2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Event 4: $500 PLO Hi/Lo
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$13,750
Event Info
Buy-in
$450
Prize Pool
$40,500
Entries
90
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
0

Filippi Doubles

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Amnon Filippi
Amnon Filippi

Amnon Filippi raised in the cutoff, Barak Zaken announced "all in" from the small blind, and Filippi agreed to get the chips in, inferring a re-pot to 196,000.

The hands were tabled:

Filippi: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{10-Spades}
Zaken: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{5-Spades}{3-Hearts}

The board came {2-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{2-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{9-Spades}, and Filippi doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Amnon Filippi us
Amnon Filippi
WSOP 1X Winner
398,000 178,000
Barak Zaken us
Barak Zaken
50,000 -230,000

Tags: Amnon FilippiBarak Zaken

Level: 19

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 0

C.J. Mucciaccio Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,964)

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante
C.J. Mucciaccio - 7th Place
C.J. Mucciaccio - 7th Place

C.J. Mucciaccio was in great shape to double up on a flop of {4-Clubs}{5-Spades}{a-Diamonds} holding {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for two pair against Leonardo Palermo's {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}{10-Hearts}{2-Clubs}.

Luckily for Palermo, the board came {5-Hearts}, {10-Spades} respectively, giving him a better two pair and eliminating Mucciaccio, who will earn $1,964 for his efforts.

Player Chips Progress
Leonardo Palermo us
Leonardo Palermo
380,000 95,000
C.J. Mucciaccio
C.J. Mucciaccio
Busted

Tags: C.J. MucciaccioLeonardo Palermo

Big Double for Palermo

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante
Leonardo Palermo
Leonardo Palermo

Leo Palermo raised to 20,000 from under the gun, and three players called; Barak Zaken, Amnon Filippi, and Vincent Firsching. All four players checked on a flop of {9-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{4-Hearts}.

The turn was the {a-Diamonds}, Filippi led out for 25,000, and both Firsching and Palermo called.

The river was the {8-Spades}, both Filippi and Firsching checked, and Palermo moved all in for 65,000. Filippi folded, and Firsching quickly called.

Palermo showed {8-Clubs}{4-Spades}{3-Clubs}{2-Spades} for the nut-low and two pair, and Firsching flashed {5-}{2-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{x-} when mucking.

Player Chips Progress
Leonardo Palermo us
Leonardo Palermo
285,000 145,000
Barak Zaken us
Barak Zaken
280,000 -40,000
Amnon Filippi us
Amnon Filippi
WSOP 1X Winner
220,000 30,000
Vincent Firsching
Vincent Firsching
75,000 -50,000

Tags: Amnon FilippiBarak ZakenLeonardo PalermoVincent Firsching

Huge Double for Zaken

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Barak Zaken and Vincent Firsching were heads up on a flop of {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{4-Hearts}, and after a few bets and raises, Zaken was all in and t risk for 140,000.

Zaken: {a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{2-Hearts}
Firsching: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}

"Make it quick," Zaken asked the dealer, wanting the turn to bring his heart flush.

The dealer obliged, delivering the {k-Hearts} on the turn, and the {q-Diamonds} bricked off on the river.

Zaken doubled over 300,000 chips, while Firsching fell to 125,000.

Player Chips Progress
Barak Zaken us
Barak Zaken
320,000 160,000
Vincent Firsching
Vincent Firsching
125,000 -135,000

Tags: Vincent FirschingBarak Zaken

Menachem Rosenberg Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,571)

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

A very short-stacked Menachem Rosenberg was all in for his last few big blinds preflop with {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{6-Spades}, and Vincent Firsching had him at risk with {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}.

The dealer fanned {9-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{4-Hearts}, giving Rosenberg a set of sixes, and he requested a "pair" to fill up and make a full house.

He received his pair as the turn and river both produced queens - the {q-Diamonds} and {q-Clubs} respectively - giving Firsching queens full of fours.

Rosenberg was eliminated in eighth place.

Player Chips Progress
Vincent Firsching
Vincent Firsching
260,000 25,000
Menachem Rosenberg us
Menachem Rosenberg
Busted

Tags: Menachem RosenbergVincent Firsching

Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 0

Limpin' Ain't Easy

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Barak Zaken limped in from under the gun, Amnon Filippi called on the button, and Vincent Firsching and Leonardo Palermo came along from the blinds. The quartet checked on a flop of {9-Spades}{10-Spades}{k-Spades}, and the turn was a repeat nine - the {9-Diamonds}.

Both players in the blinds checked, Zaken fired a minimum bet of 8,000, and only Filippi called.

Both players checked when the river brought a third nine - the {9-Hearts} - and Zaken took the pot with {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}{8-Spades}{2-Clubs} for a spade flush.

Player Chips Progress
Amnon Filippi us
Amnon Filippi
WSOP 1X Winner
190,000 10,000
Barak Zaken us
Barak Zaken
90,000 39,000

Tags: Leonardo PalermoVincent FirschingAmnon FilippiBarak Zaken

Joslyn for Position

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Four players took a flop of {8-Spades}{3-Spades}{4-Diamonds}, including Greg Joslyn and Vincent Firsching. The action checked to Firsching, who fired out 28,000, and Joslyn raised the pot (124,000). Amnon Filippi and C.J. Mucciaccio both folded, and Firsching tank-folded as well.

Player Chips Progress
Vincent Firsching
Vincent Firsching
235,000 -35,000
Greg Joslyn us
Greg Joslyn
210,000 67,000

Tags: Greg JoslynVincent Firsching