Event 14: $15,400 $5 Million Guaranteed WPT World Championship | 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

04-26-2014 21:10 UTC-4

Hands #97-101: Kaverman Kripples Kohlberg

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Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante

Curt Kohlberg may be joining the booth soon...

Hand #97: Byron Kaverman min-raised to 200,000 from the button, Keven Stammen folded, and Tony Dunst three-bet shoved for 895,000. The pressure play worked to perfection and Dunst took it down.

Hand #98: Kaverman opened to 200,000 from the cutoff and took down the blinds and antes

Hand #99: Stammen opened to 250,000 from the cutoff and the blinds and antes were pushed his way.

Hand 100: The action folded around to Curt Kohlberg in the small blind and he open-shoved for 1.895 million. Kaverman didn't take his time in acting after a seven minute tank earlier, and he quickly called Kohlberg down.

Kohlberg:
Kaverman:

Kohlberg made his stand with an ace-high hand, but he was dominated by Kaverman's jack-kicker.

Flop:
Turn:
River:

The board ran out clean for Kaverman and he crippled Kohlberg while moving to nearly 4 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keven Stammen	9,550,000 115,000	115,000

Byron Kaverman	3,865,000 1,935,000	1,935,000

Ryan D'Angelo	1,640,000 -210,000	-210,000

Tony Dunst	1,125,000 215,000	215,000

Curt Kohlberg	230,000 -2,055,000	-2,055,000

Tags: Byron Kaverman Curt Kohlberg Keven Stammen Tony Dunst

04-26-2014 21:12 UTC-4

Curt Kohlberg Eliminated in 5th Place ($286,292)

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Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante

Hand #101: Ryan D'Angelo moved all in from the cutoff, and Keven Stammen jokingly tanked in the big blind before folding.

Hand #102: Curt Kohlberg moved all in for 215,000 from the cutoff, Byron Kaverman raised to 600,000 on the button, and the players in the blinds folded.

Kohlberg:
Kaverman:

Kohlberg took the lead in the race on a flop of , making a pair of jacks. He remained ahead after the turn produced the , and some members of the crowd returned to their seats.

They all popped to their feet - particularly Kaverman's rail - when the spiked on the river, giving him a set of sixes and eliminating Kohlberg in fifth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keven Stammen	9,355,000 -195,000	-195,000

Byron Kaverman	4,405,000 540,000	540,000

Ryan D'Angelo	1,720,000 80,000	80,000

Tony Dunst	930,000 -195,000	-195,000

Curt Kohlberg	Busted

Tags: Byron Kaverman Curt Kohlberg Keven Stammen Ryan D'Angelo

04-26-2014 21:17 UTC-4

Hands #103-106: Kaverman Wins Every Hand

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Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante

Hand #103: Byron Kaverman opened to 200,000 from the cutoff and everyone folded giving Kaverman the blinds and antes.

Hand #104: Byron Kaverman received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #105: Byron Kaverman completed from the small blind and Keven Stammen checked his option. The flop came and Kaverman led out for 125,000. Stammen called.

The turn was the and Kaverman slowed down and checked. Stammen wasn't going to give Kaverman a free card and made a bet of 250,000. Kaverman called.

The river was the and Kaverman wasted no time in checking. Stammen checked behind and would muck his hand when Kaverman showed for flopped top two pair that was good enough at the end.

Hand #106: Byron Kaverman opened from the button for 200,000 and Keven Stammen and Tony Dunst folded out of the blinds to give the pot to Kaverman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keven Stammen	8,785,000 -570,000	-570,000

Byron Kaverman	5,215,000 810,000	810,000

Ryan D'Angelo	1,625,000 -95,000	-95,000

Tony Dunst	785,000 -145,000	-145,000

Level: 29

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 20,000

04-26-2014 21:27 UTC-4

Hand #107: Dunst Doubles Through D'Angelo

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Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Hand #107: Tony Dunst shoved all in from the small blind, putting his last 715,000 at risk, and Ryan D'Angelo made the call out of the big blind.

D'Angelo:
Dunst:

Dunst shoved with an ace and a face, while D'Angelo brought a queen-high hand to bear.

Flop:

An ace-high flop gave Dunst a hammerlock on the hand, and in a rare occasion at this final table, the turn card failed to deliver a sweat, coming to leave D'Angelo drawing dead. The completed the board on the river, and with that Dunst doubled to leave D'Angelo as the table's short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keven Stammen	8,765,000 -20,000	-20,000

Byron Kaverman	5,205,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tony Dunst	1,550,000 765,000	765,000

Ryan D'Angelo	890,000 -735,000	-735,000

Tags: Ryan D'Angelo Tony Dunst

04-26-2014 21:29 UTC-4

Ryan D'Angelo Eliminated in 4th Place ($363,930)

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Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Hand #108: Ryan D’Angelo moved all in for 870,000 in the small blind, and Byron Kaverman requested a count before tank-calling.

D’Angelo:
Kaverman:

The dealer rapped the felt before delivering a flop of , giving D'Angelo a gut-shot straight draw to go with his outs to make a pair.

The on the turn was inconsequential, and the man named "g0lfa" was left with 10 outs to survive and remain in contention for the Season XII WPT World Championship.

Unfortunately for him it was not to be as the bricked off on the river, and D'Angelo was eliminated in fourth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keven Stammen	8,745,000 -20,000	-20,000

Byron Kaverman	6,135,000 930,000	930,000

Tony Dunst	1,530,000 -20,000	-20,000

Ryan D'Angelo	Busted

Tags: Byron Kaverman Ryan D'Angelo World Championship WPT

04-26-2014 21:42 UTC-4

Tony Dunst Eliminated in 3rd Place ($452,729)

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Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Hand #109: Play was now three handed and Tony Dunst folded first to act. Byron Kaverman raised to 325,000 from the small blind and Keven Stammen called. The flop came and Kaverman bet 325,000. Stammen called.

The turn was the and Kaverman checked. Stammen bet 675,00 and Kaverman folded.

Hand #110: Byron Kaverman opened to 250,000 and picked up the blinds and antes when Stammen and Dunst folded.

Hand #111: Tony Dunst moved all in from the small blind and Byron Kaverman requested a count. The total was 1.310 million. Kaverman tanked for about a minute and elected to fold.

Hand #112: Tony Dunst moved all in again, this time from the button for 1.470 million. Kaverman folded and Stammen decided to look him up with while Dunst had .

The flop came to move Stammen into the lead.

The turn was the and Stammen could only lose the hand if a four came on the river.

The river was the and Tony Dunst, the likeable WPT Raw Deal commentator, was eliminated in 3rd place for an impressive $452,729.

Stammen will enter heads up play with an approximately 2:1 chip advantage over Byron Kaverman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keven Stammen	10,905,000 2,160,000	2,160,000

Byron Kaverman	5,505,000 -630,000	-630,000

Tony Dunst	Busted

Tags: Keven Stammen Tony Dunst

04-26-2014 21:46 UTC-4

Short Break

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Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

The tournament clock has paused for the WPT to the cameras, conduct interviews and set the stage for a heads-up contest between Keven Stammen and Byron Kaverman.

04-26-2014 22:27 UTC-4

Cards are Back in the Air!

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Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

And we're back to playing some poker. Heads up between Keven Stammen and Byron Kaverman, both of whom have cashed six times this World Poker Tour season. They are also both from Ohio, less than one hour from one another.

04-26-2014 22:30 UTC-4

Hand #113-114: Stammen Three-Bets

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Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Hand #113: Byron Kaverman received a walk.

Hand #114: Kaverman had the button, and raised to 285,000. Keven Stammen responded with a three-bet, making it 810,000 to go, and Kaverman folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keven Stammen	11,130,000 225,000	225,000

Byron Kaverman	5,280,000 -225,000	-225,000

Tags: Byron Kaverman Keven Stammen