Event 17: $100,000 Guarantee Big Stack NLHE Re-Entry
Day 1 Completed
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Event 17: $100,000 Guarantee Big Stack NLHE Re-Entry
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Next Payout
Level Info
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Buy-in
$350
Prize Pool
$247,835
Entries
730
Place 2
$33,456
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
After 19 hours of play, we've crown a champion here at Event 17 at the Borgata Winter Poker Open: Joseph Galazzo, who topped a field of 730 entrants to grab a $57,486 first-place prize. Galazzo mowed down an incredibly speedy final table, finishing the heads-up match in style when he picked up aces and got it all in preflop for the win. The final four bustouts occurred in a span of just 28 minutes.
Seven of Galazzo's nine career tournament cashes (live total of $112,320 coming into tonight) have come at Borgata Poker Open events, including a first-place finish in a $560 Borgata 10th Anniversary Poker Tournament event last summer for $79,635.
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Joseph Galazzo limped the button, and Stephen Press raised to 350,000. Galazzo shipped all in, and Press called.
Galazzo: 
Press: 
Galazzo had woken up with rockets heads up, and Press was massively behind. A flop of 
gave Press some hope, and the sweat became serious when a 
turned to give him a flush draw. A 
fell on the river though, giving Galazzo the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Stephen Press opened on the button, and Joseph Galazzo three-bet to 1.3 million in the big blind. Press made the call.
After a flop of 
, Galazzo pushed all in and was instantly called.
Galazzo: 
Press: 
Press had seen the flop he wanted, and Galazzo didn't improve on the 
. The 
wasn't enough either, and Galazzo shipped his opponent a hefty double that actually made Press the chip leader.
The next hand, Galazzo moved all in from the button and Press called.
Press: 
Galazzo: 
Galazzo flopped a queen, and Press never threatened to catch up, putting Galazzo back in a massive lead.
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
After two huge pots already heads up, here are the counts. Details will follow shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,300,000
5,700,000
|
5,700,000 |
|
|
3,000,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Don Rawlins shoved over a raise from Joseph Galazzo, and Galazzo made the call.
Rawlins: 
Galazzo: 
The first four cards were 
, and Rawlins was poised to double. The dealer burned and turned a 
, giving Galazzo a straight. Rawlins didn't notice the four-straight on board, and thought he was doubling up.
"Oh, a straight," Galazzo said after a moment.
"Did he really?" Rawlins asked.
Indeed, he did, and Rawlins is out third.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Patrick Truong played a reraised pot against Joseph Galazzo. After a 
flop, the two got it all in.
Truong: 
Galazzo: 
Two more blanks hit the board, and Truong wished the remaining players good luck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Chris Coward shoved over a raise from Stephen Press. Press made the call, and he had 
against the of Coward. An in the window followed by no further improvement for Coward spelled the end for him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Steve Euashachai got in with against the 
of Don Rawlins, and Rawlins made a set to eliminate his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Al Cammarota got all of his chips in the middle with 
but was outran by the 
of Joseph Galazzo on an 
runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,600,000
3,300,000
|
3,300,000 |
|
|
Busted |