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2012 WSOP ME Runner-Up Jesse Sylvia Wins the WPT Borgata Poker Open
- Updated: September 24, 2016
This time, there would be no near miss for Jesse Sylvia.
Four years after finishing second to Greg Merson in the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event, Sylvia captured the World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open title in Atlantic City on Friday.
Sylvia, who has also had a couple of third-place finishes at the WSOP since 2012, won his first major title and the $821,811 first-place prize it came with after a massive meltdown from Colombian pro Farid Jattin, who held close to half the chips in play when the final six began, but was the first to exit the WPT stage.
WPT Borgata Poker Open Final Table
Sylvia struck the first blow against Jattin, tripling through Simon Lam and Jattin with a pair of fours against both players holding big slick.
Shortly after, Lam doubled through Jattin with ace-high versus king-high. Taha Maruf then won a 4.4 million-chip pot off him, making a seven-high straight to knock him down …
