Photos From Event 9
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A few players in today's field.
2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open
Event 9: $300 $100,000 Guaranteed Big-Stack NLHE Reentry
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open
Buy-in
$260
Prize Pool
$212,605
Entries
843
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Gil Gavish Three-Bets, Takes it Down
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
After Ted Goldbergh opened for 20,000 from under the gun, one player flatted from the hijack, Gil Gavish put the pressure play on with a three-bet to 60,000 from the small blind.
Goldbergh tanked long and hard - as the reraise represented most of his remaining stack - but he ultimately threw his hand away, as did the hijack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
198,000 |
Lala Doubles Through Kuether
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Danny Lala just risked his last 119,000 before the flop, racing with 
against Joe Kuether's 
.
The flop came down 
and Lala pumped his fist, doing so again on the turn (
) and river (
).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
310,000 | |
|
137,000 |
Brian Li Doubles
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Brian Li pushed his last 52,000 into the middle from early position, and one player looked him up with 
.
Li tabled 
to find himself in a race, and he crossed the finish line first when the board rolled out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
115,000 |
The Stakes
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
There were 843 entrants, a staggering number for a mid-week tournament, but not surprising considering the impressive fields we've been seeing here at the Borgata Spring Poker Open. It's going to be a late night of poker for those who run deep. The prize pool was $212,605 which was more than double the $100,000 guarantee. The top 81 places will get paid with 1st place taking home $48,895. Full payouts are below:
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | $48,895 |
| 2 | $28,489 |
| 3 | $17,434 |
| 4 | $14,351 |
| 5 | $11,693 |
| 6 | $9,567 |
| 7 | $7,654 |
| 8 | $5,740 |
| 9 | $4,039 |
| 10-12 | $2,658 |
| 13-15 | $1,913 |
| 16-18 | $1,254 |
| 19-27 | $1,063 |
| 28-36 | $914 |
| 37-45 | $808 |
| 46-54 | $723 |
| 55-63 | $638 |
| 64-72 | $574 |
| 73-81 | $532 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Local Flavor
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
A few familiar faces from the local poker seen have made themselves known, so here are their current chip counts.
Jack Rapoport is a resident of Brooklyn who has made a name for himself at the Borgata's annual poker series, with all six of his live recorded cashes ($114,005) coming at Atlantic City's premier poker establishment. Rapoport won a $560 Deep Stack NLHE event at the 2012 Borgata Summer Open for a $79,096 haul, and he is here today looking to make another deep run.
Ted Goldbergh is a New York litigator who won the first poker tournament ever held at the Borgata Poker Room, and after being profiled by PokerNews during last January's "Local Spotlight" series, he's back to see if another win is in the cards.
Anthony Maio finished in 3rd place at the Borgata Winter Poker Open WPT Main Event Championship, and Dinesh Ramnauth is a Borgata regular looking for his first major score.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
365,000 | 365,000 |
|
|
178,000 | -3,000 |
|
|
73,000 | 73,000 |
|
|
55,000 | 13,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500