Event #8: $340 Seniors NLH | 2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open

11-10-2019 11:15 UTC-4

Defending Seniors Champion

Kaelaine Minton

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

Cards are in the air for the $340 Seniors NLH event, playing here in the back of the Poker Room.

Last Fall, the Seniors event drew 135 entries for a total prize pool of $39,285. After playing for about 14 hours, the final five players decided to call it a night and carve up the remaining prize pool based on ICM numbers.

Paul “Della” Dellauniversita was the chip leader and took first place and $7,422, along with his first Borgata Open trophy.

Of course we expect to see many of our regulars turn out for today's Seniors event, but we also have Event #9: $230 Deeper Stack NLH coming up at noon, which will split today's attendance on a busy football Sunday.

Tags: Paul Dellauniversita

11-10-2019 13:43 UTC-4

Borgata's Winningest Player

Kaelaine Minton

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

Abraham Korotki holds ten Borgata titles, making him the winningest player in Borgata history. His victories date back to 2006 when he won his first in the 2006 Summer Poker Open $2,150 NLH event, earning $122,100.

Over the years since, he's added another nine wins with two coming in Open series Championship events.

His lifetime earnings are approaching $1.9 million and he shows no signs of slowing down.

11-10-2019 14:08 UTC-4

Borgata's Most Senior Senior

Kaelaine Minton

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Attilio Bitondo is Borgata's eldest statesman and he continues to play at the age of 91, making him the most senior player in the Senior's event.

A short while ago, he was in a three-way pot with a board of . Seat 2 (bb) bet, Bitondo raised to 5,000 straight, Seat 10 (button) called, and Seat 2 tossed his hand in the muck.

Heads-up to the river, Bitondo thought about it before checking over to his lone opponent, who fired 8,700. Bitondo took the time to count out the call, count his remaining chips (about 15,000) and ponder his action.

"I'm gonna let you have it," he said, releasing his cards to the dealer. No cards were shown as the pot was pushed to Seat 10.

Bitondo survived that encounter, but not much longer. He was seen re-entering recently and has landed back at the same table in the same seat as he previously occupied.

Tags: Attilio Bitondo

11-10-2019 18:54 UTC-4

Hollenberg Drops two in Back-to-Back Hands

MartianNews

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

A player moved all in for around 74,000 and Dave Hollenberg called, putting his opponent at risk as they tabled their hands.

Opponent:
Dave Hollenberg:

The board came down and Hollenberg scooped the pot with his aces, eliminating his opponent.

The very next hand saw Hollenberg call a raise before the flop of 9,000. The dealer spread out and Hollenberg check-raised his opponent all in, they obliged and the two tabled their hands.

Opponent:
Dave Hollenberg:

The peeled off on the turn, giving Hollenberg's opponent a flush draw but they failed to hit it when the river landed on the felt. Hollenberg took down the pot with his set of fours, sending home another opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dave Hollenberg	445,000 319,000	319,000

Tags: Dave Hollenberg

11-10-2019 21:28 UTC-4

Milstein Shoves the Turn, Paulson Hangs Around

MartianNews

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The turn board read and there was around 90,000 in the pot when Alan Milstein move all in for 131,000. Doug Paulson called and the two tabled their hands.

Milstein turned over for a flush draw along with some straight draws and Paulson tabled , giving him a pair of aces and the current best hand.

A landed on the river, missing Milstein as he was eliminated by Paulson who now moved towards the top.

Player	Chips	Progress
Doug Paulson	450,000 174,000	174,000
Alan Milstein	Busted

Tags: Alan Milstein

11-10-2019 22:23 UTC-4

Alan Goldsmith Eliminated in 10th Place ($925)

MartianNews

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Alan Goldsmith opened from the hijack and Michael Mucci moved all in for 150,000 on the button. Goldsmith called his 122,000 stack all-in and the two tabled their hands.

Alan Goldsmith:
Michael Mucci:

The flop came down and Goldsmith was still ahead with his cowboys. A landed on the turn, giving Mucci a straight and the lead as Goldsmith was now drawing to only a split. The river changed not a thing and Goldsmith was eliminated by the broadway of Mucci.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mucci	185,000 80,000	80,000
Alan Goldsmith	Busted

Tags: Alan Goldsmith Michael Mucci

11-10-2019 22:34 UTC-4

Damon Ferrante Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,041)

MartianNews

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Damon Ferrante limped the small blind, Howard Schuman checked his option and the flop rolled out . Action checked to Schuman, he moved all in and Ferrante called for his remaining 220,000 stack.

Damon Ferrante:
Howard Schuman:

The turn and river failed to improve Ferrante's hand as he was eliminated by the flop flush of Schuman, dipping out in ninth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Howard Schuman	715,000 207,000	207,000
Damon Ferrante	Busted

Tags: Damon Ferrante Howard Schuman

11-10-2019 22:43 UTC-4

Dave Hollenberg Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,388)

MartianNews

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Dave Hollenberg found himself on the bad end of two beats, leaving him short and just moments after the second unfortunate hand, JJ Liu opened to 25,000 and Hollenberg elected to put his remaining 71,000 into the middle, Liu called.

Dave Hollenberg:
JJ Liu:

The dealer spread out on the flop and Hollenberg's king-queen was still leading the way. A devasting peeled off on the turn, leaving Hollenberg without words as he started to walk away. The rivered sealed the deal for Liu, taking down the pot with her turned pair of dimes and Hollenberg was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
JJ Liu	905,000 310,000	310,000

Dave Hollenberg	Busted

Tags: Dave Hollenberg JJ Liu

11-10-2019 23:11 UTC-4

Bob Clause Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,851)

MartianNews

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Mitchell Mantin and Bob Clause both moved all of their chips into the middle. Jennifer Ames called both all in and Mantin put in the least amount of chips as all three tabled their hands.

Mitchell Mantin:
Bob Clause:
Jennifer Ames:

The board came down and Clause lost both pots, being eliminated by Ames.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jennifer Ames	230,000 -25,000	-25,000
Mitchell Mantin	225,000 130,000	130,000
Bob Clause	Busted

Tags: Jennifer Ames Mitchell Mantin Bob Clause

11-11-2019 00:05 UTC-4

Mitchell Mantin Eliminated in 6th Place ($2,313)

MartianNews

Level 20 : 8,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

JJ Liu opened to 32,00 from the cutoff and Mitchell Mantin defended his big blind. The dealer fanned out on the flop, Mantin quickly shoved his 130,000 stack into the middle and Liu just as quickly called, putting Mantin at risk.