2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Event 1: $560 $1 Million Guaranteed Deep-Stack NLHE Reentry
Day: 1b
Event Info

2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Carlos Alvarado
Prize
$127,652
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Entries
2,482
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
40,000

Sending Out an SOS(ler)

Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante

Gerald Sosler found himself riding a short stack and when he looked down to find a pocket pair in the hole, he made his stand with an all-in move. One opponent elected to come along, risking his own short stack in the process.

Sosler's pair was the lowest possible though, as he held the {2-Clubs}{2-Hearts}, and even though his opponent held a weak ace with {A-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}, the two were still flipping a coin.

When the flop fell {j-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{3-Hearts} Sosler's ducks had been hunted down, and the {a-Spades} on the turn only improved his opponent's holding.

River: {2-Spades}

Just like that Sosler's ugly ducklings had blossomed into a swan song for his opponent, as the deuce on the river gave Sosler a miraculous set - and the come-from-behind win.

Player Chips Progress
Gerald Sosler
Gerald Sosler
36,700
36,700
36,700

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