Break
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Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
The players are on their second 15-minute break of the day.
2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open
Event 7: $2,700 Spring Poker Championship
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,003,950
Entries
414
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Little and Volpe Add Some
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
In what looked to be a three-bet pot preflop, Jonathan Little and Peter Ippolito were heads up on a flop of 
. Little check-called a bet of 2,200, both players knuckled after the 
came on the turn, and the 
completed the board.
Little led out, bombing 13,400, and Ippolito opted to fold.
The next hand, Paul Volpe raised in middle position, Brett Richey called on his direct left, and the rest of the players folded. Volpe tossed out a continuation bet of 700 on a flop of 
, Richey called, and the pair checked on the turn (
).
Volpe fired another 3,000, Richey called, and Volpe took the pot with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
64,500
-7,500
|
-7,500 |
|
58,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
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|
32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
|
11,000
-8,500
|
-8,500 |
Two Old Nits
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Kevin Saul has exited the tournament at the hands of Jonathan Little who joked after the hand "we're just two old nits". Saul immediately went to re-enter, something we'll be seeing a lot of as players have until the end of Level 6 to re-enter today and can fire as many bullets as they wish. There is another flight tomorrow as well.
The players at Little's table might have thought their table would get a little easier with Saul's elimination but his empty seat was filled by Paul Volpe.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
||
|
30,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
||
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
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Alwan Folds
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Anthony Garofalo moved all in for 18,200 into a pot of around 50,000 on a board of 
. Khaled Alwan tanked for a considerable amount of time, so long that Melanie Weisner opted to call the clock.
Alwan wasted little time after that, folding 
face up. Garofalo send his cards into the muck facedown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,200 | |
|
23,000 |
Gags' River Raise
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Matt Levine fired out a bet of 1,600 into a pot of around 3,000 on a board of 
. His opponent, Mike Gagliano, called, and the 
completed the board.
Levine led out again - this time for 2,000 - and Gagliano put in a raise, making it 7,200 to go. Levin shifted in his seat, tanked for nearly two minutes, then folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,500
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
18,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
Photos of the Rich and Famous
Tavss Taken Out
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Mike Jarvela just eliminated John Tavss moments ago, but we unfortunately missed the action. Thankfully Jarvela was kind enough to fill us in on the details.
According to the victor, Tavss was all in with 
on a flop of 
with two hearts, and Jarvela had him at risk with . Tavss did not complete his straight, and hit the rail.
Jarvela chipped up to 62,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
62,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
Busted |
The Wrath of Khan
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
We walked by a table and saw a re-raise of 20,525 sitting in front of Junayed Khan. You might think that would be an all in raise at this point but it was actually only for a moderate percentage of Khan's stack. His opponent had a bet of 2,900 in front of him and decided he was not going to tangle with Khan who is obviously running good right now with a stack that is four times the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
Counts from Table 9
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
53,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
42,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
20,500
-9,500
|
-9,500 |
|
19,500
-10,500
|
-10,500 |
|
Busted | |
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Levine and Saul Play an Interesting One
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Brett Richey raised to 500 from under the gun, Peter Ippolito called on the button, Matt Levine re-raised to 1,800 out of the small blind, and Kevin Saul cold four-bet to 3,475 from the big blind. The action folded back to Levine, who just called, and both players checked on the flop (
) and the turn ().
The river was a second ace and a third heart - the - and Levine moved all in for 10,500. Saul tanked for a bit, then folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
72,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
59,100
-2,900
|
-2,900 |
|
|
31,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
|
26,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
19,500
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
|
|
19,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
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