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

The Takeover and The End Boss

Level 3 : 150/300, 50 ante
Tony Gregg is the End Boss
Tony Gregg is the End Boss

Nick Schulman and Tony Gregg, nicknamed "The Takeover" and "The End Boss" respectively just strolled into the Signature Room at Borgata, and both players tout extremely impressive résumés.

Schulman, who has over $7.1 million in career live tournament earnings, is widely considered one the best - if not thee best - no-limit deuce-to-seven players in the world. The New York native won the WSOP 2-7 World Championship twice in four years (2009 and 2012), and finished fifth in 2011. Schulman's largest cash came on the World Poker Tour, when he took down the WPT World Poker Finals in 2005 for over $2.1 million.

Gregg is also a member of the WPT Champions Club, winning the WPT Parx Open last season for $416,127. His biggest victory came last summer at the WSOP, where he won the One Drop High Roller for $4,830,619. Gregg also finished runner-up in the 2009 PCA Main Event, earning $1.7 million.

As late registrants, there's a good chance these two players will be seated with one another, which could make for some awesome poker.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
50,000 50,000
Tony Gregg us
Tony Gregg
50,000 50,000

Tags: Tony GreggNick Schulman

Krunk Purified in the Waters of Lake Minnetonka

Level 3 : 150/300, 50 ante
Robert "Uncle Krunk" Panitch - Eliminated
Robert "Uncle Krunk" Panitch - Eliminated

During the recent break Robert "Uncle Krunk" Panitch stopped by to inform us about the "worst beat I ever took in my life."

According to the man they call Krunk, he held {q-}{q-} in the hole and found a set on the {q-}{7-}{9-} flop.

Jean "Prince" Gaspard called a bet of 1,500 on the flop holding {5-}{6-} for a gutshot straight draw, which he filled when fourth street came {8-}.

Krunk says the money went soon went into the middle on the turn, and after the river failed to pair the board he was forced to ship about half his stack to the newly doubled Gaspard. Krunk was left with 20,000 or so after the bad beat, and within an orbit he was done and dusted, with poker's Prince beginning his descent.

Player Chips Progress
Jean Gaspard us
Jean Gaspard
WSOP 1X Winner
63,000 10,500
Robert Panitch
Robert Panitch
Busted

Tags: Jean GaspardRobert Panitch

A Sing Along Song

Level 3 : 150/300, 50 ante
Barry Hutter
Barry Hutter

We got to the table with 5,000 in the pot and Kevin Song facing a 10,000 check-raise of his original 3,000 bet from Barry Hutter on a {10-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{2-Clubs}{6-Hearts} turn. Song made the call and off to the river we went.

It was the {Q-Hearts} and Hutter announced that he was all in, for approximately 16,000. Song called, not instantly as his hands seemed to stick to his cards, and when he turned over {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for the turned nuts to eliminate Hutter and his {A-Spades}{7-Clubs}, Tony Cousineau joked "Kevin, next time turn that hand over a little quicker, that was kind of a slow roll."

Song is off to a good start with nearly 2.5 times the starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Song us
Kevin Song
WSOP 1X Winner
120,000 120,000
Barry Hutter us
Barry Hutter
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Kevin SongBarry Hutter

Level: 3

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 50

Madsen Snags a Sizable Pot

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

The board showed {5-Spades}{q-Hearts}{q-Spades}{3-Hearts} when we caught the action, with Jeff Madsen contesting a pot against Lily Kiletto - who turned heads in 2013 by reaching two televised WPT final tables.

Kiletto checked to Madsen - who turned heads himself this past week by winning the Borgata Spring Poker Open's Six-Max event - and the three-time WSOP bracelet winner fired out a bet of 3,100.

Kiletto quickly called to see the {3-Spades} complete the board on the river, and when Madsen bet out for 8,175, her call was made without hesitation.

Madsen tabled the {q-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for queens full, and Kiletto's hand was slid into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
WSOP 4X Winner
44,500
Lily Kiletto us
Lily Kiletto
36,000

Tags: Jeff MadsenLily Kiletto

All In and Call Preflop

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

After a series of preflop bets and raises, Tony Cousineau moved all in. Roland Israelashvili made the call, and Cousineau tabled {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}.

"I've got you out-suited," Israelashvili chuckled before tabling the remaining two aces in the deck; {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}.

The two players pulled their bets back as the board came {j-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}, and chopped the remainder of the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Cousineau us
Tony Cousineau
56,000 6,000
Roland Israelashvili us
Roland Israelashvili
53,000

Tags: Tony CousineauRoland Israelashvili