Event 7: $2,700 Spring Poker Championship | 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

04-18-2014 15:12 UTC-5

Hook vs. Wolf

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Laurence Wolf raised to 90,000 in the hijack seat, Chalie Hook three-bet to 200,000 on his direct left, using two of the new white T100,000 chips in the process, and Wolf called.

Wolf and Hook both checked on a flop of , and Wolf check-folded to a bet of 200,000 when the fell on the turn.

The two stacks are now very even.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chalie Hook	3,375,000 225,000	225,000
Laurence Wolf	3,350,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Charles Hook Laurence Wolf

Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000

04-18-2014 14:59 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Laurence Wolf	3,600,000 180,000	180,000
Chalie Hook	3,150,000 350,000	350,000
Robson Barbosa	2,440,000 340,000	340,000
Abraham Korotki	1,520,000 403,000	403,000
Jake Toole	1,190,000 40,000	40,000
Paul Spitzberg	535,000 366,000	366,000

Barbosa Jams the River

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Robson Barbosa check-called a bet of 175,000 from Jake Toole in a three-bet pot on a flop of . Both players checked after the turn brought the , and the river was a fourth spade - the .

Barbosa checked, Toole fired out 450,000, and Barbosa moved all in. Toole snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robson Barbosa	2,100,000 1,015,000	1,015,000
Jake Toole	1,150,000 920,000	920,000

Tags: Jake Toole Robson Barbosa

04-18-2014 14:45 UTC-5

Ace-High's a Winner

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Chalie Hook raised to 50,000 from under the gun, Robson Barbosa three-bet to 130,000 from the button, and Hook called.

Both players checked as the board came , and Hook won with for ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chalie Hook	3,500,000 300,000	300,000
Robson Barbosa	1,085,000 265,000	265,000

Tags: Charles Hook Robson Barbosa

04-18-2014 14:35 UTC-5

Jewook Oh Eliminated in 7th Place ($38,150)

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Jewook Oh three-bet all in for around 550,000 over an under-the-gun raise from Jake Toole. The action folded to Toole, who called, and the cards were on their backs.

Oh:
Toole:

The flop was extremely interesting; . Toole made a pair of aces, but Oh made a set of kings and remained in the lead.

The pendulum swung back to Toole when the fell on the turn, giving him Broadway, and unfortunately for Oh the board did not pair on the river. After the meaningless hit the felt, Oh shook some hands before exiting the tournament area.

Toole is up over two million chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Toole	2,070,000 470,000	470,000
Jewook Oh	Busted

Tags: Jake Toole Jewook Oh

04-18-2014 14:30 UTC-5

Andy Spears Eliminated in 8th Place ($29,115)

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Andy Spears open-shoved for around 300,000 in early position, and Chalie Hook looked him up in the big blind.

Spears:
Hook:

The flop produced all blanks, but the on the turn gave Hook a leading pair of aces. The turn was not the jack Spears was looking for, and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chalie Hook	3,200,000 800,000	800,000
Andy Spears	Busted

Tags: Andy Spears Charles Hook

04-18-2014 14:21 UTC-5

Started from the Bottom

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Jake Toole raised to 55,000 from under the gun, Jewook Oh three-bet to 138,000 from two seats to his left, and Robson Barbosa cold four-bet to 280,000 from the big blind. Toole quickly folded, while Oh agonized for a bit before making a crying call.

The flop fell , Barbosa led out for 225,000, and Oh folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Toole	1,600,000 30,000	30,000
Robson Barbosa	1,350,000 213,000	213,000
Jewook Oh	610,000 390,000	390,000

Tags: Jake Toole Jewook Oh Robson Barbosa

04-18-2014 14:06 UTC-5

Check-Calling

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Laurence Wolf checked to Paul Spitzberg in a raised pot on a flop of , and Spitzberg bet 131,000. Wolf called.

Wolf called another 320,000 on the turn, and yet another 600,000 after the river brought the . Wolf showed for a flopped set of fives, and raked in the monster pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laurence Wolf	3,780,000 1,367,000	1,367,000
Paul Spitzberg	901,000 1,064,000	1,064,000

Tags: Laurence Wolf Paul Spitzberg

04-18-2014 13:55 UTC-5

Frank Toscano Eliminated in 9th Place ($20,079)

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Frank Toscano open-shoved from early position, Jewook Oh re-shoved on his direct left, and the rest of the players folded.

Toscano:
Oh:

The flop came , prompting Oh to jump out of his seat and celebrate, but the on the turn gave Toscano a Broadway draw.

"Not over yet," Chalie Hook said.

The completed the board, giving Toscano a pair of queens, but it wasn't enough to survive the all in. He hit the rail, whole Oh is up to about a million chips.