Event 14: $15,400 $5 Million Guaranteed WPT World Championship Day 2 | 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

04-23-2014 15:15 UTC-4

Corey Hochman Wins Huge Race to Double Up

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Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Paul Volpe opened the action with a raise from middle position and found one caller. It was folded to Corey Hochman in the small blind , and he made it 16,000 to go. Volpe re-raised to 35,000 and the caller folded. Hochman moved all in and Volpe called. The hands:

Hochman:
Volpe:

Volpe was unable to improve his hand and Hochman doubled up to over 300,000 in chips while Volpe slipped to 115,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Corey Hochman (Cory Hochman)	320,000 231,100	231,100
Paul Volpe	115,000 -125,000	-125,000

Tags: Corey Hochman Paul Volpe

04-23-2014 15:15 UTC-4

Go Long

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Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

After Matt Glantz opened for 3,500 from under the gun, professional football player Mile Austin tossed two baby blue chips out for a three-bet to 10,000.

Glantz sized up Austin's stack before flatting to see the flop fall .

A check to him prompted Austin to c-bet for 21,000, and Glantz rapped the felt in acknowledgement before sliding his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Glantz	149,000 -16,000	-16,000
Miles Austin	86,000

Tags: Matt Glantz Miles Austin

04-23-2014 15:20 UTC-4

"I Just Wanna Rock for a Century"

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Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Harrison Gimbel raised from middle position, Greg Merson three-bet to 8,400 two spots to his left in the hijack, and the action folded back to Gimbel. The 2010 PCA Main Event champion four-bet shoved for effectively 76,100, and Merson went deep into the tank.

"I don't think I'm folding," he said, counting down his stack.

After a minute or so of deliberation, he committed the rest of his stack and revealed . He dominated Gimbel's .

The flop gave both players a pair, but Merson remained ahead with a pair of aces. Neither the nor the improved Gimbel further, and Merson doubled through.

The dealer counted down the stacks to confirm the amount, and it was a bit higher than tablemate Jared Bleznick expected.

"Wow," he said.

"That's why I didn't snap-call," Merson said, smiling.

Once the dealer was finished, he asked Merson to confirm the count.

"Yeah, yeah whatever," Merson told him, leading the entire table to break out into laughter.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harrison Gimbel	215,000 -65,000	-65,000

Greg Merson	157,000 80,900	80,900

Tags: Greg Merson Harrison Gimbel Jared Bleznick

04-23-2014 15:20 UTC-4

Break it Down

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Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

The players are on another 15-minute break.

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

04-23-2014 15:33 UTC-4

Day 2 Snaps

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04-23-2014 15:53 UTC-4

Table 13 and Table 15 Chip Counts

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Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
John Hennigan	220,000 161,400	161,400

Cathy Dever	150,000 78,000	78,000
Phil Hellmuth	150,000 80,000	80,000

Maurice Hawkins	110,000
Eugene Todd	100,000 9,500	9,500
David Randall	82,000 -16,900	-16,900
Will Failla	80,000 -65,000	-65,000

Jeff Madsen	56,000 1,000	1,000

Roland Israelashvili	36,000 -57,400	-57,400
Matt Salsberg	17,000 1,300	1,300
Ken Aldridge	15,000 -11,000	-11,000

04-23-2014 16:00 UTC-4

Honest Abe

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Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

"YEAH, BABY!" Abraham Korotki yelled from across the Signature Room. "YEAH!"

We rushed over to see what had the 2009 Borgata Poker Open Ladies Champion all hot and bothered, and when we arrived, we saw that he had doubled through Bart Dowling.

Korotki was all in and at risk for 112,900 on a flop of with , and Dowling was drawing to a flush with . Neither the turn () or the river () produced hearts, and Korotki doubled through.

He now sits with 270,000 chips, while Dowling was down to 30,000 and busted shortly thereafter.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abraham Korotki	270,000 97,700	97,700
Bart Dowling	Busted

Tags: Abraham Korotki Bart Dowling Borgata

04-23-2014 16:02 UTC-4

Winters is Coming

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Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

With the flop showing and 22,000 already in the pot, Thomas Winters led out for 8,000 from the big blind position.

A player in the cutoff popped it to 22,000, and Winters went into the tank for about a minute or so, before finally announcing himself all in for about 75,000 total.

The cutoff quickly took the hint and his cards went sailing into the muck, with Layne Flack clapping Winters on the back and asking us "you get that hand?" After hearing that the hand had indeed been recorded for posterity, Flack did what Flack does, making the table crack up with a quick-witted retort.

"Good," he said with his grin spreading wider. "You didn't know a Texan could act, did ya?"

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Winters	120,000 47,700	47,700

Tags: Thomas Winters Layne Flack

04-23-2014 16:06 UTC-4

Shaun Suller Busts - Mukul Pahuja Wins WPT Player of the Year

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Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Shaun Suller got the last of his chips in with and was racing against Dan Wach's . The board ran out to send Suller to the rail.

With that elimination, Mukul Pahuja has officially won the World Poker Tour Player of the Year. While most thought it was a foregone conclusion after Pahuja's deep run at the WPT Seminole Hard Rock event last week, in poker it's never over until it's over.

Now it's over.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Wach	160,000 28,000	28,000
Shaun Suller	Busted