David Paredes has won the World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open after defeating James Gilbert in heads-up action for the largest score in his professional career.

David Paredes likes playing poker in the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City. Two seasons ago, the man from Massachusetts finished runner-up in the Season XII World Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Winter Poker Open, but he has exorcised those demons with victory in the Season XIV event held at the same venue.

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1,027 entrants were attracted to the $3m guarantee, during 20-25 September. The $3,500 buy-in meant $3,287,427 in prize money was collected. David Paredes took $723,227 of that – his biggest prize to date – meaning he has now taken over $1.2m away from the Borgata in the past three seasons. His current live tournament earnings now tops $2.2m.