Event 14: $15,400 $5 Million Guaranteed WPT World Championship Day 4 | 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

04-25-2014 16:21 UTC-4

Kohlberg Shoves, Afriat Folds

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Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Tony Gregg opened for 65,000 from under the gun and was called by Curt Kohlberg two seats to his left. Eric Afriat made it 205,000 to go from the big blind and Gregg folded. Kohlberg wasted little time in moving all in for 415,000 on top.

Afriat did not snap call, surely a good sign for Kohlberg. He counted out the chips to make the call, looking at how much he would have left (approximately 650,000). He glanced at the clock, sitting in a thinking man type pose, and then peeked back at his cards one last time before tossing them into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Afriat	1,065,000 -320,000	-320,000

Curt Kohlberg	925,000 315,000	315,000

Tags: Curt Kohlberg Eric Afriat

04-25-2014 16:27 UTC-4

Dunst Keeps Climbing

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Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Tony Dunst came in for a raise on the button, Keven Stammen defended in the big blind, and both players knuckled on a flop of .

The turn was the man with the ax - - and Stammen check-called a bet of 80,000 from the host of the WPT's Raw Deal.

The river was the , Stammen checked a third and final time, and Dunst tossed out 180,000. The Global Poker Index Player of the Year leader quickly called, then mucked when Dunst showed for a straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keven Stammen	2,020,000 -235,000	-235,000

Tony Dunst	1,400,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Keven Stammen Tony Dunst

04-25-2014 16:30 UTC-4

Afriat Shoves, Parker Folds

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Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Brock Parker opened the pot to 70,000 from the hijack and Eric Afriat re-raises to 140,000 from the cutoff. Parker looked back at his cards, and put in a four-bet to 300,000.

Affriat looked over at Parker, and in an almost inaudible whisper asked him "how much do you have?" It was about 900,000. Affriat grabbed a stack of the red 25,000 chips, broke them down, and then re-stacked them.

"I'm all in," he said, moving his chips to the center of the table but pushing them almost right in front of Parker rather than in front of himself. Parker folded and Affriat turned over and said "I was saying just don't have Aces, just don't have Aces."

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Afriat	1,375,000 310,000	310,000

Brock Parker	900,000 -215,000	-215,000

04-25-2014 16:32 UTC-4

Curt Kohlberg Beats the Game

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Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Ryan D'Angelo opened for 70,000 from under the gun, and Curt Kohlberg flatted from the next seat over. The action folded around to Tony Gregg in the big blind, and he came along to see the flop fall .

The "End Boss" checked to D'Angelo and he did the same, prompting a bet of 175,000 from Kohlberg. Gregg then paused a beat to study the board and the pot, before sliding a raise to 550,000 forward. D'Angelo was over it and he folded quickly, but Kohlberg made his stand by moving all in for 860,000 total.

Gregg made the quick call and tabled for a flush draw, while Kohlberg showed down for top pair.

Turn:
River:

Kohlberg's hand improved, Gregg's did not, and a pot of nearly 2 million was pushed to the former.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Gregg	2,410,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000
Curt Kohlberg	1,950,000 1,025,000	1,025,000

Tags: Curt Kohlberg Tony Gregg

04-25-2014 16:39 UTC-4

Kaverman Takes Newfound Chips from Kohlberg

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Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Tony Gregg opened for a raise to 65,000 from under the gun, and Curt Kohlberg, who just doubled through Gregg, called in the cutoff. Byron Kaverman raised to 185,000 on the button, Gregg got out of the way, and Kohlberg shoved for effectively 825,000. Kaverman called.

Kaverman:
Kohlberg:

The flop didn't directly improve Kohlberg's hand, but he added two backdoor straight draws and a backdoor flush draw, and could still make a superior pair with an or a . The on the turn kept his wheel draw alive, and ten cards in the deck could eliminate Kaverman, but the on the river wasn't one of them.

Kaverman doubled through to 1.725 million, while Kohlberg was cut back down to 1.19 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Byron Kaverman	1,725,000 830,000	830,000

Curt Kohlberg	1,190,000 -760,000	-760,000

Tags: Byron Kaverman Curt Kohlberg Tony Gregg

04-25-2014 16:58 UTC-4

Bobby Oboodi Eliminated in 12th Place ($63,081)

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Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

After making a big river bet on an ace-high board (looked to be 300,000, or half of his stack at the time), Bobby Oboodi was called down quickly by Tom Dobrilovic. Oboodi snap-mucked his busted bluff and Dobrilovic tabled for the winner.

That hand essentially crippled an already short-stacked Oboodi, and soon after he open-jammed for his last 305,000 from the small blind.

Keven Stammen made the call from the big blind to put Oboodi at risk, tabling as he did so. The race was on when Oboodi revealed , and when the flop fell Oboodi jumped out to a head start.

Turn:

Just like that Oboodi dropped far behind the pack, needing to catch a two-out shot to cross the finish line first.

River:

Stammen outraced Oboodi and knocked him out in 12th place, while crossing the 2 million chip mark in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keven Stammen	2,100,000 80,000	80,000

Bobby Oboodi	Busted

Tags: Keven Stammen Bobby Oboodi Tom Dobrilovic

04-25-2014 16:59 UTC-4

You Know You're Going to Fold

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Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Byron Kaverman opened from early position to 65,000 and Eric Afriat made it 130,000 to go from the cutoff. Kaverman made the call and the two would see a flop.

Kaverman checked, Afriat bet 160,000, and Kaverman called.

The turn was the and Kaverman checked again. Afriat made it 370,000 this time, almost half his stack, and Kaverman went into the tank. Afriat leaned forward, his lips pursed, looking directly at Kaverman. After about two minutes had passed, he called the floor for a clock. The floor gave Kaverman another minute before actually starting the count down as they determined it had not been a sufficient amount of time yet.

As they are waiting, Afriat is leaning back in his chair, looking as if he is more interested in what is on the television than what Kaverman is doing. Finally as the clock is about to wind down, Kaverman folds. Afriat looks over at him and says "you know you're going to fold so why take so much time?"

Player	Chips	Progress
Byron Kaverman	1,800,000 75,000	75,000

Eric Afriat	1,175,000 -200,000	-200,000

04-25-2014 17:06 UTC-4

Hochman Doubles

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Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Keven Stammen raised to 65,000 in the cutoff, and Corey Hochman, who had open-shoved several hands in a row, called in the big blind.

"What?" Stammen said sarcastically.

"I can play a pot once and away," Hochman returned, grinning.

The flop fell , Hochman checked, and Stammen continued for 75,000. Hochman moved all in for exactly 300,000, and Stammen snap-called.

Stammen:
Hochman:

Hochman was in rough shape, but the turn was a repeat ten - the - giving him trips. The bricked off on the river, and Hochman clapped happily before apologizing for celebrating.

"No offense," Tom Dobrilovic, a fellow short stack, said after the hand. "But I was rooting against you."

Player	Chips	Progress
Keven Stammen	2,420,000 -280,000	-280,000

Corey Hochman	770,000 380,000	380,000

Tags: Corey Hochman Keven Stammen Tom Dobrilovic

04-25-2014 17:15 UTC-4

The Psycho Ninja is Back

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Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

It was folded to Ryan D'Angelo in the small blind who raised it to 65,000. Curt Kohlberg in the big blind made it 180,000 to go. Ryan D'Angelo thought for a moment and moved all in. He was snap-called by Kohlberg and D'Angelo knew he was in trouble with his . He was indeed as Kohlberg had .

The flop came and D'Angelo picked up the nut flush draw to go with his Ace. The on the turn changed nothing and the river would give Kohlberg a full house as it was the .

"The psycho ninja is back," said Kohlberg and then referencing his somewhat loud hoodie added "had to represent my colors."

Player	Chips	Progress
Curt Kohlberg	2,250,000 1,060,000	1,060,000
Ryan D'Angelo	535,000 -1,135,000	-1,135,000

04-25-2014 17:18 UTC-4

D'Angelo Gets Another Post-Flop Shove Through

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Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Ryan D'Angelo raised to 60,000 in the hijack, Eric Afriat called in the big blind, and the flop fell . The WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown champion check-called a bet of 70,000, and the turn was the .

Afriat checked, D'Angelo moved all in for 395,000, and Afriat folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Afriat	775,000 -400,000	-400,000

Ryan D'Angelo	700,000 165,000	165,000

Tags: Eric Afriat Ryan D'Angelo