2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Event 13: $300 Deeper-Stack NLHE
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$17,092
Event Info
Buy-in
$260
Prize Pool
$61,033
Entries
242
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Motola Misses, Wang Wins

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Leon Motola - 14th Place
Leon Motola - 14th Place

Leon Motola was heard calling for a six to hit the board, and while we missed the action ourselves, Jinwei Wang informed us that his {A-}{q-} had held up over Motola's {A-}{6-}.

Motola finished in 14th place here tonight, while Wang chipped up to more than the average stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Jinwei Wang
725,000
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Leon Motola
Busted

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Borrero Building, Rosengarten Railed

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Brian Rosengarten - 15th place
Brian Rosengarten - 15th place

After being busted on the direct bubble in Event 12 last night, Brian Rosengarten was determined to make the money here tonight.

He reached his goal and then some, but ultimately Rosengarten was eliminated in 15th place.

Rosengarten's last hand came when he flopped the nut flush draw with {a-Spades}{8-Spades} in the hole. Miguel Borrero put him at risk with {q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} and the board bricked off on the turn ({j-Hearts}) and river ({3-Hearts}).

Player Chips Progress
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Miguel Borrero
855,000
605,000
605,000
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Brian Rosengarten
Busted

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Brits Busts

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Daniel Brits - 16th Place
Daniel Brits - 16th Place

Daniel Brits was eliminated in unknown action during the recent flurry of bustouts, but he exited in 16th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Brits
Busted

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Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

Remaining Payouts

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
C.R.E.A.M.
C.R.E.A.M.

With only 16 players left in the field and the final table now in sight, take a look at the prizes still up for grabs:

PlacePayout
1$17,092
2$10,073
3$5,798
4$4,700
5$3,662
6$3,052
7$2,441
8$1,831
9$1,221
10-12$793
13-15$671
16-18$610

Motola Moving, McTigue Mashed

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Kevin McTigue - 17th Place
Kevin McTigue - 17th Place

Kevin McTigue expressd confidence during the recent break despite his short stack, telling us to meet him at the final table.

Leon Motola had other ideas though, after flopping a pair with his {q-}{10-}. McTigue was drawing to a straight with {j-}{10-}, but the board produced bricks to send him home with a 17th place finish.

Player Chips Progress
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Leon Motola
305,000
305,000
305,000
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Kevin McTigue
Busted

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Level: 23

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

Final Two Tables

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

There are just 17 players left in the tournament and a redraw for the final two tables has been completed.

Stay tuned for a full photo gallery of the remaining runners, as well as an updated round of chip counts for big stacks and notables.

Zhammin'

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

With the loquacious and lively Emad Alabsi to his direct left, the stoic and silent Andrew Zhu seems to have been inspired by his neighbor's insistent exhortations.

"Jammin' ... and I hope you like jammin' too," has been Alabsi's refrain for the last few levels, and Zhu has taken the hint.

In two hands during the last level we watched Zhu shove his stack in before the flop, open-jamming for between 20-25 big blinds and collecting the blinds and antes.

The last instance saw action fold around to Alabsi in the big blind, after an under the gun push from Zhu.

"You smile at me I'm calling you down," warned Alabsi as he peeked down at his hand. "Snap calling."

Finally, after a few moments had passed, with Zhu flashing a small smile in Alabsi's direction, the latter laid his hand down. Zhu tabled his {3-Clubs}{3-Spades} without hesitating, and Alabsi stated the obvious by saying the hand would have been a coin flip.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrew Zhu
330,000
-122,000
-122,000

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