2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Event 7: $2,700 Spring Poker Championship
Day: 3
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

A Wolf in Human Clothing

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Laurence Wolf was the first player to act, and he raised to 25,000. Andy Spears called on his direct left, and the action folded to two-time WSOP bracelet winner Jeff Madsen, who put in a three-bet to 109,000 from the small blind.

Wolf considered the bet then upped the ante, re-raising to 295,000. Spears quickly got out of the way and the action was back on Madsen, who entered the tank.

After no longer than two minutes, Madsen flicked his hand into the muck, and Wolf revealed {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}. Madsen rapped the felt, pleased at his fold.

"I was happy with winning the pot there," Wolf admitted.

Player Chips Progress
Laurence Wolf
Laurence Wolf
1,060,000 70,000
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
WSOP 4X Winner
520,000 -130,000

Tags: Andy SpearsJeff MadsenLaurence Wolf

Oh Misses Draws; Chooses Not to Bluff

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Four players - Laurence Wolf, Andy Spears, Jewook Oh, and Paul Spitzberg - saw a flop of {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{3-Clubs}. Wolf led out for 65,000, only Oh called, and the turn brought the {8-Clubs}.

Wolf led out again, firing out 102,000, and Oh studied the bet for around 90 seconds before flicking in a call.

The {k-Spades} completed the board, and Wolf opted to check for the first time. Oh knuckled behind, and rose from his chair when Wolf showed {a-Hearts}{8-Spades} for eights and kings.

Oh took his two cards, rubbed them together, then revealed {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for bricked flush and straight draws.

On an adjacent table, Shankar Pillai was eliminated by Charlie Hook with unknown action.

Player Chips Progress
Laurence Wolf
Laurence Wolf
990,000 260,000
Jewook Oh us
Jewook Oh
960,000 -215,000
Chalie Hook us
Chalie Hook
890,000 110,000
Andy Spears us
Andy Spears
650,000 100,000
Paul Spitzberg us
Paul Spitzberg
440,000 120,000
Shankar Pillai us
Shankar Pillai
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted

Tags: Andy SpearsJewook OhLaurence WolfPaul Spitzberg

Jaffe's Hands Caught in the Cookie Jar

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

With 90,000 in the pot and the board showing {Q-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{8-Hearts}{J-Spades}, Robson Barbosa bet 43,000 and was called by Will Jaffe.

The river was the {7-Clubs} and Barbosa slowed down and checked. Jaffe bet 83,000 and after a couple of minutes Barbosa decided to look him up.

"Good call," said Jaffe as he mucked.

Barbosa turned over {Q-Clubs}{9-Clubs} and is up to 385,000 after the hand while Jaffe is now riding a short stack with 125,000.

Player Chips Progress
Robson Barbosa
Robson Barbosa
385,000 135,000
Will Jaffe us
Will Jaffe
WSOP 1X Winner
125,000 -195,000

Nye Runs into Aces

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Michael Nye was just eliminated over on Table 3 with unknown action. When we arrived, Nye's hand was being scooped into the muck, {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs} was in front of Miguel Borrero, and the board was completed {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{q-}.

It looked as if Nye had a wired pair as well, and the money went in preflop.

Player Chips Progress
Miguel Borrero
Miguel Borrero
550,000 150,000
Michael Nye us
Michael Nye
Busted

Tags: Michael NyeMiguel Borrero

Pillai Short

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Just before the level change, Shankar Pillai, William Bariban, and Robson Barbosa were three handed on a board of {k-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}. Pillai fired out 50,000, only Bariban called, and the river was the {a-Clubs}.

Pillai checked, and Bariban checked behind, revealing {7-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for a flush. It was good.

Player Chips Progress
William Bariban
William Bariban
385,000 55,000
Robson Barbosa
Robson Barbosa
250,000 148,000
Shankar Pillai us
Shankar Pillai
WSOP 2X Winner
130,000 -480,000

Tags: William BaribanShankar PillaiRobson Barbosa

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Csik and Busse Bust From Table 3

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Chris Csik open-shoved for around 150,000 from under the gun, and Andy Spears re-shoved in late position. The players in the blinds released.

Csik: {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}
Spears: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}

Csik failed to improve enough as the board came {a-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}, and exited in 27th place.

An orbit later, Jewook Oh put in a standard raise from middle position. Shawn Busse three-bet on his direct left, and the action folded back to Oh, who four-bet shipped for effectively 300,000 or so. Busse snap-called.

Busse: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Oh: {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}

It was a major misstep for Oh, but Lady Luck came to the rescue. The {7-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} flop gave him a gut-shot straight draw, and the {10-Diamonds} on the turn gave him said straight. Busse could chop the pot with a {j-} on the river, but the {10-Hearts} sent him packing.

Player Chips Progress
Jewook Oh us
Jewook Oh
1,175,000 345,000
Andy Spears us
Andy Spears
550,000 140,000
Shawn Busse us
Shawn Busse
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Chris Csik us
Chris Csik
Busted

Tags: Andy SpearsChris CsikJewook OhShawn Busse

King of the Tuthill

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Abraham Korotki raised to 24,000 in early position, David Tuthill put in a re-raise to 51,000 from the cutoff, and Dave Stefanski tanked for a bit before folding his big blind. Korotki called.

The flop fell {5-Spades}{5-Clubs}{q-Hearts}, both players checked, and the turn was the {j-Spades}. Korotki check-called a half-pot bet, and the river was the {7-Hearts}. Korotki check-called another bet of 117,000, then mucked when Tuthill showed {k-Diamonds}{q-Spades} for queens and fives.

Here are counts from the entire table:

Player Chips Progress
Jake Toole us
Jake Toole
1,025,000 -25,000
David Tuthill us
David Tuthill
730,000 379,500
Bryan Choi
Bryan Choi
700,000 48,000
Abraham Korotki us
Abraham Korotki
620,000 -220,000
Joseph Grodowski
Joseph Grodowski
460,000 327,000
Dave Stefanski us
Dave Stefanski
375,000 183,500
Paul Spitzberg us
Paul Spitzberg
320,000 95,000
Alan Wentz us
Alan Wentz
285,000 -190,000
Leonardo Palermo us
Leonardo Palermo
170,000 -36,000

Tags: Abraham KorotkiDave StefanskiDavid Tuthill