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

Double for Wilson

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Taylor Wilson put his remaining 14,000 or so in on a {5-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} flop after betting and being raised by an opponent who initially checked. The player who check-raised to 12,000 made the call with {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} and was facing Wilson's {5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}. The turn brought a {3-Hearts}, giving Wilson two pair, and he asked for the board to stay unpaired. The [k] river was safe for him.

Player Chips Progress
Taylor Wilson us
Taylor Wilson
38,000 25,600

Tags: Taylor Wilson

Mike Dentale Folds the All In Button

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante
Mike Dentale
Mike Dentale

We found Mike Dentale and Amir Babakhani heads up at the river on a {K-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{A-Clubs} board. Dentale checked and Babakhani bet 1,100.

Dentale mulled his options in his usual talkative way, leaned forward and asked the dealer for the big red all in button. The dealer handed it to him and Dentale announced fold and tossed the button back to the dealer.

Player Chips Progress
Amir Babakhani ca
Amir Babakhani
WPT 1X Winner
110,000
Mike Dentale us
Mike Dentale
32,000 2,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Krach & Aron in the Blinds

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Adam Krach and Mike Aron were in the blinds and went to a raised flop of {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}. Krach check-called 1,400 from the small bind, the turn came {J-Hearts} and both players checked. The river came {A-Spades}, Krach bet 3,500 and Aron mucked.

Aron asked what Krach held and Krach showed him just the {3-Spades}.

"I bluffed him good," Krach said to the rest of the table.

Dentale In, Israelashvili Out

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
Mike Dentale, pictured here in 2014.
Mike Dentale, pictured here in 2014.

Roland Israelashvili just got his last 18,000 or so in preflop with kings, but an opponent had him crushed with {a-}{a-}. No king hit the board, and Israelashvili hit the rail.

Speaking of kings, Mike Dentale just took a seat in the tournament.

"I went out with pocket kings, if anyone cares," Dentale announced of his WPT Main Event run. "Pocket eights. He didn't even hit an eight... made a straight."

Player Chips Progress
Mike Dentale us
Mike Dentale
30,000
Roland Israelashvili us
Roland Israelashvili
Busted

Tags: Mike DentaleRoland Israelashvili

Bazeley Shoves the River

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
Jake Bazeley
Jake Bazeley

We found Jake Bazeley and Joseph Galazzo heads-up on the river with a 10,000-chip pot. The board was {9-Clubs}{8-Spades}{5-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}, Bazeley checked and Galazzo bet 4,025.

Bazeley took a few moments to mull his options, moved all in for 22,000 and Galazzo let his hand go.

Player Chips Progress
Jake Bazeley us
Jake Bazeley
34,000 4,000
Joseph Galazzo us
Joseph Galazzo
21,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Korotki Jams for Value

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Harry Korotki was under the gun and bet 6,850 on the turn with the board reading {8-Spades}{5-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} against the player on his left. Korotki's opponent called, and Korotki quickly shoved all in for about 19,000 on the {6-Diamonds} river. His opponent shook his head but called, and Korotki showed {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for trips. His opponent mucked, and the dealer turned over {a-}{q-} per tournament rules.

Player Chips Progress
Harry Korotki
Harry Korotki
62,000

Tags: Harry Korotki

Dominic Picnic Earns the Elimination

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Dominic Picnic and an unknown player went to a raised flop of {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}, Picnic bet 10,000 and his opponent moved all in for just over 15,000. Picnic called and the hands were tabled.

Picnic: {A-Hearts}{9-Spades}
Player: {K-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

The board completed {6-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} and Picnic stacked the pot, chipping him to over 50,000.

Player Chips Progress
Dominic Picinic us
Dominic Picinic
52,000 52,000