2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Event 14: $15,400 $5 Million Guaranteed WPT World Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$1,350,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$15,000
Prize Pool
$4,852,400
Entries
328
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25

Hellmuth Gonna Hellmuth

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

We saw Phil Hellmuth shoot out of his seat and begin a display on par with many of his best performances, as he hectored the table and defended the merit of his smallball style.

"This is just so tilting!," he began, directing his frustration at Maurice Hawkins and George Kelly, with the former's crime being criticism, and the latter's a curious choice to call. "I just hate it when I make a brilliant play and they call it stupid."

Hawkins piped up with a little needle, asking "Brilliant? Brilliant! Limping in with 10 bigs, folding your stack away? The Living Legend..."

"They don't even understand it..." Hellmuth continued aloud, more to himself than to Hawkins. "I mean, these players are so behind the curve it's unbelievable! But of course, three years later they'll all be making the same plays."

Hawkins continued to give it right back to Hellmuth, making mention of a hand in which the "Poker Brat" limped in to the pot with {K-}{j-}, only to let loose with an outburst after Kelly check-called through the river with {6-}{4-} on the {a-}{6-}{8-}{10-}{x-} board. According to Kelly, he was forced to "endure a 20-minute lecture on how bad I play," after that showdown.

Hellmuth grinded as he is wont to do though, doubling up with {a-Hearts}{6-Hearts} after flopping an ace and ending the day with a little over 50,000.

Player Chips Progress
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
397,000 117,000
George Kelly us
George Kelly
174,000 143,500
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
48,000 -28,000

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