Event 8: $250,000 Guarantee Deeper Stack NLHE Re-Entry
Day 2 Completed
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Event 8: $250,000 Guarantee Deeper Stack NLHE Re-Entry
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Buy-in
$350
Entries
1,392
Level
39
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000
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Level 39
: 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante
After more than 18 hours on the felt today it was Nicholas "Frenzuh" Immekus who eventually accumulated every chip in play, defeating Allyn Marshall to cap off a marathon of a final table. Immekus, who plays under the screen name "Frenzuh" online, pocketed $99,144 for taking down the crown, along with the pride which comes after navigating the minefield of a re-entry event spread out over three starting flights.
Immekus prevailed after an epic head-up match with Marshall, as the two players chipped away at each other for hour after hour, trading the chip lead several times over that span.
A total of 1,392 entries were recorded over Days 1a, 1b and 1c, and just 313 players bagged up a stack to bring back for Day 2. As always here at the Borgata Winter Poker Open, a number of notable names and professionals joined the legions of local grinders, including Andy Hwang, Men Nguyen, James Woods, Amanda Musumeci, Cotton Snuffer, Raj Patel, Dan Heimiller, Matt Lin and Joe Mckeehen. Whether firing multiple bullets but falling short, or making Day 2 and sneaking into a min-cash, these players came and went, but the story of the day was Immekus capturing the biggest haul of the Borgata's ongoing tournament series in his first live tournament triumph.
Level 39
: 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante
Allyn Marshall survived hours playing heads up against Nicholas Immekus, but in a series of three hands contested in a matter of minutes it was all over.
For a moment though, it appeared that top honors would be going his way, as Marshall scored a major double up to take the lead before the deck conspired against him.
First, Marshall check-raised for all his chips (about 10 million) on the 
flop and Immekus snapped him off while triumphantly tabling 
. Marshall could only muster the 
for bottom pair, putting him on the brink of elimination, but the dealer burned and turned the 
to thrust him into the lead. The 
on the river changed nothing, and suddenly Marshall had Immekus on the ropes.
Just a deal or two after that, Immekus open-shoved with 
and it was Marshall's turn to snap-call with his 
. Before he could celebrate, however, the 
appeared right in the window, and the final board rolled out 
to swing things back in Immekus' favor.
The finishing blow came minutes later, when Marhsall ran his 
all-in move against Immekus' . A runout of 
provided no further miracles, and with that Marshall finished as the runner-up for a $51,318 score.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Level: 39
Blinds: 400,000/800,000
Ante: 100,000
Level 38
: 300,000/600,000, 50,000 ante
The tournament clock has stopped and we are now on a 10-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,760,000
1,010,000
|
1,010,000 |
|
|
14,000,000
-1,010,000
|
-1,010,000 |
Level 38
: 300,000/600,000, 50,000 ante
After surrendering the chip lead a dozen or so hands into this heads-up contest, Nicholas Immekus has regained control after taking down two big pots back to back.
First, Marshall opened for 1.4 million and Immekus three-bet to 4 million even. Marhsall flatted the reraise and took a flop of 
. Immekus then c-bet for 3 million and claimed the pot when Marshall mucked. Immekus brought the needed out at that point, showing his opponent the 
to show him that any two cards are deadly when he decides to deploy them.
A deal or two later the two played a pot to the river on the board, and Marshall decided to call a bet of about 3 million on fifth street. Immekus produced trip sixes with a flourish and another pot laden with bright pink T100000 chips was pushed his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,750,000
7,390,000
|
7,390,000 |
|
|
15,010,000
-7,390,000
|
-7,390,000 |
Level 38
: 300,000/600,000, 50,000 ante
After entering heads-up play at a decided chip disadvantage in terms of chips, Allyn Marshall has made a game of it here, and after the last hand he has actually taken over the top spot.
Marshall made aces full on a four-flushed board, and Immekus had to pay off a big bet with what we can only assume was a fifth heart in his hand. The loss tipped the balance of power and now Marshall holds a slight lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
22,400,000 | |
|
|
19,360,000 |
Level: 38
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 50,000
Level 37
: 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante
The heads-up match between Nicholas Immekus and Allyn Marshall has been defined by preflop raises taking pots down uncontested, and both players have won their fair share of ante chips and blinds.
A few flops have been taken, but the action has been slow and steady for the most part, with Immekus and Marshall both content to hang around and wait for the other to make the match's first major blunder.
Marshall has taken down the majority of pots which went to the flop, and he has chipped away at Immekus' chip lead somewhat, but he still sits with just half of his counterpart's holdings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,400,000
-4,360,000
|
-4,360,000 |
|
|
13,760,000
4,760,000
|
4,760,000 |
Level 37
: 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante
Here are the chip counts as heads-up play began.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,760,000 | |
|
|
9,000,000
7,670,000
|
7,670,000 |