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"foldpreflop85″ took down Event No. 4 ($215 Pot Limit Holdem) of the inaugural Bodog Poker Open last night. (Bodog Beat Image)

Despite the screen name, folding pre-flop is apparently not what "foldpreflop85″ did last night as he battled through the field of 185 entrants to take down Event No. 4 of the inaugural Bodog Poker Open.

Indeed, it required a combination of patience, aggression and definitely a lot of post-flop play to get through a tough field that included Team Bodog poker pros David Williams, Josh Arieh and Jean-Robert Bellande as well as noted online poker players and Bodog regulars Joe "Dyzalot" Morneau, "daisyxoxo," "iLLNuGWichee," Smith "nevertilt22″ Collins, Jonathan "UFPokerStar" Westra and Matt "thatsNice" Larsh. For the win, "foldpreflop85″ walked away with the $14,100 top prize and a $500 seat to the BPO Main Event.

Also displaying post-flop skills at the tables last night was PocketFives.com favorite "alcarmo," who reached his third consecutive final table of the Bodog Poker Open. The online player keeps moving up a spot or two with every tournament, from sixth place in Event No. 2 to fourth place in Event No. 3 and then third place last night. At this rate, he has to be the odds-on favorite to take down the Main Event. "alcarmo" has taken home a total of $17,628.50 so far from the BPO prelims.

Here are the full final table placings and payouts:

1. foldpreflop85 – $14,100
2. shipthechezz -$9,400
3. alcarmo – $5,593
4. basebaldy – $3,760
5. Jack Splat – $3,055
6. MOBstar – $2,350
7. cmizzles3687 – $1,645
8. PROMETHEUS – $1,222
9. vinnyb9 – $799

The last preliminary event, Event No. 5 – $150 + $10 buy-in Limit Holdem, gets underway tonight at 8 p.m. EST, and Bodog will once again juice the pot by adding $10,000 in additional money to the cash prize purse. There are two satellites running today in the Bodog Poker Room that will get players into that event.

The five preliminary events of the Bodog Poker Open have all been leading up to the series' championship, the $500 buy-in Bodog Poker Open Main Event, which will be held on Sunday, March 9 at 4 p.m. EST. To sweeten the pot even more than the series' preliminary events, Bodog is adding $25,000 in additional money to the championship's total prize purse.

On Saturday, March 8, once the preliminary events are finished, the focus in the Bodog Poker Room switches to giving online poker players a chance to qualify for the Main Event. Starting early at 6:00 a.m. EST, satellites will be running at least every hour all the way up until the Main Event on Sunday. Additionally, starting at 9:00 a.m. EST on Sunday, satellites will be running at least every half hour, with "Last Chance" qualifiers running every 15 minutes as the tournament draws closer.

Buy-ins for the BPO Main Event satellites range from $25 + $2.50 to $100 + $9, and the formats run the gamut from multi-table tournaments to single-table super turbo sit 'n' gos. Visit the poker tournament schedule page for all tournament times or go directly to the Bodog Poker Open home page to get the full scoop on this high-value tournament series.

In the end, the inaugural Bodog Poker Champion will be crowned and walk away with the top cash prize and an engraved Omega Speedmaster watch valued at $4,400.