Joe Ebanks Wins Hollywood Poker Open Columbus Regional Main Event

Joe Ebanks reached a deal with Jeremy Detamore before he became the new Hollywood Poker Open champion, winning the HPO Columbus $1,115 Regional Main Event at the stop and earning $49,928 in first-place prize money.

Final Table Results

*Denotes heads-up deal.

“I got crazy lucky,” said Ebanks in regards to the hand he busted Chris Meyers on in seventh place, which helped propel him to victory.

On that hand, Meyers and Ebanks were all in preflop for a pot worth 1.8 million in chips. Meyers had the against the of Ebanks. Ebanks flopped a Broadway straight when the dealer put out the , and dodged a flush draw on the turn and a chop on the river to knock out Meyers. Meyers was one of five players he busted at the final table.

Jeff Gregg was one of those five players, and Ebanks busted him when he flopped a king with the against Gregg’s . Ebanks also …

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