Event 7: $2,700 Spring Poker Championship Day 3 | 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

04-17-2014 14:43 UTC-4

"My Image is Shot"

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

Scott McClean limped in from early position, Mauricio Dasilva called on the button, and Charlie Hook raised to 64,000 out of the small blind. Eric Starker moved all in for 1,000 more out of the big blind, and the action folded back to Hook, who was forced to call with .

"Oh, don't beat me with that crap!" Starker said, revealing .

Starker remained ahead of the crap on a flop of , but the turn was the giving Hook a leading pair of sixes. Starker started to get out of his seat as the completed the board, adding injury to insult, and he hit the rail.

"That wasn't supposed to happen," Hook said. "You were supposed to fold and I was supposed to win the pot."

Shankar Pillai bursted out into laughter at the audacious statement, and Hook grinned as well.

"I think my image is shot," Hook added. "I guess I can start grinding payjumps."

Player	Chips	Progress
Chalie Hook	625,000 155,000	155,000
Eric Starker	Busted

Tags: Shankar Pillai Scott McClean Eric Starker Charles Hook

04-17-2014 14:59 UTC-4

Novak and McClean Bust, Israelashvili and Brady Double

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

According to Roland Israelashvili, Laurence Wolf raised to 20,000 from under the gun, a second player called, and a short-stacked Valeria Novak moved all in from the big blind. Wolf called with , and Novak was in a dominant position to double with .

"You know Barry Greenstein's book?" Israelashvili told us, smiling.

Evidently Novak was done in by an ace on the river, exiting the tournament.

Israelashvili was then awarded a double moments later with against Abraham Korotki's .

"I can't lost with a three," Israelashvili said confidently.

True enough, Israelashvili made a full house as the board came , and doubled up.

Across the room, Scott McLean moved all in for more than a pot-sized bet in a raised pot with on a flop of . It was an easily call for Charlie Hook, who had , and the board did not pair up.

And while all of this was going down, Matt Brady found a double up as well. Brady looked like he four-bet all in for 179,000 more than whatever Chris Csik three-bet to, and Csik called.

Brady:
Csik:

The kings held as the flop, turn, and river came , and Brady doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abraham Korotki	840,000 -245,000	-245,000
Chalie Hook	780,000 155,000	155,000
Matt Brady	550,000 290,000	290,000
Roland Israelashvili	230,000 145,000	145,000
Scott McClean	Busted
Valerie Novak	Busted

Tags: Abraham Korotki Charles Hook Chris Csik Matt Brady Roland Israelashvili Valerie Novak Scott McClean

04-17-2014 15:07 UTC-4

Israelashvili Out

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

Roland Israelashvili was all in and at risk with on a board of against Frank Toscano's . The turn was the , giving Toscano a stranglehold on the hand, and the river was a meaningless card.

Israelashvili was eliminated, while Toscano chipped up to 585,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Toscano	585,000 185,000	185,000
Roland Israelashvili	Busted

Tags: Frank Toscano Roland Israelashvili

04-17-2014 15:13 UTC-4

Table 3 Counts

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Jewook Oh	830,000 -40,000	-40,000
Laurence Wolf	730,000 110,000	110,000
Miguel Borrero	630,000 50,000	50,000
Matt Brady	510,000 -40,000	-40,000
Jeff Madsen	500,000 -100,000	-100,000

Andy Spears	410,000 140,500	140,500
Shawn Busse	320,000 181,500	181,500

Chris Csik	170,000 -60,000	-60,000

04-17-2014 15:27 UTC-4

King of the Tuthill

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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 , both players checked, and the turn was the . Korotki check-called a half-pot bet, and the river was the . Korotki check-called another bet of 117,000, then mucked when Tuthill showed for queens and fives.

Here are counts from the entire table:

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

Tags: Abraham Korotki Dave Stefanski David Tuthill

04-17-2014 15:33 UTC-4

Csik and Busse Bust From Table 3

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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:
Spears:

Csik failed to improve enough as the board came , 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:
Oh:

It was a major misstep for Oh, but Lady Luck came to the rescue. The flop gave him a gut-shot straight draw, and the on the turn gave him said straight. Busse could chop the pot with a on the river, but the sent him packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jewook Oh	1,175,000 345,000	345,000
Andy Spears	550,000 140,000	140,000
Shawn Busse	Busted

Chris Csik	Busted

Tags: Andy Spears Chris Csik Jewook Oh Shawn Busse

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

04-17-2014 15:52 UTC-4

Pillai Short

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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 . Pillai fired out 50,000, only Bariban called, and the river was the .

Pillai checked, and Bariban checked behind, revealing for a flush. It was good.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Bariban	385,000 55,000	55,000
Robson Barbosa	250,000 148,000	148,000
Shankar Pillai	130,000 -480,000	-480,000

Tags: William Bariban Shankar Pillai Robson Barbosa

04-17-2014 15:56 UTC-4

Nye Runs into Aces

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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, was in front of Miguel Borrero, and the board was completed .