2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Event 21: $100,000 Guarantee Deep Stack NLHE Re-Entry
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
44
Prize
$42,768
Event Info
Buy-in
$200
Entries
1,030
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
50,000

Ben Ludwig Eliminated in 10th Place ($2,333)

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Ben Ludwig - 10th Place
Ben Ludwig - 10th Place

Ben Ludwig opened for a raise, and Devon MacPherson three-bet him. Ludwig moved all in when action folded back to him, and MacPherson called.

MacPherson: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}
Ludwig: {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs}

MacPherson flopped a set, effectively ending the hand, and Ludwig wished the final nine good luck.

Player Chips Progress
Devon MacPherson
Devon MacPherson
5,600,000 3,200,000
Ben Ludwig
Ben Ludwig
Busted

Tags: Devon MacPhersonBen Ludwig

MacPherson Gets it to 10

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Devon MacPherson hit a miracle turn card.
Devon MacPherson hit a miracle turn card.

Devon MacPherson, in the small blind, got all in against the big blind after a flop of {5-Spades}{2-Hearts}{6-Hearts}

MacPherson: {7-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}
Big blind: {8-Hearts}{5-Hearts}

MacPherson was in bad shape with the dreaded worse-hand-and-worse-draw combination, but a miracle {8-Clubs} arrived to offer the possibility of salvation. A {6-Spades} river did the big blind no favors, and the final 10 players are combining to one final table. In the meantime, there's a short break.

Player Chips Progress
Devon MacPherson
Devon MacPherson
2,750,000 350,000

Tags: Devon MacPherson

Level: 31

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 20,000

Febbraio With Another Monster

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

Nicholas Febbraio raised to 285,000, and Satish Surapaneni called in the small blind. The big blind moved all in for 870,000, and Febbraio jammed over the top after getting a count. Surapaneni folded after about a minute of thought.

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

Surapaneni expressed disappointment at the {3-Hearts}{10-Spades}{8-Spades} flop, saying he would have flopped a set of eights. He changed his tune when the {k-Clubs} turned, and a {q-Spades} didn't complete the big blind's last ditch straight draw.

Player Chips Progress
Nicholas Febbraio
Nicholas Febbraio
5,000,000 500,000

Tags: Nicholas FebbraioSatish Surapaneni

Level: 30

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 20,000

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000