George St. Lawrence topped a field of 272 players to take down Event 22: $230 Black Chip Bounty after an incredibly volatile heads-up match with William Givens. Both players doubled up multiple times, and St. Lawrence in particular seemed unable to lose a preflop all in when he was at risk. He won with against , against , against , and finally against to end the match.
St. Lawrence pocketed $14,775 for his victory, more than triple his career recorded poker earnings of $3,164.
William Givens shoved all in on the button, and George St. Lawrence called.
Givens:
St. Lawrence:
The flop was a grim one for Givens: , giving St. Lawrence a pair and a blocker to Givens' only outs to make a straight. The was the worst possible turn card for Givens, as he was now dead to a chop against St. Lawrence's straight. The river gave no salvation, and the two men clasped hands to end the match.
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George St. Lawrence spiked the out he needed.
William Givens and George St. Lawrence got it all in before the flop on one of the first hands of heads-up play.
Givens:
St. Lawrence:
St. Lawrence needed to catch up with ace-ten for the second straight big hand, and after the first four cards came , it seemed he was going to have to settle for the second-place prize.
"Let's hold one time," one of Givens' friends said.
Cruelly, the landed on the river. St. Lawrence let out three loud claps as Givens walked away from the table in dismay.
William Givens raised to 100,000, and George St. Lawrence three-bet to 250,000 from the small blind. Addison Alston jammed for 400,000 in the big blind, and Givens folded. St. Lawrence made the call, saying he needed to catch up.
Alston:
St. Lawrence:
St. Lawrence was exactly right, but he caught up right when the dealer turned over the flop to spread it.
"What a window," William Givens said as the hit the board. The closed out an out for Alston, and the officially ended his tournament.
Andres Sierra pushed all in on the turn with the board reading , and William Givens made the call. Givens held for top pair, while Sierra had for bottom pair and a flush draw.
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Johnny Escobalez at the Final Table of the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open Event #22
Johnny Escobalez got all in on the turn with the board reading against Andres Sierra.
Sierra:
Escobalez:
Sierra's only hope against Escobalez's set was to spike a straight on the river. That's exactly what happened when a queen hit the board, and Escobalez put his head down in disbelief as Sierra celebrated.
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Jeremy Beck at the Final Table of the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open Event #22
A short-stacked Jeremy Beck got it all in preflop with his against the of Johnny Escobalez. The board brought nothing for either player, leaving Escobalez with the winning king-high. Escobalez, who was down to four big blinds just a few hands ago, now has nearly 20 with 700,000 or so in chips.
Luis Alves got the last of his stack all in preflop with against the of William Givens. A flop of increased Alves' outs, and the turn brought a to give him a flush draw. A river was nothing but a brick though, and Alves was done in ninth.
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