2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Event 1: $560 $1 Million Guaranteed Deep-Stack NLHE Reentry
Day: 3
Event Info

2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Carlos Alvarado
Prize
$127,652
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Entries
2,482
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
40,000

Matthew Itkin Eliminated in 8th Place ($28,902)

Level 34 : 150,000/300,000, 40,000 ante
Matthew itkin - 8th Place
Matthew itkin - 8th Place

Matthew Itkin only had about 10 ten big blinds returning from the recent break. Although he fought valiantly to run that short-stack up, his run came to an abrupt end over the course of two consecutive hands a few moments ago.

First, Itkin and Adam Pace saw a flop of {5-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} and checked it down, doing the same on the {9-Hearts} turn.

When the {7-Clubs} peeled off on the river Itkin led out for a bet of 700,000. Pace called the bet and Itkin confidently announced "straight," only to hear Pace respond with "so do I."

That spelled bad news for Itkin, as his {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} was not good enough to best Pace and his {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}. Left with just a big blind or two after the loss, Itkin open-shoved on the next hand with {a-Hearts}{7-Hearts}, running right into the {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} held by Zbigniew Fido.

The final board of {10-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} brought a bit of sweat headed to fifth street, but the wrong red card came down on the river. Itkin exited in 8th place for a $28,902 score.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Pace
Adam Pace
12,500,000
-3,500,000
-3,500,000
Zbigniew Fido us
Zbigniew Fido
6,400,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Matthew Itkin
Matthew Itkin
Busted

Tags: Adam PaceMatthew ItkinZbigniew Fido