2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Event 14: $15,400 $5 Million Guaranteed WPT World Championship
Day: 3
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
Total Entries
328
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25
Players Left 1 / 328
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"You're Terrific"

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Eric Afriat becoming unhappy
Eric Afriat becoming unhappy

Eric Afriat put in a raise on the button, Byron Kaverman defended his big blind, and the flop fell {8-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{2-Hearts}. Kaverman check-called a bet of 25,000, and the duo checked on both the turn ({8-Clubs}), and the river ({10-Clubs}).

Kaverman silently revealed {j-Clubs}{7-Hearts} for a pair of sevens, and Afriat shook his head and flashed {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}.

"You're terrific," Afriat jabbed. "Calling out of position with jack-seven."

Evidently Afriat, whose chips are shrinking as his temper is rising, was berating Kaverman during the break as well, because Kaverman was tanking for too long in a previous hand.

Tags: Byron KavermanEric Afriat

The Summer of George Ends

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
George Kelly - Eliminated
George Kelly - Eliminated

After Loni Harwood opened for the standard amount holding the button, George Kelly made his stand with a three-bet shove for right around 130,000.

With {a-Spades}{a-Clubs} in the hole Harwood's decision was already made and she snapped the bet off while tabling her bullets with a flourish.

Kelly was in bad shape with his {a-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} but he found a lifeline when the flop fell {7-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}. Needing another seven to rain down at some point, Kelly watched the turn and river deliver no further help. He hit the rail just short of the money, while Harwood chipped up to just over the average stack as the money bubble approaches.

Tags: George KellyLoni Harwood

Blake Bohn -vs- Athanasios Polychronopoulos

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

We get to the table with 300,000 in the pot and a board of {A-}{5-}{6-}{8-}{J-}. The action is on Athanasios Polychronopoulos who tanks for a while before checking. Blake Bohn checks behind and Polychronopoulos shows {7-}{7-} for a pair of sevens that missed a straight draw. Bohn takes the pot with {A-}{Q-} and has nearly doubled up since the last break.

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Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

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Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Roland Israelashvili Eliminated

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Roland Israelashvili
Roland Israelashvili

There are 43 players remaining after Roland Israelashvili was eliminated by Brock Parker. Israelashvili moved all in under the gun for his last 122,000 and it was folded to Parker who took a few moments, peeking back at his cards several times, before deciding to make the call. Israelashvili had {Q-Clubs}{9-Clubs} and Parker {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts}.

The board would run out {K-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{3-Spades} and Israelashvili was eliminated. "I was hoping for Queen-Nine, but wasn't expecting it," smiled Parker after the hand.

Tags: Brock ParkerRoland Israelashvili

The Bad Beats Still Hurt

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Tony Dunst
Tony Dunst

"I've been doing this every day for ten years," Scott Seiver told Cathy Dever. "Anyone who says that they don't hurt is lying."

Tony Dunst chimed in.

"Oh yeah," he agreed. "Just losing in general."

The adverse affects of losing with the best hand may diminish over time, but the pain remains real, and minutes after this conversation Dunst was dealt a bad hand.

It all started when David Grandieri moved all in for 79,000 in middle position. Athanasios Polychronopoulos called on his direct left, and the action folded to Dunst, who moved all in for 674,000 out of the big blind. Polychronopoulos folded.

Dunst: {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}
Grandieri: {k-Spades}{j-Clubs}

Dunst was in great shape to eliminate Grandieri with his dominating pair of kings, and remained ahead after the flop ({q-Spades}{9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}), and the turn ({3-Spades}), but the river was the {10-Diamonds}.

Grandieri made a straight to the king, and we're only left to wonder whether or not that bad beat hurt.

Tags: Athanasios PolychronopoulosCathy DeverDavid GrandieriTony Dunst

When the Best Hans Hold Up

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Hans Winzeler
Hans Winzeler

After a min-raise and a call went into the pot (we missed the preflop action but saw those bets being dragged in), Jeff Madsen and Hans Winzeler checked the {j-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{a-Diamonds} flop to see the {5-Clubs} fall on fourth street.

Winzeler checked to Madsen again and flatted after the three-time WSOP bracelet winner bet out for 24,000.

On the {8-Hearts} river Winzeler bet about 45,000 and Madsen looked him up with {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}, only to knock the table in acknowledgement when Winzeler tabled the {A-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}.

Although both players had found top pair on the flop, the pot was played cautiously through the river, which is understandable with the money bubble looming.

Tags: Hans WinzelerJeff Madsen

Justin Young Stackin' Chips

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Justin Young
Justin Young

Justin Young opened the pot for 17,000 from under the gun and Ray Qartomy, one to his left, re-raised to 45,000. It was folded to Jason Koon who asked Young how much he started the hand with. After getting an answer from Young, Koon announced a raise to 108,000.

The remaining players got out of the way and a cool, calm, and collected Young announced that he was all in. Qartomy didn't fold immediately. He thought about it for over a minute before tossing his cards away.

"I have three outs," Koon said, thinking that Young had Kings. "I have to call though."

Young didn't have Kings. He had better. {A-Clubs}{A-Spades}.

"I guess I could hit a straight," said Koon. "I haven't done that in a while."

There was no straight possibilities on the {J-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{2-Spades} flop but the {K-Clubs} on the turn caused Young to turn his head. Fortunately for him the river was not a Ten... it was the {5-Hearts}... and Young moves up to just shy of half a million in chips while Koon and Qartomy both finish the hand near the 400,000 chip mark.

Tags: Justin YoungRay QartomyJason Koon

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