2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

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

Dannenmann Busts

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Steve Dannenmann
Steve Dannenmann

With 12,000 in the pot and his opponent having checked, Steve Dannenmann decided moving all in for his last 10,000 was a good move. The board was {Q-Spades}{9-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and Steve was leaning forward, his hands resting on his cards, almost looking as if he were ready to get out of his seat and leave. Steve's opponent made the call with {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds} which was ahead of the {J-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} that Dannenmann held. The turn was the {5-Diamonds} and the river was the {K-Spades} and Steve grinned while looking at his opponent and said "Straight!" Steve's foe did a double take and realized Dannenmann was pulling his leg.

"See you," the amiable Dannenmann said and tapped his opponent on the shoulder while telling him "good hand buddy."

Player Chips Progress
Steve Dannenmann us
Steve Dannenmann
Busted

Tags: Steve Dannenmann

Damn, Manh

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Manh Nguyen
Manh Nguyen
Manh Nguyen6 bullets later I did not make day 2 of Event 1 #SpringPokerOpen
Player Chips Progress
Manh Nguyen
Manh Nguyen
Busted

Tags: Manh Nguyen

Albilia KO's Two

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Russell Crane was all in and at risk with {5-Spades}{5-Hearts}, another player was at risk with {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}, and Ariel Albilia had both players covered with {q-Spades}{j-Spades}.

The dealer fanned {10-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{7-Spades}, giving Albilia a pair of jacks and two backdoor draws, and the {a-Spades} on the turn kept the backdoor flush draw alive.

The {10-Spades} spiked on the river, giving Albilia said flush, and both players were eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Ariel Albilia us
Ariel Albilia
126,000
Russell Crane us
Russell Crane
Busted

Tags: Russell CraneAriel Albilia

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

770 is unoffical number of entrants

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

The tournament staff has informed us that the unofficial number of entrants for this last flight is 770. This brings our unofficial total to 2,483. Once we have the official prize pool and payout information available, we'll make it available.

Only Christopher We Acknowledge is Wallace

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Sean Wallace
Sean Wallace

Faced with an open to 5,000, Sean Wallace put in a three-bet to 13,000. The action folded back to the original raiser, who moved all in for around 40,000, and Wallace made the call.

Opponent: {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades}
Wallace: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

Wallace trailed after the flop ({7-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}), and the turn ({10-Hearts}), but the {a-Hearts} completed the board, giving him a winning pair of aces.

The player hit the rail, while Wallace is up to 180,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Sean Wallace us
Sean Wallace
180,000
75,000
75,000

Tags: Sean Wallace

Zduniak Shows the Bluff

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Mike Zduniak
Mike Zduniak

Mike Zduniak fired out 16,000 into a pot of around 50,000 on a completed board of {6-Hearts}{9-Spades}{10-Hearts}{3-Spades}{a-Hearts}. His opponent went deep into the tank, and eventually folded his hand.

"Show the bluff!" someone at the table urged.

Zduniak obliged, revealing {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} for king-high, and he raked in the pot with a smile on his face.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Zduniak
Mike Zduniak
190,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Mike Zduniak

Chip Counts

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Jeff Chan
Jeff Chan
220,000
129,000
129,000
Sean Wallace us
Sean Wallace
175,000
-5,000
-5,000
Mark Sykes
Mark Sykes
165,000
-2,000
-2,000
Brett Richey us
Brett Richey
155,000
75,000
75,000
Jeffrey Papola us
Jeffrey Papola
95,000
-1,000
-1,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Maggie Morris
Maggie Morris
85,000
18,000
18,000
Allard Broedelet
Allard Broedelet
75,000
-5,000
-5,000
Anna Khait
Anna Khait
71,000
5,000
5,000
Michael Marder us
Michael Marder
47,000
21,000
21,000
Micah Raskin us
Micah Raskin
32,000
-33,000
-33,000
Cecilia Doyle
Cecilia Doyle
22,100
-33,900
-33,900
Nancy Martin
Nancy Martin
Busted

The Doctor Folds?

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Dr. Stanley Graham
Dr. Stanley Graham

When we reached the table there was well over 100,000 in the middle of the table, but Tremayne Jernigan only had 400 in chips behind. That's right, four black T100 chips.

He committed them when the river completed the {2-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{3-Spades} board, but Dr. Stanley Graham quickly folded, despite getting roughly 250 to one on a call.

Every player at the table was stunned, except for Jernigan who silently pulled in the pot. He now has around 105,000 chips, while Graham dropped down to 120,000.

Player Chips Progress
Stanley Graham
Stanley Graham
120,000
-55,000
-55,000
Tremayne Jernigan
Tremayne Jernigan
105,000
105,000
105,000

Tags: Stanley GrahamTremayne Jernigan