2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

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

Tom Ross(ado) the Boss

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante

After Tom Rossado opened for a standard raise, his opponent threw a handful of chips into the middle for a raise, unaware that Rossado had already done so.

The dealer corrected the player and he was given the option of either completing his reraise or simply flatting the bet. When he decided to simply call, the dealer fanned an action flop of {j-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{k-Clubs} across the felt.

Both players quickly checked the flop and the {4-Hearts} arrived on the turn. Rossado led out for a 4,000 wager and his opponent studied the board for a minute or so before flatting the bet.

On the {5-Spades} river Rossado fired away with a 7,000 bet, and this time his opponent took the hint, folding his hand and sending the pot across the table.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Rossado
Tom Rossado
39,000

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McKeehen Makes an Early Exit

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante
Joe McKeehen
Joe McKeehen

Joe McKeehen just strode by the PokerNews live reporting station, his rueful smile suggesting he had recently been eliminated.

McKeehen - who took down a tournament title last January at the Borgata Winter Poker Open - has the bankroll to fire another bullet though, and we just saw him take a new seat for a second shot.

Player Chips Progress
Joe McKeehen us
Joe McKeehen
25,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner

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Raskin Railed

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante
Micah Raskin
Micah Raskin

Micah Raskin - an experienced tournament pro and veteran of the European high-roller circuit - just made the walk of shame, heading out of the tournament area after going bust.

We'll let you know if and when Raskin re-enters.

Player Chips Progress
Micah Raskin us
Micah Raskin
Busted

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Assorted Counts

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante

Two of these players are reentries; Daniel Buzgon and D.R. Froebel.

Froebell reentered after running up a stack in three card poker.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Wach us
Dan Wach
64,000
39,000
39,000
Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
55,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Lana O'Brien
Lana O'Brien
47,000
22,000
22,000
Michael Marder us
Michael Marder
42,000
17,000
17,000
Jim Boyd
Jim Boyd
40,000
15,000
15,000
Anthony Maio us
Anthony Maio
36,000
11,000
11,000
Natale Kuey us
Natale Kuey
34,000
9,000
9,000
Anthony Anastasi us
Anthony Anastasi
32,000
-2,000
-2,000
Jane Stanton Hitchcock
Jane Stanton Hitchcock
24,000
-16,000
-16,000
Daniel Buzgon us
Daniel Buzgon
24,000
-8,000
-8,000
D.R. Froebel
D.R. Froebel
15,000
15,000
15,000

Christmas Comes Early for James Parascandola

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante

The flop came down {9-Spades}{4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and James Parascandola saw his opponent lead out, betting 2,500 into a 3,000 pot.

With {9-Hearts}{10-Spades} in the hole, Parascandola made his move and shoved all in for about 10,000 more. His opponent called and rolled over just {K-Clubs}{10-Hearts} for no pair and no draw, prompting a look of exasperation from Parascandola.

"You call off with king-high there?" queried Parascandola, obviously surprised that his opponent called him down without a hand.

After fading the deck's three remaining kings, Parascandola scored the much needed double and restored his starting stack just before the second break of the day.

Parascandola siphoned about 12,000 more from the same opponent just a few hands later, making trip tens with {Q-}{10-} and extracting value on the river with a 6,000 bet.

Player Chips Progress
James Parascandola
James Parascandola
40,700
40,700
40,700

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Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Sean Rice Fades a Few

Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante

On the {10-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} flop Sean Rice led out for 1,800 and found two callers. Another player had other ideas, however, and he shipped his last 15,000 into the middle hoping to force a round of folds.

Rice was undeterred though, and he flatted the all-in wager, moving the action to the first player who called his original flop bet. That player liked his hand as well, and he quickly slid his entire stack of 22,000 forward. The fourth player in the hand got out of the way, and with the action back on him Rice committed the calling chips to force a three-way showdown.

Rice: {10-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}
First Shover: {K-Spades}{9-Spades}
Second Shover: {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

After flopping two pair Rice was now fading a few different draws, but the turn ({3-Spades}) and river ({a-Diamonds}) missed all of them, sending a huge pot to Rice while busting two players.

Player Chips Progress
Sean Rice us
Sean Rice
79,000

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Slick Sorscher

Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante

A player in the hijack three-bet to 7,000 before the flop after an undetermined opening raise, and another player flatted the big bet from the cutoff.

Jonathan Sorscher liked the look of his {A-Hearts}{k-Clubs}, however, and he decided to pump it up to 17,325 from UTG+1, a four-bet which pushed the hijack's hand into the muck.

The player in the cutoff wasn't going anywhere though, and with {J-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} in the hole he called the four-bet to put more than 90 percent of his stack at risk.

Before the flop was revealed Sorscher bet enough to put his opponent's last few chips at risk, and even though he knew the score when the dealer spread the {4-Spades}{2-Hearts}{a-Clubs}, the man with fishhooks made the crying call.

"The ace gotta come there don't it?" he asked to nobody in particular, watching as Sorscher tabled his hand. "Gotta have that damned ace!"

The board ran out clean for Sorscher on the turn and river, leaving his despondent opponent to continue his muttered missives against the card that kills more poker dreams than any other.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Sorscher
Jonathan Sorscher
56,000