Borgata Winter Poker Open Side Events
Day 10 Completed
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Borgata Winter Poker Open Side Events
Day: 10
Dan "Elmo" Corrar Wins Event 16: $500 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha High Re-Entry
Dan Corrar claimed the title of first-place finisher here at Event 16: $500 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha High Re-Entry as part of a four-way chop in the wee hours at the Borgata Winter Poker Open.
A total of 98 runners entered the tournament, creating a prize pool of $42,777. With blinds escalating to 15,000-30,000 and just 2.3 million chips in play, combined with the volatile nature of PLO, the players decided to reach an agreeable distribution of the prize money rather than risk flipping coins for the largest pay jumps of the tournament. Matt Forrest, Brad Altman and Joe Altomonte were the other players claiming the most lucrative prizes.
Corrar said the trophy means more to him than any amount of money, as he can share it with his nine children.
"I dedicate this to my beautiful nine children and my amazing butterfly," Corrar said.
Event 16: Break
Players are taking a 10-minute break.
Event 16: Four-Handed Counts
| Player | Stack |
|---|---|
| Joe Altomonte | 300,000 |
| Dan Corrar | 600,000 |
| Brad Altman | 510,000 |
| Matt Forrest | 870,000 |
Event 16: Jim Newton Eliminated in Fifth Place ($2,994)
We didn't see the action, but Dan Corrar just eliminated Jim Newton on a board of 
. Newton held 
for a pair of sixes, while Corrar had bested him with 
for a set of jacks.
Event 16: Five-Handed Counts
Nothing but small pots are being played right now. Here are the chip counts:
| Player | Stack |
|---|---|
| Jim Newton | 200,000 |
| Joe Altomonte | 260,000 |
| Dan Corrar | 460,000 |
| Brad Altman | 600,000 |
| Matt Forrest | 900,000 |
Event 16: Blinds Up
Blinds are now 10,000-20,000.
Event 16: Yuebin Guo Eliminated in Sixth Place ($2,567)
Yuebin Guo raised pot for 192,000 more after a pot-sized bet from Matt Forrest on a 
flop. Forrest began tanking, apologizing to the table and saying he needed a minute. Finally, after a minute or two of thought, Forrest half-shrugged.
"Alright, pot," he said. Guo pushed it all in.
Guo: 
Forrest: 
Guo had a flush draw and some backdoor possibilities, while Forrest had top pair and a wrap. The turn brought a 
, giving Forrest a straight to the ten and adding a gutter to Guo's hand. A 
completed the board though, and Forrest is now overwhelming chip leader with about 1 million.
Event 16: Boris Zivotov Eliminated in Seventh Place ($2,139)
Boris Zivotov put his last 15,000 in, less than the big blind. Three opponents called the blind, and they checked it down to the end for a board of 
.
Matt Forrest took the pot with 
for kings up, and Zivotov was done.
Event 16: New Blinds, Stacks
Blinds just went up to 8,000-16,000.
Stacks are as follows:
| Seat | Player | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuebin Guo | 535,000 |
| 2 | Jim Newton | 210,000 |
| 3 | Joe Altomonte | 270,000 |
| 4 | Boris Zivotov | 75,000 |
| 5 | Dan Corrar | 400,000 |
| 6 | Brad Altman | 65,000 |
| 7 | Matt Forrest | 475,000 |