Event 7: $2,700 Spring Poker Championship
Day 3 Started
2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open
Event 7: $2,700 Spring Poker Championship
Day: 3
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
Seat Draw
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| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Robson Barbosa | 294,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Will Jaffe | 101,500 |
| 1 | 3 | Jack Battaglia | 115,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Richard Rossetti | 139,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Charles Hook | 220,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Eric Starker | 159,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Izzet Temel | 89,500 |
| 1 | 8 | Scott Mcclean | 153,000 |
| 1 | 9 | Vitaly Kovyazin | 526,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Emad Alabsi | 65,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Christoph Csik | 402,500 |
| 2 | 3 | Michael Nye | 140,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Jeffrey Madsen | 219,500 |
| 2 | 5 | Miguel Borrero | 280,000 |
| 2 | 6 | William Bariban | 272,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Taylor Von Kriegenbergh | 91,500 |
| 2 | 8 | Robert Mclaughlin | 135,000 |
| 2 | 9 | Shawn Busse | 138,500 |
| 3 | 1 | Bryan Choi | 652000 |
| 3 | 2 | David Stefanski | 191,500 |
| 3 | 3 | Leonardo Palermo | 206,000 |
| 3 | 4 | Andrew Gileno | 356,000 |
| 3 | 5 | Bernard Liberati | 188,000 |
| 3 | 6 | Alan Wentz | 730,500 |
| 3 | 7 | Jeffrey Papola | 93,500 |
| 3 | 8 | David Tuthill | 350,500 |
| 3 | 9 | Jacob Toole | 822,000 |
| 4 | 1 | Valerie Novak | 40,000 |
| 4 | 2 | Laurence Wolf | 327,000 |
| 4 | 3 | Andrew Spears | 269,500 |
| 4 | 4 | James Campbell | 417,500 |
| 4 | 5 | Frank Toscano | 246,000 |
| 4 | 6 | Paul Spitzberg | 506,000 |
| 4 | 7 | Jewook Oh | 569,000 |
| 4 | 8 | Roland Israelashvili | 161,500 |
| 4 | 9 | Ari Shin | 285,000 |
| 5 | 1 | Junayed Khan | 129,000 |
| 5 | 2 | Mauricio Dasilva | 261,000 |
| 5 | 3 | Shankar Pillai | 223,000 |
| 5 | 4 | She Lok Wong | 86,500 |
| 5 | 5 | Abraham Korotki | 830,000 |
| 5 | 6 | Gregory Candido | 115,000 |
| 5 | 7 | Jackduyph Duong | 138,500 |
| 5 | 8 | Matthew Brady | 260,000 |
| 5 | 9 | Joseph Grodowski | 133,000 |
Korotki Leads the Final Five Tables
Day 3 of the 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open Championship Event is set to kick off in a few minutes here in the Signature Room at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, and leading the final five tables is Abraham Korotki.
Korotki was able to bully the bubble en route to bagging a stack of 830,000 chips, and was trailed very closely by Jake Toole (822,000). Alan Wentz, who started Day 2 with the biggest stack in the room, also finished with a massive stack, bagging 730,500.
Several accomplished players still remain, including WSOP bracelet winners Shankar Pillai and Jeff Papola, 2012 $50,000 Poker Players Championship finalist Roland Israelashvili, 2012 WPT Borgata Poker Open finalist Matt Brady, and 2011 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showndown winner Taylor Von Kriegenbergh, and more.
The cards will be in the air at high noon, and PokerNews will be bringing you live updates straight from the tournament floor as we march to the final three tables - or beyond.
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Cards in the Air
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
The cards are in the air with 50 minutes remaining in Level 17.
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 
, and was in great shape to double up against William Bariban's 
.
Unfortunately for Alabsi, the flop fell 
, giving Bariban a leading pair of queens, and the turn and river bricked out 
, 
respectively.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000 | 58,000 |
|
Busted |
KHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNN
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
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 
, both player acted very slowly en route to checking, and the turn was the .
"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: 
Duong: 
The 
completed the board, and Khan doubled through. Doung was crippled, and eliminated shortly thereafter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000 | 141,000 |
|
Busted |
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 and Von Kriegenbergh - and Miguel Borrero could record a double knockout with 
.
The jacks held up on the flop (
), and the turn (
), but the 
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 against Roland Israelashvili's 
. The dominant hand held on a board of 
, and Novak doubled to nearly 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
540,000 | -60,000 |
|
150,000 | 58,500 |
|
150,000 | 10,000 |
|
120,000 | -41,500 |
|
100,000 | 60,000 |
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 
in Miguel Borrero's 
. The queens held up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
580,000 | 40,000 |
|
240,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Khan KO'd
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
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:
Pillai: 
The dealer rapped the table, burned a card, and deliver an action flop of 
. Pillai flopped a set of fives, but Khan was still drawing live with two clubs.
The turn was a third club - the 
- giving Khan a flush, but the river was a second eight - the 
- giving Pillai a full house.
After the crazy runout, Khan was eliminated and Pillai is up to 570,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
570,000 | 347,000 |
|
|
Busted |