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New York man comes in second in world poker tournament

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Mark Newhouse of Chapel Hill, N.C., beat more than 500 other competitors to win a World Poker Tour event at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa.

In competition that began last Friday and ended late Tuesday, the 21-year-old Newhouse won $1.5 million, the richest purse in the Borgata tournament's four-year history and the richest ever offered in Atlantic City, according to Borgata spokeswoman Noel Stevenson.

Chris McCormack, 27, of Laurel Hollow, N.Y., finished second and earned about $800,000.

The tournament is one of 19 events on the World Poker Tour.

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New York man comes in second in world poker tournament ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Mark Newhouse of Chapel Hill, N.C., beat more than 500 other competitors to win a World Poker Tour event at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa. In competition that began last Friday and ended late Tuesday, the 21-year-old Newhouse won $1.5 million, the richest purse in the Borgata tournament's four-year history and the richest ever offered in Atlantic City, according to Borgata spokeswoman Noel Stevenson. Chris McCormack, 27, of Laurel Hollow, N.Y., finished second and earned about $800,000. The tournament is one of 19 events on the World Poker Tour.