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

McLovin

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

After an open to 12,000 and two flats in front of him, Kevin McGee made his stand with an three-bet shove for about 155,000.

The table folded around dutifully, with the last player to do so flashing {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} as he did so.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin McGee us
Kevin McGee
195,000 40,000

Prize Pool and Payout Information Announced

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

A total of 484 entries and reentries were recorded in this $400 Big Stack NLHE tournament, generating a prize pool of $164,318 with $41,977 up top for the eventual winner. Take a look at the full payout table, with just 35 eliminations separating the remaining runners from the money:

PlacePrize
1$41,977
2$24,237
3$14,789
4$11,913
5$9,366
6$7,805
7$6,244
8$4,765
9$3,286
10-12$2,136
13-15$1,643
16-18$1,298
19-27$1,019
28-36$904
37-45$822

McGee Sends One Packing

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

A player opened to 15,000 from early position, Kevin McGee moved all in from late position, and the players behind him folded. The original raiser committed the remainder of his stack, putting himself at risk, and showed {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}.

McGee had him dominated with {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}, and held as the board ran out {q-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{k-Hearts}.

At an adjacent table, Katya Grishakova was eliminated with unknown action.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin McGee us
Kevin McGee
155,000
Katya Grishakova
Katya Grishakova
Busted

Tags: Katya GrishakovaKevin McGee

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

Zagreda Triples Up With No Pair

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 400 ante

Paul Zagreda got the last of his stack in before the flop, risking 27,000 or so with the {A-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}.

His two opponents held {9-}{9-} and {10-}{10-} to put Zagreda at risk, and when the flop fell {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{q-Spades} he missed the big cards he was looking for. Any ace or jack would still do though, but the {3-Spades} on the turn was another brick.

River: {k-Clubs}

With the board now double-paired, Zagreda's ace-high hand had counterfeited the pocket pairs which nearly sent him home early. He now holds just over the average with a few minutes to play before the dinner break.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Zagreda
Paul Zagreda
108,000 108,000

Tags: Paul Zagreda

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 400

Know the Score

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Here are a few updated counts from around the Signature Room, where all of the 110 remaining runners are now assembled.

We've also noticed a few familiar faces who are no longer in attendance, so they're bustouts are also noted in the counts.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Spitzberg us
Paul Spitzberg
163,000 -19,000
Ryan Feldman us
Ryan Feldman
143,000 143,000
Asher Conniff us
Asher Conniff
WPT 1X Winner
115,000 83,500
Olga Petrovskaya
Olga Petrovskaya
52,000 24,500
Cathy Dever us
Cathy Dever
39,000 19,000
Papa Levy
Papa Levy
33,000 33,000
Kyle Butler
Kyle Butler
32,000 32,000
Gene Mazza
Gene Mazza
28,000 8,000
Vladislav Mezheritsky us
Vladislav Mezheritsky
27,000 -41,000
Amanda Musumeci us
Amanda Musumeci
26,000 26,000
Svetlana Gromenkova us
Svetlana Gromenkova
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Ralph Massey us
Ralph Massey
Busted
Robert Panitch
Robert Panitch
Busted
Emad Alabsi
Emad Alabsi
Busted
Wendy Rubin
Wendy Rubin
Busted
Brian Correro
Brian Correro
Busted
Onofrio Reina
Onofrio Reina
Busted
Gerard Kane
Gerard Kane
Busted