Event 14: $15,400 $5 Million Guaranteed WPT World Championship Day 3 | 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

04-24-2014 15:01 UTC-4

Two Streets of Value for Yoon

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Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Brian Yoon opened for a raise to 18,000 from the hijack, Tony Dunst defended his big blind, and the flop fell . The host of the WPT's Raw Deal segment check-called a bet of 14,000, both players checked on the turn (), and the river was the .

Dunst tapped the felt with one finger, Yoon plopped 55,000 in front of him, and Dunst called.

Yoon showed , and dragged the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Dunst	515,000 -45,000	-45,000

Brian Yoon	408,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Brian Yoon Tony Dunst

04-24-2014 14:52 UTC-4

She Don't Lok Wong

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Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

She Lok Wong limped in from under the gun and watched as Curt Kohlberg did the same from the cutoff.

Jeff Madsen was on the button and he looked down to see a sight to behold: . With two rockets in the hole and two limpers trying to play the pot on the cheap, Madsen raised it up to 25,000, before seeing exactly what he wanted.

Wong three-bet ripped for his last 130,000 and Kohlberg got out of the way, leaving Madsen to snap the bet off with his bullets. Madsen's hand was crushing Wong's and a lady-less board ran out clean to leave Wong on the outside looking in.

Madsen, meanwhile, moved into the upper echelon of the chip counts, and flush with a replenished arsenal with which to work, he will no doubt be one of the more active players as Day 3 rolls on.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Madsen	736,000 161,000	161,000

She Lok Wong	Busted

Tags: Curt Kohlberg Jeff Madsen She Lok Wong

04-24-2014 14:48 UTC-4

You Shove, I'll Fold

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Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Maurice Hawkins isn't one to shy away from table talk and he's letting his table know this. Recently a hand against Nick Schulman went to the river and Hawkins made a 20,000 bet. Schulman was thinking about what to do and Hawkins told him "you shove, I'll fold."

Apparently, Schulman didn't believe him as he opted not to shove, and instead chose to fold. Hawkins peeked at his cards and it was clear that he would have folded if Schulman had shoved. Instead, he scooped the pot and is slowly moving up in chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	440,000 -60,000	-60,000

Maurice Hawkins	270,000 90,000	90,000

04-24-2014 14:43 UTC-4

Counts from Table 1

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Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Afriat	970,000 -40,000	-40,000

Jordan Cristos	521,000 46,000	46,000

Byron Kaverman	390,000 30,000	30,000

Matt Stout	280,000 -5,000	-5,000
Phil Hellmuth	245,000 40,000	40,000

Tom Dobrilovic	195,000 -37,000	-37,000
Michael Lavoie	185,000 55,000	55,000
Cathy Dever	171,000 -44,000	-44,000
Ariel Albilia	60,000 5,000	5,000

04-24-2014 14:39 UTC-4

Bust Outs

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Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Walsh	Busted
Eric Buchman	Busted

Allard Broedelet	Busted
Amit Makhija	Busted
Lee Markholt	Busted

Steven Silverman	Busted
Mike Leah	Busted

04-24-2014 14:37 UTC-4

The Brat Disciplined

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Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

After he opened to 16,000 from late position Phil Hellmuth watched the next player to act slide out a three-bet to 60,000.

When the action folded back around to him, Hellmuth went into the routine which made him a superstar, talking his way through a brief tank-fold.

"I mean, you just did that so smooth..." he said to the three-bettor. "I know how to lay this hand down though."

Hellmuth flashed his to the table, showing the restraint which defines his inimitable style of poker (on the felt at least, as restraint is something he rarely shows during his trademark rants). After entering Day 3 with one of the shortest stacks in the room, Hellmuth has picked his spots wisely and worked his way back to the realm of respectability, showing why he considers himself to be the best poker player to ever grace the planet with his presence.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hellmuth	205,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

04-24-2014 14:36 UTC-4

Chip Counts From Tables Four, Five, and Six

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Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Athanasios Polychronopoulos	775,000 72,000	72,000

Ryan D'Angelo	675,000 155,500	155,500

Jason Koon	580,000 79,500	79,500

Jeff Madsen	575,000 90,000	90,000

Ray Qartomy	545,000 110,000	110,000
Tony Dunst	475,000 265,000	265,000

Jonathan Tamayo	450,000 39,000	39,000
Glenn Lafaye	445,000 13,000	13,000
Scott Seiver	385,000 -154,500	-154,500

Brian Yoon	375,000 82,000	82,000

Jeff Gross	325,000 73,000	73,000
Alex Condon	305,000 236,000	236,000
Corey Hochman (Cory Hochman)	240,000 -57,000	-57,000
Eugene Todd	220,000 15,000	15,000
Justin Young	210,000 -162,000	-162,000

Curt Kohlberg	160,000
Joseph Wertz	150,000 -24,000	-24,000
David Grandieri	150,000 -49,500	-49,500
Blake Bohn	145,000 -199,000	-199,000
She Lok Wong	125,000 -81,500	-81,500
Vimy Ha	125,000 -25,000	-25,000
Jeremy Kottler	115,000 -2,000	-2,000
Chris O'Rourke	110,000 -48,500	-48,500
Leonardo Palermo	105,000 25,000	25,000
Daniel Sparacino	95,000 42,500	42,500

04-24-2014 14:22 UTC-4

Dressed to the Nines

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Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Glenn Lafay opened for 18,000 holding the button and Jeff Gross flatted from the small blind. With a short stack and chips already in the pot, David Tuthill three-bet jammed for his last 56,000, before retreating to the safety of his hoodie.

Lafaye flatted the three-bet to put Tuthill at risk, and Gross did the same to build a sizable pot before the flop.

After the dealer fanned the across the felt Gross tapped the table slowly. Lafaye was not slow to act and he moved a stack forward for a bet of 115,000. This represented just under half of Gross' remaining stack, and he rightfully dove deep into the tank to figure things out. The deliberation took several minutes and all the while Tuthill sat in agony, knowing the big action brewing between those two likely meant trouble for him.

Finally, after a few minutes had elapsed Gross went for the pump fake, assembling his remaining 245,000 or so as if to make the shove, and even sliding them nearer to his cards, but the stack remained behind his hand. After all of that, Gross declined to make the call, laying his hand down and telling Lafaye he folded pocket nines.

Lafaye:
Tuthill:

Lafaye held the other two nines in the deck, and the board bricked out coming and on the turn and river. Tuthill headed for the exits while Gross and Lafaye immediately began analyzing the hand as pros are wont to do.

Player	Chips	Progress
Glenn Lafaye	432,000 8,500	8,500
Jeff Gross	252,000 -71,000	-71,000
David Tuthill	Busted

Tags: David Tuthill Glenn Lafaye Jeff Gross

04-24-2014 14:12 UTC-4

Miles Austin Eliminated

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Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

The deep run of NFL Wide Receiver Miles Austin has come to an end after he was part of a three way all-in pre-flop confrontation that involved Loni Harwood and George Kelly as well. Here were the hands when they were turned over:

Austin
Harwood
Kelly

The board would give Harwood a small sliver of hope when it came but the turn of and river of meant the entire pot would go Kelly's way.

Austin was gracious in his departure, wishing everyone good luck and telling them that he enjoyed himself.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Kelly	400,000 218,000	218,000
Loni Harwood	345,000 119,500	119,500

Miles Austin	Busted

04-24-2014 14:07 UTC-4

Chip Counts From Tables One, Two, and Three

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Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Afriat	1,010,000 -10,000	-10,000

Yuval Harosh	500,000 307,000	307,000
Nick Schulman	500,000 371,500	371,500

Jordan Cristos	475,000 207,500	207,500

Byron Kaverman	360,000 12,500	12,500

Malkiel Berlianshik	350,000 67,500	67,500
Orson Young	315,000 98,000	98,000
Bobby Oboodi	290,000 -11,000	-11,000
Matt Stout	285,000 11,000	11,000
David Daggett	280,000 -88,500	-88,500
Jesse Sylvia	250,000 35,000	35,000

Abraham Korotki	235,000 -89,500	-89,500
Tom Dobrilovic	232,000 -29,500	-29,500
Cathy Dever	215,000 90,000	90,000
Garrett Greer	200,000 -130,000	-130,000
Maurice Hawkins	180,000 -253,500	-253,500
Scott Eskenazi	150,000 -18,000	-18,000

Roland Israelashvili	150,000 -56,000	-56,000
Michael Lavoie	130,000 -184,500	-184,500
Keven Stammen	71,000 15,000	15,000

Ariel Albilia	55,000 -12,500	-12,500