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

Glantz Doesn't Give One Up

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

With approximately 12,000 in the pot and the board showing {9-Clubs}{7-Spades}{3-Clubs}{4-Hearts}, Guillaume Darcourt bet 5,400 and was raised by Matt Glantz to 12,500. The one other player in the middle of the two folded and after a few moments of contemplation, Darcourt made the call.

The river was the {6-Hearts} and the pink-haired Darcourt checked. Glantz did not think long before announcing that he was all in. Darcourt would take a bit longer before making his decision, taking his headphones off and pushing his glasses up while he mulled it over, but would in the end decide to err on the side of caution and fold.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
64,000 19,000
Guillaume Darcourt fr
Guillaume Darcourt
WPT 1X Winner
29,000 -21,000

Tags: Matt GlantzGuillaume Darcourt

Count Your Blessings

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

Some are building while others have dipped below their starting stacks. Check out the score:

Player Chips Progress
Micah Raskin us
Micah Raskin
82,000 28,000
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
74,000 24,000
David "ODB" Baker us
David "ODB" Baker
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
63,000 13,000
Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
62,000 12,000
James Carroll us
James Carroll
WPT 2X Winner
55,500 5,500
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
WPT 2X Winner
48,500 -1,500
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
WSOP 2X Winner
48,500 -1,500
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
45,000 -750
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 3X Winner
44,500 -5,500
Shawn Cunix us
Shawn Cunix
WPT 1X Winner
39,000 -11,000
Paul Spitzberg us
Paul Spitzberg
12,000 -38,000

Kuether Takes from Madsen

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

Joe Kuether checked to three-time WSOP bracelet winner Jeff Madsen on a board of {9-Spades}{4-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}. Madsen tossed out a half-pot bet of 1,600, Kuether called, and the river was a repeat jack - the {j-Hearts}.

Kuether knuckled again, and Madsen reached for chips.

"Forty-two," he announced, flipping a grey T5,000 chip into the pot.

Kuether assembled enough chips to make the call, committed them, and Madsen revealed {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} for just ace-high. Kuether tabled {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds} for a winning pair of tens, and dragged in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Kuether us
Joe Kuether
60,000 10,000
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
WSOP 4X Winner
27,000 -23,000

Tags: Jeff MadsenJoe Kuether

Glantz Gives it Up

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

The board read {4-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} when we caught Matt Glantz contesting a heads-up pot from the small blind position.

The longtime pro fired out a bet of 1,200 and his opponent studied for a moment before raising to 3,500. Glantz came along with a smooth call and the river came down {5-Spades}. He tapped the table, only to see his opponent flick out a bet of 15,000, which was right around a pot-sized bet.

The pressure play worked its magic and Glants released, living to fight another day in this extremely deep structure.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
45,750 -4,250

Tags: Matt Glantz

A Few Counts

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
Lazaro Hernandez us
Lazaro Hernandez
62,000 12,000
Greg Merson us
Greg Merson
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
58,000 8,500
Dani Stern us
Dani Stern
57,000 7,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
WSOP 1X Winner
57,000 7,000
David Paredes us
David Paredes
WPT 1X Winner
53,000 3,000
Robert Panitch
Robert Panitch
49,000 16,000
Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
48,000 -2,000
Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
48,000 -2,000
Amit Makhija us
Amit Makhija
47,500 -2,500
Matt Stout us
Matt Stout
47,000 -3,000
Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
WSOP 1X Winner
46,500 -8,500
Dan Wach us
Dan Wach
46,000 -4,000
Brock Parker us
Brock Parker
45,500 -4,500
Matt Brady us
Matt Brady
45,000 -5,000
Cliff Josephy us
Cliff Josephy
WSOP 2X Winner
44,000 3,000
Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
43,000 -7,000
Prince Gaspard (Jean Gaspard)
Prince Gaspard (Jean Gaspard)
43,000 43,000
She Lok Wong us
She Lok Wong
39,000 -31,000

Moorman Won

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante
Chris Moorman (PCA)
Chris Moorman (PCA)

Britain's own Chris Moorman just rocked up to the Signature Room at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa for the WPT World Championship. Moorman booked his first major live victory earlier in Season XII, etching his name on the Champions Cup in the L.A. Poker Classic Main Event.

Moorman defeated Glenn Lafaye heads up to earn just over $1 million, including a seat in this event. Also reaching the official WPT final table were Michael Rocco and WSOP bracelet winner Adam Friedman.

WPT LAPC Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Chris Moorman$1,015,460
2Glenn Lafaye$662,840
3Michael Rocco$423,440
4Patrick Bruel$332,190
5Josh Neufeld$264,520
6Adam Friedman$200,440

Moorman, who crossed the $10 million threshold online in 2013, now has nearly $4 million in live tournament earnings and a 50,000-chip stack in the WPT World Championship.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
50,000

Tags: Chris Moorman

Wong Moving in the Right Direction

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante
She Lok Wong
She Lok Wong

She Lok Wong has been a familiar face here over the past two weeks with several deep runs to his name. A month ago, he took first place at the Foxwoods Poker Classic Championship Event for $95,000. Back in November of 2013, he took 2nd in the Borgata Fall Poker Open Championship Event for $203,394.

"Have to try," Wong said, as he explained why he was sitting down with the big guns, after raking a pot where he raised Jean "Prince" Gaspard to 12,100 after Gaspard bet 4,200 on a {10-Spades}{8-Hearts}{3-Spades} flop. Gaspard would fold and Wong would take the pot to get his day started off on the right foot.

Player Chips Progress
She Lok Wong us
She Lok Wong
70,000 19,000

Tags: She Lok Wong

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25