2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Event 14: $15,400 $5 Million Guaranteed WPT World Championship
Day: 2
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

DPeters is (St)Out

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
David Peters
David Peters

Layne Flack opened to 6,000 from early position, leaving around 20,000 behind, and Matt Stout three-bet on his left. David Peters put in a cold-four bet, the action folded back to Stout who five-bet shoved for 115,000 effective, and Peters called.

Stout: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Peters: {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}

The {5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{9-Hearts} flop changed nothing, nor did the {9-Spades} on the turn, but the {a-Spades} spiked on the river. Peters gave the slightest grimace before grabbing his bag and exiting, and Stout offered his condolences to his fellow online grinder.

Stout is up to around 265,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Stout us
Matt Stout
265,000 8,000
David Peters us
David Peters
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted

Tags: David PetersMatt Stout

Gregg Going Goro

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Tony Gregg
Tony Gregg

Tony Gregg has earned the coolest nickname in poker by becoming the man waiting at the end of poker's biggest games. Since 2008 the mild mannered Gregg has terrorized final tables at poker's elite events all over the world. And like the famed end bosses of video game lore before him, Gregg does not go down easy - if at all.

He has a pair seven-figure scores to his credit, including one of the biggest hauls in poker history from a financial standpoint, as Gregg won the 2013 World Series of Poker One Drop high roller event for $4,830,619. He also won the WPT Parx Open Poker Classic Part III in 2013, showing that his moniker is more than just a screen name.

Gregg is currently crushing a table full of pros, and he now holds nearly three times the average stack at the moment, pushing closer to the coveted 500,000-chip plateau while the average sits at 176,000.

A recent hand saw Gregg check the {8-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{7-Spades} flop to prompt a feeler bet of 10,000 from the cutoff and a call by Cathy Dever on the button. Gregg sat still for a few seconds before reaching decisively for a stack of baby blues and making the raise. It looked to be about 48,000 or so, but we couldn't even count it before both opponents surrendered to the End Boss.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Gregg us
Tony Gregg
472,000 16,000

Tags: Cathy DeverTony Gregg

In Da Club

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
David Daggett
David Daggett

Mike Leah checked to David Daggett on a board of {5-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}, and the Club WPT winner fired out four gray T5,000 chips. Leah tank-called the 20,000-chip bet, and the river was the {j-Clubs}.

Leah checked once more, and Daggett plopped 40,000 in front of him, putting Leah all in.

Roughly two minutes passed before Leah started goading Daggett for information. Daggett refused to entertain the one-sided conversation, sitting silently and stroking his white beard under his black cowboy hat. Eventually, Leah gave up on both the conversation and the hand, flicking his cards into the muck.

Daggett finally acknowledged Leah, albeit silently, showing him and the rest of the table {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} for a flopped set of fives.

Player Chips Progress
David Daggett
David Daggett
285,000 222,000
Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
34,000 -76,000

Tags: David DaggettMike LeahWPT

Dentale's Anti-Jinx

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Mike Dentale
Mike Dentale

Mike Dentale was all in and at risk moments ago for around 40,000, and despite leading with {a-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} against the {k-Spades}{4-Spades} of Garrett Greer, he got up and started bidding adieu.

The dealer fanned a flop of {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}, keeping Dentale in the lead, and the turn brought the {8-Spades}. Now, Greer could seal the deal with any {k-}, {4-}, or {x-Spades} on the river.

Dentale's hand held up when the {q-Hearts} completed the board, and he doubled to around 82,000 chips.

"What a great turn!" Will Failla shouted. "His face turned as read as his f***ing shirt!"

Player Chips Progress
Garrett Greer us
Garrett Greer
345,000 -35,000
Mike Dentale us
Mike Dentale
82,000 12,000

Tags: Garrett GreerMike Dentale

Ryan D'Angelo Doubles Through Abraham Korotki

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Ryan D'Angelo
Ryan D'Angelo

Ryan D'Angelo made a move against Abraham Korotki and it looked like it was going to backfire when Korotki made a good call with the {9-}{9-} that was ahead of D'Angelo's {J-Hearts}{7-Hearts}. Things don't always work out the way you want them to in poker though. Well, unless you were Ryan D'Angelo in this hand.

The flop paired D'Angelo's Jack as it came {J-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{4-Hearts} and when the turn and river ran out {6-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}, Korotki had to send nearly half his stack over to D'Angelo who moved up over the 300,000 chip mark while Korotki was left with thoughts of what could have been and a look of ice directed at his table mate.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan D'Angelo us
Ryan D'Angelo
WSOP 1X Winner
310,000 187,000
Abraham Korotki us
Abraham Korotki
150,000 -125,000

Tags: Abraham KorotkiRyan D'Angelo

Good Hand, Bro

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Eugene Todd
Eugene Todd

As it was told to us from players at the table, Eugene Todd opened the action pre-flop and flatted when Chris Klodnicki three-bet. The flop came {K-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and Todd check-shoved all in after Klodnicki bet.

Klodnicki made the call with {A-}{K-} only to find he was dominated by Todd's {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}. The turn was the {8-Diamonds} and the river was the {10-Hearts} and after a count of stacks were made it was determined that Klodnicki was eliminated. He sat there stunned for a moment before picking up his things and heading out of the room.

Player Chips Progress
Eugene Todd us
Eugene Todd
275,000 188,000
Chris Klodnicki us
Chris Klodnicki
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted

Tags: Chris KlodnickiEugene Todd

The Greek Wheel

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Athanasios Polychronopoulos' signature smile was nowhere to be seen during a recent staredown with Chris Klodnicki
Athanasios Polychronopoulos' signature smile was nowhere to be seen during a recent staredown with Chris Klodnicki

We passed by Athanasios Polychronopoulos' table recently to find the accomplished pro staring straight ahead with an intense expression - not looking directly at Chris Klodnicki from across the table, but not avoiding his own staredown.

Polychronopoulos is usually a gregarious fellow on the felt, smiling and talking his way through tournaments while making friends along the way, as he did with professional football player Miles Austin in the next seat over this evening. So when we saw the two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner with such an intense expression etched on his face, we stopped in our tracks to see the cause.

And we're glad we did... Chris Klodnicki though, not so much.

The board read {5-Hearts}{4-Spades}{q-Hearts}{k-Spades}{a-Diamonds} when we caught the action, and a pot with at least 65,000 was already at stake. Polychronopoulos was in the big blind and had a bet of 50,000 already assembled and moved forward. From watching earlier hands at the table, it's likely Klodnicki had tanked for a long while to force Polychronopoulos' previously mentioned stare.

Finally, Klodnicki made the call, with Polychronopoulos insta-tabling his {2-Clubs}{3-Hearts} for a rivered wheel straight. His eyes never left Klodnicki's direction as the pot was pushed his way though, showing that when the game gets going, even the nice guys have to flash a mean mug here and there.

Player Chips Progress
Athanasios Polychronopoulos us
Athanasios Polychronopoulos
WSOP 2X Winner
373,000 93,000
Chris Klodnicki us
Chris Klodnicki
WSOP 2X Winner
147,000 -87,000

Tags: Athanasios PolychronopoulosChris KlodnickiMiles Austin