2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Event 5: $340 Seniors NLHE Reentry
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
66
Prize
$14,656
Event Info
Buy-in
$300
Entries
197
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
4,000

Underwritten

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

We heard the commotion typically associated with a bad beat in progress moments ago, and sure enough, a two-out bink had just been delivered.

The final board read {10-Spades}{2-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{q-Hearts} and John Underriner had his {Q-Spades}{q-Diamonds} displayed triumphantly in front of his soon to be doubled stack.

Another player sat with a forlorn look on his face, examining the board in shock with his {K-Spades}{10-Hearts} sitting near his remaining 1,000 or so chips. He had flopped trip tens with a great kicker, and the money soon went into the middle, but Underriner caught up on the river with a miraculous catch.

Player Chips Progress
John Underriner
John Underriner
72,000
72,000
72,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

Prize Pool and Payout Information Announced

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

With a total of 197 entries recorded in the Seniors event, take a look at the prizes awaiting those who reach the final two tables:

PlacePayout
1$17,197
2$9,459
3$5,446
4$4,586
5$3,440
6$2,866
7$2,293
8$1,720
9$1,290
10-12$1,147
13-15$1,003
16-18$860

Ingardia Nipped by Dennis

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Dennis Dekenipp is running away in the Seniors event
Dennis Dekenipp is running away in the Seniors event

Frank Ingardia just went busto at the hands of Dennis Dekenipp, and he was kind enough to fill us in with a postmortem.

According to Ingardia, he flopped a gutterball with the {7-}{8-} on the {2-}{4-}{6-} board, and he chased the straight until the river. Unfortunately for him, Dekenipp held {5-}{5-} and thus Ingardia's outs to the straight were cut in half.

For good measure, the river card came {3-} to give Dekenipp an unneeded straight, and with that Ingardia headed to the exits.

Player Chips Progress
Dennis Dekenipp
Dennis Dekenipp
175,000
30,000
30,000
Frank Ingardia us
Frank Ingardia
Busted

Tags: Dennis DekenippFrank Ingardia

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

Nipp It in the Bud

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Dennis Dekenipp
Dennis Dekenipp

Dennis Dekenipp just claimed the chip lead after extracting value on the river.

The final board read {4-Clubs}{2-Spades}{6-Hearts}{j-Spades}{3-Diamonds} when we strolled by, and Dekenipp had a bet of 16,000 pushed forward. The pot was already massive, containing dozens of the yellow T1000 chips and a motley assortment of other denominations.

Dekenipp's opponent did not appear to like doing so, but he called the river bet nonetheless, wincing noticeably when Dekenipp revealed his {5-Spades}{5-Clubs} for a rivered straight. The other player said "I knew it" aloud to himself, before showing the {2-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} for two pair on the flop.

Player Chips Progress
Dennis Dekenipp
Dennis Dekenipp
145,000
145,000
145,000

Tags: Dennis Dekenipp

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

A Few Counts

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Here are a few of the bigger stacks in the room, along with notable names, with the average currently sitting at 41,000.

Player Chips Progress
Wazir Baksh us
Wazir Baksh
128,000
Onofrio Reina
Onofrio Reina
51,500
36,500
36,500
Joe Dibonis
Joe Dibonis
42,000
Steve Blixt
Steve Blixt
33,900
-1,800
-1,800