2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Borgata Winter Poker Open Side Events

Event 99: "G.I. Joe" Scoops Bizarre Pot

Carless Boatwright in Event #99 at the Borgata Winter Poker Open
Carless Boatwright in Event #99 at the Borgata Winter Poker Open

Carless "G.I. Joe" Boatwright raised it up after a few players called to his blind. One player on the button made the call, and Boatwright announced a dark check. His opponent moved all in dark, and the dealer rolled out {8-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}. Boatwright called.

Boatwright: {10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}
Button: {k-Spades}{9-Spades}

Both players had seen great flops for their hands despite starting with mediocre holdings. A {q-Hearts} changed nothing on the turn, but the river was a {6-Clubs}, completing Boatwright's straight.

Tags: Carless Boatwright

Event 10: Andy Hwang Eliminated in Third Place ($11,796)

Andy Hwang - Third Place
Andy Hwang - Third Place

Mark Rebuck folded the button, and Michael Tauman raised to 600,000 from the small blind. Andy Hwang pushed all in for about 3.9 million, and Tauman called.

Tauman: {a-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Hwang: {a-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}

Hwang was dominated, but he picked up some help with a straight draw on the {2-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{6-Spades} flop. A {7-Diamonds} turn kept Tauman in the lead.

"Wheel card," Hwang called.

The dealer burned and turned a {j-Spades}, however, and Tauman enters heads-up play with a sizable chip lead.

Tags: Andy HwangMichael Tauman

Event 10: Mark Rebuck Eliminated in Second Place ($18,964)

Mark Rebuck - Second Place
Mark Rebuck - Second Place

Mark Rebuck called immediately after Michael Tauman pushed all in from the button.

Tauman: {q-Spades}{6-Clubs}
Rebuck: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}

The community cards were {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{8-Spades}{q-Diamonds}, 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 {6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{9-Clubs}, and Rebuck checked. Tauman bet, and Rebuck check-raised all in. Tauman called with {7-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for trips, while Rebuck held {a-}{a-} for an overpair. He didn't improve on the final two streets.

Tags: Mark RebuckMichael Tauman

Event 10: Michael Tauman Wins $450 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold'em ($34,130)

Michael Tauman - First Place
Michael Tauman - First Place

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 {a-}{a-} of Mark Rebuck heads up to finish a heads-up match that lasted less than 30 minutes.

Tags: Andy HwangMark RebuckMichael Tauman

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 {7-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{9-Hearts} 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 {j-Hearts} and {3-Spades}, and Kasser showed {k-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for top pair. His opponent tossed {q-Clubs}{9-Clubs} 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.

Tags: Toby Kasser

Event 99: Stiers and Rosenberg Cross Paths Again

Joseph Stiers took all of Jason Rosenberg's chips.
Joseph Stiers took all of Jason Rosenberg's chips.

Jason Rosenberg got all in preflop against Joseph Stiers.

Rosenberg: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
Stiers: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}

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.

Tags: Jason RosenbergJoseph Stiers