2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Event 14: $15,400 $5 Million Guaranteed WPT World Championship
Day: 1b
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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
Players Left 1 / 328
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Count Your Blessings

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

We've made another pass through the room scanning for stacks, so check out the score.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nancy Birnbaum us
Nancy Birnbaum
140,000
27,000
27,000
Profile photo of Harrison Gimbel us
Harrison Gimbel
76,000
8,000
8,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Kevin Saul us
Kevin Saul
72,000
22,000
22,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
64,000
8,500
8,500
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
58,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Andy Frankenberger us
Andy Frankenberger
57,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Vanessa Rousso us
Vanessa Rousso
56,500
10,500
10,500
Profile photo of Lily Kiletto us
Lily Kiletto
49,000
49,000
49,000
Profile photo of Layne Flack us
Layne Flack
48,500
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Kevin Choe us
Kevin Choe
41,000
10,500
10,500
Profile photo of Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
36,000
9,000
9,000
Profile photo of Jonathan Tamayo us
Jonathan Tamayo
35,500
5,500
5,500
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Justin Young vs Jesse Sylvia

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante
Justin Young
Justin Young

We caught up to the action on the river with the board showing {J-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{2-Spades}{3-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}. Justin Young had made a bet and his opponent Jesse Sylvia was contemplating whether to call or not. Young sat silent, waiting. Sylvia was quicker than normal with his answer, and tossed the call out into the middle of the table.

Young turned over {5-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for the nut straight that he had hit on the turn.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Justin Young us
Justin Young
62,000
5,000
5,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jesse Sylvia us
Jesse Sylvia
48,000
17,000
17,000
WPT 1X Winner

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Annnnnnnnnnd More Counts

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Matt Giannetti us
Matt Giannetti
97,000
42,000
42,000
WPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Ronit Chamani za
Ronit Chamani
86,000
44,000
44,000
Profile photo of Keith Lehr us
Keith Lehr
80,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
70,000
5,500
5,500
WSOP 2X Winner
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Profile photo of Lazaro Hernandez us
Lazaro Hernandez
70,000
70,000
70,000
Profile photo of Eugene Todd us
Eugene Todd
52,000
Profile photo of David Tuthill us
David Tuthill
47,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Chris Klodnicki us
Chris Klodnicki
43,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Scott Clements us
Scott Clements
41,000
9,000
9,000
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Athanasios Polychronopoulos us
Athanasios Polychronopoulos
38,000
17,000
17,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Jonathan Jaffe us
Jonathan Jaffe
28,000
22,000
22,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of James Mackey us
James Mackey
27,000
23,000
23,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
21,000
17,000
17,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

A Matte Finish

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante
Jake Toole just made a true pro's play, correctly laying down aces on a king-high board
Jake Toole just made a true pro's play, correctly laying down aces on a king-high board

The final board read {8-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{9-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} when we passed by Jake Toole's table, and the pro was facing an all-in wager of 14,000 made by Scott Matte. With just about the same stack behind, calling would essentially commit Toole for his tournament life, so he took his time to sort things through.

The pot contained about 55,000 at the time, and while Toole tanked long and hard to contemplate his options, we conferred with Elia Ahmadian to discern the previous action.

According to Ahmadian, an under the gun open to 800 by Matte was called by two players, with Toole three-betting to about 3,500. This forced the flatters to fold and when Matte called the ten-high flop fell. The two tapped the table and when the turn dropped in Matte led out for 8,000. Toole popped it to 18,000 and Matte smooth called, bringing the king to the board on the river, which is where we caught the action.

After tanking for a couple of minutes and appearing pained by Matte's big bet, Toole finally released his hand without a word. Matte then told the table he had hit gin on the river with {K-}{K-} in the hole, and Toole responded by letting Matte and us know that he had laid pocket aces down. Poker is a waiting game and finding bullets is always a big moment, but the young pro correctly deduced that his monster had been scared off, so he made the right play without becoming attached.

Bravo sir.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Scott Matte us
Scott Matte
47,500
Profile photo of Jake Toole us
Jake Toole
15,000
35,000
35,000

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Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

A Few More Chippies

Level 3 : 150/300, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
170,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
122,000
59,000
59,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Shankar Pillai us
Shankar Pillai
68,000
68,000
68,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Jesse Sylvia us
Jesse Sylvia
65,000
65,000
65,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Joe McKeehen us
Joe McKeehen
57,000
9,000
9,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Justin Young us
Justin Young
57,000
7,000
7,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Emad Alabsi
Emad Alabsi
55,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Zo Karim
Zo Karim
52,000
4,000
4,000
Profile photo of Kevin Eyster us
Kevin Eyster
43,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Daniel Buzgon us
Daniel Buzgon
43,000
7,000
7,000
Profile photo of Blake Bohn us
Blake Bohn
43,000
43,000
43,000
Profile photo of Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
40,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Iverson Snuffer us
Iverson Snuffer
37,000
Profile photo of Abraham Korotki us
Abraham Korotki
26,000
26,000
26,000
Profile photo of Nick Guagenti us
Nick Guagenti
6,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Matusow Finds a Fold

Level 3 : 150/300, 50 ante

Mike Matusow checked to Garrett Greer on a board of {7-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{9-Spades}{4-Clubs}, and Greer fired out 6,625. Matusow check-raised to 15,000, and Greer tanked for a considerable amount of time before calling.

The {6-Clubs} completed the board, Matusow checked again, and Greer moved all in for effectively 23,000 or so. Matusow went deep into the tank, agonizing for five minutes or so.

"Did you call on the turn to bluff me on the river?" Matusow asked Greer, who remained silent.

Matusow picked up his entire stack, shuffling it sloppily several times before eventually folding. Greer mucked the winner, and dragged in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Garrett Greer us
Garrett Greer
90,000
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
23,000
27,000
27,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner

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A Round of Counts on Us

Level 3 : 150/300, 50 ante

The chips are moving so take a look at the counts for a few players making moves.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nancy Birnbaum us
Nancy Birnbaum
113,000
32,000
32,000
Profile photo of Harrison Gimbel us
Harrison Gimbel
84,000
21,000
21,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
72,500
22,500
22,500
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
64,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Jared Jaffee us
Jared Jaffee
63,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Andy Frankenberger us
Andy Frankenberger
59,000
9,000
9,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Kevin Choe us
Kevin Choe
51,500
Profile photo of John Hennigan us
John Hennigan
47,000
3,000
3,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Vanessa Rousso us
Vanessa Rousso
46,000
4,000
4,000
Profile photo of Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
45,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Jonathan Tamayo us
Jonathan Tamayo
41,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Micah Raskin us
Micah Raskin
28,000
22,000
22,000
Profile photo of Kara Scott ca
Kara Scott
19,000
3,000
3,000
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McKeehen Meets Mo

Level 3 : 150/300, 50 ante
Joe McKeehen
Joe McKeehen

With a flop of {a-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{10-Spades} already on board one player checked to Maurice "Mo" Hawkins, and the early chip leader fired out a bet of 750.

Next to act, Joe McKeehen flatted the bet, as did the flop checker. On the {7-Spades} turn the action was checked to McKeehen, so he flicked a bet of 2,200 to take down the pot.

"When the media guy is over here my bluffing rate there goes up to like 99 percent," McKeehen told Hawkins as he dragged the pot. "But 99 percent of zero is still zero."

McKeehen should be quite accustomed to us media folks hovering nearby, with his recent win in Event 10 making it three straight Borgata seasonal series in which he has taken a trophy home.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
145,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Joe McKeehen us
Joe McKeehen
48,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner

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