Event 7: $2,700 Spring Poker Championship
Day 2 Completed
2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open
Event 7: $2,700 Spring Poker Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,003,950
Entries
414
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Abraham Korotki Leads Field After Day 2
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Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
We are in the money at the 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open Championship and 45 players will return at noon later today aiming to make it even further with all eyes on the $256,508 first place prize. The chip leader heading into Day 3 is Abraham Korotki who eliminated one of the Day 1 chip leaders, well known professional poker player Paul Volpe, earlier in the day and never looked back on the way to building the largest stack in the field with 830,000 in chips.
Sitting in 2nd, only 8,000 behind Korotki with 822,000, is Jake Toole who won a straight-vs-straight-vs-straight hand to start his ascent to the top. Rounding out the top 3 is the Day 1 chip leader, Alan Wentz, who finished with 730,500 in chips.
Other notables that made the money and will return later today include Paul Spitzberg (506,000), Andy Spears (269,500), Matt Brady (260,000), Jeff Madsen (219,500), Dave Stefanski (191,500), Roland Israelashvili (161,500), Jeff Papola (93,500), Taylor Von Kriegenbergh (91,500), Emad Alabsi (65,000), Valerie Novak (40,000), and David Tuthill (350,500). Tuthill took out Mike Leah in a cooler of a hand when he picked up Aces to Leah's Kings.
There were some great players that were unable to make the money. Names like Brett Richey, Andy Frankenberger, Tyler Patterson, Cornel Cimpan, Christian Harder, Keven Stammen, Eric Baldwin, Brock Parker, Amnon Filippi, Brian Lemke, Darren Elias, Adam Friedman, and Matt Affleck would all be sent packing before the money bubble burst.
When play resumes, they will play until the final 27 is reached with the possibility of playing longer if tournament staff feels it is warranted. PokerNews will be back here from the start to bring you all the exciting flops, turns, and rivers.
Official End-of-Day Counts (full)
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
830,000 | 155,000 |
|
822,000 | 197,000 |
|
730,500 | 270,500 |
|
652,000 | 344,000 |
|
569,000 | 9,000 |
|
526,000 | 146,000 |
|
506,000 | 281,000 |
|
417,500 | 376,500 |
|
402,500 | 82,500 |
|
356,000 | 6,000 |
|
350,500 | -64,500 |
|
327,000 | -33,000 |
|
294,000 | -101,000 |
|
285,000 | 35,000 |
|
280,000 | 280,000 |
|
272,000 | 52,000 |
|
269,500 | 29,500 |
|
261,000 | -19,000 |
|
260,000 | -25,000 |
|
246,000 | 156,000 |
|
|
245,000 | 44,000 |
|
223,000 | -267,000 |
|
220,000 | -155,000 |
|
219,500 | -120,500 |
|
206,000 | 36,000 |
Mazen Nesheiwat Bubbles the Borgata Spring Poker Open Championship Event
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Mazen Nesheiwat open-shoved for 78,500 from under the gun, William Bariban, after doubling through Abraham Korotki with pocket jacks on a king-high board, re-shoved, and the rest of the players folded.
Nesheiwat: 
Bariban: 
The 
flop gave Nesheiwat four extra outs to make Broadway, and the 
on the turn offered four more outs to chop, but the 
bricked off on the river, and Nesheiwat was eliminated.
Play has concluded with 50 minutes and 56 seconds remaining in Level 17, and the remaining 45 players are bagging and tagging.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Emad Alabsi Doubles Up
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
The shortest of the short stacks Emad Alabsi (who won the PLO tournament last night) moved all in over the top of Dave Stefanski's 11,500 opener and was called by Stefanski who had 
. Alabsi was in good shape with 
and the board would run safe to give him the double up. We are still hand for hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000 | -5,000 |
Lee Busts
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Sungwon Lee moved all in for less than a big blind (3,500) in middle position, and James Campbell raised to 15,000 out of the small blind. Jewook Oh folded 
from the big blind.
Lee:
Campbell: 
The flop was all clubs - 
- giving Lee nine extra outs. The 
on the turn was not one of them, and it took away six of Lee's outs.
The river was black, but the 
didn't help Lee, and he was eliminated two spots away from the money.
We are now on the exact money bubble and are playing hand-for-hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Toole Time
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
With the board showing 
and 80,000 in the pot, Taylor Von Kriegenbergh checked to Jake Toole who made a pot sized bet of 80,000. Toole tanked well into the break and after approximately five minutes made the call.
Toole turned over 
for the nut flush and Von Kriegenbergh grimaced and told Toole "nice hand... nice hand buddy."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
625,000 | 105,000 |
|
115,000 | -75,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
The Bubble Will Burst
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
With 47 players remaining and six minutes on the clock, the tournament staff has decided to play until there are only 45 players remaining and the bubble has burst. The players will take a short, 10-minute break at the completion of this level.
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