2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Event 17: $230 Deep-Stack NLHE Reentry
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$14,723
Event Info
Buy-in
$200
Entries
271
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Final Two Tables

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

A recent bustout just put the tournament on a brief pause, with the remaining 18 players redrawing for seats to form the final two tables.

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

The Casualties and Their Cash

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

We've learned the names of those players who made the money before going bust, so take a look at those who pocketed $473 to take to the pit:

27th - Daniel Goldberg
26th - Jesse Amendola
25th - Matthew Marini
24th - Eric Riley
23rd - Daniel Farber
22nd - John Bahia
21st - Allyn Marshall
20st- Carmen Dimaria
19th - Jonah Grandstorm

Bodycheck

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Throughout his glorious career in the National Hockey League, legendary New Jersey Devils defenseman Ken Daneyko held the greatest trophy in all of sport above his head in 1995, 2000, and 2003. As a three-time Stanley Cup champion, Daneyko is no stranger to success in the realm of competition, but if he keeps it up here tonight, he'll have another trophy to add to his collection.

Daneyko just claimed a huge pot from Mike Sandler with an aggressive c-bet shove, after 145,000 from each player went into the pot before the flop.

The flop came down {7-Hearts}{3-Spades}{q-Clubs} and with the pot already swelled, Daneyko went for the kill, moving all in from under the gun and putting Sandler to the test. The power play worked wonders and Daneyko's forced the fold, building his stack well above the average.

"I played in the charity tournament put on by the WPT and PartyPoker," he told us during the recent break. "But after this grind, playing since 11 in the morning, I'd rather get smashed into the boards." If Daneyko keeps pushing his opponents around like he did Sandler, the night may over sooner than he thinks.

Player Chips Progress
Ken Daneyko
Ken Daneyko
740,000
310,000
310,000
Mike Sandler
Mike Sandler
175,000
-355,000
-355,000

Tags: Mike SandlerKen Daneyko

Sandler Sent Home by Drazner

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Mike Sandler
Mike Sandler

After losing a chunk of change to Ken Daneyko a few hands earlier, Mike Sandler made his stand out of the big blind, raising it up after Dana Drazner limped in to complete the small.

Drazner then set Sander all in holding {A-}{q-} and he called off with {7-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} and needed help to keep his hopes for two final tables in this series alive, but an ace flopped to kill that dream.

Player Chips Progress
Dana Drazner
Dana Drazner
670,000
Mike Sandler
Mike Sandler
Busted

Tags: Mike SandlerKen DaneykoDana Drazner

Naggy and the Nut Flush

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Adrian Naggy
Adrian Naggy

Adrian Naggy doubled through after getting it in with the best of it, with his {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts} holding up over {k-Diamonds}{q-Spades}.

The final board rolled out {2-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} to give him the nut flush, which it turned out he needed as the river paired his opponents's king.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Naggy us
Adrian Naggy
675,000
675,000
675,000

Tags: Adrian Naggy

Level: 23

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

Drazner Downed by Naggy

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Dana Drazner got it all in holding {4-Diamonds}{4-Spades} against Adrian Naggy's {k-Spades}{q-Hearts}, and her pocket pair was safe through the turn, but the river fell {k-Clubs} to send her home just short of the final table.

Ken Daneyko shot out of his chair at the sight of the flop, saying he folded threes in the hole while circling the table.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Naggy us
Adrian Naggy
87,000
-588,000
-588,000
Dana Drazner
Dana Drazner
Busted

Tags: Dana DraznerKen Daneyko

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000