Brian Baris was the chip leader and declared the winner of Wednesday's Dan Le Batard 790 The Ticket Celebrity Poker Tournament at Dania Jai-Alai.

The Wednesday night multi table Texas Hold’em tournament drew over 200 players.

The final nine players decided to “chop” the prize pool with each player receiving $957. Baris, from Tamarac, took home the trophy.

I got knocked out early. Was card-dead and kept calling -- never a good move -- then survived an all-in with my ace-queen hitting an ace against queens. Ouch.

Payback came. I got pocket kings from the big blind with about 3,000 chips left and blinds at 300-600. Needed a caller or two. The woman to my left made it 1,600 to go, so I made it 2,600 and there was a third caller. Eventually all the chips went in. (I thought if I went all-in, being a tight player, I'd get no callers.)

So with a nice pot, I turn over kings, she turns over 8s. Flop is something like 7-10-J-4. And a nine on the river, for her straight. Her fourth straight of the night of 10-or-under variety.

Usually I'll second-guess myself. But last night, my head hit the pillow, no problem. That's poker. I was able to "get it in good."

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.

Meanwhile, the fronton is promoting a 12:30 p.m. Aug. 1 tournament. Cost is $150, with only a $5 house fee.