Event 13: $300 Deeper-Stack NLHE | 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

04-20-2014 20:28 UTC-4

Pacelli Finds a Six

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Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Fresh off of her third-place finish in Event 12 last night, Atesa Pacelli is eying yet another deep run in the 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open. She just eliminated a player on one of the first hands after the dinner break, and is now sitting on an average stack.

Her opponent was all in and at risk with , and actually had Pacelli's , but Pacelli rivered a winning pair as the board came .

Pacelli now sits with around 140,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Atesa Pacelli	140,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Borgata Spring Poker Open Atesa Pacelli

04-20-2014 20:31 UTC-4

Ruff End for Rodriguez

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Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Joe Rodriguez was all in and at risk preflop with , but he was dominated by Rick Ruffman's .

Ruffman held up as the flop, turn, and river came , chipping up to 160,000, and Rodriguez, who also reached the final table of Event 12. hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rick Ruffman	160,000
Joe Rodriguez	Busted

Tags: Spring Poker Open Joe Rodriguez Rick Ruffman

04-20-2014 20:35 UTC-4

Queens Up

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Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

When we last saw Philip Neiman, the Queensbridge native was happily discussing the terms of a chop to win Event 1 of the Borgata Spring Poker Open. Neiman is here today looking to take down another title, with a recent double up putting him squarely among the average stacks.

After the hijack opened to 12,000, Neiman three-bet shoved for his last 65,500, with his opponent quickly making the call.

Neiman:
Hijack:

Both players held queens in the hole, but in fitting fashion, the board rolled out to give the proud Queens native queens up, and the double up to boot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Neiman	132,000

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04-20-2014 20:50 UTC-4

"Muck the Hand"

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Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

James Boyle raised to what looked like 18,000 in early position, a player called on the button, and both players in the blinds folded. The dealer fanned a flop of , Boyle led out for 18,000, and the player called.

The turn was the , Boyle checked, and the player took the opportunity to fire out 25,000. Boyle called.

The river was a repeat king - the - and Boyle moved all in for 47,500. The player tanked for a considerable amount of time, then pushed out a call.

Boyle turned over for kings and fives, and his opponent tossed his cards forward facedown. The dealer didn't push the pot right away, nor did she pull the cards into the muck. There was a moment or two where it looked like she was going to turn the cards over.

"Muck the hand," Boyle said, fearing some kind of error that would lead to his elimination.

The dealer eventually discarded the two cards, and pushed the pot to Boyle.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Boyle	220,000 130,000	130,000

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04-20-2014 20:50 UTC-4

Papas Fritas

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Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Papa Levy has made his presence known throughout the Borgata Spring Poker Open, with his signature cry of "Send it to Papa!" ringing throughout the room during a runner-up finish in the Seniors event.

After clashing with Miguel Borrero in a recent hand, Papa was sent to the rail. The two had previously engaged in bit of verbal jousting at the table directly in front of the PokerNews Live Reporting desk, with the brash Borrero giving it right back to the notoriously loud Levy.

Borrero opened to 13,500 from early position and the action folded around to Levy. With just 55,000 so to work with, Levy three-bet shoved and stood up to sweat the result.

Borerro quickly called with to find himself in a dominant position over Levy's . Levy was not worried though, and he told Borrero "It's OK, a queen is coming."

"Your last hand is coming," retorted Borrero. "King!"

The final board came down and Borrero celebrated in boisterous fashion, while Levy headed out with a parting shot to show he could care less about the result of one hand of Hold'em.

"It's OK buddy!," he told Borrero before walking away from the table. "I don't need it as much as you."

"Don't let the door hit you on the way out!" replied Borrero, adding Levy's chips to his stack as he got in the final word. "See ya!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Miguel Borrero	132,000 67,000	67,000
Papa Levy	Busted

Tags: Miguel Borrero Papa Levy

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

04-20-2014 21:00 UTC-4

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04-20-2014 21:17 UTC-4

What Zhu Talkin Bout?

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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
Andrew Zhu	245,000
Emad Alabsi	232,000 62,000	62,000

Tags: Andrew Zhu Emad Alabsi

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

04-20-2014 21:39 UTC-4

I'ma Prison Cell Six By Nine

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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
Philip Neiman	225,000 93,000	93,000

Tags: Philip Neiman