Level: 28
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
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
Emad Alabsi Eliminated in 6th Place ($3,052)
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Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Emad Alabsi ran his 
into the 
held by James Boyle, and a clean runout left him outkicked - and out of the tournament.
That makes two final tables in a week for Alabsi though, and after running so hot here at the Borgata Spring Poker Open, we wouldn't be surprised to see him take a shot in tomorrow's World Poker Tour $5 Million Guaranteed World Championship.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000
-1,250,000
|
-1,250,000 |
|
Busted |
Surapaneni Doubles Through Boyle
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
In a battle of pocket pairs waged before the flop, Satish Surapaneni just doubled through James Boyle to dent the former chip leader's stack in a serious way.
Surapaneni held 
and his ladies were crushing Boyle's 
. The final board ran out 
and Surapaneni claimed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
|
1,150,000
-950,000
|
-950,000 |
James Boyle Eliminated in 5th Place ($3,662)
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
After losing a chunk of his stack to Satish Surapaneni, James Boyle just went broke at the hands of Andrew Zhu.
We caught the action on the turn, as Boyle checked to Zhu and then shoved all in over the top of a 225,000 wager. Boyle's all-in commitment was for 885,000 more and after tanking briefly to think things through, Zhu made the call with 
. His flopped top pair had Boyle's 
outkicked, and the river changed nothing when it came 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,550,000
1,750,000
|
1,750,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 29
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
Current Chip Counts
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Here's the score with four players left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,895,000
2,975,000
|
2,975,000 |
|
|
2,600,000
-950,000
|
-950,000 |
|
|
1,250,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
725,000
-675,000
|
-675,000 |
Zhu Spoke Too Soon
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
After seeing the flop from the blinds with 
, Nick Marino decided to put on a show for his son Mario - who he brought to Atlantic City for the latter to play in his first poker tournament.
The dealer fanned the 
across the felt and Andrew Zhu c-bet, with Marino's last 720,000 coming in over the top and on the come. Zhu snapped him off with the 
for top pair and his own bevy of draws.
Turn: 
River: 
"Yes!" shouted Zhu at the sight of his full house. "Come on!"
"Nope..." announced the dealer while Zhu was still celebrating away from the table. "Straight flush."
Another scan of the board showed the bad news, and Zhu's excitement quickly dissipated while Satish Surapaneni commented aloud on the "sickest hand he's seen."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000
1,175,000
|
1,175,000 |
|
|
1,600,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
Nick Marino Eliminated in 4th Place ($4,700)
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Nick Marino's father-son romp the final table just came to an end, after he ran 
into the 
wielded by Satish Surapaneni.
All of the chips were in the pot before the flop, and both players held nearly identical stacks, with Marino having his opponent covered by just a big blind or two.
The final board rolled out 
and Surapaneni declared "ship it!" when he made the nut flush on the turn. Marino had a few green T5000 chips to play with after that, but he was dispatched on the next hand for a 4th place run in front of his 21-year old son Mario.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,500,000
2,250,000
|
2,250,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 30
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 20,000
Satish Surapaneni Eliminated in 3rd Place ($5,798)
Level 30
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Andrew Zhu woke up with in the small blind, and he decided to get tricky in hopes of trapping Satish Surapaneni in the big blind - but he very nearly fell into the trap himself.
Zhu limped in with the pocket rockets and Surapaneni checked his option, bringing the 
to the table. Zhu then led out for standard bet and got his wish when Surapaneni jammed all in over the top. He snapped the bet off with his bullets, but was dismayed to see Surapaneni turn over for two pair.
The turn came to add a gutshot straight draw to Zhu's arsenal of outs, but it was a on the river that gave him the come-from-behind victory, counterfeiting Surapaneni's two pair and sending him to the rail in 3rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,400,000
5,800,000
|
5,800,000 |
|
|
Busted |