2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Event 12: $400 Saturday Series $100,000 Guaranteed NLHE Reentry
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$41,977
Event Info
Buy-in
$350
Entries
484
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000

On Broadway

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Dave Elliott raised to 125,000 in the hijack seat, Gene Mulroy called on the button, and the duo checked on a flop of {k-Spades}{4-Spades}{2-Diamonds}.

They both knuckled on the {10-Clubs} turn as well, and the {q-Spades} completed the board. Elliott led out for 175,000, Mulroy raised to 500,000, and Elliott made a crying call.

"Worst river card ever," Elliott announced, tossing forward the necessary chips and revealing {j-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}.

Mulroy opened up {a-Hearts}{j-Spades} for a Broadway straight, winning the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Gene Mulroy
Gene Mulroy
1,550,000 465,000
Dave Elliott us
Dave Elliott
850,000 -800,000

Tags: Gene MulroyDave Elliott

Paul Spitzberg Eliminated in 10th Place ($2,136)

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Paul Spitzberg - 10th Place
Paul Spitzberg - 10th Place

Paul Spitzberg moved all in for 400,000 or so from middle position, Atesa Pacelli called four places to his left, and the rest of the players folded.

Spitzberg: {k-Spades}{j-Spades}
Pacelli: {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}

"I've got live cards," Spitzberg said, happy to not be dominated.

Unfortunately for him the highest community card to come was an {8-}, and there was only one spade on the {5-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{3-Diamonds} board. Spitzberg exited in tenth place, earning $2,136, and will be looking to make his third final table this series in the WPT World Championship - he finished sixth in the Championship Event for $47,688.

Player Chips Progress
Atesa Pacelli
Atesa Pacelli
2,000,000 560,000
Paul Spitzberg us
Paul Spitzberg
Busted

Tags: Atesa PacelliPaul Spitzberg

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Redraw

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
SeatPlayerChips
1Mark Cleverly850,000
2Paul Spitzberg330,000
3Dave Elliott1,650,000
4John Meyer830,000
5Gene Mulroy640,000
6Atesa Pacelli1,440,000
7Irwin Reiter370,000
8Dick Galarza930,000
9Joe Rodriguez1,740,000
10Roland Israelashvili560,000
Player Chips Progress
Joe Rodriguez us
Joe Rodriguez
1,740,000 -260,000
Dave Elliott us
Dave Elliott
1,650,000 -50,000
Atesa Pacelli
Atesa Pacelli
1,440,000 90,000
Dick Galarza
Dick Galarza
930,000 257,000
Mark Cleverly
Mark Cleverly
850,000 -10,000
John Meyer
John Meyer
830,000 265,000
Gene Mulroy
Gene Mulroy
640,000 100,000
Roland Israelashvili us
Roland Israelashvili
560,000 -240,000
Irwin Reiter us
Irwin Reiter
370,000 75,000
Paul Spitzberg us
Paul Spitzberg
330,000 -165,000

Doc Busted

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
Gary Jan Levin - 11th Place
Gary Jan Levin - 11th Place

Mark Cleverly raised to what looked like 125,000 from the button, Gary "Doc" Jan Levin moved all in for 138,000 from the small blind, and Cleverly made the easy call.

Cleverly: {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
Levin: {a-Spades}{7-Hearts}

There was an ace in the window of the {10-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{a-Clubs} flop, but the suicide king ({k-Hearts}) spiked on the turn to give Cleverly a set, and leave Levin drawing dead.

A meaningless {10-Spades} completed the board, and Levin was eliminated.

The remaining 10 players are now forming the final table. We will have a draw and counts for you shortly.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Cleverly
Mark Cleverly
860,000 160,000
Gary Jan Levin
Gary Jan Levin
Busted

Tags: Gary Jan LevinMark Cleverly

Dever Done In

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
Cathy Dever - 12th Place
Cathy Dever - 12th Place

Joe Rodriguez limped in on the button, Cathy Dever moved all in for around 400,000 out of the small blind, and Rodriguez tank-called.

Rodriguez: {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Dever: {q-Diamonds}{j-Spades}

Dever was in rough shape, but the {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{9-Clubs} flop bailed her out, giving her a leading pair of queens.

"Bulls***," Rodriguez sighed.

The turn was not "bulls***" in Rodriguez's eyes, as the {k-Diamonds} gave him a commanding lead once more. He improved to trip kings when the {k-Spades} completed the board, and Dever was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Rodriguez us
Joe Rodriguez
2,000,000 480,000
Cathy Dever us
Cathy Dever
Busted

Tags: Cathy DeverJoe Rodriguez

Apostol Outta Here

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
Alex Apostol - 13th Place
Alex Apostol - 13th Place

Face with a button raise from Roland Israelashvili, Alex Apostol three-bet shoved out of the big blind. Israelashvili quickly called.

Israelashvili: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Apostol: {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

The flop fell {q-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}, giving Israelashvili a gut-shot Broadway draw.

"Give him his jack," Israelashvili told the dealer, grinning.

The turn was not a jack, but the {a-Clubs} gave him a leading pair of aces. Apostol needed one of the three remaining kings in the deck to survive, but failed to do so when the {8-Spades} completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
Roland Israelashvili us
Roland Israelashvili
800,000 170,000
Alex Apostol
Alex Apostol
Busted

Tags: Alex ApostolRoland Israelashvili

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 4,000