Event 15: 1st Place - Yaginuma

$1000 + $90 NL

Jesse Yaginuma - 1st Place
$42,486

Congratulations to Jesse Yaginuma (Silver Spring, MD) who just beat Michale Tauman heads-up to take down Event 15 for $42,486.

"I did my best" said Jesse who at one point was a 3 to 1 dog when it came to heads-up chips.

But the former Borgata Heads Up winner played his game, took the lead, then won the final key hand where his A-9 just edged out Michael's A-7. Kicker played.

"I ran well and won the flips I had to" said Jesse who congratulated his opponent and complimented his game.

"This was a nice one to win" said our winner.

His friends, who also play poker, railed him the entire heads-up then took off to grab some grub and missed the final hand.

Look for Yaginuma to play in the Championship Event.