Event 13: $300 Deeper-Stack NLHE | 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

04-21-2014 03:13 UTC-4

Surapaneni Doubles Through Boyle

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Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

In a battle of pocket pairs waged before the flop, Satish Surapaneni just doubled through James Boyle to dent the former chip leader's stack in a serious way.

Surapaneni held and his ladies were crushing Boyle's . The final board ran out and Surapaneni claimed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Satish Surapaneni	1,300,000	650,000
James Boyle	1,150,000	-950,000

Tags: James Boyle Satish Surapaneni

04-21-2014 03:01 UTC-4

Emad Alabsi Eliminated in 6th Place ($3,052)

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Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Emad Alabsi ran his into the held by James Boyle, and a clean runout left him outkicked - and out of the tournament.

That makes two final tables in a week for Alabsi though, and after running so hot here at the Borgata Spring Poker Open, we wouldn't be surprised to see him take a shot in tomorrow's World Poker Tour $5 Million Guaranteed World Championship.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Boyle	2,100,000	-1,250,000
Emad Alabsi	Busted

Tags: Emad Alabsi James Boyle

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

04-21-2014 02:54 UTC-4

Abusive Railbird Disrupts Tournament, Escorts Himself Out

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Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

Satish Surapaneni was just cursed out by a lurking railbird while playing for $17,092

After biting his tongue for nearly an hour while a mysterious man stood directly behind him, remaining fixed in the perfect position to peer at his hole cards, Satish Surapaneni could stand no more.

"Floor..." he asked politely and patiently. "Can you have this guy move? He's been standing here for an hour and I don't even know him."

The floorman complied with Surapaneni's request for privacy while he played for $17,092 in prize money - a payout representing the largest score of his life, narrowly eclipsing the $15,551 he won at the Borgata Winter Poker Open last January for a 3rd place finish.

That's when the unidentified man decided to let Surapaneni have it, and what happened next was a sight rarely seen in the world of tournament poker.

"What are you a f--king pro?," the man said, his voice rising in anger. "F--king joke, I'm just standin' here!"

Surapaneni was visibly disturbed by the man's escalating tone and physical proximity, and he looked around the room in the direction of floor staff seeking their intervention. The heckler continued to direct invective and obscenities.

Finally, after we informed the floor staff that the man was disrupting play to the point that his removal was paramount, he decided to leave the room on his own accord.

The floor then instructed all other railbirds to keep their distance from the table, ensuring that the integrity of the tournament would no longer be comprised.

Player	Chips	Progress
Satish Surapaneni	650,000	-245,000

Tags: Satish Surapaneni

04-21-2014 02:39 UTC-4

Break Time

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Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

Play has halted for a 15-minute break.

04-21-2014 02:21 UTC-4

Miguel Borrero Eliminated in 7th Place ($2,441)

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Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

The bustouts keep on coming, with Miguel Borrero the latest casualty after he made two pair on the turn, only to find himself drawing dead when the money went into the middle.

Andrew Zhu had flopped with his on the , while Borrero made a pair with his . Fourth street brought a on board and Borrero then called off the rest of his stack when Zhu shoved. The river was meaningless and Borrero became the 7th place finisher here tonight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Zhu	1,800,000	600,000
Miguel Borrero	Busted

Tags: Andrew Zhu Miguel Borrero

04-21-2014 02:17 UTC-4

Jinwei Wang Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,831)

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Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

Jinwei Wang held the button when Emad Alabsi opened to 125,000 from the cutoff.

Wang decided on a three-bet shove for his last 690,000, and without much hesitation James Boyle moved all in for the isolation four-bet, using his big stack to bully Andrew Zhu into folding his big blind. Alabsi also surrendered while congratulating himself on the disciplined fold.

Wang:
Boyle:

The two had been dealt racing hands and off they went to the flop, which came in Boyle's favor by falling . The turn was the and the river the , sending Wang to the rail in 7th place, while building Boyle's big stack even higher.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Boyle	3,350,000	1,170,000
Jinwei Wang	Busted

Tags: Andrew Zhu Emad Alabsi James Boyle Jinwei Wang

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 5,000

04-21-2014 02:08 UTC-4

Alex Katsman Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,221)

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Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Alex Katsman's last hand of the tournament was a classic coin flip, but unfortunately for him he called the wrong side.

Katsman's was ran down by Andrew Zhu's when the flop fell , and the turn and river failed to provide any miracles, coming and respectively.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Katsman	Busted

Tags: Andrew Zhu Alex Katsman

04-21-2014 02:02 UTC-4

"No Ace?" ... Yeah Right

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Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

James Boyle just needed an ace... and he got it

In a huge hand that went down before the recent break, Andrew Zhu played a huge hand against James Boyle that resulted in a new chip leader emerging.

Zhu held while Boyle rolled over , and with more than a million chips up for grabs, not to mention the overwhelming lead and a pay jump, Zhu asked the dealer every poker player's last words at one point or another.

"No ace," he pleaded, just as the flop was fanned. As is usually the case when cowboys go down, it was a a bullet that did them in. The turn () and river () bricked off and Zhu was left to stare at the board in agony while his stacks were cut down and delivered to Boyle.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Boyle	2,180,000	1,200,000
Andrew Zhu	600,000	-1,500,000

Tags: Andrew Zhu James Boyle