Event 7: $2,700 Spring Poker Championship | 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

04-18-2014 12:54 UTC-4

Two Big Pairs and No Three-Bet

[user101598]

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Chalie Hook put in a raise from under the gun, Jewook Oh called in the big blind, and the dealer fanned . Oh check-called a bet of 50,000, both players checked on the turn (), and the river was the .

Oh led out for 100,000, Hook called with , but it was no good against Oh's for a set of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chalie Hook	2,160,000 -366,000	-366,000
Jewook Oh	885,000 136,000	136,000

Tags: Charles Hook Jewook Oh

04-18-2014 12:59 UTC-4

Toole Over Two Million

[user101598]

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Jake Toole raised to 35,000 from early position, and received three callers; Jewook Oh, Chalie Hook (hijack), and Abraham Korotki (big blind). The dealer fanned , Korotki checked, and Toole tossed out 80,000. Only Hook called.

The turn was the , Toole led out for what looked like 186,000, and Hook folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Toole	2,050,000 340,000	340,000
Chalie Hook	1,990,000 -170,000	-170,000

Tags: Charles Hook Jake Toole

04-18-2014 13:12 UTC-4

Wolf Wins Awkward Three-Bet Pot

[user101598]

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Chalie Hook raised to 35,000 from early position, and the action folded to Laurence Wolf in the small blind. He announced "raise," thinking there was no action in front of him, then realized his mistake. He was forced to min-raise to 54,000 - it took a very long time for all 11 people at the table to do the math - and Hook called.

The flop fell , Wolf led out for 125,000, and Hook called. The turn was the , Wolf opted to check, and Hook took the opportunity to bet 150,000. Wolf called.

Both players checked when the completed the board, and Wolf won the hand with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Laurence Wolf	2,370,000 281,000	281,000
Chalie Hook	1,671,000 -319,000	-319,000

Tags: Charles Hook Laurence Wolf

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

04-18-2014 13:26 UTC-4

Raise-and-Take

[user101598]

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

There have been several raise-and-takes, very few flops, and even fewer turns and rivers thus far in Level 23. Chalie Hook is starting to chip back up a bit, while Abraham Korotki continues to slide.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chalie Hook	1,750,000 79,000	79,000
Abraham Korotki	720,000 -255,000	-255,000

Tags: Abraham Korotki Charles Hook

04-18-2014 13:30 UTC-4

Don't Call it a Comeback

[user101598]

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Frank Toscano fired out a bet of 75,000 on a board of , and Robson Barbosa made the call. The completed the board, Toscano bet another 100,000, and again Barbosa called.

Toscano hesitated to show his cards, then revealed for a pair of aces. He was out-kicked, however, by Barbosa's .

Barbosa, who started the day with 11.5 big blinds, is now flirting with 800,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robson Barbosa	770,000 398,000	398,000
Frank Toscano	470,000 -290,000	-290,000

Tags: Frank Toscano Robson Barbosa

04-18-2014 13:42 UTC-4

Korotki Continues to Plummet

[user101598]

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Jake Toole raised to 45,000 in early position, Abraham Korotki defended his big blind, and both players checked on the flop () and the turn (). Korotki immediately fired out 52,000 when the completed the board, and Toole tanked for about a minute before calling.

Korotki turned over for a pair of threes, but it was no good against Toole's for a pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Toole	1,985,000 -65,000	-65,000
Abraham Korotki	485,000 -235,000	-235,000

Tags: Abraham Korotki Jake Toole

04-18-2014 13:52 UTC-4

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

[user101598]

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

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 , 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 - and Hook check-called another 150,000. The completed the board, and Hook moved all in for effectively 550,000 or so. Choi quickly called, revealing , but his top pair was no good against Hook's for the wheel.

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

Tags: Bryan Choi Charles Hook

04-18-2014 14:01 UTC-4

Oh Check-Shoves

[user101598]

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Jewook Oh raised to 51,000 in the cutoff, Chalie Hook called on his direct left, and both players in the blinds folded. The flop was , Oh tossed out another 76,000, and Hook called.

The turn was the , Oh checked, and Hook took the opportunity to bet 100,000. Oh moved all in, and Hook snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chalie Hook	2,700,000 -200,000	-200,000
Jewook Oh	880,000 280,000	280,000

Tags: Charles Hook Jewook Oh

04-18-2014 14:17 UTC-4

"F*** the River"

[user101598]

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Abraham Korotki opened to 55,000 from middle position, Jake Toole called in the hijack, and Chalie Hook defended his big blind.

The flop fell , Hook checked, and Korotki continued for 100,000. Both Toole and Hook called.

The trio all checked after the turn brought the , and the completed the river. Hook checked, Korotki splashed 200,000 in front of him, and only Hook called.

"Flush," Korotki said emphatically, rising from his chair and slamming onto the felt. "YEAH BABY!"

After the hand, Hook announced he had a for trip fours.