2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Event 17: $100,000 Guarantee Big Stack NLHE Re-Entry
Day: 1
Event Info
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$57,486
Event Info
Buy-in
$350
Prize Pool
$247,835
Total Entries
730
Next Payout
Place 2
$33,456
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 730
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Press Wins Blind Battle

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Stephen Press pushed all in for just over 600,000 when action folded to his small blind. The big blind asked for a count, then called fairly quickly.

Press: {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}
Big blind: {k-Spades}{q-Hearts}

Press asked for low cards, and he got them when the runout came {4-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{3-Spades}{10-Clubs}.

Tags: Stephen Press

Cammarota Wins a Race

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

A player on the button opened to 125,000, and Al Cammarota shoved for 530,000. The button called.

Button: {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Cammarota:n {4-Hearts}{4-Spades}

The board ran out {8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}, giving Cammarota a much-needed double.

Tags: Al Cammarota

Galazzo Mushes Another

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Joseph Galazzo is on a roll.
Joseph Galazzo is on a roll.

Joseph "Mush" Galazzo woke up with {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts} and in the big blind and called the shove of a short-stacked opponent in the cutoff.

Galazzo: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}
Cutoff: {k-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

Things were all but over rather quickly when the {7-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{2-Hearts}. An {a-Diamonds} and {q-Diamonds} finished out the board.

Tags: Joseph Galazzo

Level: 27

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Levy Ships on Last Hand Before Break

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
Steven Levy shoved the turn.
Steven Levy shoved the turn.

A player fired 200,000 into Steve Levy went into the tank with the board reading {5-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{10-Clubs}. Finally, he announced all in for 597,000. His opponent thought for about a minute.

"Nice hand," he said softly, folding. The player asked how big Levy's pair was, saying he had a pair.

Was Zeebo's Theorem not in effect? We'll never know.

Players are now on a 15-minute color-up break.

Tags: Steve Levy

Coward Wakes Up

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante

A player jammed for about 300,000 under the gun, and every player folded immediately upon looking at their cards until it got to Chris Coward in the big blind.

"Call," he said the instant he squeezed out his holdings.

Under the gun: {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}
Coward: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}

The dealer rolled out the {3-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} for the flop, and we had a sweat. Perspiration increased on the {6-Spades} turn, but the {9-Diamonds} river gave Coward's opponent only a pair, and he was done.

Tags: Chris Coward

Givens Takes a Beat for Stacks

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante

According to Joseph Galazzo, he shipped all in over a raise with {a-}{8-} only for William Givens to wake up with {k-}{k-} behind him. Galazzo spiked his ace to eliminate Givens.

Tags: Joseph GalazzoWilliam Givens

Casciola Takes a Chunk from Edwards

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante

Philippe Casciola opened for 105,000 from middle position, and Chris Edwards three-bet him. When action folded back to Casciola, he pushed all in for about 500,000 and Edwards called.

Casciola: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Edwards: {6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}

A {10-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} community meant Casciola doubled up.

Tags: Chris EdwardsPhilippe Casciola

Level: 26

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 4,000

Rawlins Triples

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Moshe Yehoshua raised to 150,000 under the gun, and a player in middle position jammed for just over 400,000. Don Rawlins got all in as well for about the same amount from the cutoff, and Yehoshua called when action folded back to him.

Yehoshua: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Rawlins: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Middle position: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}

"Yes!" Rawlins exclaimed, seeing how good of a spot he had found. Sure enough, the board came {2-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}, and he tripled up after stacks were counted down and he had just 3,000 more than the other all in player.

Tags: Don RawlinsMoshe Yehoshua