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
Entries
328
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25

Chip Counts From Tables One, Two, and Three

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Eric Afriat ca
Eric Afriat
WPT 3X Winner
1,010,000 -10,000
Yuval Harosh
Yuval Harosh
500,000 307,000
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
500,000 371,500
Jordan Cristos us
Jordan Cristos
WPT 1X Winner
475,000 207,500
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
WSOP 1X Winner
360,000 12,500
Malkiel Berlianshik
Malkiel Berlianshik
350,000 67,500
Orson Young us
Orson Young
315,000 98,000
Bobby Oboodi us
Bobby Oboodi
290,000 -11,000
Matt Stout us
Matt Stout
285,000 11,000
David Daggett
David Daggett
280,000 -88,500
Jesse Sylvia us
Jesse Sylvia
WPT 1X Winner
250,000 35,000
Abraham Korotki us
Abraham Korotki
235,000 -89,500
Tom Dobrilovic
Tom Dobrilovic
232,000 -29,500
Cathy Dever us
Cathy Dever
215,000 90,000
Garrett Greer us
Garrett Greer
200,000 -130,000
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
180,000 -253,500
Scott Eskenazi us
Scott Eskenazi
WPT 1X Winner
150,000 -18,000
Roland Israelashvili us
Roland Israelashvili
150,000 -56,000
Michael Lavoie
Michael Lavoie
130,000 -184,500
Keven Stammen us
Keven Stammen
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
71,000 15,000
Ariel Albilia us
Ariel Albilia
55,000 -12,500

Miles Austin Eliminated

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Miles Austin
Miles Austin

The deep run of NFL Wide Receiver Miles Austin has come to an end after he was part of a three way all-in pre-flop confrontation that involved Loni Harwood and George Kelly as well. Here were the hands when they were turned over:

Austin {5-Spades}{5-Hearts}
Harwood {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}
Kelly {K-Spades}{K-Clubs}

The board would give Harwood a small sliver of hope when it came {Q-Spades}{J-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} but the turn of {6-Diamonds} and river of {2-Clubs} meant the entire pot would go Kelly's way.

Austin was gracious in his departure, wishing everyone good luck and telling them that he enjoyed himself.

Player Chips Progress
George Kelly us
George Kelly
400,000 218,000
Loni Harwood us
Loni Harwood
WSOP 2X Winner
345,000 119,500
Miles Austin
Miles Austin
Busted

Dressed to the Nines

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
David Tuthill - Eliminated
David Tuthill - Eliminated

Glenn Lafay opened for 18,000 holding the button and Jeff Gross flatted from the small blind. With a short stack and chips already in the pot, David Tuthill three-bet jammed for his last 56,000, before retreating to the safety of his hoodie.

Lafaye flatted the three-bet to put Tuthill at risk, and Gross did the same to build a sizable pot before the flop.

After the dealer fanned the {7-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} across the felt Gross tapped the table slowly. Lafaye was not slow to act and he moved a stack forward for a bet of 115,000. This represented just under half of Gross' remaining stack, and he rightfully dove deep into the tank to figure things out. The deliberation took several minutes and all the while Tuthill sat in agony, knowing the big action brewing between those two likely meant trouble for him.

Finally, after a few minutes had elapsed Gross went for the pump fake, assembling his remaining 245,000 or so as if to make the shove, and even sliding them nearer to his cards, but the stack remained behind his hand. After all of that, Gross declined to make the call, laying his hand down and telling Lafaye he folded pocket nines.

Lafaye: {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}
Tuthill: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}

Lafaye held the other two nines in the deck, and the board bricked out coming {q-Diamonds} and {8-Hearts} on the turn and river. Tuthill headed for the exits while Gross and Lafaye immediately began analyzing the hand as pros are wont to do.

Player Chips Progress
Glenn Lafaye us
Glenn Lafaye
432,000 8,500
Jeff Gross us
Jeff Gross
252,000 -71,000
David Tuthill us
David Tuthill
Busted

Tags: David TuthillGlenn LafayeJeff Gross

Chip Counts From Tables Four, Five, and Six

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Athanasios Polychronopoulos us
Athanasios Polychronopoulos
WSOP 2X Winner
775,000 72,000
Ryan D'Angelo us
Ryan D'Angelo
WSOP 1X Winner
675,000 155,500
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
580,000 79,500
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
WSOP 4X Winner
575,000 90,000
Ray Qartomy us
Ray Qartomy
545,000 110,000
Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
475,000 265,000
Jonathan Tamayo us
Jonathan Tamayo
450,000 39,000
Glenn Lafaye us
Glenn Lafaye
445,000 13,000
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
385,000 -154,500
Brian Yoon us
Brian Yoon
WSOP 5X Winner
375,000 82,000
Jeff Gross us
Jeff Gross
325,000 73,000
Alex Condon us
Alex Condon
305,000 236,000
Corey Hochman (Cory Hochman)
Corey Hochman (Cory Hochman)
240,000 -57,000
Eugene Todd us
Eugene Todd
220,000 15,000
Justin Young us
Justin Young
WPT 1X Winner
210,000 -162,000
Curt Kohlberg us
Curt Kohlberg
160,000
Joseph Wertz us
Joseph Wertz
150,000 -24,000
David Grandieri us
David Grandieri
150,000 -49,500
Blake Bohn us
Blake Bohn
145,000 -199,000
She Lok Wong us
She Lok Wong
125,000 -81,500
Vimy Ha us
Vimy Ha
125,000 -25,000
Jeremy Kottler us
Jeremy Kottler
115,000 -2,000
Chris O'Rourke
Chris O'Rourke
110,000 -48,500
Leonardo Palermo us
Leonardo Palermo
105,000 25,000
Daniel Sparacino
Daniel Sparacino
95,000 42,500

The Brat Disciplined

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

After he opened to 16,000 from late position Phil Hellmuth watched the next player to act slide out a three-bet to 60,000.

When the action folded back around to him, Hellmuth went into the routine which made him a superstar, talking his way through a brief tank-fold.

"I mean, you just did that so smooth..." he said to the three-bettor. "I know how to lay this hand down though."

Hellmuth flashed his {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts} to the table, showing the restraint which defines his inimitable style of poker (on the felt at least, as restraint is something he rarely shows during his trademark rants). After entering Day 3 with one of the shortest stacks in the room, Hellmuth has picked his spots wisely and worked his way back to the realm of respectability, showing why he considers himself to be the best poker player to ever grace the planet with his presence.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
205,000 20,000

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

You Shove, I'll Fold

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Maurice Hawkins isn't one to shy away from table talk and he's letting his table know this. Recently a hand against Nick Schulman went to the river and Hawkins made a 20,000 bet. Schulman was thinking about what to do and Hawkins told him "you shove, I'll fold."

Apparently, Schulman didn't believe him as he opted not to shove, and instead chose to fold. Hawkins peeked at his cards and it was clear that he would have folded if Schulman had shoved. Instead, he scooped the pot and is slowly moving up in chip counts.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
440,000 -60,000
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
270,000 90,000

She Don't Lok Wong

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
She Lok Wong - Eliminated
She Lok Wong - Eliminated

She Lok Wong limped in from under the gun and watched as Curt Kohlberg did the same from the cutoff.

Jeff Madsen was on the button and he looked down to see a sight to behold: {A-Hearts}{a-Spades}. With two rockets in the hole and two limpers trying to play the pot on the cheap, Madsen raised it up to 25,000, before seeing exactly what he wanted.

Wong three-bet ripped for his last 130,000 and Kohlberg got out of the way, leaving Madsen to snap the bet off with his bullets. Madsen's hand was crushing Wong's {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} and a lady-less board ran out clean to leave Wong on the outside looking in.

Madsen, meanwhile, moved into the upper echelon of the chip counts, and flush with a replenished arsenal with which to work, he will no doubt be one of the more active players as Day 3 rolls on.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
WSOP 4X Winner
736,000 161,000
She Lok Wong us
She Lok Wong
Busted

Tags: Curt KohlbergJeff MadsenShe Lok Wong

Two Streets of Value for Yoon

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Brian Yoon opened for a raise to 18,000 from the hijack, Tony Dunst defended his big blind, and the flop fell {5-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{5-Spades}. The host of the WPT's Raw Deal segment check-called a bet of 14,000, both players checked on the turn ({4-Clubs}), and the river was the {9-Hearts}.

Dunst tapped the felt with one finger, Yoon plopped 55,000 in front of him, and Dunst called.

Yoon showed {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}, and dragged the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
515,000 -45,000
Brian Yoon us
Brian Yoon
WSOP 5X Winner
408,000 33,000

Tags: Brian YoonTony Dunst