Break Time
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Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
The players are now on a 15-minute break.
2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open
Event 1: $560 $1 Million Guaranteed Deep-Stack NLHE Reentry
Day: 3
Tim Kelliher Eliminated in 13th Place ($9,032)
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
After starting the day with the shortest stack, Tim Kelliher battled back, doubling twice. Unfortunately for the Massachusetts native, he fell short of the final table.
Kelliher open-shoved for 2.24 million from early position, and Philip Neiman re-shoved in the hijack seat. All of the rest of the players folded.
"Good luck," someone told Neiman before the cards were revealed.
"He's the one that needs it," Neiman announced, tabling 
.
Kelliher showed 
for an under pair, and his odds to survive decreased when the dealer fanned 
. The 
on the turn was all she wrote for Kelliher, and the 
completed the board.
He's off to collect $9,032 from the cage, and the remaining 12 players are on break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Mikhail Mironenko Takes One Down
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
After an under the gun raise from Mitchell Mantin, and a flat from John Yanni in middle position, Mikhail Mironenko opted to defend his big blind by flatting as well.
The flop rolled out 
and all three players knuckled the felt, as they did on the 
turn.
When the river brought the 
to the table, Mironenko led out for 500,000 and his opponents quickly released. Mironenko flashed the 
as he dragged the pot his way.
Kenny Nguyen Eliminated in 14th Place ($9,032)
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Adam Pace raised to 400,000 in the cutoff seat, Kenny Nguyen moved all in for around two million from the small blind, and Pace, thinking Carlos Alvarado had already surrendered his big blind, called and revealed .
"It's OK," Alvarado chuckled. "I'm folding anyway."
Nguyen shook his head in disgust, and showed 
.
The aces held as the board came 
, and Nguyen was eliminated in 14th place, earning $9,032.
"Nothing I can do," Nguyen said after the hand, flashing his very familiar smile.
Pace is now our chip leader with nearly nine million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,750,000 | 2,365,000 |
|
Busted |
Grabel Takes One With Big Slick
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Kevin Grabel opened to 365,000 from the button, and Yevgeni Rapoport flatted out of the big blind to see flop fall 
.
Both players tapped the table to see the turn card come 
. Rapoport then led out for 225,000 and Grabel casually flicked out his calling chips.
On the river Rapoport checked to Grabel, before calling a bet of 525,000. Grabel instantly announced "ace-king" while tabling his 
, and the pot was shipped his way when Rapoport mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,200,000 | 1,230,000 |
|
3,900,000 | -1,000,000 |
Cohen Doubles Through Mantin
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
With one of the shorter stacks entering this final day of play, British-born Marcus Cohen made his stand from the small blind, shoving all in for his last 1.35 million after Mitchell Mantin opened to 330,000 from the button.
Mantin tanked long and hard while thinking things through, asking Cohen if he wanted a call or a fold.
"I want to double up man..." said Cohen with a smile. "I'm bleeding away here otherwise."
Eventually, after mentioning that he believed Cohen to hold a pair of sevens or something similar, Mantin called the bet and revealed his . Cohen could only muster the 
to find himself dominated, but in a flash the flop fell 
to give him top two pair.
With a fist bump to celebrate, Cohen watched as the turn () and river () kept him out in front, and with that he scored the desperately needed double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,300,000 | 1,375,000 |
|
3,050,000 | -1,520,000 |
Level: 31
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
Not One, Not Two, Not Three
Level 30
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Stephanie Hubbard opened for a raise to 260,000 from early position, and Yevgeni Rapoport re-raised to 600,000 on her direct left. The action folded back to Hubbard, who put in a four-bet to 1.46 million, and Rapoport flashed his cards to her before folding.
We believe the hand was 
.
Hubbard tabled , shrugging, and raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,200,000 | 985,000 |
|
|
4,900,000 | -1,500,000 |
Yanni Turns a Straight
Level 30
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
John Yanni raised to 255,000 in late position, Philip Neiman defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned 
. Neiman check-called a bet of 415,000, the turn was the 
, and both players checked.
The river was a repeat ace - the - and Neiman checked a third time. Yanni slid out 600,000, Neiman immediately called, and Yanni showed 
for a turned straight.
"What the..." Neiman uttered as the pot was being shipped to Yanni.
Yanni is up over seven million chips, while Neiman continues to slide.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,100,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
3,010,000 | -1,890,000 |
Michael Rea Eliminated in 15th Place ($9,032)
Level 30
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Michael Rea's tournament just came to an end, and shortly after dispatching Sergei Rylkov in 17th place, it was Carlos Alvarado who did the deed.
The flop read 
when we caught the action, and Rea had checked to Alvarado. The tap of the table prompted a bet of 480,000 from Alvarado, and soon afterward Rea announced himself all in for his last 1,400,000. Alvarado snapped him off and tabled , and when he saw Rea's 
for a pair and flush draw, he asked the dealer to "keep it clean one time."
The dealer did just that, producing the on the turn and the on the river.
Rea earned $9,032 for his deep run, while Alvarado notched his second knockout of the day to build his stack over the 5 million mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,250,000 | 2,000,000 |
|
Busted |