2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Event 1: $560 $1 Million Guaranteed Deep-Stack NLHE Reentry
Day: 2
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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
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Updated Counts for a Few Big Stacks and Notable

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Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

With the action heating up over in the Borgata Poker Room, we've managed to spy a few of the biggest stacks in the room.

In addition, here are some updated counts for the notable names and Day 1 chip leaders.

Player Chips Progress
Collin White
Collin White 		809,000
Kevin Mason
Kevin Mason 		555,000
400,500
 400,500
Izzet Temel
Izzet Temel 		533,000
123,000
 123,000
Eric Rivkin us
Eric Rivkin 		355,000
183,000
 183,000
Matt Cooper
Matt Cooper 		340,000
83,000
 83,000
James Woods us
James Woods 		236,000
-8,500
 -8,500
StakeKings
Philip Neiman us
Philip Neiman 		219,000
-63,500
 -63,500

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Cash Money Millionaries

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Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
The Stakes Are High Here at the Borgata Spring Poker Open
The Stakes Are High Here at the Borgata Spring Poker Open

Payout information for Event 1 is now scrolling on the tournament clock screens hanging from overhead, so we thought you;d like a look at the top prizes and min-cash amounts. Full payout information will be released in print form shortly, and from there the PokerNews payouts tab will be fully updated.

A total of 200 players will make the money here today, with a min-cash worth $1,264. For the eventual winner of this massive event, a prize of $209,470 is waiting at the end of the rainbow.

The runner-up will take home $136,026, while 3rd place is good for $136,026. Stay tuned for full payout information as soon as we get our hands on the paperwork.

Beam(an) Me Up Scotty

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Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

We just watched a massive hand go down involving four players who each held pocket pairs. Here's the postmortem:

Acting from UTG+1, Terry Beaman made his stand with an open-shove for 21,000, and when the action moved to Izzet Temel in middle position, he made it 45,000 to go for the isolation play.

The action then moved to the blinds, which is where the fireworks really began. The small blind player held about 165,000 and he decided to shove all in as well. Undeterred, the big blind made the same move, and his last 67,000 went into the pot as well.

These reraises from the blinds meant Temel would now have to commit a large chunk of his 410,000 stack to continue, and after tanking for about one minute, he elected to muck his {9-}{9-} face up.

That left the other three players to showdown, with Beaman producing the {K-Diamonds}{k-Spades}, the small blind big stack shover tabling {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}, and the big blind revealing {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}.

The flop rained down {a-Hearts}{9-Spades}{8-Hearts} - much to Temel's dismay, as he would have flopped a set of nines to bust all three opponents and claim the chip lead. Nonetheless, Beaman's kings had held through the flop, but the turn came {3-Hearts} to make things even more interesting. The small blind's pair of sevens had just added a slew of outs to the heart flush, and he pleaded for a heart to drop on the river.

Fifth street came {a-Spades} though, leaving the short-stack shover with a pure quadruple up, and the big blind's tens prevailing for a double through his neighbor to the right.

Temel, for his part, was a good sport and he commented on the fact that his laydown was correct. Although, his rueful grin suggested he would be thinking about that flop for a little while longer.

Player Chips Progress
Izzet Temel
Izzet Temel 		410,000
153,500
 153,500
Terry Beaman
Terry Beaman
89,000
89,000
 89,000

Tags: Izzet TemelTerry Beaman

The Killing Fields

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Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Allard Broedelet
Allard Broedelet

A total of 529 runners made their way to the Borgata Poker Room with high hopes for this Day 2, but during the first level the field has been culled in merciless fashion.

Nearly 60 players were sent to the rail during the first 40 minutes of play, meaning more than one bustout per minute occurred to start the day.

One of those casualties was Allard Broedelet, who you may remember as the chip leader from the suspended Event 1 from January's Winter Poker Open.

According to the always gregarious Broedelet, he found {K-}{K-} in the hole and played the premium pair to perfection, opening to 13,000 from the button and disguising his cowboys as a mere blind steal. The big blind defended against the theft with the lowly {7-}{8-}, finding top pair on the {7-}{3-}{2-} flop.

Broedelet responded to the big blind's tap of the table with an 18,000 c-bet, and when his opponent shoved all-in over the top, the Dutchman committed his last 40,000 or so with his overpair to the board.

When a {2-} paired the board on the turn Broedelet's positioned was strengthened, as his opponent could not make two pair to win the hand.

River: {7-}

As Broedelet knows all to well from his previous experience in the aforementioned suspended tournament, poker can be a cruel game. And the river confirmed as much, delivering his opponent's miracle three-outer and knocking Broedelet out in the process. He appeared in good spirits despite the beat though, and expressed his intention to play in Event 2 over in the Signature Room.

Tags: Allard Broedelet

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

Bicycle Kick

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Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Ibra Ibrahimović
Ibra Ibrahimović

Swedish superstar Zlatan Ibrahimović is known around the world for his exploits on the football pitch (soccer to us Americans), but today his cousin Ibra is making his presence known on the felt.

After entering the day with right around 250,000 in chips, Ibrahimović has surged to the top of the counts in fortuitous fashion.

According to Ibrahimović and his tablemates, three players - including the soccer star's older cousin - took a flop of {a-}{5-}{3-} which featured two clubs. Ibrahimović led out on the flop and another player shoved all in for just a little more than that bet, leaving Ibrahimović committed to the call.

When he flipped up {A-}{K-} with one club in hand, he appeared to have a strong holding, but the all-in player rolled over {5-}{5-} for a flopped set of fives. Barring a miraculous runner-runner win, Ibrahimović was looking at loser, but sure enough two clubs peeled off on the turn and river to give him the winning flush.

Player Chips Progress
Ibra Ibraimovic
Ibra Ibraimovic 		428,000
172,500
 172,500

Tags: Ibra Ibrahimovic

Duck Dynasty

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Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

We passed by Vyacheslav Gorecik's table just in time to see him dragging a big pot his way, and a scan of the board cards told the tale.

Gorecik had made his stand with {2-Spades}{2-Hearts} and found a willing opponent on his direct right, with that player bringing {A-}{10-} to bear.

The final board rolled out {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}{a-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and with a set of deuces on the river Gorecik managed to come from behind and double through.

Player Chips Progress
Vyacheslav Gorecik
Vyacheslav Gorecik
148,000

Tags: Vyacheslav Gorecik

The Long Walk

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Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

With the 529 players still in contention in Day 2 convened in the Borgata Poker Room, and the PokerNews Live Reporting desk situated about 50 yards away in the Signature Room, the logistical hurdle will be slowing the flow of updates just a bit.

Don't fret though, as we will be making that long walk as quickly as possible, and as many times as we can muster, throughout the day.

Bustouts, bad beats and big stacks will all be tracked, so stay tuned during the next half hour or so as we bring the action to you from the floor of the Borgata Spring Poker Open.

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