WPT Borgata Poker Classic, earning $1,575,280, a silver watch, and entry into the Season VI WPT World Championship in April, 2008.
09:04 PM, 09/20/07
Straight Jacket
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
For the record, both players just checked on the turn and river, and they both were holding straights. Some things just need repeating so they get a chance to sink in all the way.
Sorted In: Borgata Poker Open, Borgata, Season VI09:00 PM, 09/20/07
Hand #134: Scott Yoon
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
Hand #134 - Heung "Scott" Yoon has the button, he limps for 300,000, and Winston checks. The flop comes A52, and both players check. The turn card is the 3, Winston checks, Yoon bets 1 million, and Winston folds. Scott Yoon takes the pot.
08:58 PM, 09/20/07
Hand #133: Scott Yoon
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
Hand #133 - Roy Winston has the button, he limps for 300,000, and Yoon checks. The flop comes 754, Yoon bets 500,000, and Winston calls. The turn card is the 6, and both players check. The river card is the 9, and they check again. Winston shows 3-x for a seven-high straight, but Yoon flips over 8-x to win the pot with a higher nine-high straight. Scott Yoon takes the pot.
Yes, both players just checked the turn and river with straights.
08:58 PM, 09/20/07
Hand #132: Roy Winston
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
Hand #132 - Heung "Scott" Yoon has the button, and he folds.
Sorted In: Borgata Poker Open, Borgata, Season VI08:54 PM, 09/20/07
Hand #131: Roy Winston
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
Hand #131 - Roy Winston has the button, he limps for 300,000, and Yoon checks. The flop comes 954, Yoon checks, Winston bets 500,000, and Yoon calls. The turn card is the K, and both players check. The river card is the A, Yoon checks, Winston bets 1 million, and Yoon folds. Roy Winston takes the pot.
08:53 PM, 09/20/07
Hand #130: Scott Yoon
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
Hand #130 - Heung "Scott" Yoon has the button, he limps for 300,000, and Winston checks. The flop comes 1098, Winston checks, Yoon bets 500,000, and Winston folds. Scott Yoon takes the pot.
08:51 PM, 09/20/07
Blinds Increase
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
The blinds increase to 150,000-300,000, with a 30,000 ante. Shuffle up and deal!
Sorted In: Borgata Poker Open, Borgata, Season VI08:50 PM, 09/20/07
Official Chip Counts
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
Here are the official chip counts from the break: Roy Winston - 11,190,000 Scott Yoon - 5,625,000
Sorted In: Borgata Poker Open, Borgata, Season VI08:32 PM, 09/20/07
