2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Event 16: $330 Black-Chip Bounty NLHE Reentry
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$11,183
Event Info
Buy-in
$300
Prize Pool
$39,964
Entries
206
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Stan Annis Doubles Up

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Robert Parker raised to 30,000 from under the gun and both Stan Annis and Dan Heimiller called out of the blinds. The flop came {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} and Annis moved all in for 106,000. Heimiller folded and now the decision was on Parker.

"You get the Ace?" he asked Annis.

Nothing came from Annis. He stared straight ahead, silent.

After about a minute, Parker decided to make the call with {K-Clubs}[Ks. Annis had indeed hit the Ace with his {A-Clubs}{5-Hearts}. The turn was the {8-Hearts} and the river was the {7-Spades} and Annis doubled up to 310,000 while Parker takes a dip down to 215,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Stan Annis
Stan Annis
310,000
60,000
60,000
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Robert Parker
215,000
-170,000
-170,000

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

Dan Heimiller Eliminated in 5th Place ($2,398)

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Dan Heimiller
Dan Heimiller

After losing a good chunk of his stack when his {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades} was outdrawn by Steve Goose and his {A-Hearts}{9-Hearts}, Heimiller would get the last of his chips in with {A-Hearts}{8-Spades}. It was bad timing on his part as Zo Karim had {K-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}.

The board ran out {K-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and Heimiller was eliminated in 5th place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Zo Karim
Zo Karim
2,200,000
300,000
300,000
Profile photo of Steve Goose
Steve Goose
365,000
5,000
5,000
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Dan Heimiller
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Nguyen Doubles Up Through Karim

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Tam Minh Nguyen got the last of his 121,000 chips in with {K-Hearts}{J-Hearts} and was racing against Zo Karim's {3-Spades}{3-Clubs}. The board would run out {10-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{6-Spades}{7-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} to put a straight on the board but Nguyen's Jack would give him a better straight and the double up. Karim is still way ahead of the other three in chips as we play four handed.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Zo Karim
Zo Karim
2,100,000
-100,000
-100,000
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Tam Minh Nguyen
310,000
-5,000
-5,000

Level: 21

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

Steve Goose Wins Big Pot to Cripple Tam Minh Nguyen

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

With 240,000 in the pot already and the board showing {Q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{4-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{J-Hearts}, Tam Minh Nguyen bet 80,000. Steve Goose thought for about 30 seconds and made the call with {J-Diamonds}{Td] for a rivered two pair, Queens and Jacks. That was good enough to take the pot as Nguyen was bluffing with {K-Hearts}{3-Hearts}.

Goose wanted to give a shout out to his wife Taryn and daughter Peyton after winning the pot!

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Steve Goose
Steve Goose
525,000
160,000
160,000
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Tam Minh Nguyen
95,000
-215,000
-215,000

Tam Minh Nguyen Doubles Up Twice In a Row

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Tam Minh Nguyen has doubled up twice, both times courtesy of Zo Karim. The first time was when Nguyen would hit a set with {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts} to best Karim's {A-Clubs}{8-Hearts}. The second hand saw Nguyen come from behind when his {A-Hearts}{9-Hearts} would go up against Karim's {A-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} but would hit a flush on the {Q-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} board to move from almost out to second in chips with 425,000. Karim is still sitting comfortably in the lead with 2.05 million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Zo Karim
Zo Karim
2,050,000
-50,000
-50,000
Profile photo of Tam Minh Nguyen us
Tam Minh Nguyen
425,000
115,000
115,000