Joe Clarkin just caught the case king to notch a huge double up late in the evening.
The final board read and Clarkin had his sitting near a soon to be doubled stack of 65,900.
One player at the table mentioned how he folded , and with Clarkin's crestfallen opponent holding , the one-out miracle had come down on the river to keep him in contention for this Borgata Spring Poker Open title.
The Broad Street Bully just took down a decent-sized pot late in the evening to move closer to yet another Atlantic City cash, as just six eliminations separate McKeehen from the money.
McKeehen played a three-handed pot after putting 5,000 in before the flop, along with Tyler Patterson and unidentified opponent holding the button. The flop came down and Patterson checked to McKeehen, who fired away with a bet of 5,000.
The button flatted and Patterson folded, bringing the to the table on fourth street. McKeehen then bet 13,000 and his opponent made the call to see the complete the board on the river.
A bet of 38,000 from McKeehen finally scared the other player out of the pot, and he dragged a pile of chips his way to move well above the current average.
According to pro Luke Edwards, Attllio Bitondo was down to a single orange T1000 chip about an hour ago, but after the older gentleman from Great Neck, New York "won eight coin flips in a row," he now has heaps to work with.
We saw Bitondo double up recently to push his stack above the average, after his held up over Stuart Gelwarg's .
The final board showed when we showed up, and although Gelwarg's hand had found a pair on the flop, and a four-flush on the turn, he failed to catch up and crack Bitondo's pocket rockets.
Mike Sandler just surged into a commanding chip position with just 30 players left in contention, after ending up on the right end of a massive cooler.
One player opened for a standard raise and Sandler flatted with , only see another player jam all in for the three-bet. The opener also went all in and Sandler made the call with his cowboys, finding himself up against a short stack's and the other player's .
Sandler was poised to snatch a huge pot either way, but when the final board ran out his turned set gave him the scoop.
He now sits with just about 3.5 times the average stack at the moment, with play quickly winding its way down to the final two tables - and the money.
After Joe Kuether opened for 3,200 we saw one player three-bet jam for the last his stack, with Stuart Gelwarg plunking out a massive four-bet for the isolation play. Kuether quickly folded and Gelwarg tabled , finding himself in a dominant position over the three-bettor's move.
The final board ran out and Gelwarg's pair of jacks held up for the win.
He now holds more than double the average stack at the moment.
The stakes are high here at the Borgata Spring Poker Open
There were 194 entries and reentries recorded in Event 10, generating a total prize pool of $112,908. Take a look at the payout tale below to see what the remaining runners are playing for:
Joe McKeehen risked his last 15,800 with a preflop shove, but his was badly behind the tabled by the lone caller.
The final board rolled out though, giving McKeehen two pair and the double.
On one of the very next deals, however, McKeehen held against in another preflop all-in confrontation, but a rained down on the flop to move him right back where he started.
Amnon Filippi moved his last 8,300 into the middle, coming over the top of Eugene Z. (this is yet another player who would prefer to remain anonymous).
Eugene had opened to 2,500 and he quickly called the pro's all-in three-bet with . Filippi tabled the to find himself trailing, and when an ace hit the board he was drawing drawing dead.
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and Clarkin had his 
sitting near a soon to be doubled stack of 65,900.
, and with Clarkin's crestfallen opponent holding 
and Patterson checked to McKeehen, who fired away with a bet of 5,000.
to the table on fourth street. McKeehen then bet 13,000 and his opponent made the call to see the 
complete the board on the river.
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when we showed up, and although Gelwarg's hand had found a pair on the flop, and a four-flush on the turn, he failed to catch up and crack Bitondo's pocket rockets.
- with the final board reading 
, but he was ran down by the lone caller's 
move.
though, giving McKeehen two pair and the double.
in another preflop all-in confrontation, but a 
. Filippi tabled the 
