2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Event 9: $300 $100,000 Guaranteed Big-Stack NLHE Reentry
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
8x6x
Prize
$33,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$260
Prize Pool
$212,605
Entries
843
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Walker Texas Ranger

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
Chris Walker
Chris Walker

Chris Walker just sent a player to the rail in 20th place courtesy of an incredible re-suck to spike a set.

The action began when a player opened for 90,000 from the cutoff, with Sam Datta and his humongous stack flatting from the button. That's when Walker three-bet jammed for his last 360,000, sending the cutoff into a minute or two of tanking. Ultimately, that player called the big reraise, leaving himself 250,000 behind, and although Datta appeared willing and ready to make the overcall, he reluctantly laid his hand down.

Walker tabled {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades} to find his cowboys crushing the cutoff's {J-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}, but in a flash the dealer fanned a flop of {7-Spades}{j-Hearts}{4-Clubs} across the felt. The sight of a set for his opponent shot Walker out of his chair, and he prepared to make an ignominious exit from the scene, but just as quickly the {k-Hearts} fell in on the turn. Walker sat back down when he made his own set, and after the river produced the {7-Clubs}, he completed a roller coaster ride of a hand with the winner.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Walker
Chris Walker
960,000
960,000
960,000

Tags: Chris WalkerSam Datta

Hurricanrana

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante
The man known only as "Rey Mysterio Jr."
The man known only as "Rey Mysterio Jr."

Sam Datta just lost a chunk of change to the man we've dubbed Rey Mysterio Jr. (being the younger of two players who declined to provide their names).

When the money went into the middle our mystery man was trailing badly, as his {J-Spades}{8-Hearts} made just middle pair on the {q-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} board. Datta had led out for a bet on fourth street holding {10-}{10-}, and Mysterio Jr. shoved all in for about double the bet. Datta made the call to find himself out in front, but the river card came {8-Spades} to give the man with no name a replenished stack.

Player Chips Progress
Rey Mysterio Jr.
Rey Mysterio Jr.
1,400,000
750,000
750,000
Sam Datta
Sam Datta
1,300,000
-600,000
-600,000

Tags: Sam Datta

Datta Outage

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Sam Datta
Sam Datta

After becoming the first player to reach the 2 million chip milestone - back when the average was just around 400,000 - Sam Datta has just gone busto.

His last hand was a preflop coin flip, with Datta taking his {3-Hearts}{3-Clubs} against Thomas Balla's {A-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}.

Although Datta managed to avoid aces or kings on the {2-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} board, diamonds on fourth and fifth streets gave Balla the winning flush. Datta exited in 14th place for a $1,913 score.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Balla
Thomas Balla
2,200,000
450,000
450,000
Sam Datta
Sam Datta
Busted

Tags: Sam DattaThomas Balla

Jimmy Bagels Burns One

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Jimmy "Bagels" Lillis
Jimmy "Bagels" Lillis

Jimmy Lillis owns a bagel shop with his father and is known as "Jimmy Bagels" both to his friends and his foes on the online felt.

He just left Johannes Debsai's stack with a huge hole in the middle, crippling him after winning a huge coin flip.

Bagels opened under the gun and when the action folded back around to Debsai, he shoved all in for about 1.4 million (1.2 million effective). Bagels called off to put the last of his stack at risk with {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}, and he was racing against Debsai's {a-}{10-}.

The final board ran out {7-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{q-Spades}{4-Spades}{3-Hearts} and the man known as Bagels scooped a huge pot his way. Debsai's went broke on the next deal, leaving us with 12 players in contention.

Player Chips Progress
Jimmy Lillis
Jimmy Lillis
2,700,000
1,250,000
1,250,000
Johannes Debsai
Johannes Debsai
Busted

Tags: Jimmy LillisJohannes Debsai

Mazza Pins Mysterio

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Gene Mazza
Gene Mazza

A man who politely insists his real name never be revealed (just like a superhero) just sent a quick double up over to Gene Mazza.

The action folded around to the man with no name, who held the button, and he raised to 350,000.

The small blind folded and Mazza three-bet for his last 680,000, and the nameless player called with {q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}. Mazza tabled {a-Spades}{q-Spades} and the board ran out {q-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{4-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} to give him the much needed double.

Player Chips Progress
Rey Mysterio Jr.
Rey Mysterio Jr.
2,500,000
-700,000
-700,000
Gene Mazza
Gene Mazza
1,450,000
750,000
750,000

Tags: Gene Mazza

Sang Lim Eliminated in 10th Place ($2,658)

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Sang Lim - 10th Place
Sang Lim - 10th Place

Sang Lim's last hand of the tournament just went down, after he open-shoved for 875,000 from middle position.

The action folded around to Jimmy "Bagels" Lillis, and he quickly called with {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades} to find himself well out in front of Lim's {2-Clubs}{2-Hearts}.

After a runout of {k-Clubs}{5-Spades}{q-Hearts}{9-Spades}{q-Spades} Lim stood up and offered his former tablemates a collective "good game," before heading out to collect his $2,658 prize.

Tags: Jimmy LillisSang Lim

Matt Damico Eliminated in 9th Place ($4,039)

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Matt Damico
Matt Damico

After getting through with an open-shove just a few moments ago - showing {A-}{k-} when the table folded around - Matt Damico tried a second time with {A-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}.

Unfortunately for him, the unknown soldier held big slick this time with {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}, and he quickly put the short stack at risk with his dominating ace.

The final board rolled out {2-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{j-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} and that was all she wrote for Damico, who took home $4,039 for his deep run.

Player Chips Progress
Rey Mysterio Jr.
Rey Mysterio Jr.
4,000,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
Matt Damico
Matt Damico
Busted

Tags: Matt Damico

Kerry Small - 8th Place ($5,740)

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Kerry Small - 8th Place
Kerry Small - 8th Place

Kerry Small went all in for his last 500,000 and Chris Walker quickly pushed his last 600,000 in as well.

Small: {A-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}
Walker: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}

Needing an ace to come and come quick, Small watched the dealer build a board of {j-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{6-Spades}{j-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}, leaving him with no pair... and no chips.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Walker
Chris Walker
1,100,000
200,000
200,000
Kerry Small
Kerry Small
Busted

Tags: Chris WalkerKerry Small

Adir Davidov Eliminated in 7th Place ($7,654)

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Adir Davidov
Adir Davidov

Adir Davidov had just over 4 big blinds to work with in what is quickly becoming a turbo shove-fest, and when he woke up with {k-}{k-} those 500,000 chips were happily pushed into the middle.

The chip leader (a man with no name as of yet) quickly called with {A-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} to put the shorty at risk, and as if fate truly wanted the world to know he's playing a poker tournament here today, the flop fell {a-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{a-Spades} to give him trips.

The turn ({7-Hearts}) and river ({6-Hearts}) changed nothing, and Davidov was knocked out in 7th place for a $7,654 score.

Player Chips Progress
Rey Mysterio Jr.
Rey Mysterio Jr.
6,900,000
700,000
700,000
Adir Davidov
Adir Davidov
Busted

Tags: Adir Davidov