Mike Mendez of Weston was declared the winner of the Dan Le Batard Celebrity Poker Tournament held Wednesday night at Dania Jai-Alai.

The multi table Texas Hold’em tournament drew 250 Hold’em and 790 The Ticket fans paying $50 to enter.

According to a release from the fronton, with six players remaining as midnight approached, an agreement was reached to “chop” the pot equally giving each player just over $1,200. Mendez (at left, with Le Batard), being the chip leader, was awarded the tournament trophy. (Note to Marc Hochman, who comlained of 'No Love' in Action: Hi, Marc! and your picture has been in this space before.)

Dania Jai-Alai’s Cardroom is open Sundays through Thursdays from noon to midnight, Friday and Saturdays from noon to 2 a.m. The fronton is located at 301 E. Dania Beach Blvd in Dania Beach.

I had a decent night. I was down to 1200 chips early, and with blinds at 300-600 I jumped into a five-way pot with K-3 out of the big blind. Doubling up wouldn't have gotten it done. Cards turn up 4-5-6-7, so I hit the straight and have enough chips for awhile.

Then late, I'm at about 20,000 chips, blinds at 3,000-6,000. Get J-10 suited in the big blind; three callers, one an all-in. Flop comes Q-9-6, so two of us start to check it down. Third guy raises 10,000. So it's 26,000 in the pot (with antes) and I'm at 32 percent to hit my straight on turn or river. So I call, and call when he puts me all-in on the turn. He flips over A-6, so he has a pair of sixes and I have the open-ended straight draw and two overs! A 14-outer, which doesn't hit. And I go home.

Did I misplay it?

(FYI, to Isle poker players: I'll have all the Battle at the Beach results together, including the win by Hayden Fortini, as soon as I get them all; I just got a little behind.)