Carlos Matos got his short stack all in pre-flop holding 
against 
and 
.
He was in great shape to tripled up holding pocket aces but there was a six in the window.
His opponent improved to a set of sixes and Matos was sent to the rail in ninth earning $2,250 for his efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
The pace of play has come to a crawl here in the Purple Chip Bounty NLH. There are 14 players remaining and we are still four eliminations away from the final table.
Zach Gruneberg continues to climb and he's got his sights set on his second BPO bounty trophy of the series.
Some of the other players still in the hunt include Carlos Matos, Tony Sinishtaj and Will "The Thrill" Failla.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
590,000 | |
|
|
390,000 | 200,000 |
|
330,000 | |
|
265,000 |
Amit Ezra raised to 15,000 and a player in middle position moved all in for 58,000. It folded back to Ezra who called and the hands were shown.
Amit Ezra: 
Opponent:
The dealer fanned the 
flop and Ezra flopped top pair with an open ended straight draw.
The 
hit the turn and Ezra improved to a straight to take control of the hand. The 
river sealed the deal for Ezra to earn him the knockout and his opponent's $500 purple bounty chip.
The remaining 27 players are now all in the money and guaranteed a minimum of $1,013 for their efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 |
Howard Feingold just collected a $500 bounty chip after flopping a set of eights to send his opponent packing. "You should be taking my picture because I'm going to win the Main Event here" Feingold said with a smile.
"I have a good feeling about this one and I'm calling my shot, you can put that on record."
While Feingold may be focused on the BPO Championship he is fairing just fine here in the Purple Chip Bounty NLH and he is still in the hunt with just 31 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000 | 175,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Carlos Matos found himself short stacked with just a single 5,000 chip at the 800/1,600 blind level. He found a double up and never looked backed.
"I was short but not anymore" joked Matos who is now sitting behind a healthy stack of nearly 200,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000 |
The Event 17 players are now on a 15-minute color up break. We will pick back up on all of the live tournament action when play resumes.
Event #17 of the Borgata Poker Open is the $560+$500 Purple Chip Bounty NLH. There were 232 entries creating a prize pool of $112,250.
The final 27 players will all make the money and be guaranteed a minimum of $1,013 for their efforts.
The winner will be taking home $31,502 and the Borgata Poker Open trophy. You can check out the full Event 17 payouts by clicking on the prize pool and payouts.
Dennis Zollo got his stack of about 37,000 all in pre-flop holding 
against the 
of Edgar Lemus.
The dealer fanned the 
flop and Lemus maintained the lead with his pocket jacks.
The 
hit the turn and Zollo paired his queen to take control of the hand. Lemus was down to just two outs and he found one of them when the 
hit the river.
The table erupted as Lemus spiked a set on the river and collected Zollo's $500 purple bounty chip.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000 | |
|
Busted |
