Event 99: Final Two Tables
Mohamed Eid just eliminated Jim Governa with 
against 
, and the last 18 runners have redrawn for the final two tables.
Eid has a stack of about 800,000.
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Borgata Winter Poker Open Side Events
Day: 8
Event 99: Kipple Rides Rockets to 500k Stack
A player limped in early position, and the player on the button shoved for 162,000. Lauren Kipple shoved over that in the big blind for a little under 300,000, and everyone else folded.
Kipple: 
Button: 
A flop of 
left the button drawing all but dead, and the 
turn ended things. A 
completed the hand, and Kipple has about 500,000 now with blinds at 10,000-20,000 and a 3,000 ante.
Event 99: Costa Adds to Lead
Jose Costa reraised to 75,000 after the player in the hijack opened to 36,000. Action folded back to the raiser, who made the call.
After a flop of 
, the first player checked and Costa bet 50,000. His opponent shoved all in, and Costa called instantly.
Costa: 
Opponent: 
A 
arrived on the turn, ending the hand, and Costa has about 1,340,000, which appears to be the top stack.
Event 99: Rivkin Chops Down Ciresi
Jason Rivkin opened to 33,000 from middle position, and Charles Ciresi shoved all in for about 250,000 from Rivkin's left. Action folded to the big blind, who called off his 41,000 stack. Rivkin thought for about a minute, standing up as he considered whether to call off his roughly 200,000 stack. He decided to do so.
Rivkin: 
Ciresi: 
Big blind: 
The big blind's napkins picked up outs when the flop came 
, giving him a flush draw. He filled the draw on the 
turn, and a 
river meant the big blind tripled up while Rivkin dragged the bigger side pot.
Ciresi's down to 35,000, while Rivkin has 372,000.
Event 99: Monies
The money bubble just broke, and we're down to 36 players at blinds of 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante.
Event 99: Kipple Busts a Shorty
A player with a short stack shoved all in from the cutoff, and Lauren Kipple called from the big blind.
Kipple: 
Cutoff: 
"Ah, the worst possible," a player at the table said.
It wasn't quite that bad, and the cutoff picked up some outs on the 
flop. Those outs turned into mere chopping outs when a 
hit the turn, but the river shipped the whole pot to Kipple.
Event 99: Stiers and Rosenberg Cross Paths Again
Jason Rosenberg got all in preflop against Joseph Stiers.
Rosenberg: 
Stiers:
Nothing higher than a nine hit the board, and Jason Rosenberg shipped all of his chips to one of the players with whom he recently shared a final table in the Pot-Limit Omaha event. Stiers has about 580,000.
Event 99: Kasser Over 300k
Toby Kasser, under the gun, fired 45,000 into two players who had called his preflop raise. The player to his left decided he liked the 
flop enough to call, while the other player thought for a bit before folding in the cutoff. The two players remaining then checked through the and 
, and Kasser showed 
for top pair. His opponent tossed 
into the middle face up.
"I should have called you both," said the third player who evidently would have had the winner.
Blinds are currently at 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante, and 47 players remain.
Event 10: Michael Tauman Wins $450 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold'em ($34,130)
Michael Tauman topped a field of 327 to win a $34,130 first-place prize here in the $450 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold'em at Borgata Winter Poker Open. He defeated a final table that included last year's Borgata Winter Poker Open Main Event winner Andy Hwang, who finished third. Tauman cracked the of Mark Rebuck heads up to finish a heads-up match that lasted less than 30 minutes.
Event 10: Mark Rebuck Eliminated in Second Place ($18,964)
Mark Rebuck called immediately after Michael Tauman pushed all in from the button.
Tauman: 
Rebuck:
The community cards were 
, giving Rebuck two pair and a double.
A few hands later, Tauman min-raised from the button and then called a reraise to 1.2 million from Rebuck. The flop came 
, and Rebuck checked. Tauman bet, and Rebuck check-raised all in. Tauman called with for trips, while Rebuck held for an overpair. He didn't improve on the final two streets.