2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Event 21: $100,000 Guarantee Deep Stack NLHE Re-Entry
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
44
Prize
$42,768
Event Info
Buy-in
$200
Entries
1,030
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
50,000

Event 21: $100,000 Guarantee Deep Stack NLHE Re-Entry

Day 1 Completed

Devon MacPherson Wins Event 21: $100,000 Guarantee Deep Stack No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry ($42,768)

Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 50,000 ante
Devon MacPherson Winner of Event #21 at the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Devon MacPherson Winner of Event #21 at the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Devon MacPherson conquered a field of 1,002 runners, one of the largest fields we've seen here at the Borgata Winter Open, to take down Event 21 for $42,768.

The marathon tournament ended almost 23 hours after it began, when MacPherson won a flip to win a heads-up match against Nicholas Febbraio. Febbraio and MacPherson dominated the play late in the tournament, knocking out most of the other players and holding sizable chip leads over the other players from at least five-handed play on. Discussion of a chop cropped up a few times, but MacPherson's reluctance to agree to a deal ended up working to his benefit in the end.

"I didn't come all the way up from Florida to chop," MacPherson said when players were attempting to strike a deal.

Tags: Devon MacPhersonNicholas Febbraio

Nicholas Febbraio Eliminated in Second Place ($25,698)

Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 50,000 ante
Nicholas Febbraio - Second Place
Nicholas Febbraio - Second Place

Devon MacPherson min-raised the button, and Nicholas Febbraio moved all in. MacPherson wasted no time calling.

Febbraio: {a-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}
MacPherson: {4-Hearts}{4-Spades}

"Can't lose with these tonight," MacPherson said.

"We'll see about that," Febbraio replied.

MacPherson's words rang true when the dealer quickly blasted out the {q-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{7-Clubs} board, and the players shook hands to conclude the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Nicholas Febbraio
Nicholas Febbraio
Busted

Tags: Devon MacPhersonNicholas Febbraio

Satish Surapaneni Eliminated in Third Place ($15,551)

Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 50,000 ante
Satish Surapaneni - Third Place
Satish Surapaneni - Third Place

Satish Surapaneni pushed all in from the small blind, and Devon MacPherson said there wasn't a hand in the deck he could fold, seeing as Surapaneni was so short.

MacPherson: {10-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}
Surapaneni: {q-Hearts}{5-Hearts}

It looked like yet another double was in store for Surapaneni when the flop came {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} to give him a flush draw, but MacPherson managed to find a {3-Spades} to take the lead on the turn. A {k-Clubs} river was a brick, and Surapaneni had finally put himself at risk one time too many.

Player Chips Progress
Satish Surapaneni us
Satish Surapaneni
Busted

Tags: Satish SurapaneniDevon MacPherson

Level: 37

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 50,000

Surapaneni's Charmed Run Continues

Level 36 : 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante
Satish Surapaneni appears to have alligator blood.
Satish Surapaneni appears to have alligator blood.

Satish Surapaneni got all in preflop with {a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} against the {a-Clubs}{k-Spades} of Devon MacPherson.

Surapaneni flopped a four to double up.

"Come to papa," he said.

Nicholas Febbraio said he folded a four, and MacPherson was left to wonder how he could continually fail to win a preflop all in against Surapaneni.

Player Chips Progress
Satish Surapaneni us
Satish Surapaneni
3,700,000 -300,000

Tags: Devon MacPhersonNicholas FebbraioSatish Surapaneni

Level: 36

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 50,000

Febbraio Doubles Through MacPherson

Level 35 : 200,000/400,000, 40,000 ante
Nicholas Febbraio doubled up.
Nicholas Febbraio doubled up.

Nicholas Febbraio pushed all in for just over 4.3 million after Devon MacPherson raised to 900,000 from the button. MacPherson made the call.

MacPherson: {a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}
Febbraio: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

Febbraio was ahead, but if MacPherson could come from behind and win the hand, he would have an overwhelming heads-up chip lead. Unfortunately for him, he doubled up Febbraio instead when the community came {7-Hearts}{j-Spades}{2-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Devon MacPherson
Devon MacPherson
14,300,000 9,900,000
Nicholas Febbraio
Nicholas Febbraio
9,000,000 2,700,000

Tags: Devon MacPhersonNicholas Febbraio

Joseph Langsan Eliminated in Fifth Place ($10,691)

Level 35 : 200,000/400,000, 40,000 ante
Joseph Langsan - Fifth Place
Joseph Langsan - Fifth Place

Joseph Langsan pushed all in from middle position, and action folded to Devon MacPherson, who called right away in the big blind.

MacPherson: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Langsan: {a-Hearts}{7-Hearts}

Langsan was behind, but he did improve on the {7-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} flop. The {2-Clubs} and {j-Hearts} were of no help though, and the shortest remaining stack was out in fifth.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Langsan
Joseph Langsan
Busted

Tags: Devon MacPhersonJoseph Langsan