2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Event 7: $2,700 Spring Poker Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
94
Prize
$256,508
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,003,950
Entries
414
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Lee Crippled; Morgan Out

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

When we arrived at Table 3, Sungwon Lee was all in for 85,500 on a flop of {7-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}. Bernard Liberati called all in for less on his direct left, and Jewook Oh was in the tank.

Oh thought long and hard before folding {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts} face up, and he was very happy to see Lee's {k-Hearts}{2-Hearts}. Liberati tabled {6-Spades}{6-Clubs} for a pair.

The turn and river bricked {7-Clubs}, {q-Spades} respectively, and Liberati doubled to 210,000 chips. Lee was crippled to 8,000.

During this hand, Raymond Morgan was eliminated with unknown action.

Player Chips Progress
Jewook Oh us
Jewook Oh
560,000 55,000
Bernard Liberati
Bernard Liberati
210,000 153,000
Sungwon Lee
Sungwon Lee
8,000 -6,800
Raymond Morgan
Raymond Morgan
Busted

Tags: Bernard LiberatiJewook OhRaymond MorganSungwon Lee

Joseph Liberta Eliminated

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Joseph Liberta moved all in over the top of Shankar Pillai's opening raise and Pillai made the call with {10-}{10-} which was just a notch ahead of Liberta's {9-}{9-}. The board would not change anything and Liberta was eliminated in 50th place, just five spots shy of the money. There are 49 players remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Shankar Pillai us
Shankar Pillai
WSOP 2X Winner
490,000 115,000
Joseph Liberta us
Joseph Liberta
Busted

Tags: Joseph LibertaShankar Pillai

The Departed

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Anthony Hill
Anthony Hill
Busted
Timothy Pirraglia
Timothy Pirraglia
Busted
Alex Smith us
Alex Smith
Busted
Gregory Candido
Gregory Candido
Busted
Iosif Kliger
Iosif Kliger
Busted
Andy Jiang do
Andy Jiang
Busted
Alexander Rocha us
Alexander Rocha
Busted
Yury Parad us
Yury Parad
Busted
Michael McNeil
Michael McNeil
Busted
John Myung
John Myung
Busted
Simon Lam us
Simon Lam
Busted
George Kazarian
George Kazarian
Busted
Brett Bader us
Brett Bader
Busted
Zachary Donovan us
Zachary Donovan
Busted
Steven Sarmiento us
Steven Sarmiento
Busted
Star Moore us
Star Moore
Busted
Eric Ornstein
Eric Ornstein
Busted
Brandon Padula us
Brandon Padula
Busted
Daniel Rohde us
Daniel Rohde
Busted
Wayne Lewis us
Wayne Lewis
Busted
Joseph Gossweiler us
Joseph Gossweiler
Busted
Daniel Howe
Daniel Howe
Busted
David Datashvili us
David Datashvili
Busted
Jeremy Stein us
Jeremy Stein
Busted
Jacob Millstein us
Jacob Millstein
Busted

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Counts

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Abraham Korotki us
Abraham Korotki
675,000 200,000
Robson Barbosa
Robson Barbosa
395,000 248,500
Vitaly Kovyazin us
Vitaly Kovyazin
380,000 296,800
Chalie Hook us
Chalie Hook
375,000
Shankar Pillai us
Shankar Pillai
WSOP 2X Winner
375,000 -22,000
Laurence Wolf
Laurence Wolf
360,000 246,600
Andrew Gileno
Andrew Gileno
350,000 165,000
Bryan Choi
Bryan Choi
308,000 103,000
Eric Starker us
Eric Starker
285,000 220,700
Mauricio Dasilva us
Mauricio Dasilva
280,000 199,600
Valerie Novak us
Valerie Novak
278,000 3,000
Kunuk Shin us
Kunuk Shin
250,000 86,700
Richard Rossetti us
Richard Rossetti
220,000 10,000
William Bariban
William Bariban
220,000 -65,000
Jameson Singer
Jameson Singer
201,000 152,800
Michael Nye us
Michael Nye
143,000 59,200
Will Jaffe us
Will Jaffe
WSOP 1X Winner
140,000 65,000
Joseph Grodowski
Joseph Grodowski
135,000 -45,000
She Lok Wong us
She Lok Wong
128,000 -8,000
Shawn Busse us
Shawn Busse
WSOP 1X Winner
115,000 -10,000
Patrick Carney
Patrick Carney
96,000 -1,700
Frank Toscano us
Frank Toscano
90,000 -115,000
Mazen Nesheiwat
Mazen Nesheiwat
71,000 -39,000
Jeff Papola
Jeff Papola
41,000 -71,000

Winning or Bubbling

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Eric Starker raised to 11,000 in the hijack seat, Robson Barbosa called on his direct left, and Charlie Hook three-bet to 35,000. Starker called, Barbosa folded, and the flop fell {a-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Spades}, and Starker check-folded to a bet.

Hook showed {10-Spades}{4-Hearts}.

"That's my last bluff, I promise," he chuckled. "I'm either winning or bubbling."

Player Chips Progress
Chalie Hook us
Chalie Hook
375,000 10,000

Tags: Charles HookEric StarkerRobson Barbosa

Straighten Up

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

A crazy hand just took place. The fireworks didn't really start until the river with the board reading {10-}{8-}{6-}{A-}{J-} rainbow. David Tuthill led out for 30,000 and Raymond Morgan called. Jake Toole made it 130,000 to go and Tuthill tank-folded. Morgan was quick to call, showing {Q-}{9-} for the second nut straight. Tuthill turned over his hand even though he'd folded... {9-}{7-} for a flopped straight that turned into the third worst hand by the river since Toole had {K-}{Q-} for the nuts.

At other tables, Dan Wach, Aristides Santana, and Christian Harder have all been eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Jake Toole us
Jake Toole
520,000 520,000
David Tuthill us
David Tuthill
415,000 -55,000
Raymond Morgan
Raymond Morgan
50,000 -57,900
Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
Busted
Dan Wach us
Dan Wach
Busted
Aristides Santana
Aristides Santana
Busted

Izzet Gets Busy

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Chris Csik raised to 19,000 in early position, Izzet Burak Temel three-bet to 21,000 in late position, Csik four-bet to 50,000, and Temel moved all in. Csik considered the bet for quite some time, then folded.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Csik us
Chris Csik
320,000
Izzet Burak Temel
Izzet Burak Temel
265,000 15,000

Tags: Chris CsikIzzet Burak Temel

Keven Stammen Eliminated

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

A short stacked Keven Stammen moved all in with {A-}{9-} and was called by a player with {A-}{J-}. Stammen was unable to improve and nodded his head slightly and wished the rest of the table "good luck" as he grabbed his things and headed to the exit.

Player Chips Progress
Keven Stammen us
Keven Stammen
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Busted

A Hand and Counts from Table 1

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Before the break, Matt Brady raised to 7,700 out of the cutoff, Scott McClean called on the button, Paul Spitzberg called in the small blind, and Jeremy McLaughlin defended his big blind.

The dealer fanned {7-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{8-Clubs}, the two players in the blinds checked, Brady knuckled, and McClean fired out five T5,000 chips. Spitzberg check-raised all in for an additional 146,000, and the action folded back to McClean.

He hummed and hawed for a few minutes, apologizing profusely to this table mates for taking too much time, then eventually folded.

Here are counts for the entire table:

Player Chips Progress
Chris Csik us
Chris Csik
455,000 283,800
Matt Brady us
Matt Brady
285,000 15,000
Scott McClean
Scott McClean
277,000 14,000
Andy Spears us
Andy Spears
240,000 -102,000
Paul Spitzberg us
Paul Spitzberg
225,000 25,000
Leonardo Palermo us
Leonardo Palermo
170,000 85,000
Jeremy McLaughlin
Jeremy McLaughlin
130,000 17,000
Jackduyph Duong
Jackduyph Duong
80,000 -65,000

Tags: Jeremy McLaughlinMatt BradyPaul SpitzbergScott McClean

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500