Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007

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Kosta Sengos wins Horseshoe Council Bluffs

By Erik Sylven

An eight on the river gave Kosta Sengos victory in the Horseshoe Council Bluffs Main Event. "Gus", as he is called, gets $219,576, a World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) ring and an entry into the 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event for his efforts.

Kosta Sengos had to fight hard to win the tournament. The heads-up match against Paul Kraus was extremely tough and took several hours to finish.

The deciding moment came when both players flopped a pair of kings, but Sengos had Kraus out-kicked with an ace against a ten. After that hand, Kraus only had about $95,000 in chips left.

In the final hand, Sengos moved all-in with Jd-8s, and Kraus called with Qc-Tc. "Gus" paired his eight on the river and became champion of Horseshoe Council Bluffs.

Final table results from Horseshoe Council Bluffs WSOPC:

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Kosta Sengos	$219,576
2nd	Paul Kraus	$115,209
3rd	Sam Von Duhn	$67,770
4th	Jeff Banghart	$54,216
5th	Douglas Carli	$40,662
6th	Larry Vance	$33,885
7th	John Kincaid	$27,108
8th	Thadd Wolff	$20,331
9th	Everett Carlton	$13,554

You can read all about poker action from Horseshoe Council Bluffs in Iowa, exclusive interviews and blogs in the Live Tournaments Section.

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