This time, there would be no near miss for Jesse Sylvia.
Four years after finishing second to Greg Merson in the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event, Sylvia captured the World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open title in Atlantic City on Friday.
Sylvia, who has also had a couple of third-place finishes at the WSOP since 2012, won his first major title and the $821,811 first-place prize it came with after a massive meltdown from Colombian pro Farid Jattin, who held close to half the chips in play when the final six began, but was the first to exit the WPT stage.