Borgata Winter Poker Open Side Events
Day 12 Completed
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Borgata Winter Poker Open Side Events
Day: 12
Manh Nguyen Wins Event 20: $400 Big Stack No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry
Manh Nguyen almost walked right by his five-figure score.
"I busted the main, and I was steaming out the door," he said. "My friend told me to buy in with 10 minutes left in registering."
For whatever reason, Nguyen took the advice, and he took first-place as part of a three-way deal at the final table with Terry Ryan and Assaf Sinai. Nguyen had roughly half of the chips in play when the deal was made. Here are the official payouts:
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| Manh Nguyen | $24,716 | |
| Terry Ryan | $14,565 | |
| Assaf Sinai | $8,386 |
Nguyen topped a field of 260 entrants, including notables such as Amanda Musumeci, Trevor Deeter, Luis Vazquez (finished fourth), Matt Kelly, Greg Candido, and Anthony Caruso.
"I'm glad my friend talked me into playing," Nguyen said. "He's gonna want a tip for sure."
Break
Players are taking an unscheduled break.
Event 20: Three-Handed Counts
| Player | Stack |
|---|---|
| Manh Nguyen | 2,600,000 |
| Terry Ryan | 1,200,000 |
| Assaf Sinai | 1,300,000 |
Event 20: Luis Vazquez Eliminated in Fourth Place ($6,797)
Luis Vazquez shoved all in for 116,000 after Manh Nguyen raised to 60,000 from the button. Terry Ryan called in the big blind, and Nguyen called as well.
Both players checked until the river, when Nguyen bet 150,000 with the board reading 
. Ryan folded, and Nguyen turned over 
for quad eights.
Vazquez laughed about sweating out a straight draw with 
that was drawing dead the whole time.
Event 20: Lance Moody Eliminated in Fifth Place ($5,296)
Lance Moody pushed all in with his short stack, and Assaf Sinai made the call. Everyone else folded.
"How bad is it?" Moody asked.
Sinai showed him 
, saying, "If you have a pair, you're good."
Moody did not; in fact, he held 
and was dominated. The board brought no improvement for Moody, and he was out fifth.
Event 20: Break, Five-Handed Counts
Players have left for a 10-minute break.
| Player | Stack |
|---|---|
| Manh Nguyen | 2,450,000 |
| Luis Vazquez | 160,000 |
| Terry Ryan | 850,000 |
| Lance Moody | 140,000 |
| Assaf Sinai | 1,550,000 |
Event 20: Travis Marion Eliminated in Sixth Place ($4,414)
Travis Marion pushed all in from early position, and Manh Nguyen made the call. Everyone else folded.
"Please, don't have ace-king," Nguyen said.
Indeed, his opponent showed 
, and Nguyen came out on top with 
when the board ran out 
.
Event 20: Six-Handed Seats and Counts
Blinds just moved to 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante.
| Seat | Player | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manh Nguyen | 2,190,000 |
| 2 | Luis Vazquez | 500,000 |
| 3 | Terry Ryan | 232,000 |
| 4 | Lance Moody | 420,000 |
| 5 | Assaf Sinai | 1,400,000 |
| 6 | Travis Marion | 320,000 |
Event 20: Mike Marder Eliminated in Seventh Place ($3,531)
According to Manh Nguyen, Mike Marder pushed all in with 
and Nguyen called with 
. Nguyen made aces and fives to take the pot and bust Marder.