2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Event 7: $2,700 Spring Poker Championship
Day: 1a
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

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante:

Break Time/Chip Counts

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Players are now on a 15 minute break. Here are some chip counts from around the room.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
62,000
32,000
32,000
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
41,500
9,500
9,500
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 3X Winner
StakeKings
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
38,500
5,500
5,500
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
StakeKings
Johannes Mueller us
Johannes Mueller
37,000
7,000
7,000
Dennis Thurman us
Dennis Thurman
37,000
7,000
7,000
Mike Jarvela
Mike Jarvela
36,000
6,000
6,000
Joe McKeehen us
Joe McKeehen
30,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
Mike Gagliano
Mike Gagliano
30,000
Steve Happas
Steve Happas
29,000
-1,000
-1,000
Tom Dobrilovic
Tom Dobrilovic
28,000
-2,000
-2,000
James Woods us
James Woods
27,000
-3,000
-3,000
StakeKings
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
25,000
-5,000
-5,000
WPT 2X Winner
Brett Richey us
Brett Richey
21,000
-9,000
-9,000
John Tavss us
John Tavss
19,000
-11,000
-11,000
Eric Baldwin us
Eric Baldwin
18,400
-11,600
-11,600
WSOP 2X Winner
Kevin Saul us
Kevin Saul
12,000
-3,125
-3,125
WPT 1X Winner

Adams Doubles

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante
Justin Adams
Justin Adams

After losing a good chunk of his stack, Justin Adams doubled through Kevin Saul.

We found the two on Table 3 heads up on a board of {7-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{6-Diamonds}. Saul check-called a bet of 5,000 from Adams, and the {3-Spades} completed the board. Saul checked, Adams moved all in for 6,175, and Saul went into the tank.

After mulling the decision over for the better of two minutes, he called, then mucked quickly when Adams revealed {q-Spades}{10-Hearts} for a straight.

Saul fell to 15,125, while Adams is back up to around the starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Adams us
Justin Adams
27,000
15,000
15,000
Kevin Saul us
Kevin Saul
15,125
-14,875
-14,875
WPT 1X Winner

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Tryba Flops the Nuts But Goes Broke

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante
Chris Tryba
Chris Tryba

As it was told by other players at the table, five players saw a raised pot of 375. The flop came {9-}{8-}{5-} and Chris Tryba bet 1,000 and received two calls.

The turn was {7-} and this was when the chip started flying as Tryba and Emad Alabsi got it all in. Tryba had flopped a straight with {7-}{6-} but had been chased down successfully by Alabsi who had flopped an open ender with {J-}{10-} and hit.

Tryba tweeted about the hand afterwards:

christopher trybaFlop a str8....lose to bigger turned str8. Bust. May/may not re enter today...
Player Chips Progress
Emad Alabsi
Emad Alabsi
48,750
48,750
48,750
Christopher Tryba
Christopher Tryba
Busted

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Zinno Shoves

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante
Anthony Zinno
Anthony Zinno

With approximately 7,000 in the pot and a board of [Kh{J-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{8-Clubs}, Anthony Zinno was facing a 3,700 bet from his opponent.

"I'm all in," he said softly, pushing his chips forward.

"How much is that?" his opponent asked.

The dealer counted it down and told him that it was 21,175 total. Zinno sat there, his hands resting on each side of his forehead.

"What could he have," his opponent muttered to himself. The call would be for most of his stack. He decided to fold and Zinno moves back above the starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
32,000
2,000
2,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 3X Winner
StakeKings
James Woods us
James Woods
30,000
30,000
30,000
StakeKings
Mike Jarvela
Mike Jarvela
30,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Anthony Zinno

Level: 2

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Madsen Off and Running

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante
Jeff Madsen
Jeff Madsen

Jeff Madsen just took his seat and he wasted no time getting involved, opening from under the gun to 250. Everyone folded but the big blind who decided to take a peek at the flop.

It came {K-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and the player in the big blind check-called a 350 bet from Madsen.

The turn was the {Q-Spades} and the player in the big blind again check-called a bet from Madsen, this time for 800.

The river was the {4-Diamonds} and another check from the player in the big blind. Madsen took his time, about 20 seconds, before quietly placing a bet of 1,550 into the middle. A call and Madsen gets good value for his {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds} as his opponent mucks and he takes the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
33,000
33,000
33,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
StakeKings

Tags: Jeff Madsen