Break
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Chips are being colored up and players are on a 15-minute break.
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Event 17: $100,000 Guarantee Big Stack NLHE Re-Entry
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Next Payout
Level Info
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Buy-in
$350
Prize Pool
$247,835
Entries
730
Place 2
$33,456
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Steve Levy Eliminated in Eighth ($6,815)
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Stephen Press opened for a raise, and Steve Levy three-bet him. Press reraised for almost all of Levy's chips, and he moved all in. Press held 
, while Levy was slightly ahead with 
. Unfortunately for Levy, Press flopped a pair of kings and rivered a full house for good measure.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Cammarota Doubles Through Truong
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Al Cammarota and Patrick Truong got all in preflop blind versus blind.
Truong: 
Cammarota: 
When the first four cards came 
, an elimination seemed imminent. But the river was a 
to counterfeit Truong, and Cammarota doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000 | 1,100,000 |
|
1,250,000 | -1,150,000 |
Level: 29
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
Philippe Casciola Eliminated in Ninth Place ($4,709)
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante
Philippe Casciola lost a flip with 
against the 
of Patrick Truong. Both players made boats, but Casciola was already drawing dead when he made his on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000 | 400,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Final Nine Counts
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,000,000 | 800,000 |
|
|
2,800,000 | 1,500,000 |
|
2,300,000 | 200,000 |
|
|
2,000,000 | |
|
|
1,700,000 | 600,000 |
|
|
1,200,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
1,000,000 | -375,000 |
|
|
700,000 | -400,000 |
|
|
600,000 |
David Dawson Bubbles Official Final Table
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante
David Dawson lost the majority of his chips with 
against Chris Coward's 
, and he lost the rest when he shipped with ace-high and 
called him from the blinds and made a pair of threes.
We're down to the official final table.
The Final Table
Below is a selection of photos from the Final Table in Event #17:
Ellen Lambeth Busts in 11th
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante
Stephen Press and Ellen Lambeth got all in preflop.
Lambeth:
Press: 
The board ran out 
.
"Nine kicker," the dealer announced, and that was indeed the winning hand. Lambeth was left with just 400,000, and she busted the next hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,200,000 | 900,000 |
|
400,000 | -1,325,000 |
Level: 28
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 5,000