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

Febbraio Plays it Slow

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

Small blind Nicholas Febbraio called a raise from a middle-position opponent, and they both checked until the river. With the board reading {3-Clubs}{10-Spades}{2-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{2-Clubs}, Febbraio bet out 300,000. His opponent called after some thought.

"Boat," Febbraio said, tabling {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} for a flopped set.

Player Chips Progress
Nicholas Febbraio
Nicholas Febbraio
4,500,000
2,800,000
2,800,000

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Nearly Ready

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

Setup is nearly complete in the main poker room, and cards should be in the air shortly.

Two Tables

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

With the recent elimination of a player who was on incredibly short stack of two antes, 18 players are left. The tournament clock's been paused, and the tournament is packing up and moving downstairs to the main poker room so the tournament staff can set up for the televised main event final table in the event center.

Set Satisfactory for Surapaneni

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

After a flop of {6-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}, three players got all in.

Michael Tauman: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}
Satish Surapaneni: {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts}
Third player: {5-Spades}{5-Clubs}

Two players had outflopped Tauman's rockets, and the {k-Hearts} and {10-Clubs} left both sets ahead of him. Surapaneni had the least chips, so he tripled up, while Tauman was covered by the player with fives, so he exited the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Satish Surapeneni
Satish Surapeneni
1,800,000
Michael Tauman
Michael Tauman
Busted

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Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

Dyment Hearts His Heart

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

Ilya Dyment shoved for 645,000 after action folded to his small blind, and the big blind tanked for a bit before calling off all but 5,000 of his stack.

Dyment: {a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}
Big blind: {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

The flop brought help for the big blind: {j-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{8-Hearts}, giving him top pair. He needed to fade a heart and an ace, but the turn was a {3-Hearts}, leaving him drawing dead.

Player Chips Progress
Ilya Dyment us
Ilya Dyment
1,300,000

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Olarte Spikes Unlikely Out

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

Mikey Olarte opened for a raise, and a player behind him shoved for 255,000. Olarte made the call.

Olarte: {q-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
Opponent: {a-Clubs}{9-Spades}

Things looked grim for Olarte when the flop came {4-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{6-Clubs}, giving his opponent a flush draw. A {2-Diamonds} turn changed nothing, but Olarte was able to spike the {j-Hearts} on the river to bust his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Mikey Olarte
Mikey Olarte
2,600,000

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Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 5,000

Munroe Doubles

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Ken Munroe shoved for 369,000 after an opponent had opened to 125,000. The player made the call.

Munroe: {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}
Opponent: {k-Clubs}{6-Clubs}

Munroe had his opponent dominated, and his hand held up on the {4-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{2-Clubs} runout.

Player Chips Progress
Ken Munroe
Ken Munroe
900,000

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