POKER ROUND-UP: CRANE, BRACELET WINNER DIAZ COLLECT SECOND WINS OF 2011

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Two players become two-time winners on the poker circuit this season! Russell Crane captures the Borgata Deepstack while David Diaz wins the World Poker Open ... also, results from the Barriere Poker Tour Trouville Main Event - all in this edition of the poker round-up!

BORGATA DEEPSTACK DOUBLE PLAY
Russell Crane is proving that playing Borgata tournaments can be really good for one's bankroll - Crane picks up his second major tournament win on the poker circuit this season by winning the Borgata Deepstack Double Play Main Event.

Crane, who won the Borgata Spring Open in April, outlasted 399 other players in order to pickup the win.

Kyle Cartwright earned his fourth PTPR Score of the year with his 4th place finish.

GOLSTRIKE CASINO WORLD POKER OPEN
2011 World Series of Poker bracelet winner David Diaz also picked up his second tournament win of the season - beating 148 other players to win the Goldstrike Casino World Poker Open.

Diaz (pictured) picked up his bracelet in the 1.5K No Limit Hold'em Triple Chance tourney. Diaz now has 173 PTPR Points on the season, one more than Shaun Deeb - Diaz sits 21st on the 2011 PTPR Poker Tournament Player of the Year Charts.

Alex Smith was the runner-up in the event. Smith picks up his second PTPR Score of the year - Vichien Siprajim was 5th.

BARRIERE POKER TOUR TROUVILLE
Finally, we head to France where the Barriere Poker Tour hosted it's latest event - at the Casino Barriere de Trouville.

Jerome Zerbib collects the win, besting Pierre Canali heads up.


PTPR CHALLENGER EVENT
Borgata Deepstack
Deepstack Double Play NLH Event
August 7-10, 2011

Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa | Atlantic City
Buy-in: $1,650 | Prizepool: $600,000 | Entries: 400

FINAL RESULTS:
RUSSELL CRANE 35
ALEX SMITH 18
KENNETH SILBERSTEIN 10
TEMP HUTTER 8
VICHIEN SIPRAJIM 5

PTPR CHALLENGER EVENT
Goldstrike Casino World Poker Open
World Poker Open NLH Main Event
August 6-8, 2011

Goldstrike Casino | Mississippi
Buy-in: $3,000 | Prizepool: $433,590 | Entries: 149

FINAL RESULTS:
DAVID DIAZ 35
DYLAN HORTIN 18
DONALD NORMAN 10
KYLE CARTWRIGHT 8
RONALD SEWELL 5

PTPR CHALLENGER EVENT
Barriere Poker Tour Trouville
BPT Trouville NLH Main Event
August 6-7, 2011

Casino Barriere de Trouville | France
Buy-in: $1,920 | Prizepool: $271,338 | Entries: 147

FINAL RESULTS:

JEROME ZERBIB 35
PIERRE CANALI 18
PARHAM AHOOR 10
BRICE BOURGEIX 8
ERIC SADOUN 5