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

Toole Takes Out Liberati; Nearing a Million

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Jake Toole came in for a raise from the hijack seat, Bernard Liberati three-bet all in from the big blind, and Toole made the call.

Toole: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Liberati: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

Liberati had Toole dominated, and retained his stranglehold on the hand as the flop fell {9-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{6-Spades}, but the {j-Hearts} spiked on the turn to give Toole a set of jacks.

Only two cards in the deck would save Liberati from elimination, and unfortunately for him the {8-Hearts} on the river wasn't one of them. He will hit the exits, while Toole chipped up to nearly a million.

Player Chips Progress
Jake Toole us
Jake Toole
950,000
128,000
128,000
Bernard Liberati
Bernard Liberati
Busted

Tags: Bernard LiberatiJake Toole

Pillai Knocks Out Candido

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Gregory Candido was just eliminated with {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} against the {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs} of Shankar Pillai. We're unsure when the money went in, but when we arrived the board was completed {8-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}.

Pillai sent Candido to the rail with a flush, and is now back among the leaders with 690,000 chips.

"How do you do it?" Paul Spitzberg asked Pillai. "I'll pay for lessons."

Player Chips Progress
Shankar Pillai us
Shankar Pillai
690,000
120,000
120,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Gregory Candido
Gregory Candido
Busted

Tags: Gregory CandidoPaul SpitzbergShankar Pillai

Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000

Khan KO'd

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Junayed Khan - KO'd
Junayed Khan - KO'd

Junayed Khan raised to 10,000 on the button, Mauricio Dasilva called in the small blind, and Shankar Pillai three-bet to 60,000 out of the big blind. Khan moved all in, Dasilva folded, and Pillai casually tossed forward a single T25,000 chip, signifying a call.

Khan: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}
Pillai: {5-Spades}{5-Hearts}

The dealer rapped the table, burned a card, and deliver an action flop of {5-Clubs}{7-Spades}{2-Clubs}. Pillai flopped a set of fives, but Khan was still drawing live with two clubs.

The turn was a third club - the {8-Clubs} - giving Khan a flush, but the river was a second eight - the {8-Diamonds} - giving Pillai a full house.

After the crazy runout, Khan was eliminated and Pillai is up to 570,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Shankar Pillai us
Shankar Pillai
570,000
347,000
347,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Junayed Khan us
Junayed Khan
Busted

Tags: Junayed KhanShankar Pillai

Two Fall

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Jack Battaglia was eliminated with unknown action moments ago. After that, Charlie Cook made two pair against Izzet Burak Temel, sending him packing, and Robert Mclaughlin ran {8-Hearts}{8-Spades} in Miguel Borrero's {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}. The queens held up.

Player Chips Progress
Miguel Borrero
Miguel Borrero
580,000
40,000
40,000
Chalie Hook us
Chalie Hook
240,000
20,000
20,000
Izzet Burak Temel
Izzet Burak Temel
Busted
Robert Mclaughlin us
Robert Mclaughlin
Busted

Tags: Charles HookIzzet Burak TemelMiguel Borrero

A Double and a Half-Double

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Michael Nye and Taylor Von Kriegenbergh were both all in and at risk holding ace-king - Nye {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} and Von Kriegenbergh {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} - and Miguel Borrero could record a double knockout with {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades}.

The jacks held up on the flop ({5-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}), and the turn ({10-Clubs}), but the {3-Diamonds} spiked on the river to give Nye and Von Kriegenbergh the wheel. They both took half of the pot, and Borrero dropped to 540,000.

Valerie Novak was all in for around 40,000 with {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} against Roland Israelashvili's {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. The dominant hand held on a board of {j-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}, and Novak doubled to nearly 100,000.

Player Chips Progress
Miguel Borrero
Miguel Borrero
540,000
-60,000
-60,000
Taylor Von Kriegenbergh us
Taylor Von Kriegenbergh
150,000
58,500
58,500
WPT 1X Winner
Michael Nye us
Michael Nye
150,000
10,000
10,000
Roland Israelashvili us
Roland Israelashvili
120,000
-41,500
-41,500
Valerie Novak us
Valerie Novak
100,000
60,000
60,000

Tags: Michael NyeMiguel BorreroRoland IsraelashviliTaylor von KriegenberghValerie Novak

KHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNN

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Junayed Khan
Junayed Khan

Abraham Korotki raised to 12,000 in middle position, Jackduyph Duong called in the hijack seat, and Junayed Khan three-bet to 37,000 out of the small blind. Only Duong called.

The flop came {6-Hearts}{4-Spades}{q-Hearts}, both player acted very slowly en route to checking, and the turn was the {8-Spades}.

"You have me covered?" Khan asked Duong, who told him he did indeed have more chips.

Khan led out for 35,000, Duong moved all in, and Khan called.

Khan: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}
Duong: {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}

The {7-Spades} completed the board, and Khan doubled through. Doung was crippled, and eliminated shortly thereafter.

Player Chips Progress
Junayed Khan us
Junayed Khan
270,000
141,000
141,000
Jackduyph Duong
Jackduyph Duong
Busted

Tags: Abraham KorotkiJackduyph DuongJunayed Khan

Bariban Busts Alabsi

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Emad Alabsi was all in and at risk preflop for around 60,000 with {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}, and was in great shape to double up against William Bariban's {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}.

Unfortunately for Alabsi, the flop fell {q-Spades}{6-Hearts}{5-Clubs}, giving Bariban a leading pair of queens, and the turn and river bricked out {7-Diamonds}, {8-Spades} respectively.

Player Chips Progress
William Bariban
William Bariban
330,000
58,000
58,000
Emad Alabsi
Emad Alabsi
Busted

Tags: William BaribanEmad Alabsi

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500