Madsen Takes Down Borgata Poker Open

[TomasJ]

The Borgata Poker Open was taken down by great poker player, Full Tilt Poker Pro, Jeff Madsen last week. He banked a total of $625,006 for his efforts. At heads-up Madsen beat Sirous Jamshidi.

Jamshidi said he was happy with his second place finish but said he was totally card-dead by the time heads-up play began. In the final hand Jamshidi pushed the money in with Q2s and found himself against Madsen's KT. The board paired up Madsen's King to give him the victory.

"I've had success in the past but it feels good to get these big wins," Madsen said. He also said this win "shows me all my hard work is paying off when it comes to working on my game."

This year the Borgata Poker Open lowered its buy-in to $3,500 and attracted 766 players.

These were the final results of the event:

1. Jeff Madsen $625,006
2. Sirous Jamshidi $367,794
3. Tom Marchese $190,027
4. Barkley Hamilton $165,508
5. Nick Kamen $140,988
6. Al Grimes $116,468
7. Dave Fox $91,949
8. Ross Mallor $67,429
9. Chan Pelton $49,039
10. Matt Matros $31,876