Take Ten
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Level 35
: 150,000/300,000, 40,000 ante
The players are now on a 10-minute break. Updated chip counts coming shortly.
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Event 8: $250,000 Guarantee Deeper Stack NLHE Re-Entry
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Buy-in
$350
Entries
1,392
Level
39
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000
The Final Four and Their Current Counts
Level 35
: 150,000/300,000, 40,000 ante
The title says it all...
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,300,000
-1,700,000
|
-1,700,000 |
|
|
7,500,000
-4,100,000
|
-4,100,000 |
|
|
6,700,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
1,330,000
-3,870,000
|
-3,870,000 |
Level: 36
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 40,000
What the Heck is Going on Here?
Level 36
: 200,000/400,000, 40,000 ante
More than 3 million chips were just transferred from David Heck's stack to the increasingly massive castle built by Nicholas Immekus.
The board read 
by the turn and Heck fired out a cool million, but Immekus was game and he came along to see the 
float down the river.
When Heck slowed down by tapping the table, Immekus made it 1.9 million and Heck called fairly quickly, only to muck when he saw Immekus reveal the 
for a runner-runner flush. Heck flashed the 
to show he wasn't getting out of line with his turn bet, and the pot was pushed to the chip leader.
Shortly thereafter, Heck open-shoved for the remainder of his now shortened stack, and he was snapped off by Allyn Marshall and his 
.
"I got ten-eight," Heck announced while tabling 
, much to Marshall's surprise.
"Why you gotta make a move with that?" responded Marshall, obviously perturbed that he did not have a weak ace dominated.
The flop of 
was safe enough for Marshall, but the 
on the turn had him shouting obscenities as only a New Jersey native can. When the 
completed the board on the river he continued cursing his bad luck, before retaking his seat and returning to the fray.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,800,000
3,500,000
|
3,500,000 |
|
|
2,200,000
-4,500,000
|
-4,500,000 |
Marathon Men
Level 36
: 200,000/400,000, 40,000 ante
The four players left in contention are now entering their 17th hour of poker play, and no matter how much each of them loves the game, the wear and tear of such a lengthy session is evident on each one's face.
Simply put, the intense pressure of tournament poker for such high stakes is magnified as the minutes bleed away one by one.
The human body is dependent on sleep and sustenance, neither of which are coming any time soon at this pace, and with every 50-minute level that passes by, the final four are becoming punch drunk.
General Rule #8 on the Borgata's structure sheet for this event says "This is a two-day tournament." But at this rate, during a Winter Poker Open defined by strange scenarios, suspensions and even a trash can fire that set off alarms, history might be made again.
This could be the first "two-day" tournament to last more than 48 hours.
Andrew Carnevale Eliminated in 4th Place ($30,556)
Level 36
: 200,000/400,000, 40,000 ante
Andrew Carnevale made the standard opening raise to 800,000 and heard Nicholas Immekus announce himself all in - a bet which really put Carnevale at risk.
Holding 
, Carnevale made his stand and actually found himself flipping against Immekus' .
Flop: 
Just like that, the coin fell in favor of Immekus and Carnevale's hopes were slashed by a set of deuces. The arrived on the turn to bring the sweat that never fails to arrive, but the wheel fell off for Carnevale when the 
completed the board on the river.
With his extremely deep run in this event, Carnevale took home $30,556 in prize money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,700,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 37
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 50,000
David Heck Eliminated in 3rd Place ($36,389)
Level 37
: 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante
David Heck's last hand of the night just went down, after he shoved all in over the top of Nicholas' Immekus' 2.5x opening raise.
Immekus, already in possession of a huge chip advantage, went for the jugular and snapped the move off with his 
.
Heck was ace-hunting with his , and three more spades would suit him just fine, but the final board rolled out with neither and he hit the rail with a 3rd place finish. Despite falling short of the title, Heck took home $36,389 for his deep run here tonight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,760,000
13,060,000
|
13,060,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Heads-Up Chip Counts
Level 37
: 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante
Here are the chip counts as heads-up play began.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,760,000 | |
|
|
9,000,000
7,670,000
|
7,670,000 |
Feeling Out Process
Level 37
: 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante
The heads-up match between Nicholas Immekus and Allyn Marshall has been defined by preflop raises taking pots down uncontested, and both players have won their fair share of ante chips and blinds.
A few flops have been taken, but the action has been slow and steady for the most part, with Immekus and Marshall both content to hang around and wait for the other to make the match's first major blunder.
Marshall has taken down the majority of pots which went to the flop, and he has chipped away at Immekus' chip lead somewhat, but he still sits with just half of his counterpart's holdings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,400,000
-4,360,000
|
-4,360,000 |
|
|
13,760,000
4,760,000
|
4,760,000 |