Peckholdt and Bolotin Claim Titles at the Borgata Winter Open
The Borgata Winter Open began on January 15, 2008 in New Jersey. The first event of the tournament series, held on the 15th, drew 1,649 entrants, which is a record-breaker. With a $300 buy-in, this NLHE event generated a tasty prize pool of $494,700 with nearly $100,000 going to the top spot.
Here are the results:
1) Justin Peckholdt - $93,152 2) Alexander Cukar - $69,258 3) Joseph Fleming - $38,339 4) George Leonard - $33,392 5) Anthony Bruschi - $28,445 6) John Whitemarsh - $23,498 7) Nick Oliveri - $18,551 8) Robert Leninger, Jr. - $13,604 9) Huy Nam - $9,894
834 people paid their $500 to play in Event #2 at the Borgata Winter Open. This No-Limit Hold'em Tournament gave 81 people a share of the $421,500 prize pool. The champ, Aleksandr Bolotin, who currently makes his home in Brooklyn, NY and finished second at the 2007 Five Diamond World Classic $5,000 NLHE event, added more than $100,000 to his million plus lifetime earnings.
These are the final standings:
1) Aleksandr Bolotin - $102,213 2) Jay Parisi - $62,382 3) Ayub Sayed - $32,666 4) Savid Semless - $28,451 5) Albert Hoffman - $24,236 6) Robert Chung-Shui - $20,021 7) Vittario Iemolo - $15,806 8) Joseph Perfetti - $11,591 9) Brian Paneth - $8,430