2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Event 9: $300 $100,000 Guaranteed Big-Stack NLHE Reentry
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
8x6x
Prize
$33,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$260
Prize Pool
$212,605
Entries
843
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Ship It Holla Balla

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante
Thomas Balla
Thomas Balla

After Jimmy Lillis opened for 600,000 from the small blind, Thomas Balla flatted from the big blind and the dealer fanned the {9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{9-Spades}.

Lillis then shoved all in for 2.55 million and Balla beat him into the pot while firmly announcing "call, nine!"

Balla tabled {8-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for trip nines and Lilly's {8-}{6-} was crushed. The {8-Spades} on the turn left Lilly drawing dead, and the river was the {10-Clubs}.

After this hand the chip counts were essentially evened up, and talk of a chop began in earnest. Stay tuned for details on that arrangement.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Balla
Thomas Balla
6,200,000 3,900,000
Jimmy Lillis
Jimmy Lillis
5,500,000 -100,000

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