Championship: 1st Place - Hook

$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH

Chalie Hook (Philadelphia, PA) 

 $198,186 

Blinds 25k/50k/5k ante

On a flop of Q♣ 2♠ 10♠, Chalie Hook bets 200k, Mike Lydon moves all in for 700k total and Hook calls.

Hook: A♥ 10♦ (middle pair)

Lydon: J♠ 5♠ (flush draw)

Turn: 7♦ (no change)

River: K♦

Hook dodges a spade on the river and wins the Borgata Summer Poker Open Championship Event.

"It feels good to get a live title," says Hook who earns $198,186, "this is my largest score, so I'm really happy."

This is Hook's second career Borgata trophy, joining his heads up title in June 2009.  Before Black Friday he specialized in short-handed online games, but is no slouch in live play.

He now has more than $500,000 career live earnings, more than half of it ($336,000) here at Borgata, including a runner-up and third place finish to along with two wins.