2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Harrah's New Orleans

Regional Championship
Day: 4
Event Info

2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Harrah's New Orleans

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
$235,956
Event Info
Buy-in
$9,700
Prize Pool
$698,398
Entries
75
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
3,000

Congratulations to AJ Jejelowo, WSOP-C Southern Regional Champion ($235,956)!

Level 25 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
AJ Jejelowo - Champion
AJ Jejelowo - Champion

About 12 hours after the first hand of the final table was dealt, we have a winner here at Harrah's New Orleans. AJ Jejelowo topped the field of 75, taking home a first-place prize of $235,956.

Entering the final table with the chip lead, Jejelowo slipped a little at the start. From there, however, it was smooth sailing as he played a slow and steady game to consistently add to his stack. He was by far the most aggressive at the table constantly putting his opponents to the test with three-bets. Those preflop wins suited Jejelowo just fine as he watched the other players drop one by one. It wasn't until three-handed play when Jejelowo got in on the eliminations, sending a short-stacked Harry Cullen to the rail. On the final hand, Jejelowo's {A-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} got there against Gary Friedlander's {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds} on the river when the board ran out {Q-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{9-Spades}.

Born in England, Jejelowo moved to the United States with his parents before his ninth birthday. After going to Johns Hopkins University, he moved to Houston, Texas where he is a medical researcher at Rice University. He arrived here in New Orleans on Wednesday, winning a mega-satellite to play in the Regional Championship. On Day 1 he finished as one of the short stacks, but vaulted his way up the chip counts and held a place near the top the rest of the way, en route to his first-place finish.

Final Table Payouts

PlacePlayerPrize
1AJ Jejelowo$235,956
2Gary Friedlander$145,422
3Harry Cullen$95,214
4Allie Prescott$66,202
5Scott Lipshutz$48,673
6Allen Kessler$37,736
7Matt Waxman$30,794
8Kunal Patel$26,401
9Jeremy Gaubert$12,000

Congratulations to Jejelowo for a job well done. He'll have a few days to celebrate before heading to Caesars Palace in Las Vegas for the WSOP-C National Championship. That concludes our coverage from New Orleans, but we'll be back at it on Friday to bring you the conclusion of the WSOP-C season.

Until then, all that's left is good night!

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