2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Event 1: $560 $1 Million Guaranteed Deep-Stack NLHE Reentry
Day: 2
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

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

Day 2 Started

Day 2 Seat Draw

TableSeatPlayerChips
11Dmitriy Khavko171000
12Kevin Mason154500
13Ernie Rosado173000
14Rocco Bucci26500
15Natale Kuey162500
16Fritz Stoner74500
17Akash Seth196000
18William Lamb-Harding237500
19William Galler57000
110Joseph Isabella86000
    
21Danko Campese216000
22Peter Ippolito175000
23Christopher Nugent135000
24Brett Bader138500
25Kawan Rex110000
26Joshua Supsak190500
27Ibraim Ibraimovic255500
28Alan Yakuboff87500
29William Lau98000
210Christopher Rich119500
    
31Kori Hunter83000
32Marcus Cohen308000
33Long Nguyen33000
34David Yoo131500
35Ricardo Mateo154000
36Adam Foster187000
37Joel Fishman192000
38Vyacheslav Gorelik162500
39Rene Suvisild120000
310Longhua Lin93500
    
41Jeffrey Perzan116000
42James Conner114500
43William Vogel116000
44Goran Kojic38000
45Eric Miller53000
46John Hulslander114000
47Barry Leventhal140000
48Kamil Blaszczak123000
49Gary Lee73000
410Keith Deangelis119000
    
51Antoine St Louis43000
52Christian Goris53500
53John Alfera78000
54Kevin Lutz60000
55Richard Lipson148000
56Henry Lopez166500
57Eric Buchman62500
58Robert Albert62500
59Nelson Capellan Sanchez63500
510Kirkor Tekneci333000
    
61Larry Nelson75000
62Dave Urban163000
63John Corning70500
64Jason Cohen93000
65Brent Johnson83000
66David Elyazyan114500
67Chad Rosow150500
68Cornel Andrew Cimpan100500
69Thai Vu63500
610Norman Michalek83500
    
71Keny Reyes-Holguin63000
72Scott Wardell61500
73Tim Lahey164500
74Francis Fulmer6500
75Patricia Heller95500
76John Hatalovsky Jr83000
77Nicholas Spence103000
78Jia Bao Liu68000
79Carlos Alvarado180500
710Joseph Nichols53500
    
81Jeanette Sims58000
82Jason Lee93500
83Marc Lunenfeld119000
84Izzet Temel256500
85Lewis Smiley133000
86James Calhoun54000
87Brian Edmonds90000
88Thomas Fee53000
89Aaron Mermelstein128500
810Terence Beaman55000
    
91Alan Nugent67000
92Michael Sukonik89500
93Thomas Solomon65000
94Wu Zhou181000
95Frank Simone82500
96Everton Taylor112500
97Anthony Skoros151000
98Justin Chmielarz89000
99James Woods123000
910Edward Surrette76000
    
101J Michael Jarvela267000
102Jeremy Stein243000
103Joseph Messina114000
104George Dilorenzo105000
105Gennadiy Peselev186000
106Jun Wu20500
107Dwayne Jones66500
108Lawrence Lakatosh47000
109Joseph Agron138000
1010Thomas Romeo53000
    
111Philip Neiman282500
112Mark Perry123500
113John Bolla88500
114Bryan Neira87000
115Xiao Wang103000
116Zohaib Butt130000
117Jermaine Reid220500
118Adam Williams157500
119Gianni Cangiano217000
1110David Rittmeyerjr80500
    
121Edward Pyatetsky40500
122Thomas Martone366500
123Alexander Bernard114000
124Charles Levin115000
125Jason Groelly153000
126Brandon Vescio-Bermender147500
127William Handy58500
128Eric Adamowsky81500
129Mangat Singh105000
1210Mark Sykes157500
    
131Christopher Barnes89000
132Carlo Francisco96000
133Alexander Berdichevskiy170500
134Anthony Conte164500
135Michael Nye96500
136Matthew Popp42000
137David Penna62000
138Kenneth Natal174500
139Anthony Romanelli68500
1310Jeffrey Chan216000
    
141Frank Walden96000
142Albert Riccobono55000
143Charlie Xu58000
144Rajendra Mahadevappa172500
145Robert Romanowski122500
146Irina Akerman31500
147Alex Benjamin37500
148Joseph Clarkin75000
149Matthew Oflynn315500
1410Michael Czopek154500
    
151Ian Oleary243000
152Dennis Thurman108000
153Claude Petroy Jr63500
154Maurice Paradis43500
155Cono Gallo93000
156Thomas Ariemma7500
157Anthony Imperial250000
158Frank Charles Molinari Ii141500
159Stephen Dare97500
1510Phousith Norsavanh191500
    
161Michael Baker48000
162Pavel Krapivin80000
163Kevin Grabel353500
164Andrew Jeffrey106500
165Sirous Jamshidi96000
166Travis Davis124000
167Ramin Azizoghli44500
168Arslan Arslanoski159500
169Ahmed Mohamed75000
1610Andrew Gonzalez121500
    
171Louis Delbrocco72000
172Anna Khait105500
173Mitchell Martin90000
174Cuong Le128000
175Herald Barber72000
176Alex Binkley177000
177Mark Dube73500
178Joseph Wolfe73500
179Guy Maxtone-Graham142000
1710Katayon Khaterzai199000
    
181Eric Ornstein185500
182James Mckinnon67000
183John Caltagirone102000
184Terrence Marchio62000
185Shawn Chaconas175500
186Darren Smith67500
187John Gulino267000
188Alex Apostol125000
189Ryan Wood41000
1810Alexander Gabai203000
    
191Jose Mendez53500
192Jinglin Chen34000
193Warren Wiggins76000
194Teddy Way114500
195Adam Pace196500
196Stephanie Johnston35000
197Steven Coppola127500
198Tomislav Dobrilovic45000
199Roman Burak23500
1910--empty-- 
    
201Katucha Eugene113000
202Richard Matera17000
203Garrick Mcelroy111500
204Waltere Jones259000
205Chinmay Patel69000
206George Wong98000
207Norman Day106000
208Alexander Cukar145500
209Whangkyung Choi244000
2010Bill Kontaratos281500
    
211Brian Nichols194500
212Paul Shedaker48500
213Robert Polunas128000
214Patrick Chan74300
215Paul Vacchio76000
216Todd Throckmorton59500
217William Daloisi92000
218Kim Noun151500
219Alexander Gentile60500
2110Thomas Broderick171000
    
221Allard Broedelet77500
222Cecilia Doyle40000
223James Kaplan162000
224Sean Rice63500
225Timothy Kelliher209000
226Jaime Griffin63500
227William Miller83500
228Mark Saccucci84500
229Taurean Davis57500
2210Robert Jenkins58500
    
231Brian Dougherty121000
232Trevor Deeter93500
233Joseph Dittmar107500
234Gene Mazza101000
235Christoph Csik90500
236Mitchell Mantin219500
237Suk Lee93000
238Marcin Timek154500
239David Harden101500
2310Peter Mendelsohn133000
    
241Jose Rosario124000
242Raul Totanes137500
243Brett Limoncelli85500
244Luke Edwards188500
245Roel Fantonalgo88500
246Eric Miotto246500
247John Kostelac53000
248Gerard Kane114500
249David Filippi53000
2410Patricia Haggerty56500
    
251Daniel Wach225000
252Joseph Galazzo132000
253John Qualtieri104500
254John Eckert46000
255Ian Crampton43000
256Bradford Solomon225000
257John Mccann218500
258Ilya Dyment103500
259Zach Daly90500
2510Eric Greenwood83000
    
261Matthew Maccaroni176000
262Alex Jim49500
263Justin Bilyk263500
264Mikhail Mironenko123000
265Melissa Burr266000
266Sara Stohler69500
267Alexander Vargas101000
268Edward Eadicicco62500
269Zbigniew Fido120500
2610Alexander Gurevich107000
    
271Ilya Lemberg98000
272Hieu Tran284000
273Stephen Metro156000
274Daniel Wellborn143000
275John Myung66500
276Joe Gil118500
277David Konigsberg101000
278Arnold Dinio63000
279Christopher Tryba174500
2710Helio Junior52000
    
281Matthew Cooper257000
282Richard Gargel75000
283Gerald Loke89500
284Roman Valerstein77500
285Fermin Concha34000
286Michael Rea131000
287Steven Mullen126000
288Mikhail Sher104000
289Gregory Fishberg234000
2810Kenneth Roberts43500
    
291Andy Jiang71500
292Todd Szewczyk32000
293[Removed:321] Amjadi276000
294Scott Blackman120500
295Evangelos Tzortzakis88000
296Frank Ingardia49500
297Jeffrey Gurfinkel82000
298Michael Drabot34500
299Hieu Nguyen152000
2910Dae Yu116500
    
301Timothy Mullen260000
302Torey Garza62000
303Alexander Rocha59000
304Timothy Fisher129000
305Joseph Cutler225500
306Jason Mccormack77000
307Brent Bennett185500
308Dennis Peralta152500
309George Georgy133000
3010Maksim Rozenfeld58500
    
311Daniel Joos82000
312Andrey Kostenko187500
313Frank Rasile155500
314Keith Romanovitz111000
315George Leandrou135000
316Walter English93500
317Kenny Nguyen132000
318Duane Hunton65500
319Michael Klein120500
3110Raymond Morgan227000
    
321Nicholas Sarta37000
322John Nguyen155000
323Michael Pappis192500
324Tony Sinishtaj128000
325Kevin Mccolgan145000
326Edmond Petrella73500
327Wendy Rubin215500
328Steven Petko93000
329Michael Sandler121000
3210Daniel Glass134000
    
331Daniel Sztenderowicz97000
332Joseph Wang164000
333Theodore Goldbergh91000
334Michael Mccarthy218500
335Kow Hua160000
336Greg Ostrander95000
337Agron Dika158000
338Shaun Linefsky51000
339Earl King152000
3310Lloyd Henry31000
    
341Yong Choe274500
342Tanios Abi-Yaghi64500
343Tracy Sparmer250000
344Michael Maletta37500
345Steven Lemma105500
346Charles Furey174500
347Bryan Veach92500
348Michael Tepedino24000
349Karl Held248000
3410Dionysuis Bass50500
    
351George Hayes88000
352Alex Ortiz Vazquez150000
353[Removed:17]107000
354Edward Aigbojie46500
355Robert Hwang116500
356Denis Kurlyand109000
357Sean Barringer21500
358Alexander Sam83500
359Collin Whyte192000
3510Svetlana Gromenkova192500
    
361Dominick Christiano, Jr67500
362Paul Cathey104000
363Michael Azzaro137000
364Robert White162500
365Christopher Edwards143500
366Geoffrey Lewit38500
367Todd Beardsworth55500
368Joseph Musngi38500
369Gary Chambers68000
3610Naveen Thorati52500
    
371Yuehchang You117000
372Jerry Scotto77500
373Ricardo Franco82000
374Adam Lippert178500
375Steven Freifeld47000
376John Darnsteadt52000
377Craig Sklar123000
378Michael Shasho172500
379Lewis Hudnell126000
3710Deeangelo Seng67000
    
381Shaun Gonzales75000
382Joseph Mckeehen120500
383Margareta Morris100500
384Joseph Opie149000
385Shawn James66500
386Scott Baumstein124500
387Phillip Meng69500
388Ronald Miller161000
389Uke Dauti115000
3810Lawrence Kostelac52000
    
391David Johnston91000
392Garrett Locklear53000
393Sameer Bhalla167500
394Johannes Mueller211000
395Jeffrey Gross21000
396Joseph Hinton132500
397She Lok Wong170500
398Jered Orton77000
399Alan Wai Lau42500
3910Ronald Lee99500
    
401Sean Wallace139000
402Wyatt Kline150500
403Philippe Casciola92000
404Kenneth Allen70500
405Ankur Gupta151500
406Michael Zduniak141000
407Chii Ching Sun122000
408Noah Rothman211000
409Brian Adragna44500
4010James Edens66500
    
411Sergei Rylkov265000
412Besnik Ziba171500
413Yuan Gao119000
414Arndre Martin106500
415Brett Richey289500
416Peter Calvo104500
417John Frenchu126000
418Tyng Low173000
419Michael Merkovich65000
4110Robin Cantone71000
    
421Andrew Lee67000
422Robert Allain110500
423Shawn Busse28000
424Arthur Peters169000
425Kathryn Stone55500
426Eric Rivkin172000
427Christopher Leong170000
428Todd Myers106500
429Joshua Reifer151000
4210Matthew Silberzweig146500
    
431Vamshidha Maddi152500
432Saman Sader40500
433Ricco Quintana172500
434Deonarine Itwaru90000
435Lewis Saxon249000
436Darren Elias199000
437Keith Chin74000
438Anthony Maio80500
439Rajesh Desai31000
4310The Vo88500
    
441Robert Hanes45000
442Paris Borden199500
443Michael Fulco121000
444Daniel Wagner200000
445Robert Sembler44000
446John Mitsios97000
447Jia Liu70000
448Demetrios Georgous233000
449Joseph Simmons87500
4410Eric Warming104500
    
451Mark Llorente56500
452Yevgeni Rapoport110500
453Justin Liberto80500
454Lance Moody98500
455Michael Pavese90500
456Jason Lee57000
457Mark Donly61000
458Paul Greim121000
459Onofrio Reina51000
4510Daniel Penrith33500
    
461Krzysztof Perka268500
462Robert Orourke157500
463Dennis Wilber59500
464Ronald Citrenbaum119500
465Chris Kostoulas44500
466Sahu Habibi270500
467Chao Lin89500
468Kenny Lay23000
469Syed Dib79500
4610Jose Jaramillo105000
    
471John Mcgowan62000
472Anthony Cortese32500
473Nicholas Taliercio59000
474James Governa184000
475Tuan Vuong311000
476Steven Kang149000
477Scott Blumstein234500
478Heonjo Kim48000
479Gregory Paryani117500
4710Michael Marder67500
    
481Matthew Itkin90000
482Catherine Dever66500
483Joseph Lee50000
484Jack Schanbacher123500
485Luther Lewis34000
486Paul Mullins140000
487Arturas Kyiv53000
488David Eldridge190000
489Diane Boulanger134500
4810Stephanie Hubbard60000
    
491Elvir Muriqi185500
492Harold Vasquez210500
493Zlatko Vucetic95500
494Jebhar Patterson75000
495Dan Kim64000
496Patrick Carney122500
497Robert Teti60000
498James Thomas96500
499John Yanni129000
4910George Abi-Zeid228500
    
501Joseph Dimartino279500
502Byung Yoo61500
503David Stefanski51000
504Nicholas Peticca206000
505Michael Cascioli67500
506Eric Rivero28500
507Kwok Lau105500
508Florentino Deleon141500
509Asher Conniff49000
5010Daniel Dizenzo275000
    
511Michael Matuk52500
512Spyros Malkotsis165000
513Nicholas Tironi158500
514Jason Burgos48000
515Andrew Apostol110500
516John Mcguinness129500
517Peter Hong201000
518Athanasios Diakos120000
519Amnon Filippi80000
5110Yong Kim111500
    
521Thu Le78000
522Jay Zimmet34000
523Joseph Pitti76000
524David Eilers158000
525Bryan Leskowitz47500
526Radhames Mejia163500
527Matthew Fraser126000
528Christian Vizcaino67500
529Jane Hitchcock147000
5210Leonard Moore90500
    
531Frank Vulpis186000
532Lee Kirsch85500
533Thomas Schenck62500
534Timothy Feoli81500
535Jason Deutsch200000
536Thomas Coan60000
537Arthur Senowitz54000
538William Sussman42000
539Anthony Hill162000
5310Amir Genzel95000

Counts (full)

Player Chips Progress
Tommy Martone
Tommy Martone
366,500
Kevin Grabel us
Kevin Grabel
353,500
Kirkor Tekneci us
Kirkor Tekneci
333,000
Matt O'Flynn
Matt O'Flynn
315,500
Tuan Vuong
Tuan Vuong
311,000
Marcus Cohen
Marcus Cohen
308,000
-500
-500
Brett Richey us
Brett Richey
289,500
Hieu Tran us
Hieu Tran
284,000
Philip Neiman us
Philip Neiman
282,500
Bill Kontaratos
Bill Kontaratos
281,500
Joe Dimartino
Joe Dimartino
279,500
Mohammad Amjadi us
Mohammad Amjadi
276,000
276,000
276,000
Daniel Dizenzo us
Daniel Dizenzo
275,000
275,000
275,000
Yong Choe
Yong Choe
274,500
-20,500
-20,500
Sahu Habibi
Sahu Habibi
270,500
270,500
270,500
Krzysztof Perka
Krzysztof Perka
268,500
John Gulino us
John Gulino
267,000
Mike Jarvela
Mike Jarvela
267,000
Melissa Burr us
Melissa Burr
266,000
Sergei Rylkov
Sergei Rylkov
265,000
Justin Bilyk
Justin Bilyk
263,500
263,500
263,500
Tim Mullen
Tim Mullen
260,000
Walt Jones
Walt Jones
259,000
Matt Cooper
Matt Cooper
257,000
7,000
7,000
Izzet Temel
Izzet Temel
256,500
256,500
256,500

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Day 2 Set to Start, Sprint to the Finish Line Begins

Tommy Martone is the overall chip leader heading into Day 2
Tommy Martone is the overall chip leader heading into Day 2

After four starting flights were held over three days and nights, a total of 2,482 entries and reentries were recorded in this $560 buy-in, $1 million guaranteed No-Limit Hold'em Tournament. Kicking off the Borgata Spring Poker Open in style, the event attracted more than enough players to meet the guarantee, and judging by the overall turnout here any concerns over last January's chip counterfeiting scandal have been alleviated. This feat is attributed widely to the strict new security measures put in place by respected Tournament Director Tab Duchateau and his dedicated staff, measures which are cutting edge in terms of protecting the integrity of the game.

Heading into today's crucial Day 2 - where the 529 remaining runners will play without the benefit of reentries - Tommy Martone holds the biggest stack in play with 366,500. He has several players nipping at his heels though, including Kevin Grabel (353,500), Kirkor Tekneci (333,000), Matt O'Flynn (315,500), and Tuan Vuong (311,000).

Among the notable names, local legends and touring pros to bag a stack after their starting flight were Darren Elias (199,000), Scott Baumstein (124,500), Anna Khait (105,500), Greg Ostrander (95,000), Ted Goldbergh (91,000) and Anthony Maio (80,500).

The names who tried and tried again, ultimately falling short of their goal, include Micah Raskin (who managed to fire at least a dozen bullets without hitting his mark), Cecilia Doyle, Daniel Buzgon, John D'Agostino, Steve Dannenmann, Russell Crane, Jamie Kerstetter, Timothy Little, Joseph Stiers and 88 year old Dr. Stanley Graham.

With Day 2 set to start at 12 noon local time, be sure to keep it here throughout the day as the remaining 529 runners attempt to build on their momentum and make a deep run in search of that elusive six-figure score.

Tags: Anna KhaitJonathan LittleCecilia DoyleDaniel BuzgonDarren EliasGreg OstranderJohn D'AgostinoJoseph StiersKevin GrabelMicah RaskinRussell CraneScott BaumsteinStanley GrahamSteve DannenmannTab DuchateauTed GoldberghTimothy LittleTommy Martone

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

The Long Walk

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.

Duck Dynasty

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

Bicycle Kick

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

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

The Killing Fields

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