2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Event 14: $15,400 $5 Million Guaranteed WPT World Championship
Day: 1a
Event Info

2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$1,350,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$15,000
Prize Pool
$4,852,400
Entries
328
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25

Krunk Forced to Fold

Level 1 : 75/150, 25 ante

Cliff "Johnny Bax" Josephy opened to 400 from under the gun, Robert "Uncle Krunk" Panitch called two seats to his left, She Lok Wong called near the button, and Tom Marchese tossed in enough chips to join the action from the small blind.

The dealer fanned {q-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}, Marchese checked, and Josephy continued for 1,200. Before Panitch could call, Wong looked like he was about to raise.

"That's a tell," Josephy said, smiling.

Panitch called, Wong indeed raised, tossing in a grey T5,000 chip and saying "thirty-five." The action folded back to Panitch, who called the raise.

The turn was the {a-Spades}, Panitch checked, and Wong fired 6,000. Panitch check-raised to 13,000, Wong moved all in, and Panitch folded.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
WSOP 1X Winner
55,000 5,000
She Lok Wong us
She Lok Wong
51,000 51,000
Cliff Josephy us
Cliff Josephy
WSOP 2X Winner
41,000 -7,500
Robert Panitch
Robert Panitch
33,000 -17,000

Tags: Cliff JosephyRobert PanitchShe Lok WongTom Marchese

Raskin Rakes an Early One

Level 1 : 75/150, 25 ante
Micah Raskin
Micah Raskin

The flop read {q-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} when we strolled by Micah Raskin's table, and the longtime pro was checking from the hijack to Anthony Zinno - who already has his name etched on the World Poker Tour Champion's Cup on display here today.

Zinno was in the cutoff and he tapped the table as well, prompting a bet of 800 from the player holding the button. Raskin flatted while Zinno folded, and the {j-Hearts} fell on fourth street. Both players knuckled the felt to see the {8-Spades} come down on the river.

Raskin then flicked out a bet of 2,000 and stared straight ahead, with the button tanking for a minute or so before laying down.

Player Chips Progress
Micah Raskin us
Micah Raskin
54,000 4,000

Tags: Micah RaskinAnthony Zinno

Too Mukul

Level 1 : 75/150, 25 ante

Mukul Pahuja is running away with the World Poker Tour Player of the Year and is merely here to prove his dominance as he has the award fairly locked up. Him and a few more notables have taken their seats.

Only two players can actually catch Pahuja - Shaun Suller and Dylan Wilkerson - and only if they win this tournament.

PlayerPoints
Mukul Pahuja3,450
Shaun Suller2,150
Dylan Wilkerson2,100
Player Chips Progress
James Carroll us
James Carroll
WPT 2X Winner
50,000 50,000
Mukul Pahuja us
Mukul Pahuja
50,000 50,000
Joe Kuether us
Joe Kuether
50,000 50,000
Curt Kohlberg us
Curt Kohlberg
50,000 50,000
Matt Stout us
Matt Stout
50,000 50,000
Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
50,000 50,000

Tags: Mukul Pahuja

New Millionaire Myroslaw Woroch in the House

Level 1 : 75/150, 25 ante
Myroslaw Woroch
Myroslaw Woroch

At the end of the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open, Myroslaw Woroch took down the BorgataPoker.com New Jersey's Next Poker Millionaire sit-n-go, earning a cool $1 million.

Woroch was among eight players who navigated through a sea of online qualifiers to reach the final table, and in the end he was the last player standing. His $1 million check included:

  • A seat in a $100,000 buy-in WPT Alpha8 Event
  • A seat in the WPT World Championship
  • Two entries to $3,500 WPT events held at Borgata
  • 52 entries into the Sunday $50K
  • $8,000 in love tournament entries at Borgata
  • A balnce of $859,600

We will certainly follow Woroch's progress today, as he tries to parlay his victory in February into a seat in the WPT Champions Club.

Player Chips Progress
Myroslaw Woroch
Myroslaw Woroch
50,000

Purple Reign

Level 1 : 75/150, 25 ante

Jean "Prince" Gaspard opened the action to 400 and was called by Greg Merson. Cliff Josephy decided to raise it up, making it 1,400 to go.

Gaspard declined to fold or call, instead putting in another raise, this time to 3,900. Merson quickly got out of the way and Josephy wasn't too far behind in tossing his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Jean Gaspard us
Jean Gaspard
WSOP 1X Winner
52,500 2,500
Greg Merson us
Greg Merson
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
49,500 -500
Cliff Josephy us
Cliff Josephy
WSOP 2X Winner
48,500 -1,500

More Friendly Faces

Level 1 : 75/150, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
Robert Panitch
Robert Panitch
50,000
Dani Stern us
Dani Stern
50,000
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
50,000
Alexey Rybin ru
Alexey Rybin
WPT 1X Winner
50,000
Shawn Cunix us
Shawn Cunix
WPT 1X Winner
50,000
Micah Raskin us
Micah Raskin
50,000
Tom McCormick us
Tom McCormick
50,000
Barry Hutter us
Barry Hutter
WSOP 1X Winner
50,000
Jamie Armstrong us
Jamie Armstrong
50,000
Jean Gaspard us
Jean Gaspard
WSOP 1X Winner
50,000
Todd Terry us
Todd Terry
50,000
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
50,000
Lawrence Greenberg us
Lawrence Greenberg
WPT 1X Winner
50,000
David Peters us
David Peters
WSOP 2X Winner
50,000
David Paredes us
David Paredes
WPT 1X Winner
50,000
Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
WSOP 1X Winner
50,000
Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
50,000
Ryan Eriquezzo us
Ryan Eriquezzo
WSOP 3X Winner
50,000

On-Time Arrivals

Level 1 : 75/150, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
Cliff Josephy us
Cliff Josephy
WSOP 2X Winner
50,000 50,000
Dan Wach us
Dan Wach
50,000 50,000
Tony Cousineau us
Tony Cousineau
50,000 50,000
Justin Young us
Justin Young
WPT 1X Winner
50,000 50,000
Greg Merson us
Greg Merson
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
50,000 50,000
Jake Schindler us
Jake Schindler
WSOP 1X Winner
50,000 50,000
Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
50,000 50,000
Abe Mosseri us
Abe Mosseri
WSOP 2X Winner
50,000 50,000
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
50,000 50,000
Eric Baldwin us
Eric Baldwin
WSOP 2X Winner
50,000 50,000
Paul Spitzberg us
Paul Spitzberg
50,000 50,000
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
WSOP 4X Winner
50,000 50,000
Brian Lemke us
Brian Lemke
WSOP 1X Winner
50,000 50,000
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 3X Winner
50,000 50,000
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
WPT 2X Winner
50,000 50,000

Level: 1

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 25