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

Assorted Counts

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
270,000
28,100
28,100
WSOP 3X Winner
Ryan D'Angelo us
Ryan D'Angelo
207,000
13,000
13,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
205,000
400
400
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
She Lok Wong us
She Lok Wong
201,000
6,000
6,000
Ray Qartomy us
Ray Qartomy
168,000
90,700
90,700
Will Failla us
Will Failla
145,000
78,500
78,500
WPT 1X Winner
Dan Wach us
Dan Wach
132,000
65,800
65,800
Jordan Cristos us
Jordan Cristos
130,000
-50,000
-50,000
WPT 1X Winner
Hans Winzeler us
Hans Winzeler
125,000
-142,000
-142,000
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
110,000
-7,000
-7,000
WPT 2X Winner
Blake Bohn us
Blake Bohn
102,000
-7,600
-7,600
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
85,000
16,000
16,000
WPT 2X Winner
John Andress us
John Andress
65,000
10,800
10,800
David Daggett
David Daggett
65,000
19,500
19,500
Tom McCormick us
Tom McCormick
50,000
-5,000
-5,000
James Carroll us
James Carroll
45,000
-57,000
-57,000
WPT 2X Winner
Melissa Burr us
Melissa Burr
42,000
800
800
Ken Aldridge us
Ken Aldridge
26,000
-9,200
-9,200
WSOP 1X Winner

Zinno Gonzo

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Anthony Zinno
Anthony Zinno

Anthony Zinno was down to his last 6,900 and moved all in. Phil Hellmuth re-raised to 35,000 to isolate and they were heads up. Zinno had {K-Spades}{Q-Spades} and Hellmuth {Q-Clubs}{10-Spades}.

"I like this spot," said Zinno, as he held the dominating hand.

The flop came {10-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} and Zinno changed his tune... "not any more."

The turn was the {8-Diamonds} and the river was the {3-Clubs} and the winner of the 2013 World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open event was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
70,000
-12,900
-12,900
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 3X Winner

Tags: Anthony ZinnoPhil Hellmuth

Aguiar Cashed Out

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Jon Aguiar got the last of his stack in before the flop holding {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}, but as is usually the case when another player calls you down with that hand, he was dominated by Chris Klodnicki's {A-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}.

The flop came down {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} and Aguiar called out for another three to drop for the chop, but he failed to catch up on the turn ({2-Clubs}) or river ({7-Clubs}).

Player Chips Progress
Chris Klodnicki us
Chris Klodnicki
76,000
18,700
18,700
WSOP 2X Winner
Jon Aguiar
Jon Aguiar
Busted

Tags: Chris KlodnickiJonathan Aguiar

The Banana Man

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Harry Kaczka
Harry Kaczka

Yesterday we met Harry Kaczka and found out that he prefers the name "Harry Banana," - with his online handle "ugotabanana" too good to abandon even in the wake of Black Friday.

Mr. Banana is still contending for the WPT World Championship here today, chipping up a bit after a recent clash with Andy Frankenberger.

Kaczka opened to 3,300 from under the gun and an unidentified player flatted in middle position, with Frankenberger doing the same in defense of his big blind. The flop rained down {5-Spades}{10-Spades}{q-Clubs} and all three players checked, but after Frankenberger tapped the table on the {2-Spades} turn, Harry Banana took the pot down with a 6,300 wager. Both players still have some work to do though if they hope to run their stacks back up to the average and beyond.

Player Chips Progress
Andy Frankenberger us
Andy Frankenberger
50,500
-25,600
-25,600
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Harry Kaczka
Harry Kaczka
41,000
-21,700
-21,700

Tags: Andy FrankenbergerHarry Kaczka

Harwood Over 200K

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Jeremy Kottler raised to 3,600 in early position, Chris Tryba called in the cutoff, Loni Harwood called on the button, and Dave Inselberg came along for the ride in the big blind.

The dealer fanned all diamonds - {2-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} - and Inselberg checked. Kottler continued for 7,100, only Harwood called, and the turn was a repeat nine - the {9-Spades}. Kottler checked, Harwood fired out 15,400, and Kottler folded.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
224,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Loni Harwood us
Loni Harwood
215,000
26,000
26,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Jeremy Kottler us
Jeremy Kottler
65,000
-5,000
-5,000
Dave Inselberg
Dave Inselberg
42,000
-31,300
-31,300

Tags: Chris TrybaJeremy KottlerLoni HarwoodDave Inselberg

PokerNews Podcast Episode #212: WPT World Championship feat. Jared Jaffee

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
PokerNews Podcast Episode #212
PokerNews Podcast Episode #212

The WPT World Championship is underway at Borgata, and Rich is on hand to talk with Jared Jaffee, a Season XII WPT Champion. Rich and Donnie also discuss Vicky Coren Mitchell's historic win at EPT Sanremo, making her the first ever two-time European Poker Tour champion. Don't forget to tune in for the DraftKings Fantasy Minute, where the crew offers information on an exclusive bonus code.

You can subscribe to all three of the podcasts produced by PokerNews on iTunes here, or you can access the RSS feed here.

Tags: BorgataJared JaffeePokerNews PodcastWPT

Ronit Railed, Gross Grows

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Ronit Chamani - Eliminated
Ronit Chamani - Eliminated

Ronit Chamani moved her last 18,400 into the middle with the open-shove, and Jeff Gross slid a tower of chips forward for the isolation three-bet.

That move did its job and the table folded dutifully around, leaving Chamani to table her {a-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} while peering over to see what she was up against. Gross held the {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs} and was far out in front (even further than the cards would suggest, as another player at the table piped up to mention he folded ace-king).

Flop: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{5-Hearts}

Chamani found one of the two aces still in the deck, and she was in great shape to double through, but the turn ({8-Clubs}) and river ({10-Clubs}) four-flushed the board to give Gross the winner.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Gross us
Jeff Gross
94,000
32,000
32,000
Ronit Chamani za
Ronit Chamani
Busted

Tags: Jeff GrossRonit Chamani

Dever Shoves

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Cathy Dever shoved all in pre-flop over the top of Jeff Madsen's 7,500 raise and would win the pot when an unhappy Madsen would toss his cards into the muck with a little more flair than usual.

Jason Koon continues to lead the way with 271,000 in chips. Hans Winzeler is a close second with just a little less that that.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
271,000
18,200
18,200
Cathy Dever us
Cathy Dever
72,000
72,000
72,000
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
55,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 4X Winner