Event 7: $2,700 Spring Poker Championship
Day 1b Started
2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open
Event 7: $2,700 Spring Poker Championship
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,003,950
Entries
414
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Ground Hog's Day
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Good morning, and welcome back to the wonderful Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa for Day 1b of the 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open Championship Event!
Day 1a attracted a total of 115 entries - 57 of which bagged and tagged - and the chip leader when the dust settled was Paul Volpe. Volpe bagged 206,600, and was the only player in the room to crack the 200,000-chip threshold.
Other players who finished the first flight with six-figure stacks include Jeff Madsen, Dan Heimiller, and Greg Ostrander.
Some players, like Melanie Weisner, bagged very small stacks and have a tough decision to make; reenter and forfeit their stack, or come back on Day 2 and try to run it up. Others who busted during Day 1a have no choice but to reenter if they want to compete for the 2014 BSO Championship.
Like yesterday, we will be playing eight 75-minute levels with a 75-minute dinner break after Level 6. With 115 entries on Day 1a, the magic number today is 285 to reach the $1 million guarantee.
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for live coverage of this and every main event at the 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Cards in the Air
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The cards are in the air for Day 1b of Event 7: $2,700 Spring Poker Championship.
Early Birds
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
There are a few players already trickling in for Day 1b of the 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open Championship Event, including Event 3 winner Tom Dobrilovic.
Dobrilovic, a New York native, earned just under $40,000 for the victory, and also won a Black Chip Bounty event here at Borgata in January of 2013.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 23,150 |
Few More Trickling In
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
A Bracelet Winner and Others
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
2012 World Series of Poker bracelet winner Andy Frankenberger has just taken his seat on Day 1b of the 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open Championship Event.
Frankenberger of course defeated Phil Ivey heads up in the $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em World Championship, earning $445,899 and the hardware.
Also joining us are Bart Dowling, Tony Sinishtaj, Johannes Mueller, and Bernard Liberati.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Wallace Loses One, Wallace Wins One
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Sean Wallace fired out a bet of 550 on a flop of 
, and only one of two opponents called. The pair checked after the 
fell on the turn, and the 
completed the board. The two knuckled again, and Wallace's opponent earned the pot with 
for a pair of threes.
A few hands later, Wallace check-called a bet of 1,900 on a flop of 
from another opponent. The turn was the 
, the two checked, and the river was the 
. Wallace led out for 3,500, his opponent called, and Wallace dragged the pot with 
for trip jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000 | 4,000 |
Kerstetter Joins the Frey
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Partypoker Pro Jamie Kerstetter just took her seat over on Table 1 here in the Signature Room at Borgata. This is Kerstetter's first bullet in the 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open Championship Event, and she is looking to have more success here in South Jersey. Back in 2012, Kerstetter finished 12th in the WPT Borgata Poker Open Main Event, earning $44,937.
We've also spotted DJ MacKinnon, Kevin Grabel, Ryan Olisar, and Brian Lemke in the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Grabel Doubles
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Kevin Grabel was all in and at risk for 25,500 holding 
against an opponent's 
on a flop of 
. Grabel, who chopped the $1 Million Guarantee, avoided the one-outer and the runner-runner flush, doubling to over 50,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000 | 25,000 |