Brits Busts
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Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Daniel Brits was eliminated in unknown action during the recent flurry of bustouts, but he exited in 16th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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Busted |
2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open
Event 13: $300 Deeper-Stack NLHE
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open
Buy-in
$260
Prize Pool
$61,033
Entries
242
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Remaining Payouts
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
With only 16 players left in the field and the final table now in sight, take a look at the prizes still up for grabs:
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | $17,092 |
| 2 | $10,073 |
| 3 | $5,798 |
| 4 | $4,700 |
| 5 | $3,662 |
| 6 | $3,052 |
| 7 | $2,441 |
| 8 | $1,831 |
| 9 | $1,221 |
| 10-12 | $793 |
| 13-15 | $671 |
| 16-18 | $610 |
Motola Moving, McTigue Mashed
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Kevin McTigue expressd confidence during the recent break despite his short stack, telling us to meet him at the final table.
Leon Motola had other ideas though, after flopping a pair with his 
. McTigue was drawing to a straight with 
, but the board produced bricks to send him home with a 17th place finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
305,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
|
Busted |
We Jammin'
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
When we arrived at Table 1, Emad Alabsi was all in, Andrew Zhu had him at risk, and James Boyle was in the tank. He folded, and Alabsi and Zhu both waited to reveal their cards.
"He has two threes," Alabsi said, showing 
.
Sure enough, Zhu opened up 
, and Alabsi and his rail started celebrating as if he had already doubled up. The celebrations elevated when the dealer fanned 
, giving Alabsi a leading pair of queens, so much so that he and his friends started singing the Bob Marley classic "Jammin'."
They nearly finished the chorus as the turn and river came 
, 
respectively, and each word became louder and louder as the song continued.
Alabsi doubled through to 350,000 chips, while Zhu dropped down to 480,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
350,000
118,000
|
118,000 |
Bubble Girl Loses Flip
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
An unknown player was all in and at risk preflop for around 150,000 or so holding 
, and her opponent, Ivan Polanco, showed 
.
The wired pair of tens held up as the flop, turn, and river came 
, and the player was eliminated.
"Am I the bubble?" the player asked, laughing.
The other three tables completed their hands with no eliminations, so indeed, this player was the bubble girl.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
620,000 |
Lip Leaves Empty-Handed
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Adi Lip was all in and at risk with 
on a flop of 
, and according to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, he was basically flipping against James Boyle's .
Unfortunately for Lip, the turn (
) and river (
) were both bricks, and he was eliminated just shy of the money. Boyle is up to 920,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
920,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Borrero Doubles
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Miguel Borrero found himself all in and at risk with 
preflop against an opponent's .
Things looked grim for Borrero on the flop (
), but the 
on the turn gave him a gut-shot straight draw and a flush draw. The on the river completed his straight to the king, and he doubled to around 250,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
118,000
|
118,000 |
Resurrection Redux
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Just before the recent break we watched Elia Ahmadian double up to push his stack up above the 230,000 mark - but according to Ahmadian and his tablemate John Hall, he had recently risen from the dead.
Ahmadian had previously owned a big stack of about 360,000, but he was nailed to the cross when his 
was run down by when a ten hit the board.
That loss had sent Ahmadian to the brink with just 23,000 left to his name, but he then got the last of it in with 
and found no less than four callers. Facing yet again - in addition to a motley crew of competing hands - Ahmadian made two pair on the river after flopping an ace, with fifth street falling .
On the very next deal, sitting in the big blind, Ahmadian watched the action fold around to the small blind, and that player shove all in for 115,000 effective. With 
in the hole Ahmadian's decision was easy enough, and the final board rolled out 
to bring him all the way back from the dead on a day dedicated to the original master of that very same feat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
234,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
I'ma Prison Cell Six By Nine
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
A pot of 28,000 was up for grabs when the action folded around to an unidentified player in the small blind.
Holding just 27,000 to his name, that player made his stand and shoved all in, putting a bit of pressure on Philip Neiman in the big blind.
"I shouldn't even look..." said the native of New York's Queensbridge borough. "Should I even look?"
Finally, after asking his opponent if he wanted a call or a fold, Neiman slid the requisite calling chips forward, his hole cards still a mystery.
"You're good," said the other player with impatience in his voice. "Trust me."
"I'm good?" asked Neiman in response, no doubt happy to hear any cards he turned over would likely have a decent shot of winning. "Let's see."
The small blind showed his 
with a sullen expression, knowing his admission was indeed true.
Neiman then turned over the , before slowly squeezing his and saying "alright, you're live."
The flop came down 
with the six in the window and the straight draw adding a little more drama to an already extended display of friction on the felt. The 
bricked off on the turn though, and the river fell to send a small but meaningful pot to Neiman, who busted the player he had been acting as a verbal assassin to all tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
What Zhu Talkin Bout?
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Andrew Zhu limped in from early position, with the player next to act also committing just the minimum bet. The cutoff came along for the ride, and after action folded to him in the big blind, Emad Alabsi raised to 35,000.
Zhu quickly moved all in for 210,000 and the other two players in the hand folded without much hesitation.
Alabsi - who just won Event 8 ($450 Big Stack Pot-Limit Omaha) in his first crack at the variant - then went into the tank for about a minute.
"I'll show you this one..." said Alabsi, flipping his 
face up on the felt.
Zhu didn't say a word in response, but when he tossed his 
over for the table to see, the cards said it all.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
245,000 | |
|
|
232,000
62,000
|
62,000 |