Jean "Prince" Gaspard Wins Event #23: $300 Big Wednesday NLH ($47,042)
Event #23: $300 Big Wednesday NLH drew a massive total of 811 creating a prize pool of over $200,000.
The day saw plenty of big-name pros fall by the wayside including Tony Dunst, Vinny Pahuja, Yaser Al-Keliddar, Timothy Finne and Soukha Kachittavong.
It was a long night of tournament poker that extended into the early morning hours and with the clock about to strike 8:00 a.m. our newest BWPO Champion was finally crowned.
Jean "Prince" Gaspard was the last man standing after an epic heads up battle with Nikolaos Platis that lasted nearly two hours. Gaspard earned $47,042 and his fourth Borgata Poker Open trophy.
"He was a really good player, a tough player and also a very polite kid, I enjoyed playing against him," Gaspard said as he posed for his winner's photo.
Event #23: $300 Big Wednesday NLH Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Payout |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean Gaspard | $47,042 |
| 2 | Nikolaos Platis | $27,408 |
| 3 | Evan Tan | $16,772 |
| 4 | Norman Rodriguez | $13,806 |
| 5 | Leonid Kaziyev | $11,249 |
| 6 | Zarko Mandic | $9,024 |
| 7 | Lucas Picking | $7,363 |
| 8 | Carlos Figueroa Fernandez | $5,522 |
| 9 | Mario Conception | $3,886 |
and Platis turned over 
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and Gaspard's king was enough to earn him the elimination. 
but to his surprise Gaspard did one better showing 
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completed the board. Platis slid out a bet of 2,000,000 and Gaspard moved all in covering Platis who snap called for 6,050,000.
for two pair but it was no good as Platis turned over his 
for top set. "I knew the cooler was coming but not like that" Gaspard said as Platis stacked his chips.
and Tan check-called a bet of 300,000 from Platis.
for a pair of nines. Tan was eliminated in 3rd place and he takes home $16,772 for his efforts.
against the 
of Jean Gaspard.
against the 
flop and Kaz checked to Conception who moved all in for 550,000.
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and river 