Event 12: 2nd Place - Corley

$500 + $60 Six-Max No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) 

Blinds 50k/100k/10k ante

Richard Corley (Brooklyn, NY)

$18,104

Richard Corley is snake bitten heads up, twice he's one card away from winning the tournament, but settles for second place behind Sardor Gaziev.

After shipping a double-up and chopping a second pot on the river, Corley has his pocket Jacks cracked that left him short stacked. The tournament ends when his Q♥ 9♥ doesn't improve against Gaziev's K♣ 9♣.

"He played well," says Corley who refused to blame the deck for his runner-up finish.

Corley works in New York City and says he's only played in four six-max tournaments, but has three cashes, all at Borgata.

"It's higher than 4th," he says about his finish in the 2012 Borgata Spring Poker Open, "but I don't have a trophy yet."

Corley earns $18,104 for second place, his largest career cash.