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2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open
Event 14: $15,400 $5 Million Guaranteed WPT World Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open
Buy-in
$15,000
Prize Pool
$4,852,400
Entries
328
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25
Ring the Dinner Bell
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
The players are streaming toward the exits for the 90-minute dinner break. Check back in at 8:20 local time to continue following PokerNews' live coverage of the WPT World Championship.
A Few Dinner Counts
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
465,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
375,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
362,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
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346,000
183,300
|
183,300 |
|
|
335,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
335,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
||
|
302,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
||
|
297,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
||
|
295,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
284,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
||
|
280,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
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|
275,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
The End of the World
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
We're not sure when the money got in the middle, but when we arrived at the table, Johnny "World" Hennigan was all in and at risk with 
. His opponent, Season XII WPT Champions Club member Jared Jaffee, had 
, and the board read 
.
The turn was a 
, changing nothing, and the river didn't complete Hennigan's Broadway draw or give him a superior pair. He was eliminated, while Jaffee chipped up to 375,000.
Over on Table 2, Tony Gregg, also a member of the WPT Champions Club, eliminated Tom Marchese with unknown action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
456,000
203,000
|
203,000 |
|
|
375,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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She Lok Wong Nervous and Excited
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
At the beginning of the day, we talked about She Lok Wong, a player who is as much a fan of the players he is playing against as anyone in the room. We also mentioned that looks could be deceiving as Wong is an excellent player, and he's proven that much by moving to the top of the chip counts by the time dinner break arrived.
Imagine Wong's surprise when he came back from dinner and found none other than Phil Hellmuth being moved to his table. Wong raced over to the PokerNews Live Reporting team, a glazed look on his face as he told us of this. The excitement and nervousness on his face was obvious.
We walked over to Wong's table. It's not an easy one. In addition to Hellmuth there is Justin Young, Amit Makhija, Christina Lindley, Byron Kaverman, and Kevin Choe. "He's a professional. He's a professional," Wong said to us, nodding at the players at the table. "This is very exciting. My heart is beating so fast."
Wong stood, unable to remain still, as a hand went down where Justin Young five-bet shoved with 
. He'll have to calm down if he's going to contend with these sharks, but he's already been proving that he could do that for over 12 levels. It could be Wong teaching the pros a thing or two before all is said and done.
A Few More Busts
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
The Greek Wheel
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
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 
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 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
373,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
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147,000
-87,000
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-87,000 |
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Good Hand, Bro
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
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 
and Todd check-shoved all in after Klodnicki bet.
Klodnicki made the call with 
only to find he was dominated by Todd's 
. The turn was the 
and the river was the 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
275,000
188,000
|
188,000 |
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Busted | |
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Ryan D'Angelo Doubles Through Abraham Korotki
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
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 
that was ahead of D'Angelo's 
. 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 
and when the turn and river ran out 
, 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000
187,000
|
187,000 |
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150,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |