Briton Simon Deadman scooped the biggest win of his career by topping a 692-runner field to win the $2,500 Hollywood Poker Open main event at the M Resort Casino Spa in Las Vegas from 27-29 June.<\/p>\n
The first half of 2014 has been a frustrating time for Deadman who has had no-fewer than six runner-up finishes on the European circuit, including second places in the Genting Poker Series, GUKPT and the EPT.<\/p>\n
But the man from Nottingham made no mistake in Las Vegas, working his way through a final table which also included Mike Sowers, Martin Godsk and Kitty Kuo, before defeating Michael Wang heads-up.<\/p>\n
Deadman enjoyed some well-deserved luck on the winning hand as the K-10-7-K-7 board counterfeited Wang’s pocket fives and left Deadman’s A-3 in front for a whopping $351,097 payday.<\/p>\n
Hollywood Poker Open
\n1 Simon Deadman $351,097
\n2 Michael Wang $216,904
\n3 Kitty Kuo $141,158
\n4 Martin Godsk $98,777
\n5 Elliott Zaydman $71,781
\n6 Robbie Bakker $55,708
\n7 Bradley Yazici $46,814
\n8 Damian Salas $39,012
\n9 Mike Sowers $31,209<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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