Russell Crane (Howell, NJ)$276,949
It only takes two hands of heads up play for Russell Crane to beat Adam Cook to win the Borgata Spring Poker Open Championship. Cook began the final hand with a 2 to 1 chip deficit (9.3 mil to 4.1 mil) when he opened from the button for 180k.
Crane 3-bets to 480k, Cook moves all-in, Crane calls.
Crane: Q♣ Q♦
Cook: 9♣ 9♥
Flop: 2♥ J♣ K♣
Turn: 5♦
River 5♠
Cook doesn't hit his two-outer and Crane's pair of queens wins him the title. "It hasn't hit me yet," says Crane, the six year poker pro. "It felt great to have a lot of people from my home state supporting me. I love playing at Borgata, it's where I feel the most comfortable.
This is Crane's 2nd first place finish in 2011 and this cash gives him more than $650,00 in career earnings in live tournament play. He's a Borgata regular who finished 3rd in a Deep Stack event in 2008 ($65k).
Crane 3-bets to 480k, Cook moves all-in, Crane calls.
Crane: Q♣ Q♦
Cook: 9♣ 9♥
Flop: 2♥ J♣ K♣
Turn: 5♦
River 5♠
Cook doesn't hit his two-outer and Crane's pair of queens wins him the title. "It hasn't hit me yet," says Crane, the six year poker pro. "It felt great to have a lot of people from my home state supporting me. I love playing at Borgata, it's where I feel the most comfortable.
This is Crane's 2nd first place finish in 2011 and this cash gives him more than $650,00 in career earnings in live tournament play. He's a Borgata regular who finished 3rd in a Deep Stack event in 2008 ($65k).
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