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

Lind Bluffs

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Kyle Bowker checked to fellow WSOP bracelet winner Kenneth Lind on a board of {6-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}, and Lind opted to put Bowker all in for about 10,500. Bowker thought briefly before calling, and showed down the best hand.

Bowker: {j-Spades}{9-Spades}
Lind: {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}

The river was the {6-Spades}, and Bowker shipped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Kenneth Lind us
Kenneth Lind
WSOP 1X Winner
41,000 6,900
Kyle Bowker us
Kyle Bowker
WSOP 1X Winner
27,000 8,900

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Another Cooler

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

As Joe Kuether was doubling with pocket aces against Andrew Gileno's pocket kings, another cooler was taking place concurrently.

This one was between Michael McNeil, who held {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}, and Joseph Galazzo, {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}. There was a bit of drama on this one, as the {a-Spades}{10-Clubs}{k-Clubs} flop gave Galazzo two extra outs to win the hand, but, ironically enough, the {j-Diamonds} on the turn only left him with one (a {q-} would result in a chopped pot).

The river was a meaningless {5-Hearts}, and McNeil doubled through.

Player Chips Progress
Michael McNeil
Michael McNeil
64,000 31,800
Joseph Galazzo us
Joseph Galazzo
6,000 -6,800

Tags: Andrew GilenoMichael McNeil

Aces > Kings

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante
Joe Kuether (Day 1a) doubles
Joe Kuether (Day 1a) doubles

Andrew Gileno was the first player to act, and put in a raise. Joe Kuether three-bet to 6,600 from two spots to his left, the action folded back to Gileno, who four-bet to 19,800, and Kuether moved all in for 50,600. Gileno called.

Kuether: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}
Gileno: {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}

The aces held up as the board came {7-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}, and Kuether doubled through.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Kuether us
Joe Kuether
105,000 44,200
Andrew Gileno
Andrew Gileno
50,000 -62,200

Tags: Joe KuetherAndrew Gileno

Salsberg Can't Beat a Set

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Matt Salsberg tossed out a half-pot bet of 4,200 on a board of {4-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{j-Hearts}, and his opponent, William Bariban put in a raise to 11,200.

Salsberg, the Season XI WPT Player of the Year, studied Bariban for a minute or so then folded. Bariban shrugged, then revealed {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades} for a flopped set of nines.

Player Chips Progress
William Bariban
William Bariban
135,000 18,900
Matt Salsberg ca
Matt Salsberg
35,000 -16,600

Tags: Matt SalsbergWilliam Bariban

Let's Go!

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

The cards are in the air for Day 2 of the 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open Championship Event!

Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Day 2 Set to Begin

Alan Wentz - Chip leader
Alan Wentz - Chip leader

Good afternoon, and welcome back to Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa for Day 2 of the $2,700 buy-in Borgata Spring Poker Open Championship.

Leading the 198 returning players is Alan Wentz, who bagged 239,500 chips on Day 1b, and he is followed by Paul Volpe, who bagged 206,600 on Day 1a. Buffalo's Andy Spears (Day 1b) also bagged 205,400 .

Around a quarter (45) of the players in today's returning field will cash, earning a minimum of $5,020. They will then compete for the lion's share of the prize pool; the $256,508 first-place prize.

Like the first two flights, this day will comprise of eight 75-minute levels with a 75-minute dinner break after Level 6.

Stay tuned for updates from this and every main event during the 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open right here on PokerNews!

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Full Counts (full)

Player Chips Progress
Alan Wentz us
Alan Wentz
239,500
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
WSOP 3X Winner
206,600
Andy Spears us
Andy Spears
205,400
Izzet Burak Temel
Izzet Burak Temel
178,900 53,900
Jose Montes us
Jose Montes
175,600
Chris Csik us
Chris Csik
171,200
Kevin Grabel us
Kevin Grabel
168,000
Matt Giannetti us
Matt Giannetti
WPT 2X Winner
165,600
Kunuk Shin us
Kunuk Shin
163,300 163,300
Abraham Korotki us
Abraham Korotki
150,300
Robson Barbosa
Robson Barbosa
146,500 146,500
Richard Rossetti us
Richard Rossetti
144,400 144,400
Shankar Pillai us
Shankar Pillai
WSOP 2X Winner
144,000 98,000
John Parisi
John Parisi
141,800 141,800
Mike Jarvela
Mike Jarvela
139,600
Paul Spitzberg us
Paul Spitzberg
139,400
Daniel Buzgon us
Daniel Buzgon
138,400
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
WSOP 4X Winner
135,500
James Campbell us
James Campbell
126,600 126,600
Frank Toscano us
Frank Toscano
126,100 86,100
Dan Heimiller us
Dan Heimiller
WSOP 2X Winner
120,500
William Bariban
William Bariban
116,100 116,100
Will Jaffe us
Will Jaffe
WSOP 1X Winner
115,100 115,100
Wu Zhou us
Wu Zhou
114,800
Laurence Wolf
Laurence Wolf
113,400 113,400

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Seat Draw

TableSeatPlayerChips
11Wu Zhou114800
12Andrew Spears205400
13Alex Smith40500
14Matthew Affleck32400
15Francis Cipriano67600
16Jamie Armstrong47500
17James Campbell126600
18Kenneth Silberstein29600
19George Kazarian41700
    
21Kenneth Lind34100
22Raymond Morgan107900
23Christopher Leong43300
24Jonathan Little56200
25Aristides Santana86800
26Eric Baldwin25900
27Michael Silverman45100
28Kyle Bowker18100
29Jacob Toole48900
    
31Sungwon Lee14800
32Bernard Liberati42200
33Joseph Liberta30200
34Emad Alabsi66500
35Matthew Levine113000
36Peter Ippolito24700
37Jeffrey Saunders30900
38Alan Wentz239500
39John Cavell103600
    
41Christopher Hitt69600
42Frank Toscano126100
43Daniel Buzgon138400
44Shankar Pillai144000
45Richard Rossetti144400
46Sean Jazayeri91300
47Daniel Orgil17800
48Vitaly Kovyazin83200
49Corrie Wunstel64100
    
51Joseph Gossweiler42400
52Christian Harder64900
53Denis Gnidash26000
54John Mcguinness33800
55Matthew Salsberg51600
56David Grandieri66200
57Abraham Korotki150300
58Fernando Diaz21800
59William Bariban116100
    
61Henry Lopez31200
62Henry Lu112800
63Jameson Singer48200
64Zachary Donovan49700
65Michael Linster45900
66Rajendra Patel18900
67Trevor Deeter21200
68Bernard Liberati33000
69Brian Lemke91200
    
71Tyler Patterson32400
72Steven Sarmiento48900
73Charles Hook56300
74Scott Blackman75000
75Izzet Temel178900
76Daniel Heimiller120500
77Ari Shin163300
78Orson Young16700
79Anthony Garofalo51500
    
81Amnon Filippi46000
82Ralph Stoia90000
83Tomislav Dobrilovic28100
84Daniel Howe44800
85Robert Hwang15200
86Jackduyph Duong51800
87Jeffrey Madsen135500
88Scott Mcclean111000
89J Michael Jarvela139600
    
91Paul Spitzberg139400
92Douglas Mackinnon25900
93Greg Himmelbrand58500
94Joshua Lawson14000
95Joseph Grodowski28900
96Jack Schanbacher27200
97Eric Ladny46700
98Melanie Weisner20000
99Ara Melikian83000
    
101Shawn Busse62000
102Joseph Opie27700
103Jesse Alexis Cohen24200
104Melissa Burr24500
105Steve Karp62700
106Jewook Oh60500
107Michael Nye83800
108Maurice Paradis9200
109Maurice Hawkins68500
    
111Will Jaffe115100
112Sean Curtin54500
113Michael Leah103800
114Patrick Chan105200
115She Lok Wong57600
116David Inselberg48000
117Whangkyung Choi92900
118Ravi Raghavan51500
119Miguel Borrero74500
    
121Jeffrey Chang78200
122Pearce-Christian Arnold24800
123Frank Gangemi16700
124David Stefanski59600
125Mark Herm26000
126Justin Liberto61800
127Junayed Khan84500
128Jacob Millstein30000
129Brandon Padula51600
    
131Brett Bader42100
132Aaron Massey30800
133Catherine Dever47700
134Brett Richey101800
135Andrew Frankenberger81500
136Eric Starker64300
137Keven Stammen31100
138Paul Volpe206600
139Daniel Pignataro22700
    
141Stephen Happas72000
142Mazen Nesheiwat47800
143Kevin Saul35400
144Matthew Giannetti165600
145Patrick Carney97700
146Christopher Yakuboff12000
147Adam Friedman39300
148Robert Mclaughlin85900
149Jeremy Stein47500
    
151David Datashvili46400
152Ardavan Yazdi19100
153John Kostelac65800
154David Tuthill67800
155Gintautas Putinas28800
156Leonardo Palermo81800
157Meikat Siu22600
158Katayon Khaterzai19100
159Valerie Novak35300
    
161Darren Elias75500
162Matthew Brady48400
163Karl Tretter28400
164Anthony Hill39900
165Andrew Gileno112200
166Dennis Thurman50400
167Joseph Kuether60800
168Christoph Csik171200
169Arthur Peters26800
    
171John Myung32300
172William Lamb-Harding27900
173Jeffrey Wicker54000
174Amarender Puri51600
175Star Moore50500
176Andrew Lee97100
177Khaled Alwan54500
178Joseph Mckeehen23300
179Cornel Andrew Cimpan70100
    
181Timothy Pirraglia38200
182Taylor Von Kriegenbergh81500
183Mauricio Dasilva80400
184Iosif Kliger40800
185John Andress10400
186Srinivas Ayini19900
187Tom Thomas25200
188Kevin Mccolgan75900
189Najib Bennani69100
    
191Kenny Nguyen77300
192Jeffrey Papola52700
193Paul Shedaker29700
194Michael Mcneil32200
195Adam Foster54400
196Greg Ostrander106100
197Laurence Wolf113400
198Jose Montes175600
199Joseph Galazzo37300
    
201Gregory Candido40500
202Natale Kuey14500
203Thomas Kim24600
204Kevin Grabel168000
205Eric Ornstein51400
206Daniel Rohde48600
207Robson Barbosa146500
208Bryan Leskowitz34600
209Vineet Pahuja67000
    
211Roland Israelashvili38800
212John Parisi141800
213Eracles Panayiotou69000
214Daniel Wach61800
215Jack Battaglia85000
216Yury Parad31500
217Wayne Lewis47500
218Andy Jiang36800
219Dennis Mcglynn25900
    
221Ariel Albilia8000
222Ronald Lee11000
223Alexander Rocha35000
224John Moore110400
225John Parker69500
226Ryan Deroo24100
227Michael Kane12500
228Akash Patel13000
229Simon Lam32600

Event 7: $2,700 Spring Poker Championship

Day 2 Started