$1000 + $90 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
The first four figure entry fee of the Borgata Poker Open is set and ready to roll as players are putting up $1,000 to play.
Lee Childs, Gordon Eng and Josh Brikis are in the field and big fans of the structure. Players start with 15k in chips, with early levels lasting 50 minutes each (Levels 11+ / 60 min. each).
It's a two-day event that gets underway at 1 pm.
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Event 5: Nice Sweat
$350 + $50 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
While Terry Grimes (New Rochelle, NY) plays in the $100,000 Guarantee, he gets some support from Britney Billian who's waiting for the start of the 3 pm Survivor Tournament ($400 + $50, ~1 in 10 wins $4,000).
Lucky man!
Britney & Terry
While Terry Grimes (New Rochelle, NY) plays in the $100,000 Guarantee, he gets some support from Britney Billian who's waiting for the start of the 3 pm Survivor Tournament ($400 + $50, ~1 in 10 wins $4,000).
Lucky man!
Event 5: Panning for Gold
$350 + $50 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
The early stages of a tournament means we have to dig a little to find interesting nuggets to write about. Paul Hende (Redwood Valley, CA) is doing his part when he says, "stick around you might see something here."
On a board of Q J 5 8 4, Hende moves all in and his two opponents fold. When the players want him to show an ace high bluff, Hende does the opposite and shows 6 7, the second nut straight.
Hende says he's had a good run recently in California and used the winnings to fly to Borgata to play in the series. He was lucky enough to be holding one of the few alternate tickets issued on Day 1B for Event 1, but unfortunately his luck ran out and he didn't cash.
Hende Hamming it Up
The early stages of a tournament means we have to dig a little to find interesting nuggets to write about. Paul Hende (Redwood Valley, CA) is doing his part when he says, "stick around you might see something here."
On a board of Q J 5 8 4, Hende moves all in and his two opponents fold. When the players want him to show an ace high bluff, Hende does the opposite and shows 6 7, the second nut straight.
Hende says he's had a good run recently in California and used the winnings to fly to Borgata to play in the series. He was lucky enough to be holding one of the few alternate tickets issued on Day 1B for Event 1, but unfortunately his luck ran out and he didn't cash.
Event 5: 5 Minutes to Kickoff
$350 + $50 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
College football fans don't have to miss any of the action while playing the Borgata Poker Open as the big screens are up and running. It looks like Ohio State vs Central Florida will be the game off choice for the games that kickoff at noon.
Buckeyes on the Big Screen
College football fans don't have to miss any of the action while playing the Borgata Poker Open as the big screens are up and running. It looks like Ohio State vs Central Florida will be the game off choice for the games that kickoff at noon.
Event 5: Who Dat?
$350 + $50 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Familiar Faces in the Event Center to begin this $100,000 guarantee:
Craig Feldherr
Alex Rocha
John Allan Hinds
Wendy Rubin
Mike Borovetz
Allen Chou
Sheree Bykofsky
Cuong Phong
Cotton Snuffer
Norman Michalek
"Little Man" Mike Sica
Christine Brewer
Robert Melo
Leonardo Palermo
Mike Dentale
Jerry Payne
Adam Lippert
Tim D'Allesandro
Mark Sykes
Familiar Faces in the Event Center to begin this $100,000 guarantee:
Craig Feldherr
Alex Rocha
John Allan Hinds
Wendy Rubin
Mike Borovetz
Allen Chou
Sheree Bykofsky
Cuong Phong
Cotton Snuffer
Norman Michalek
"Little Man" Mike Sica
Christine Brewer
Robert Melo
Leonardo Palermo
Mike Dentale
Jerry Payne
Adam Lippert
Tim D'Allesandro
Mark Sykes
Event 3: Early Chatter
$350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
A look at the early buzz floating around in the Twitter-verse:
Tim Little @SavingTheGreen
Ok I guess I belong to #teamDGen bust out of Borgata ev3 @1am back for ev5 at 11am good luck to the rest saad deep in ev1
Lee Childs @leechilds
Lesssgo @bill_childs and all #TeamITM folks in the $350 today! I'm playing the $1k at 1pm.
Amanda Musumeci @TheReaLMander
$400 reentry 100k guar today. If that doesnt work out, the 1k reentry starts at 1pm :-). Glgll
Pierre Deissler @PierreDeissler
Wpt Borg event 6. $400 20kss tbl 31 #tpedge
Norman Michalek @norm_michalek
Back to the grind 400 reentry. Time to rebuild castles.
A look at the early buzz floating around in the Twitter-verse:
Tim Little @SavingTheGreen
Ok I guess I belong to #teamDGen bust out of Borgata ev3 @1am back for ev5 at 11am good luck to the rest saad deep in ev1
Lee Childs @leechilds
Lesssgo @bill_childs and all #TeamITM folks in the $350 today! I'm playing the $1k at 1pm.
Amanda Musumeci @TheReaLMander
$400 reentry 100k guar today. If that doesnt work out, the 1k reentry starts at 1pm :-). Glgll
Pierre Deissler @PierreDeissler
Wpt Borg event 6. $400 20kss tbl 31 #tpedge
Norman Michalek @norm_michalek
Back to the grind 400 reentry. Time to rebuild castles.
Event 5: I Guarantee It!
$350 + $50 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Another no limit tournament and another guarantee. After smashing the $1 Million Guarantee in Event 1, players are back to take a shot at today's $100,000 Guarantee.
A big stack means players start with 20k in chips and levels will last 30 minutes each.
Players love the format as unlimited re-entries are available for the first six levels.
This one-day event is off and running!
Another no limit tournament and another guarantee. After smashing the $1 Million Guarantee in Event 1, players are back to take a shot at today's $100,000 Guarantee.
A big stack means players start with 20k in chips and levels will last 30 minutes each.
Players love the format as unlimited re-entries are available for the first six levels.
This one-day event is off and running!
Event 3 - Table Assignments
Borgata Poker Open
Event 3 - $350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty No Limit Hold'em
Entries: 613
Total Buy-In: $214,550
Players Remaining: 18
Average Chip Stack: 409,000
START OF DAY 2 TABLE ASSIGNMENTS
T1 | S1: JUSTIN SCHWARTZ (LAKE GROVE, NY): 941,000
Event 3 - $350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty No Limit Hold'em
Entries: 613
Total Buy-In: $214,550
Players Remaining: 18
Average Chip Stack: 409,000
START OF DAY 2 TABLE ASSIGNMENTS
T1 | S1: JUSTIN SCHWARTZ (LAKE GROVE, NY): 941,000
T1 | S2: MATTHEW
BURNITZ (BEAR, DE): 313,000
T1 | S3: VINEET PAHUJA
(HICKSVILLE, NY): 808,000
T1 | S4: JOSEPH TRACY
(AVOCA, PA): 438,000
T1 | S5: CHRISTOPHER
GROVE (BROOKLYN PARK, MD): 272,000
T1 | S6: THOMAS HOGLUND
(NEW BEDFORD, MA): 138,000
T1 | S7: EMMANUIL
DIGILOV (STATEN ISLAND, NY): 500,000
T1 | S8: JOSE MONTES
(BRONX, NY): 384,000
T1 | S9: JOHN DEGEORGE
(TOMS RIVER, NJ): 328,000
T2 | S1: SHELDON GROSS
(HILLSBORO BEACH, FL): 147,000
T2 | S2: GHEOGHE PRIALA
(KITCHENER, CAN): 88,000
T2 | S3: HENRY BUMBLE
(NEW YORK, NY): 306,000
T2 | S4: JONATHAN
GIORDANO (E SYRACUSE, NY): 209,000
T2 | S5: JOSEPH OPIE
(FAIR HAVEN, NJ): 955,000
T2 | S6: PETER SENNON
(BRONX, NY): 230,000
T2 | S7: GEORGE
LEANDROU (GLEN COVE, NY): 655,000
T2 | S8: LANA OBRIEN
(ENGLISHTOWN, NJ): 386,000
T2 | S9: KAMBIZ
BEHBAHANI (FAIRFAX STATION, VA): 269,000
Event 1 - Table Assignments
Borgata Poker Open
Event 1 - $500 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em
Entries: 3,705
Total Buy-In: $1,852,500
Players Remaining: 33
Average Chip Stack: 2,806,000
START OF DAY 3 TABLE ASSIGNMENTS
Event 1 - $500 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em
Entries: 3,705
Total Buy-In: $1,852,500
Players Remaining: 33
Average Chip Stack: 2,806,000
START OF DAY 3 TABLE ASSIGNMENTS
T1 | S1: JOHN ALFERA
(ARNOLD, PA): 930,000
T1 | S2: DEONARINE
ITWARU (S OZONE PARK, NY): 800,000
T1 | S3: SALVATORE
ESPOSITO (BLUE POINT, NY): 2,245,000
T1 | S4: JAMES WEPPEL
(EASTON, PA): 3,750,000
T1 | S5: ALEKSANDR
RAPOPORT (BROOKLYN, NY): 6,000,000
T1 | S6: OZAIR NIAZI
(DOVER, NJ): 6,100,000
T1 | S7: JAMES
MANGANARO (NUTLEY, NJ): 1,380,000
T1 | S8: BARRY SOLOWAY
(PORT JEFFERSON STATION, NY): 1,385,000
T1 | S9: JASON NAGERS
(PRNC FREDERCK, MD): 1,185,000
T2 | S1: MICHAEL
MCGUIRE (MAHWAH, NJ): 4,500,000
T2 | S2: DANIEL ROURKE
(WADING RIVER, NY): 1,500,000
T2 | S3: DANIEL WACH
(BOONTON, NJ): 2,955,000
T2 | S4: BENEDETTO
BIANCO (FRANKLIN SQUARE, NY): 4,500,000
T2 | S5: GARY ACKERMAN
(COLLEGEVILLE, PA): 9,500,000
T2 | S6: WALTER ENGLISH
(WASHINGTON, DC): 1,700,000
T2 | S7: MICHAEL MAGOR
(WOODMERE, NY): 1,800,000
T2 | S8: SAMEER BATRA
(GLEN OAKS, NY): 4,095,000
T3 | S1: ROBERT KLEIN
(NISKAYUNA, NY): 4,725,000
T3 | S2: TEVY WELLINS
(HOLLYWOOD, FL): 2,275,000
T3 | S3: MICHAEL SHASHO
(RAMSEY, NJ): 667,500
T3 | S4: TRAVELL THOMAS
(BUFFALO, NY): 1,600,000
T3 | S5: NOAM
FLIEGELMAN (PHILADELPHIA, PA): 1,785,000
T3 | S6: SAAD GHANEM
(ROSEDALE, MD): 2,700,000
T3 | S7: THOMAS APREA
(EAST MARION, NY): 1,820,000
T3 | S8: PETE SKYLLAS
(NEW YORK, NY): 1,140,000
T4 | S1: BRIAN POLITO
(CRANFORD, NJ): 3,495,000
T4 | S2: HOWARD CHARYN
(EAST MEADOW, NY): 1,045,000
T4 | S3: WENDY FREEDMAN
(LAS VEGAS, NV): 4,565,000
T4 | S4: BARRY
LEVENTHAL (BROOKLYN, NY): 4,700,000
T4 | S5: MAKSIM
ROZENFELD (NEW YORK, NY): 6,765,000
T4 | S6: HOBART ADKINS
(ONA, WV): 5,600,000
T4 | S7: DANIEL
MARQUEZ (MUNSTER, IN): 1,160,000
T4 | S8: KAZUHITO
OSHIMA (TEMECULA, CA): 3,365,000
Saturday, September 8
TODAY'S EVENTS (EVENT CENTER/POKER ROOM)
11AM: Event 5 - $350 + $50 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 GUARANTEED
3 PM: Event 33 - $400 + $50 SURVIVOR No Limit Hold'em
11AM: Event 5 - $350 + $50 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 GUARANTEED
- Players start with 20,000 in tournament chips
- Levels will last 30 minutes each
- Players may Re-Enter through Level 6
- 1-Day event
- Players start with 15,000 in tournament chips
- Levels 1-10: will last 50 minutes each | Levels 11+: will last 460 minutes each
- Players may Re-Enter through Level 4
- 2-Day event. Day 2 begins Sunday at 1PM
3 PM: Event 33 - $400 + $50 SURVIVOR No Limit Hold'em
- Players start with 12,000 in tournament chips
- Levels will last 30 minutes each
- Approximately 1 in 10 will win $4,000 CASH
- 1-Day event
- layers start with 12,000 in tournament chips
- Levels will last 20 minutes each
- This is a Bounty tournament. Players must have their Bounty chip clearly displayed on the table to remain active in the tournament.
- Players may Re-Enter through Level 6
- 1-Day event
Event 2 Recap
$350 + $50 HORSE
HORSE event winner Elon Diamond (El Portal, FL) summed it up nicely: "I ran well, I played well." The professional poker player collected $16,603 for the win along with his first Borgata Open trophy. He was never noted as chip leader throughout this tournament, until the very end when he held all 2.4 million chips in play.
Second place and $9,131 went to Nick Cochinos (Poughkeepsie, NY) who also flew under the radar for most of this event. He, too, is a professional poker player, but never held the chip lead.
Maksim Serebrinskiy (Brooklyn, NY) did hold the chip lead off and on during day two, but fell short, finishing third for $5,257.
163 players entered this incredibly tough field, generating total buy-ins of $57,050. The final 18 got a piece of the prize pool. Most accomplished among those cashing was Chris Reslock (Atlantic City, NJ). He holds one WSOP bracelet and has amassed more than $1.7 million in tournament earnings. Today he busted out 17th for $830.
Borgata tournament regular Helen Ellis (New York, NY) was the last woman sitting in this event. She claimed 6th place and $2,767.
Lots of big names played this event, but did not cash. Among those were three-time Borgata Open winner Yuebin Guo, and two-time Borgata Open winners Barry Levy, Glenn Engelbert, and Gil Sacks.
After two very long days, this HORSE race finally came to an end. After getting some sleep, most of these players will be back for more in upcoming Borgata Poker Open events.
Final Table Results
HORSE event winner Elon Diamond (El Portal, FL) summed it up nicely: "I ran well, I played well." The professional poker player collected $16,603 for the win along with his first Borgata Open trophy. He was never noted as chip leader throughout this tournament, until the very end when he held all 2.4 million chips in play.
Second place and $9,131 went to Nick Cochinos (Poughkeepsie, NY) who also flew under the radar for most of this event. He, too, is a professional poker player, but never held the chip lead.
Maksim Serebrinskiy (Brooklyn, NY) did hold the chip lead off and on during day two, but fell short, finishing third for $5,257.
163 players entered this incredibly tough field, generating total buy-ins of $57,050. The final 18 got a piece of the prize pool. Most accomplished among those cashing was Chris Reslock (Atlantic City, NJ). He holds one WSOP bracelet and has amassed more than $1.7 million in tournament earnings. Today he busted out 17th for $830.
Borgata tournament regular Helen Ellis (New York, NY) was the last woman sitting in this event. She claimed 6th place and $2,767.
Lots of big names played this event, but did not cash. Among those were three-time Borgata Open winner Yuebin Guo, and two-time Borgata Open winners Barry Levy, Glenn Engelbert, and Gil Sacks.
After two very long days, this HORSE race finally came to an end. After getting some sleep, most of these players will be back for more in upcoming Borgata Poker Open events.
Final Table Results
1 - Elon Diamond (El Portal, FL) - $16,603
2 - Nick Cochinos (Poughkeepsie, NY) - $9,131
3 - Maksim Serebrinsky (Brooklyn, NY) - $5,257
4 - Russ Salzer (Westpark, FL) - $4,427
5 - Kevin Nettles (Pottstown, PA) - $3,320
6 - Helen Ellis (New York, NY) - $2,767
7 - Jeff Jerome (Philadelphia, PA) - $2,214
8 - Edward McGahan (Ridgewood, NJ) - $1,660
9 - Gerard Fabiano (Belleville, NJ) - $1,245
Bagged and Tagged!
Event 1 - $500 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em
Play has ended for the night for Event 1, and the remaining 33 players will be back at it again at 1pm tomorrow, when the blinds will be at 60k/120k with a 20k ante. The average chip count is just about 2.8 million, if my limited math skills serve me correctly.
Our chip leader at the end of the night is Gary Ackerman (Collegeville, PA) with 9.5 million. Maksim Rozenfeld (NY, NY) has the second biggest stack with 6.765 million in chips.
The complete chip counts and seating assignments will be posted tomorrow morning, but here's a sampling of some other notable chip stacks to whet your appetite:
Niazi Ozair (Dover, NJ) - 6.1 million
Alex Rapoport - 6 million
Hobart Adkins (Ona, WV) - 5.6 million
Barry Leventhal (Brooklyn, NY) - 4.7 million
Wendy Freedman (Las Vegas, NV) - 4.565 million
Benny Bianco (Franklin Square, NY) - 4.5 million
Kazu Oshima (Temecula, CA) - 3.365 million
Sal Esposito (Blue Point, NY) - 2.245 million
Join us at 1pm when 33 players will be clawing and scratching their way to the $309,196 grand prize that awaits the champion of the 1st event of the 2012 Borgata Poker Open. Until tomorrow, poker fanatics...
Play has ended for the night for Event 1, and the remaining 33 players will be back at it again at 1pm tomorrow, when the blinds will be at 60k/120k with a 20k ante. The average chip count is just about 2.8 million, if my limited math skills serve me correctly.
Our chip leader at the end of the night is Gary Ackerman (Collegeville, PA) with 9.5 million. Maksim Rozenfeld (NY, NY) has the second biggest stack with 6.765 million in chips.
The complete chip counts and seating assignments will be posted tomorrow morning, but here's a sampling of some other notable chip stacks to whet your appetite:
Niazi Ozair (Dover, NJ) - 6.1 million
Alex Rapoport - 6 million
Hobart Adkins (Ona, WV) - 5.6 million
Barry Leventhal (Brooklyn, NY) - 4.7 million
Wendy Freedman (Las Vegas, NV) - 4.565 million
Benny Bianco (Franklin Square, NY) - 4.5 million
Kazu Oshima (Temecula, CA) - 3.365 million
Sal Esposito (Blue Point, NY) - 2.245 million
Join us at 1pm when 33 players will be clawing and scratching their way to the $309,196 grand prize that awaits the champion of the 1st event of the 2012 Borgata Poker Open. Until tomorrow, poker fanatics...
Event 3: Ramnauth Eliminated, Down to 18 - Play ends, Opie Leads with Schwartz Right Behind
Play has ended for the night in Event #3 with 18 players remaining after the elimination of Dinesh Ramnauth. Ramnuth hit a K on the flop holding K6 in a blind vs. blind situation but his opponent holding 3's caught running threes on the turn and river to end play for the night.
Here are your chip standings heading into Day 2:
John Opie - 955,000
Justin Schwartz - 941,000
Vinny Pahuja - 808,000
George Landrou - 655,000
Max Digilou - 500,000
Joseph Tracy - 438,000
Lana O'Brien - 386,000
Jose Montes - 384,000
John DeGeorge - 328,000
Matthew Burnitz - 313,000
Henry Bumble - 306,000
Christopher Grove - 272,000
Kambiz Behbahani - 269,000
Peter Sennon - 230,000
Jonathan Giordano - 209,000
Sheldon Gross - 147,000
Thomas Hoglund - 138,000
Priala Gheoghe - 88,000
Good luck to all the players tomorrow! And please join us for Fifth Street Radio tomorrow at 8 PM ET at www.fifthstreetradio.com as we broadcast live from the Borgata Poker Open.
Here are your chip standings heading into Day 2:
John Opie - 955,000
Justin Schwartz - 941,000
Vinny Pahuja - 808,000
George Landrou - 655,000
Max Digilou - 500,000
Joseph Tracy - 438,000
Lana O'Brien - 386,000
Jose Montes - 384,000
John DeGeorge - 328,000
Matthew Burnitz - 313,000
Henry Bumble - 306,000
Christopher Grove - 272,000
Kambiz Behbahani - 269,000
Peter Sennon - 230,000
Jonathan Giordano - 209,000
Sheldon Gross - 147,000
Thomas Hoglund - 138,000
Priala Gheoghe - 88,000
Good luck to all the players tomorrow! And please join us for Fifth Street Radio tomorrow at 8 PM ET at www.fifthstreetradio.com as we broadcast live from the Borgata Poker Open.
Event 2: 1st Place - Diamond
$350 + $50 HORSE
Elon Diamond was the victor after two long days of HORSE-play. He came all the way from near Miami, Florida, to play poker here. He's new to the mixed games, but obviously plays them well.
Elon Diamond (El Portal, FL)
$16,603
Elon Diamond was the victor after two long days of HORSE-play. He came all the way from near Miami, Florida, to play poker here. He's new to the mixed games, but obviously plays them well.
Event 2: 2nd Place - Cochinos
$350 + $50 HORSE
Nick Cochinos (Poughkeepsie, NY)
$9,131
Nick is a poker pro who plays both tournaments and cash games. He started day two in the exact middle of the field, 53rd in chips out of 106 returning players. He ran that stack all the way up to a second-place finish.
Event 4 Recap
$400 + $50 Seven Card Stud
Despite suffering a personal tragedy during this event, Bill 'Bumperino' Munley (Throop, PA) played through the pain to claim the win and $8,381, along with his second Borgata Open trophy.
Bill's brother Mike fell from a scaffold this afternoon and was killed. Bill learned via calls and texts from his family. Since there was nothing that could be done, he continued playing, determined to make this one count. "Dedicate this one to him, Clement Michael Munley" Bill said. Mike was 60 years old.
Rogerio Sousa (Durham, NC) had been a big stack most of the day and finished runner-up to Bill, earning $4,656. He passed his construction company on to his children so he could retire to play poker and golf. He might've gone all the way, but his pair of Aces fell to a flush, costing him a big pot.
Third-place went to 3-time WSOP bracelet winner 'Miami' John Cernuto (Las Vegas, NV) who earned $2,794. He was among the chip leaders most of the day "but I was never rolled-up" he said.
A total of 48 players entered this event generating total buy-ins of $19,200. Only the top five got paid. It was originally scheduled to be a two-day event, but they finished up in only 12 hours.
The field included a couple of other big names, who did not cash. 2009 November Niner Ylon Schwartz, who won his first WSOP bracelet this summer and well-known tournament grinder Allen 'Chainsaw' Kessler.
Bill Munley wrote this poem, in-between Stud hands and taking calls from his family:
"No farewell words were spoken, no time to say goodbye. You were gone before we knew it and only God can tell us why. RIP Mike"
Despite suffering a personal tragedy during this event, Bill 'Bumperino' Munley (Throop, PA) played through the pain to claim the win and $8,381, along with his second Borgata Open trophy.
Bill's brother Mike fell from a scaffold this afternoon and was killed. Bill learned via calls and texts from his family. Since there was nothing that could be done, he continued playing, determined to make this one count. "Dedicate this one to him, Clement Michael Munley" Bill said. Mike was 60 years old.
Rogerio Sousa (Durham, NC) had been a big stack most of the day and finished runner-up to Bill, earning $4,656. He passed his construction company on to his children so he could retire to play poker and golf. He might've gone all the way, but his pair of Aces fell to a flush, costing him a big pot.
Third-place went to 3-time WSOP bracelet winner 'Miami' John Cernuto (Las Vegas, NV) who earned $2,794. He was among the chip leaders most of the day "but I was never rolled-up" he said.
A total of 48 players entered this event generating total buy-ins of $19,200. Only the top five got paid. It was originally scheduled to be a two-day event, but they finished up in only 12 hours.
The field included a couple of other big names, who did not cash. 2009 November Niner Ylon Schwartz, who won his first WSOP bracelet this summer and well-known tournament grinder Allen 'Chainsaw' Kessler.
Bill Munley wrote this poem, in-between Stud hands and taking calls from his family:
"No farewell words were spoken, no time to say goodbye. You were gone before we knew it and only God can tell us why. RIP Mike"
Final Results
1 - Bill 'Bumperino' Munley (Throop, PA) - $8,381
2 - Rogerio Sousa (Durham, NC) - $4,656
3 - 'Miami' John Cernuto (Las Vegas, NV) - $2,794
4 - Michael Frejka (New York, NY) - $1,862
5 - Jim DiCarlo (White Lake, NY) - $931
From Rags to Riches
Event 1 - $500 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em
Blinds are now at 50k/100k/5k. The player under the gun goes all-in for about 2 million. Benny Bianco (Franklin Square), NY re-shoves for just over 2 million. Action folds around to the big blind, who decides to go all-in as well. The hands are tabled as follows:
UTG player: A♦Q♠
Bianco: 9♦9♥
Big Blind: AK
The board runs clean for Bianco when it comes 4♥5♥J♣4♠2♣
Benny Bianco (Franklin Square)
Bianco was down to his last 600k in chips just a short while ago, but is now the chip leader with 6.35 million after knocking out both of his opponents. 38 players remain. Our former chip leader Wendy Freedman (Las Vegas, NV) is still chugging along with a healthy 5.2 million or so.
Blinds are now at 50k/100k/5k. The player under the gun goes all-in for about 2 million. Benny Bianco (Franklin Square), NY re-shoves for just over 2 million. Action folds around to the big blind, who decides to go all-in as well. The hands are tabled as follows:
UTG player: A♦Q♠
Bianco: 9♦9♥
Big Blind: AK
The board runs clean for Bianco when it comes 4♥5♥J♣4♠2♣
Bianco was down to his last 600k in chips just a short while ago, but is now the chip leader with 6.35 million after knocking out both of his opponents. 38 players remain. Our former chip leader Wendy Freedman (Las Vegas, NV) is still chugging along with a healthy 5.2 million or so.
Event 3: Be Careful What You Wish For
Peter Sennon (Bronx, NY) re-raised Jack Battaglia (Staten Island, NY) putting him all in. After leaning back in his chair, Battaglia exclaimed "Let's go!" and flipped over AQc vs Sennon's AdKh.
With the flop coming 2c-10d-4h, Battaglia was ready to head out the door. 3d came on the turn and Lana O'Brien said "A five would be interesting".
5s comes on the river gives both player the wheel as an exasperated Peter Sennon expressed his frustration.
Play continues with 21 players remaining.
With the flop coming 2c-10d-4h, Battaglia was ready to head out the door. 3d came on the turn and Lana O'Brien said "A five would be interesting".
5s comes on the river gives both player the wheel as an exasperated Peter Sennon expressed his frustration.
Play continues with 21 players remaining.
Jack Battaglia and Peter Sennon
Event 2: 5th Place - Nettles
$350 + $50 HORSE
Kevin has gone by the name 'Kev' all day, but now is known as Kevin Nettles, finishing 5th for $3,320.
The final four play on.
Kevin Nettles (Pottstown, PA)
$3,320
Kevin has gone by the name 'Kev' all day, but now is known as Kevin Nettles, finishing 5th for $3,320.
The final four play on.
Couple o' Counts
Event 1 - $500 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em
Here's a few random chip counts around the room:
Gary Ackerman (Collegeville, PA) - 4.8 million
Dan Wach (Boonton, NJ) - 5.2 million
Mike "Mad Dog" Shasho (Ramsey, NJ) - 600k
Tom Aprea (East Marion, NY) - 1.2 million
Here's a few random chip counts around the room:
Gary Ackerman (Collegeville, PA) - 4.8 million
Event 2: 6th Place - Ellis
$350 + $50 HORSE
Helen Ellis has been the last woman sitting for quite a while. She finally lost the last of her chips, finishing 6th for $2,767.
The final five guys are still battling it out. Limits are up to 40k/80k.
Helen Ellis (New York, NY)
6th Place - $2,767
Helen Ellis has been the last woman sitting for quite a while. She finally lost the last of her chips, finishing 6th for $2,767.
The final five guys are still battling it out. Limits are up to 40k/80k.
Event 3: Two More Eliminated
Rex Clinkscales was eliminated in 24th Place (1,145) in a 250k pot. Clinkscales had re-raised the player to his right only to see Joe Opie of Fairhaven, NJ go over all-in over Clinkscales bet. Rex took his time, shook his head and made the call. Opie confidently flipped over his pair of kings while Clinkscales showed pocket 10's.
A board of 5-5-4-J-3 was no help to Clinkscales and he was eliminated in 24th.
John Miller was eliminated in 25th place and the players thought their day was over but one more player objected to stopping so play continues on.
Update: Three more players have been eliminated and the field is now down to 21.
A board of 5-5-4-J-3 was no help to Clinkscales and he was eliminated in 24th.
John Miller was eliminated in 25th place and the players thought their day was over but one more player objected to stopping so play continues on.
Update: Three more players have been eliminated and the field is now down to 21.
John Opie
Short Stack Ninja
Event 1 - $500 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em
Barry Leventhal (Brooklyn, NY) raises from late position and the button shoves, but not for much more. Leventhal goes into the tank for a bit before calling. Leventhal turns over Q♥9♠, but he finds out he is behind when the button tables Q♦J♦. Leventhal doesn't get any help when the board runs out 7♥J♣3♣2♣4♠, and the button doubles up his short stack through Leventhal.
Barry Leventhal (Brooklyn, NY)
Barry Leventhal (Brooklyn, NY) raises from late position and the button shoves, but not for much more. Leventhal goes into the tank for a bit before calling. Leventhal turns over Q♥9♠, but he finds out he is behind when the button tables Q♦J♦. Leventhal doesn't get any help when the board runs out 7♥J♣3♣2♣4♠, and the button doubles up his short stack through Leventhal.
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