Event 14: $15,400 $5 Million Guaranteed WPT World Championship
Day 4 Started
2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open
Event 14: $15,400 $5 Million Guaranteed WPT World Championship
Day: 4
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
Table Draw
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| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Keven Stammen | 867,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Abraham Korotki | 1,616,000 |
| 1 | 3 | David Grandieri | 209,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Ryan D'Angelo | 1,369,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Tom Dobrilovic | 786,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Corey Hochman | 598,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Tony Dunst* | 622,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Ray Qartomy | 955,000 |
| 1 | 9 | Chris O'Rourke | 670,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Tony Gregg* | 1,499,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Hans Winzeler | 320,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Curt Kohlberg | 1,097,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Bobby Oboodi* | 525,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Byron Kaverman | 974,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Justin Young | 993,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Brock Parker | 918,000 |
| 2 | 8 | Glenn Lafaye | 395,000 |
| 2 | 9 | Eric Afriat* | 2,029,000 |
*Denotes that player is a member of the WPT Champions Club
Day 4 of the Season XII WPT World Championship Set to Start
After two starting flights and two days of combined field play, the Season XII WPT World Championship at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa is set to kick off any moment now, and for two consecutive days the chip leader coming in is Eric Afriat. Afriat, just joined the WPT Champions Club last week at the tour's penultimate stop in Hollywood, Florida, ended Day 3 with 2.029 million chips after another active day of chip movement.
The French-Canadian’s biggest hand came in Level 19, when Blake Bohn five-bet shoved for over 50 big blinds with 
and Afriat snapped him off with 
. The pocket rockets held up, and Afriat added to his already monster stack.
Afriat is the only player with over two million chips, but four players joined him in the seven-figure club; Abraham Korotki (1.616 million), Tony Gregg, (1.499 million), Ryan D’Angelo (1.369 million), and Curt Kohlberg (1.097 million). Korotki, the winner of the 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open Championship Event, eliminated 2012 WSOP Main Event runner-up Jesse Sylvia in a big cooler in Level 19. Sylvia open-shoved with top two pair on the turn, and Korotki called with bottom set. The river was a brick, and Sylvia was eliminated.
Gregg, like Afriat, is a member of the WPT Champions Club, winning the Parx Open Poker Classic in Season XI. He too was on the positive side of a cooler, eliminating Scott Eskenazi with aces against kings in Level 19.
Also among the final 18 players are Justin Young, Byron Kaverman, Keven Stammen, Brock Parker, and WPT Raw Deal Analyst and Champions Club member Tony Dunst.
Yesterday started with 68 players left in contention, and the bust outs were fast and furious as the money bubble approached. Among the players who exited with no money were NFL free agent wide receiver Miles Austin and 13-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth. Austin found himself in a three-way all in with pocket fives against George Kelly’s pocket kings – Austin wasn’t fortunate enough to hit a two-outer – and Hellmuth ran 
into Kaverman’s 
.
Right as the dinner break was starting, the bubble burst in a very unique way. There were 38 players still alive – 36 would earn a minimum of $30,085 – and most of the players were exiting the room to wine and dine for 75 minutes. While they were filing out, Nick Schulman and Michael Lavoie were eliminated at the exact same time on two different tables. Some short-stacked players, like Cathy Dever, were elated the find out they were in the money after the surprise, concurrent eliminations.
After dinner break, it only took three hours for the field to halve from 36 to 18. Among the post-dinner, in-the-money causalities were Athanasios Polychronopoulos (34th, $30,085), Brian Yoon (33rd, $30,085), Jason Koon (32nd, $30,085), Matt Stout (30th, $30,085), Loni Harwood (29th, $30,085), Jonathan Tamayo (28th, $30,085), Cathy Dever (24th, $33,967), Club WPT winner David Daggett (22nd, $33,967), Scott Seiver (21st, $33,967), and Jeff Madsen (19th, $33,967).
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, lost a race with 
against the 
of Ray Qartomy.
The final two tables are ready to play down to an official final table of six. PokerNews will be on hand for all of the updates, so be sure to keep it here throughout the day.
Level: 20
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
By the Numbers: The Final 18
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Live Earnings | WPT Cashes | WPT Titles | WSOP Bracelets | GPI Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Afriat | $1,548,433 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 672 |
| Abraham Korotki | $1,029,550 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,637 |
| Tony Gregg | $8,979,020 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 368 |
| Ryan D'Angelo | $1,544,886 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 287 |
| Curt Kohlberg | $2,394,831 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 860 |
| Justin Young | $3,307,465 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 204 |
| Byron Kaverman | $1,933,573 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Ray Qartomy | $1,640,711 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 159 |
| Keven Stammen | $2,204,381 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 58 |
| Brock Parker | $2,686,257 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 610 |
| Tom Dobrilovic | $1,026,101 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1,140 |
| Chris O'Rourke | $164,987 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1,170 |
| Tony Dunst | $1,031,353 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 915 |
| Corey Hochman | $180,020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5,338 |
| Bobby Oboodi | $1,420,543 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 369 |
| Glen Lafaye | $689,415 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 928 |
| Hans Winzeler | $1,217,064 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1,436 |
| David Grandieri | $249,565 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3,127 |
| Total | $33,248,155 | 92 | 4 | 4 |
Oboodi Shoves the Turn
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Brock Parker raised to 35,000 in middle position, Eric Afriat called in the hijack, and Bobby Oboodi defended his big blind. The flop fell 
, Oboodi and Parker checked, and Afriat fired out 50,000. Both of his opponents called.
The turn was the 
, the action checked to Afriat again, and he tossed out another 90,000. Oboodi moved all in for 430,000, and Parker instantly folded.
Afriat mulled the decision over for three minutes or so before folding as well, and Oboodi dragged the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,910,000 | -119,000 |
|
791,000 | 266,000 |
David Grandieri Eliminated in 18th Place ($41,488)
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Chris O'Rourke raised to 35,000 in early position, Abraham Korotki called near the button, and David Grandieri re-raised to 185,000, leaving just 6,000 behind. O'Rourke moved all in, Korotki folded, and Grandieri tossed in his remaining chips.
O'Rourke: 
Grandieri: 
It was your classic race situation for Grandieri's tournament life, but unfortunately for him he found no help from the 
runout. He'll take home $41,488 for his efforts, while O'Rourke is nearing a million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
980,000 | 310,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Bullying the Boss
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
The board read 
by the turn and Eric Afriat led out for a 30,000 bet sitting in the small blind.
Tony "End Boss" Gregg did what he does best, raising the action to 104,000 out of the big blind and staring silently into space. This folded Glen Lafaye on the button, but the man who topped the counts after Day 2 and Day 3 used his big stack to bully the boss, and he three-bet to 225,000.
Gregg appeared to be mildly surprised by the chip leader's play back, but eventually he respected the reraise and laid his hand down, a bemused look spreading ever so slightly on his usually stone cold countenance.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,149,000 | 239,000 |
|
1,350,000 | -149,000 |
Kohlberg Sets Up Young
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Justin Young opened to 45,000 from under the gun, Curt Kohlberg called out of the small blind, and Bobby Oboodi called in the big blind. The trio all checked on a flop of 
, and the turn was the . Kohlberg checked, Oboodi tossed out 40,000, Young called, and Kohlberg check-raised to 220,000. Oboodi quickly got out of the way, and Young tanked for a bit before calling.
The river was the , Kohlberg sat quietly for a minute or so before tapping the felt, and Young pushed forward three towers of gray T5,000 chips with a few checkers on top. The bet was 330,000, and after another few minutes of tanking, Kohlberg called.
Young rapped the felt, signifying he was beat, and turned over air; 
. Kohlberg revealed 
for a flopped set of fours, and instead of raking in the pot, he got out of his seat and starting walking around. Evidently overcome with emotion, he continued to pace back and forth, breathing deeply as the dealer prepared for the next hand.
He eventually took his seat, but continued to concentrate on his breathing for several minutes after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,975,000 | 878,000 |
|
|
726,000 | -65,000 |
|
465,000 | -528,000 |