Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 5,000
2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open
Event 9: $300 $100,000 Guaranteed Big-Stack NLHE Reentry
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open
Buy-in
$260
Prize Pool
$212,605
Entries
843
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Final Two Tables
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Meet the players left in contention for this title.
Back and Forth We Go
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
The remaining 18 players are now redrawing for seats, as the final two tables are finally set.
Complicating matters was an odd instance in which the segment of the tournament clock showing "Players Remaining" ticked from 20 to 19 to 18 in short order, before resetting back to 19 after Chris Walker's recent dispatching of an opponent.
A bit of confusion further delayed the proceedings, as an entire table drew cards bearing "Table 2" - which would, of course, invalidate the concept of redrawing.
After a quick shuffle of those cards though, the situation was rectified and the real cards are now back in the air.
Level: 26
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Color Up Break
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
The tournament clock is now paused as staff colors off the orange T1000 chips. Play will resume in ten minutes.
Walker Texas Ranger
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
Chris Walker just sent a player to the rail in 20th place courtesy of an incredible re-suck to spike a set.
The action began when a player opened for 90,000 from the cutoff, with Sam Datta and his humongous stack flatting from the button. That's when Walker three-bet jammed for his last 360,000, sending the cutoff into a minute or two of tanking. Ultimately, that player called the big reraise, leaving himself 250,000 behind, and although Datta appeared willing and ready to make the overcall, he reluctantly laid his hand down.
Walker tabled 
to find his cowboys crushing the cutoff's 
, but in a flash the dealer fanned a flop of 
across the felt. The sight of a set for his opponent shot Walker out of his chair, and he prepared to make an ignominious exit from the scene, but just as quickly the 
fell in on the turn. Walker sat back down when he made his own set, and after the river produced the 
, he completed a roller coaster ride of a hand with the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
960,000 | 960,000 |
Two More to Go
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
The final two tables are fast approaching, with just 20 players left in contention for this Borgata Spring Poker Open title.
After the next two eliminations the remaining runners will redraw for seats, and we'll do our best to get names and photos for the final 18 as quickly as possible.
Photos From Event 9
A few shots to show the vibe here as Event 9 winds its way down to the final two tables.
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 4,000
Unlimited Datta Plan
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
A series of two hands in quick succession has catapulted Sam Datta into the stratosphere, as he now holds more than 2 million chips.
On the first huge win, Datta was involved in a massive three-way confrontation, which we caught with the flop showing 
. The small blind checked to Datta in the big blind, and he knuckled the felt as well, prompting the third player the hand to shove for his last 230,000.
The small blind player flatted that bet - leaving himself 731,000 behind - and with the action back on him Datta then moved all in over the top. His bet was for 516,000 more, meaning the small blind would have to call off most his stack to continue in the hand.
That player went deep into the tank as a crowd of onlookers, fellow players and tournament staff hovered around the table. Finally, the man showed an ace and threw his hand away, leaving Datta to showdown with the flop shover.
Datta: 
Opponent: 
Both players had hit the flop hard, but Datta's set gave him a hammerlock on the hand, and the turn (
) and river (
) kept him out in front. That huge pot gave Datta about 1.7 million, and within a few deals he surged over the 2 million mark by eliminating the small blind player from the previous hand.
This time, Datta made trips with on the 
flop, which crushed his opponent's 
. The turn came 
and the river to solidify his lead, and with that, Datta became the man to beat with just 24 players left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000 | 1,900,000 |