With the sun rising, the three remaining players decided to make a deal and the tournament has officially ended with Armando Then taking home the title and the trophy. Here are the official payouts for the remaining three players and the places that each of them signed for:
Finish
Player
Prize
1st
Armando Then
$28,420
2nd
Phong "VIP" Nguyen
$16,747
3rd
Josh Supsak
$9,644
Then is a 36-year-old officer at a hospital who comes to Borgata to play in all of their tournament series. "This is my first significant win," he told us after the tournament. "It feels good. Hopefully it's the start of a good swing."
Then told us that he plans on investing his winnings in other events and plans on playing in the $1,000,000 Guarantee Championship Event coming up soon and will play some satellites to try and get into the World Poker Tour Championship Event.
Then bested a field of 299 players in this unique tournament where players received a $100 black chip for every player they knocked out. Early on it was Shiva Ramnath who was acting as the tournament terminator, collecting an impressive ten bounties shortly before the money was reached.
It's been an exciting opening to the Borgata Spring Poker Open and with a Million Dollar Guarantee coming up later this week as well as the WPT Championship Event, there is sure to be exciting poker action to come. Keep tuning in to PokerNews as we provide you coverage of all the events from start to finish.
Greg Ostrander and Armando Then had similar stacks and the two got it all in pre-flop with Then having Greg slightly covered. Armando had and would hit the nut flush to crush Greg's . Armando moves up to 800,000 and Ostrander finishes in 4th place.
It was a race between Phong "VIP" Nguyen with and Craig Feldherr with - Craig was unable to improve and Phong scoops the large pot to edge closer to chip leader Josh Supsak. Feldherr finishes in 5th place.
With the board showing , Greg Ostrander bet 100,000 and was called by Josh Supsak. The river was the and Ostrander bet again, this time for 200,000. This time Supsak wasn't just calling - he made it 500,000 to go.
"300 more?" asked Greg. "Holy **it!"
He thought for a few moments longer and made the call, turning over for the nut straight. Unfortunately for him, Josh had flopped a flush with .
Josh Supsak opened to 52,000 and a short stacked Olivier Correge moved all in. Armando Then in the big blind also moved all in, leading Josh to stand quickly out of his chair.
"I don't think I can fold this. Guys, this may take a minute," Josh said.
He stood there, his arms crossed. "Count it please."
The dealer counted it out and it was for just over 800,000.
"I don't know if I have this one in me to fold. I can't believe you did that against the only guy with more chips then you."
Finally, Josh folded Queens face up and found out that he had made a good fold - well, kind of - as Then had Queens as well. Olivier was dominated with his and when the board ran out he was eliminated in 7th place.
Herald Barber moved all in for 150,000 on the button, and Bob Horan quickly called in the big blind.
Barber:
Horan:
Horan was a discernable favorite to win the hand, but the odds evened out when the dealer fanned , giving Barber a flush draw and a backdoor straight draw. The turn was the , giving Barber two outs to make trips, but the bricked off on the river.
He is eliminated in eighth place, and Horan is up to 700,000 chips.
All of the money went in preflop between Herald Barber, Craig Feldherr and a third opponent. Barber had both players covered, and was in great shape to take downa double bounty.
Barber:
Feldherr:
Opponent:
The shortest player took the lead when the flop fell , making a pair of kings, and remained ahead after the turn produced the .
The spiked onto the felt on the river, however, and Feldherr shot out of his seat excitedly. He earned a bounty for busting the short-stacked player and received a full double through Barber, bringing his stack to around 190,000.
After winning what appears to be a 300,000-chip pot, eliminating Bart Dowling, Bob Horan is far and away our chip leader here in Event 2: $550 Black-Chip Bounty NLHE Reentry.
When we arrived at the table, Horan was scooping the pot and the dealer was washing the board. According to the players at the table, Horan flopped a set of threes against Dowling's top pair with a flush draw.
Horan was apologizing to the table for tanking even though he had a very strong hand.
"I thought he had a set of eights," he admitted.
Dowling was unable to complete his flush draw or hit running cards, and is eliminated shy of the money. Horan has what looks like 370,000 chips.
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and would hit the nut flush to crush Greg's 
. Armando moves up to 800,000 and Ostrander finishes in 4th place.
and Ostrander bet again, this time for 200,000. This time Supsak wasn't just calling - he made it 500,000 to go.
for the nut straight. Unfortunately for him, Josh had flopped a flush with 
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he was eliminated in 7th place.
, giving Barber two outs to make trips, but the 
bricked off on the river.
, making a pair of kings, and remained ahead after the turn produced the 
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