Darren Elias of Pennsylvania Wins WPT Borgata Poker Open

Darren Elias from Pennsylvania won WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship, earning $843,744 for his victory (Including $15,400 entry into the World Championship also to be held at Borgata). He also wins a pair of Monster Products 24K Headphones, a Hublot watch King Power Unico and the one of the most important things for a professional poker player - his name on the World Poker Tour Champions Cup.

Heads up for WPT Champions Cup was played between Darren Elias and Kane Kalas. According to WPT live poker blog, final hand of the tournament happened during Level 37 (250,000/500,000/75000), where Elias won with King and four offsuit against Kalas’ Ace-King . When all the cards were out, Elias held two pair.

Took 2nd in the Borgata Poker Open Main Event for 500K. Congratulations to Darren Elias on taking it down; he is... http://t.co/7acB3P81lS
— Kane Kalas (@KaneKalas) September 20, 2014

Elias’s name will be engraved on the one-and-only WPT Champions Cup, alongside the other WPT winners from the past twelve seasons.

Darren Elias wins @Wpt#BorgataPokerOpen Championship! http://t.co/fJbRrJxJjTpic.twitter.com/dR2pAdjpBk
— BorgataPoker (@BorgataPoker) September 20, 2014

Great organization of WPT Borgata Poker Open

Hey @WPT staff and @BorgataPoker . Can't thank you all enough for your help, kindness and generosity. Thanks!
— Blake Bohn (@bkbohn) September 20, 2014

Organization of the WPT Borgata Poker Open was at a high level and all players were very satisfied with the overall atmosphere in the tournament room and the schedule. Borgata tournament staff clearly left a positive impression on players and this positive “advertisement” could attract impressive number of players for the next season of Borgata Poker Open.

Another successful event in the books! Infinity thanks to the @WPT & @WPTlive fam and the @BorgataPoker team for a great week.
— Eric Ramsey (@Eric_Ramsey) September 20, 2014

As we’ve reported earlier, this season’s Borgata Poker Open drew 1,226 entries, making it the fourth-largest World Poker Tour field in history. This $3 million guaranteed tournament produced a prize pool of $3,924,426, breaking its guarantee by nearly a million.

@BorgataPoker my favorite places to play poker. #borgatapoker
— Dave Rodriguez (@CaptDrod) September 20, 2014

The final results for the Season 8 Borgata Poker Open:

1st place Darren Elias - $843,744

2nd place Jane Kalas - $500,364

3rd place Jose Serratos - $308,067

4th place Aaron Overton - $259,012

5th place Blake Bohn - $213,999

6th place Ray Quartomy - $174,637