Level: 30
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 20,000
2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open
Event 15: $300 $75,000 Guaranteed Deep-Stack NLHE Reentry
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open
Buy-in
$260
Prize Pool
$127,108
Entries
504
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Lyons Shows the Bluff
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Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Thomas Coan raised to 225,000 from under the gun, Chris Lyons called on the button, and John Johnston called in the big blind.
The flop fell 
, Johnston led out for 375,000m and only Lyons called.
The turn was the 
, both players checked, and Johnston checked again after the man with the ax (
) completed the board. Lyons fired out 500,000, and Johnston said he "had him on the flop" before folding.
Lyons showed 
for a pure bluff.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,425,000 | 425,000 |
|
2,100,000 | -1,250,000 |
|
1,040,000 | -60,000 |
Martin Weinfeld Eliminated in 6th Place ($5,847)
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Chris Lyons and Martin Weinfeld took a flop of 
from the small blind and big blind respectively. There was a series of bets and raises, and all of the money went in the middle.
Lyons: 
Weinfeld: 
Neither the turn (
) nor the river () were a spade or an ace, and Weinfeld hit the rail in sixth place. Lyons is up to four million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,000,000 | 3,010,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 29
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
Nick "Panini" Curanovic Eliminated in 7th Place ($4,639)
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Nick "Panini" Curanovic moved all in for 580,000 from under the gun, and Martin Weinfeld called in the cutoff.
Curanovic: 
Weinfeld: 
"Nice call," Curanovic told him.
Both players flopped a pair when the dealer fanned 
, but Weinfeld remained ahead. It was all over when the turn produced the 
, and a meaningless completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000 | 150,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 28
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
Break
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante
The players are now on a short break.
Kyle Norton Eliminated in 8th Place ($3,623)
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante
Kyle Norton raised to 150,000 on the button, Satish Surapaneni three-bet jammed for effectively 900,000 out of the big blind, and Norton made a "borderline" call, according to him.
Norton: 
Surapaneni: 
"Ack!" Norton blurted at the sight of Surapaneni's hand.
The 
flop was filled with blanks, and the hand was over on the turn (). The on the river was but a formality, and Norton was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000 | 1,130,000 |
|
Busted |
Racing for Two Million
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante
Nick "Panini" Curanovic raised to 155,000 in the cutoff, Steve Raimie moved all in for 1.075 million on the button, and the two players in the blinds folded. Curanovic tanked for less than a minute, then called, creating a 2 million-chip race.
Curanovic:
Raimie:
There was an ace on the 
flop, pushing Curanovic into the lead, and he remained in pole position after the turn (
). The dealer rapped the table one last time before revealing the final card, and the players at the table erupted when the spiked on the river.
"Story of my life," Curanovic chuckled, grinning from ear to ear.
Raimie doubled to 2.26 million chips, while Curanovic shrunk to 560,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,260,000 | 1,305,000 |
|
|
560,000 | -940,000 |
Johnston Wins Massive Pot
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante
While we were writing the last elimination hand, a monstrous pot was brewing between John Johnston and Kyle Norton. When we arrived, each player had already committed a million chips, and the board was completed 
.
Norton checked, and Johnston moved all in for 675,000. Norton tank-called, and could only shake his had at the sight of Johnston's .
Some players started defending Johnston, saying he flopped a spade draw, but Norton and Nick "Panini" Curanovic were quick to point out that he only held one spade in his hand.
Johnston is now over 3 million chips, while Norton plummeted to 820,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,350,000 | 1,550,000 |
|
|
820,000 | -1,430,000 |