MAR 08 2010

Jeff Madsen wins 2010 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Full Tilt Poker pro Jeff Madsen won the 2010 Borgata Winter Poker Open, taking home over $625,000 for the victory. This payday brings Madsen’s career tournament earnings to more than $3 million.

The 2010 Borgata Winter Poker Open, which takes place annually in Atlantic City, attracted a total of 766 players for its $3,500 buy-in Main Event, creating a prize pool worth more than $2.5 million.

Madsen took the chip lead with seven players remaining at the final table and dominated the action thereafter, knocking out four of the final six players. Nearly even in chips with his opponent at the start of heads-up play, Madsen wore him down over time and took a 2-to-1 chip lead. The final hand came when Madsen’s K-10 held up versus his opponent’s Q-2, sealing the victory for Madsen.