2016 PokerNews Cup Borgata

Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2016 PokerNews Cup Borgata

Event Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Prize Pool
$222,324
Entries
120
Players Left
120
Average Chip Stack
30,000
Total Chips
3,600,000
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Reg Closed, Tournament Resumes

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

The tournament is back in action, and registration has closed with the end of the break. A total of 120 entries have been logged. We'll post prize pool information when it becomes available.

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Keeline Pays Off

Level 9 : 400/800, 75 ante
Ben Keeline, pictured at a different event.
Ben Keeline, pictured at a different event.

Ben Keeline bet 3,800 in a blind battle on a board of {7-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} and then checked the {7-Clubs} river after his opponent called. The big blind fired 7,000 and Keeline tanked a couple of minutes before calling. He couldn't beat {a-}{7-}.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Keeline us
Ben Keeline
26,700 -1,300

Tags: Ben Keeline

Snow Bounces Jablonski

Level 9 : 400/800, 75 ante

We missed the action of the hand, but the table filled us in on the hand history. Stan Jablonski and Alan Snow went to a flop of {9-}{7-}{6-}, Jablonski moved all in holding pocket queens and Snow called with pocket sevens, having flopped a set. Jablonski didn't catch up and was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Alan Snow us
Alan Snow
92,000 29,000
Stan Jablonski us
Stan Jablonski
Busted

Fink Makes a Tough Call

Level 9 : 400/800, 75 ante

We found David Fink putting in a raise of 25,000 from under the gun on a board of {6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{8-Spades}{7-Clubs}. His opponent in middle position had fired 11,000 and responded to the raise with a reraise all in for about 58,000. Fink had to call off his remaining 22,000 to continue, and he decided to do so shortly after the clock was called.

"I just have an overpair," the player in middle position said with a sigh, flicking {j-}{j-} in.

Fink showed {7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} for two pair, so he still had some cards to fade. The {2-Hearts} wasn't one of them, and he doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
David Fink us
David Fink
120,000

Tags: David Fink

Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 75

Hastings Shoves the River

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

We caught up with this hand on the turn of a {9-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} board. Alan Snow checked, Brian Hastings bet 3,000, another player mucked and Snow called. The river came {3-Spades}, Snow checked and Hastings moved all in for 15,675.

Snow took a moment and then mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Hastings us
Brian Hastings
WSOP 6X Winner
24,000 1,000

De Zen Busts Donovan

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Three players put in 7,700 preflop and {8-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} hit the felt. From under the gun, Sergio De Zen came out firing with 16,000, forcing one fold. Zachary Donovan piled it in for not much more on the button and got a quick call.

De Zen: {8-Clubs}{8-Spades}
Donovan: {q-}{q-}

Donovan was left shaking his head at the two-outer but he still had a chance with a straight draw and his overpair. The turn was a {k-} to give him more straight outs, but a brick hit the river.

Player Chips Progress
Sergio De Zen ca
Sergio De Zen
85,000 55,000
Zachary Donovan us
Zachary Donovan
Busted

Tags: Zachary DonovanSergio De Zen

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