2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Event 3: $560 Deep-Stack NLHE Reentry
Day: 2
Event Info

2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$39,650
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Entries
292
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
4,000

Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

Morris Gets What She Wants

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
"Exactly what I wanted"
"Exactly what I wanted"

James Gettinger raised to 65,000 in early position, Anthony Sivolella called on the button, and Maggie Morris moved all in for 147,000 out of the small blind. Gettinger re-shoved for effectively a million or so, and Sivolella folded.

Gettinger showed {a-Spades}{9-Clubs}, and Morris revealed {10-Hearts}{8-Clubs}.

"Exactly what I wanted," she said with a smile, seeing she had live cards to basically triple up.

The {2-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{5-Hearts} flop was dry, as was the {7-Clubs} on the turn, but the {8-Spades} completed the board to give Morris a winning pair of eights. She is up to 417,000 chips, while Gettinger dropped to 750,000.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Sivolella
Anthony Sivolella
810,000
-112,000
-112,000
James Gettinger
James Gettinger
750,000
-150,000
-150,000
Maggie Morris
Maggie Morris
417,000
270,000
270,000

Tags: Anthony SivolellaJames GettingerMaggie Morris

"Greed Will Kill Ya"

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Warren Wiggins
Warren Wiggins

Warren Wiggins and James Gettinger took a flop of {9-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} from the small blind and big blind respectively. Wiggins check-called a bet of 45,000, and the turn was the {k-Clubs}.

Wiggins checked once again, Gettinger tossed out 130,000, and Wiggins called.

The {7-Clubs} completed the board, Wiggins checked a third and final time, and Gettinger slid out 210,000.

"Call," Wiggins said almost immediately.

"Two pair," Gettinger announced, taking off his headphones and tabling {k-Spades}{8-Clubs}.

It was no good, however, as Wiggins turned over {a-Spades}{9-Diamonds}. Gettinger's face sunk as Wiggins got out of his chair excitedly to let out a fist pump.

Someone at the table then asked Wiggins why he "let him off so easily," inferring that he could've eliminated him with a more aggressive play.

"Greed will kill ya," Wiggins answered.

Player Chips Progress
Warren Wiggins us
Warren Wiggins
2,000,000
900,000
900,000
James Gettinger
James Gettinger
250,000
-500,000
-500,000

Tags: James GettingerWarren Wiggins

Gettinger Doubles

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

James Gettinger moved all in for around 250,000 on the button, and Bennett Ellenbogen called in the big blind.

Gettinger: {10-Clubs}{8-Hearts}
Ellenbogen: {q-Hearts}{j-Spades}

Gettinger added a gut-shot straight draw on a flop of {4-Spades}{5-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}, the {4-Clubs} on the turn was a brick, and the {10-Diamonds} completed the board to give him a winning pair of tens.

Player Chips Progress
Bennett Ellenbogen
Bennett Ellenbogen
910,000
-790,000
-790,000
James Gettinger
James Gettinger
520,000
270,000
270,000

Tags: James GettingerBennett Ellenbogen

Gettinger Doubles Again

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
James Gettinger
James Gettinger

James Gettinger raised on the button, Bennett Ellenbogen defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned {6-Spades}{j-Clubs}{q-Hearts}. Ellenbogen checked, Gettinger continued for 70,000, and Ellenbogen announced that he was all in.

"Call," Gettinger said after a moment of thought, committing his last 374,000.

"Straight draw," Ellenbogen announced, showing {10-Clubs}{9-Hearts}.

Gettinger revealed {q-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}, and held as the turn and river bricked off {j-Spades}, {6-Diamonds} respectively. He doubled to 911,000 chips, while Ellenbogen slipped to 650,000.

Player Chips Progress
James Gettinger
James Gettinger
911,000
391,000
391,000
Bennett Ellenbogen
Bennett Ellenbogen
650,000
-260,000
-260,000

Tags: Bennett EllenbogenJames Gettinger

Morris Doubles Again; Players on Break

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Maggie Morris
Maggie Morris

Joe Stiers raised to 70,000 in the cutoff, Maggie Morris shoved for 485,000 from the big blind, and Stiers called.

Stiers: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Morris: {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}

Morris used her "one time," as the flop, turn, and river came {2-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{4-Clubs}, and she doubled to over a million chips.

The players are now on a short break.

Player Chips Progress
Warren Wiggins us
Warren Wiggins
1,921,000
-79,000
-79,000
Tom Dobrilovic
Tom Dobrilovic
1,345,000
-55,000
-55,000
Maggie Morris
Maggie Morris
1,083,000
666,000
666,000
James Gettinger
James Gettinger
903,000
-8,000
-8,000
Joe Stiers
Joe Stiers
761,000
-539,000
-539,000
Anthony Sivolella
Anthony Sivolella
754,000
-56,000
-56,000
Bennett Ellenbogen
Bennett Ellenbogen
565,000
-85,000
-85,000

Tags: Maggie MorrisJoe Stiers

Level: 26

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 4,000

Bennett Ellenbogen Eliminated in 7th Place ($5,665)

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
Bennett Ellenbogen - 7th Place
Bennett Ellenbogen - 7th Place

Joe Stiers raised to 85,000 in early position, Bennett Ellenbogen raised all in for 557,000 on his direct left, and the action folded back to Stiers.

The two began conversing quietly with one another, but the tournament director was quick to stop them. At Borgata, even if players are heads up, they are not allowed to discuss the contents of their hands.

Stiers opted to make the call after a few more minutes, showing {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}. He was ahead of Ellenbogen's {j-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}.

The flop came {2-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}, giving Stiers a pair of queens, but the {5-Diamonds} on the turn kept Ellenbogen alive with a flush draw. The {9-Hearts} on the river was red, but the suit was not the right one to save Ellenbogen.

He was eliminated in seventh place, while Stiers chipped up to around 1.5 million.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Stiers
Joe Stiers
1,500,000
739,000
739,000
Bennett Ellenbogen
Bennett Ellenbogen
Busted

Tags: Bennett EllenbogenJoe Stiers