Event 14: $15,400 $5 Million Guaranteed WPT World Championship Day 3 | 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

04-24-2014 22:34 UTC-4

Maurice Hawkins Eliminated in 25th Place ($33,967)

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Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Ryan D'Angelo was in the cutoff and he opened to 35,000 to start the action, with Abraham Korotki three-betting to 85,000 by grabbing a handful of chips from his as yet unstacked pile.

Maurice Hawkins had been crippled in unknown action during a previous hand, and he threw the last of his 75,000 or so into the pot with a slight splash.

D'Angelo decided to see the flop so he flatted Korotki's three-bet, and the two checked through to the turn on a board. When Korotki tapped the table once again on the river D'Angelo moved a bet forward which instantly folded Korotki (he still had some chip-stacking to do after all).

Hawkins stood up and asked to see a flush draw, but when D'Angelo tabled the he shrugged his shoulders and said "oh yeah, that'll do it."

Hawkins earned $33,967 for the deep run here today, more than enough to treat his wife on her birthday this Saturday.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abraham Korotki	1,530,000
Ryan D'Angelo	1,120,000	406,000
Maurice Hawkins	Busted

Tags: Abraham Korotki Maurice Hawkins Ryan D'Angelo

04-24-2014 22:25 UTC-4

Jesse Sylvia Eliminated in 26th Place ($33,967)

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Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Maurice Hawkins raised to 32,000 from under the gun - roughly 20 percent of his stack - and both Jesse Sylvia and Abraham Korotki called from the blinds.

The dealer spread , both players in the blinds checked, and Hawkins continued for 35,000. Sylvia check-raised to 90,000, Korotki quickly cold-called, and Hawkins went into the tank. After a two-minute, agonizing tank, which looked a little embellished for the cameras, Hawkins made the fold.

The turn was the , the 2012 WSOP Main Event runner-up open-shoved for 445,000, and the 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open Championship Event winner instantly called.

Sylvia showed for top two pair, and a few seconds passed before Korotki revealed for a set. A few players at the table scoffed at the sight of the apparent slowroll, and one of them even called for a jack as the dealer burned and turned the river; the .

Sylvia hit the rail, earning $33,967, while Korotki is now up to 1.53 million chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abraham Korotki	1,530,000	1,180,000
Maurice Hawkins	82,000	-548,000
Jesse Sylvia	Busted

Tags: Abraham Korotki Jesse Sylvia Maurice Hawkins

04-24-2014 22:14 UTC-4

David Grandieri Triples

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Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Scott Seiver opened to 32,000 from late position and Eric Afriat flatted from the cutoff.

Sitting in the big blind with just 43,000 left to work with, David Grandieri three-bet shoved for the last of it, with the blinds folding and both Seiver and Afriat flatting.

The board rolled out was checked through to the river, and when it was, Grandieri announced "I think I'm alive!" Indeed he was, as his had connected all the way through, flopping top pair on the flop and making a straight in the end.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Grandieri	169,000	-105,000

Tags: David Grandieri Eric Afriat Scott Seiver

04-24-2014 22:12 UTC-4

Jordan Cristos Eliminated in 27th Place ($33,967)

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Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

A short-stacked Jordan Cristos was in the big blind and moved all in for 144,00 after Curt Kohlberg raised it to 32,000 from the cutoff. Kohlberg made the call. Cristos held and Kohlberg .

The flop came keeping Cristos in the lead.

The turn was the and Cristos was one card from the double up.

The river had other plans for Cristos, however, as it was the giving Kohlberg a pair of Kings and sending Cristos home in 27th place. A great World Poker Tour season for the young man regardless of how it ended here today.

Player	Chips	Progress
Curt Kohlberg	1,235,000	185,000
Jordan Cristos	Busted

Tags: Curt Kohlberg Jordan Cristos

04-24-2014 22:06 UTC-4

Final Three Tables

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Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

This is how the final three tables look:

Table	Seat	Name
1	1	David Grandieri
1	2	Corey Hochman
1	3	Ray Qartomy
1	4	Cathy Dever
1	5	Curt Kohlberg
1	6	Scott Seiver
1	7	Tom Dobrilovic
1	8	Jordan Cristos
1	9	Eric Afriat

2	1	Keven Stammen
2	2	Bobby Aboodi
2	3	David Daggett
2	4	Byron Kaverman
2	5	Glenn Fafaye
2	6	Jeff Madsen
2	7	Leonardo Palermo
2	8	Brock Parker
2	9	Chris O'Rourke

3	1	Abraham Korotki
3	2	Maurice Hawkins
3	3	Tony Gregg
3	4	Hans Winzeler
3	5	Yuval Harosh
3	6	Justin Young
3	7	Tony Dunst
3	8	Ryan D'Angelo
3	9	Jesse Sylvia

04-24-2014 22:02 UTC-4

Jonathan Tamayo Eliminated in 28th Place ($30,085)

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Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Jonathan Tamayo, who won his way into the WPT World Championship thanks to DraftKings.com and a game-winning home run from New York Mets backup catcher Anthony Recker, open-shoved for 140,000 in early position, and Ray Qartomy called a few spots to his left. The rest of the players got out of the way.

Tamayo:
Qartomy:

Tamayo failed to improve as the board came out , and hit the rail in 28th place.

The remaining 27 players are now guaranteed at least $33,967.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Qartomy	675,000	44,000
Jonathan Tamayo	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Tamayo Ray Qartomy

04-24-2014 21:58 UTC-4

Dever Enjoying the Friendly Confines

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Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Cathy Dever is a Borgata regular who has accumulated $135,984 in live earnings, with the bulk of her cashes coming right here in the friendly confines of the Borgata Poker Room.

Today, Dever has survived through the money bubble despite riding a short stack all day, and after clashing with the tournament's overwhelming chip leader Eric Afriat, she can stick around to enjoy this experience a little longer.

By making the money in the WPT World Championship - something many of the game's greatest players failed to do on Day 3 - Dever has already earned more than she ever has before for a live cash, but she has her sights set on something special. A recent double just might give her the momentum she needs to reach another goal: the final table.

Dever got her last 142,000 into the middle by three-bet shoving, coming over the top of Curt Kohlberg's open to 24,000, and Afriat's flat. Kohlberg got out of the way but Afriat called her down with while saying "I'll give you action."

Action was right, as Dever held and made top set on the flop. The sweat continued though, with Afriat flopping an open-ended straight draw, but the turn () and river () missed his hand, sending the pot to the Borgata's newest local hero.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Afriat	1,820,000	70,000
Cathy Dever	309,000	66,000

Tags: Cathy Dever Curt Kohlberg Eric Afriat

04-24-2014 21:57 UTC-4

Two Doubles During Break

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Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

There were two doubles during the break, barring us from getting full counts from around the room.

In the first, Hans Winzeler raised to 28,000 in middle position, Yuval Harosh called on the button, and Ryan D'Angelo re-raised to 80,000 out of the small blind. Winzeler folded, and Harosh called.

The flop fell , D'Angelo led out for 60,000, and Harosh moved all in for 250,000. D'Angelo called.

Harosh:
D'Angelo:

Harosh flopped top set of nines, and was in great shape to send D'Angelo packing, but the spiked on the turn to give D'Angelo a superior set. Only the case nine could eliminate D'Angelo on the river, but the on the river was a meaningless card.

He doubled to 714,000 chips, while Harosh dropped down to 650,000.

At an adjacent table, three players took a flop of ; Brock Parker, Bobby Oboodi, and Byron Kaverman. Parker led out for a bet of 28,000 into a pot of around 100,000, Oboodi moved all in for 174,000, and only Parker called.

Parker:
Oboodi:

Parker needed to catch a king or running fours to eliminate Oboodi, and the latter held as the turn and river bricked off , respectively.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan D'Angelo	714,000	354,000
Yuval Harosh	650,000	-250,000
Brock Parker	574,000	-421,000
Bobby Oboodi	470,000	207,000

Tags: Ryan D'Angelo Yuval Harosh Brock Parker Bobby Oboodi

04-24-2014 21:49 UTC-4

Table 4 Updated Chip Counts

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Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Right before the break Tony Dunst doubled up in a blind vs. blind confrontation against Glenn LaFaye that saw Lafaye limp in, Dunst raise to 32,000, Lafaye make it 112,000, Dunst move all in and Lafaye call.

Dunst had and Lafaye had . A Queen in the window would be more than enough to give Dunst the double up.

Here are the rest of the chip counts at the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Young	1,091,000	476,000
Ray Qartomy	631,000	27,000
Tony Dunst	590,000	85,000
Corey Hochman (Cory Hochman)	537,000	32,000
Chris O'Rourke	426,000	194,000
Glenn Lafaye	313,000	-151,000
Jonathan Tamayo	136,000	-181,000

Level: 20

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000