Event 14 Recap

$400 + $50 H.O.R.S.E.

It was a battle of the ages and when the dust settled it was 24-year-old Brian Grogan (New York, NY) who defeated 71-year-old Mohammad Imran (Galloway, NJ) heads up to win the Borgata Summer Poker Open H.O.R.S.E tournament.

Despite the age difference, both players have the same affection for this event.  "I love mixed games over everything else," says Grogan, who won $7,605 and the trophy.

For Imran, who's nearly three times older than Grogan, it was his first H.O.R.S.E tournament. "I play all the games, but never in a tournament," he said after his second cash of the Summer Open (Event 1: 37th place/$1,449). "I just wanted to try it."

Both players had to get past Marcus Bower (Brigantine, NJ) who had the chip lead when the final nine players hit the money, but said he, "literally didn't win a hand at the final table," and finished sixth.

The flip side of that luck had Jerry Drehobl (Spokane, WA) finding multiple double-ups which included hitting 7th street with seven players left to stay alive.  He used the good fortune to move up the pay sheet into third place.

The hand of the tournament happened before the final table when Imran and 4th place finisher Lana O'Brien (Englishtown, NJ) knocked out four players on one hand of Stud High/Low.

The big split pot propelled both players into the money where they were joined by Brendan Norton (5th), Marc Rabuse (7th), Eddy Vataru (8th) and Jason Leake (9th).

The day began with 56 players putting up the $22,400 total buy-in and included former Borgata trophy winners Tim D'Allesandro and Harry Korotki.  Also in the field were Borgata regulars Jeff Jerome and Bo Toft.

Both Grogan and Imran say they're planning on playing in the Championship Event, but unfortunately that only features Texas hold'em, none of the mixed games they both enjoy.

Final Table

Position-Name-Amount

1 Brian Grogan (New York, NY) $7,605
2 Mohammad Imran (Galloway, NJ) $4,128
3 Jerry Drehobl  (Spokane, WA) $2,607
4 Lana O'Brien (Englishtown, NJ) $1,956
5 Brendan Norton (Collegeville, PA) $1,528
6 Marcus Bower (Brigantine, NJ) $1,304
7 Marc Rabuse (Ardsley, NY) $1,086
8 Eddy Vataru (New York, NY) $869
9 Jason Leake (Witley, Ontario) $652