2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Event 7: $2,700 Spring Poker Championship
Day: 4
Event Info

2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
94
Prize
$256,508
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,003,950
Entries
414
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Frank Toscano Eliminated in 9th Place ($20,079)

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Frank Toscano - 9th Place
Frank Toscano - 9th Place

Frank Toscano open-shoved from early position, Jewook Oh re-shoved on his direct left, and the rest of the players folded.

Toscano: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
Oh: {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

The flop came {6-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}, prompting Oh to jump out of his seat and celebrate, but the {10-Spades} on the turn gave Toscano a Broadway draw.

"Not over yet," Chalie Hook said.

The {q-Clubs} completed the board, giving Toscano a pair of queens, but it wasn't enough to survive the all in. He hit the rail, whole Oh is up to about a million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Jewook Oh us
Jewook Oh
1,000,000
69,000
69,000
Frank Toscano us
Frank Toscano
Busted

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Bryan Choi Eliminated in 10th Place ($13,051)

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Bryan Choi - 10th Place
Bryan Choi - 10th Place

Chalie Hook raised to 50,000 in early position, Paul Spitzberg called on his left, Bryan Choi called in the hijack, and Laurence Wolf defended his big blind.

The flop fell {10-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{4-Spades}, Wolf checked, and Hook continued for 75,000. Spitzberg folded, Choi snap-raised to 150,000, and only Hook called.

The turn was a repeat five - the {5-Hearts} - and Hook check-called another 150,000. The {3-Diamonds} completed the board, and Hook moved all in for effectively 550,000 or so. Choi quickly called, revealing {j-Spades}{10-Spades}, but his top pair was no good against Hook's {a-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} for the wheel.

Player Chips Progress
Chalie Hook us
Chalie Hook
2,500,000
750,000
750,000
Bryan Choi
Bryan Choi
Busted

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Barbosa Doubles

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Robson Barbosa doubles
Robson Barbosa doubles

Abraham Korotki popped it to 42,000 from under the gun, and Robson Barbosa, who took the pot down preflop in the previous hand with an all in, moved all in for 164,000 on his direct left. The action folded back to Korotki, who called.

Korotki: {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}
Barbosa: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

The flop came {9-Clubs}{8-Spades}{7-Hearts}, giving Korotki an open-ended straight draw, and the turn was a meaningless {3-Spades}. Barbosa would be eliminated if he didn't receive an ace or queen on the river.

The river was a queen - the {q-Clubs} - giving Barbosa a winning pair and the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Abraham Korotki us
Abraham Korotki
990,000
-180,000
-180,000
Robson Barbosa
Robson Barbosa
372,000
202,000
202,000

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Time to Crown a Champion

Charles Hook - Chip leader
Charles Hook - Chip leader

Hello and welcome back to Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa for the final table of the 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open Championship Event. Of the 414 entries only 10 players remain, all of whom would like to take home the trophy and the first-place prize of $256,508.

In pole position is Philadelphia's Chalie Hook, who enters the final table with over 2.5 million chips. Hook is no stranger to success at Borgata - he won the 2013 Summer Poker Open Championship Event for $198,186.

The only other player at the final table with over two million chips is Laurence Wolf. Wolf won a $500 buy-in event during the 2007 Borgata Winter Poker Open, earning $63,275.

Of the remaining eight players, three others - Jake Toole, Paul Spitzberg, and Abraham Korotki - have over a million chips, while the other five players are all in six figures. Robson Barbosa has the shortest stack (185,000/11.5 big blinds), and will be looking to spin it up once the cards are in the air.

The final table is set to start in a few minutes, so be sure to stay tuned for all of the action right here on PokerNews!

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