$200 + $30 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
The final four players continue to trade chips.
The average stack is 6.9 million (14 BB) as blinds are 250k/500k/50k ante
Remaining Players
Tom Colamaria (Brooklyn, NY)
Eddie Bou (Green Acre, FL)
Brian Coen (Vancouver, Canada)
Joseph McKeehen (North Wales, PA)
Remaining Prize Pool
1st $46,650
2nd $27,843
3rd $17,027
4th $14,243
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Event 25: 5th Place - Blackburn
$200 + $30 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Nick Blackburn (Long Bottom, OH)
$11,780
Nick Blackburn is out when his A6 doesn't connect against the QQ of Tom Colamaria.
"I'm a complete blank," says Blackburn, when asked to volunteer any pertinent or interesting information about his tournament or life.
Event 25: 6th Place - Mevorah
$200 + $30 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Abraham Mevorah (Staten Island, NY)
$9,531
Abraham Mevorah and his pocket 10s hit the rail when Brian Coen flops a queen while holding AQ. This is Mevorah's second cash of the Borgata Poker Open. He's a comedy club owner in New York.
Event 25: 7th Place - Spence
$200 + $30 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Jeffrey Spence (King of Prussia, PA)
$7,496
Jeff Spence hits the rail when his pocket 6s lose the race to Joseph McKeehen's Q 10. Spence is a semi-professional poker player saying, "I'm a big fan of the WPT and Borgata."
Event 25: 8th Place - Maglietta
$200 + $30 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Mike Maglietta (Old Bridge, NJ)
$5,569
Mike Maglietta is on the rail when his QJ is dominated by AQ. Maglietta says he plays poker part time and that this was his first event of the Borgata Poker Open.
"Not too bad," he says, "one event, one final table."
Event 25: 9th Place - Daval
$200 + $30 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Emmanuel Daval (Brooklyn, NY)
$3,930
"It was pretty sweet to make the final table," says Emmanuel after dropping to less than 10 big blinds with two tables to go. He's an artist and painter in New York and has been playing tournament poker recreationally for the last five years.
Emmanuel's luck runs out when his AJ doesn't improve against the QQ of Joseph McKeehen.
"It was pretty sweet to make the final table," says Emmanuel after dropping to less than 10 big blinds with two tables to go. He's an artist and painter in New York and has been playing tournament poker recreationally for the last five years.
Event 25: 10th Place - deNeergaard
$200 + $30 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Dave deNeergaard (Northport, NY)
$2,559
The first all in at the final table is three-way action and deNeergaard is the casualty. His QQ is behind the KK of Abraham Mevorah, but ahead of the A8 of Eddie Bou, who is the shortest stack.
Bou hits trip aces for a true triple-up, while the remainder of deNeergaard's chips go to Mevorah.
deNeergaard says he took vacation time from work to play in the tournament which is paying dividends.
Event 25: Final Table
$200 + $30 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds: 80k/160k/20k ante
Seat-Name-Chip Count (in millions)
1 Jeffrey Spence (King of Prussia, PA) 1.2
2 Tom Colamaria (Brooklyn, NY) 3.1
3 Eddie Bou (Green Acre, FL) 1.2
4 Dave deNeergaard (Northport, NY) 1.5
5 Abraham Mevorah (Staten Island, NY) 4.3
6 Brian Coen (Vancouver, Canada) 4
7 Mike Maglietta (Old Bridge, NJ) 2.9
8 Emmanuel Daval (Brooklyn, NY) 2.3
9 Nick Blackburn (Long Bottom, OH) 3.5
10 Joseph McKeehen (North Wales, PA) 4.1
Blinds: 80k/160k/20k ante
Seat-Name-Chip Count (in millions)
1 Jeffrey Spence (King of Prussia, PA) 1.2
2 Tom Colamaria (Brooklyn, NY) 3.1
3 Eddie Bou (Green Acre, FL) 1.2
4 Dave deNeergaard (Northport, NY) 1.5
5 Abraham Mevorah (Staten Island, NY) 4.3
6 Brian Coen (Vancouver, Canada) 4
7 Mike Maglietta (Old Bridge, NJ) 2.9
8 Emmanuel Daval (Brooklyn, NY) 2.3
9 Nick Blackburn (Long Bottom, OH) 3.5
10 Joseph McKeehen (North Wales, PA) 4.1
Event 25: 3-Way All in, Chopped Pot, Final Table
$200 + $30 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
A three-way all in leads to the elimination of Qing Guo (Edison, NJ) in 11th place and sets the final table.
Guo is all in with A 6, but Brian Coen (Vancouver, Canada) and Dave deNeergaard (Northport, NY) dominate him with AK. Guo doesn't get any help and is chips are split between Coen and deNeergaard.
Guo and Randy Burnette (Winston Salem, NC) who busted in 12th place both earn $2,559.
The remaining 10 players are drawing for their final table seats.
A three-way all in leads to the elimination of Qing Guo (Edison, NJ) in 11th place and sets the final table.
Guo is all in with A 6, but Brian Coen (Vancouver, Canada) and Dave deNeergaard (Northport, NY) dominate him with AK. Guo doesn't get any help and is chips are split between Coen and deNeergaard.
Guo and Randy Burnette (Winston Salem, NC) who busted in 12th place both earn $2,559.
The remaining 10 players are drawing for their final table seats.
Event 25: Dirty Dozen
$200 + $30 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
The elimination of Brian Grogan (Middle Village, NY) in 13th place means we're inching closer to the final table. Grogan won the HORSE event. during the Borgata Summer Poker Open for ~$7600.
He takes home $2,559 in this tournament.
The elimination of Brian Grogan (Middle Village, NY) in 13th place means we're inching closer to the final table. Grogan won the HORSE event. during the Borgata Summer Poker Open for ~$7600.
He takes home $2,559 in this tournament.
Event 25: Play Resumes in Poker Room
$200 + $30 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
The final 17 players are now in the Poker Room as they go after the $46,650 top prize.
The average stack is 1.6 million (16 BB) as blinds are now 50k/100k/10k ante.
A reminder of what's left in the prize pool:
Place - Amount
1. $46,650
2. $27,843
3. $17,027
4. $14,243
5. $11,780
6. $9,531
7. $7,496
8. $5,569
9. $3,930
10 - 12. $2,559
13 - 15. $1,713
16 - 18. $1,146
The final 17 players are now in the Poker Room as they go after the $46,650 top prize.
The average stack is 1.6 million (16 BB) as blinds are now 50k/100k/10k ante.
A reminder of what's left in the prize pool:
Place - Amount
1. $46,650
2. $27,843
3. $17,027
4. $14,243
5. $11,780
6. $9,531
7. $7,496
8. $5,569
9. $3,930
10 - 12. $2,559
13 - 15. $1,713
16 - 18. $1,146
Event 25: Goodnight Moon
$200 + $30 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
The final 17 players are relocation to the Poker Room as the 90 poker tables are being removed from the Event Center. The space is being prepped for the WPT Borgata Poker Open televised final table and will have a completely different look for Friday's taping.
Event Center Breakdown
The final 17 players are relocation to the Poker Room as the 90 poker tables are being removed from the Event Center. The space is being prepped for the WPT Borgata Poker Open televised final table and will have a completely different look for Friday's taping.
Event 25: $230 Final Two Tables
$200 + $30 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Still Grinding
The final two tables are playing their last level of the night in the Event Center. When the clock hits zero, the remaining players will be relocated to the Poker Room at ~3:20 am.
WPT BPO: 28th-36th Places ($14,665)
$3300 + $200 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship NLH
28. Ari Eibhum (Eldersburg, MD)
29. Ari Albilia (Syosset, NY)
30. Stephen Reynolds (Little Egg Harbor Twp. NJ)
31. Ali Alawadhi (Longwood, FL)
32. Andrew Sarowitz (Huntington, NY)
33. Mike Devinsky (Middletown, NJ)
34. Mukul Pahuja (North Lauderdale, FL)
35. Abraham Faroni (Philadelphia, PA)
36. Joe Commisso (Philadelphia, PA)
28. Ari Eibhum (Eldersburg, MD)
29. Ari Albilia (Syosset, NY)
30. Stephen Reynolds (Little Egg Harbor Twp. NJ)
31. Ali Alawadhi (Longwood, FL)
32. Andrew Sarowitz (Huntington, NY)
33. Mike Devinsky (Middletown, NJ)
34. Mukul Pahuja (North Lauderdale, FL)
35. Abraham Faroni (Philadelphia, PA)
36. Joe Commisso (Philadelphia, PA)
WPT BPO: Eskandar Leads Heading to Day 4
$3300 + $200 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship NLH
Patrick Eskandar (Gulfport, MS) is the chip leader heading into Day 4 with 2.977 million and he glad to be there with just one entry.
"Only one bullet," says Eskandar, who was crippled on just the second hand of Day 1A. "I was ready to re-entry, but didn't have to," he explained. Eskandar's pocket aces were cracked by a set of queens, which knocked him down to 6k.
After a couple of double-ups he was off and running. Eskandar bagged 93k on Day 1 and never looked back. "It was a pretty good day," said Eskandar about Day 3 where he started with ~300k. "It'll be interesting to see how it goes tomorrow (Thursday).
Eskandar leads the returning 27 players and is just ahead of Matt Burnitz (Bear, DE) and Steve Brecher (Reno, NV), who are both at ~2.5 million and the only three players with more than 2 million chips.
Play resumes noon Thursday with the average stack at 1.3 million (55 BB) and blinds at 12k/24k/3k ante. The action will play down to the final six who will appear on Friday's WPT televised final table where they'll compete for the $818,847 top prize.
Patrick Eskandar
Patrick Eskandar (Gulfport, MS) is the chip leader heading into Day 4 with 2.977 million and he glad to be there with just one entry.
"Only one bullet," says Eskandar, who was crippled on just the second hand of Day 1A. "I was ready to re-entry, but didn't have to," he explained. Eskandar's pocket aces were cracked by a set of queens, which knocked him down to 6k.
After a couple of double-ups he was off and running. Eskandar bagged 93k on Day 1 and never looked back. "It was a pretty good day," said Eskandar about Day 3 where he started with ~300k. "It'll be interesting to see how it goes tomorrow (Thursday).
Eskandar leads the returning 27 players and is just ahead of Matt Burnitz (Bear, DE) and Steve Brecher (Reno, NV), who are both at ~2.5 million and the only three players with more than 2 million chips.
Play resumes noon Thursday with the average stack at 1.3 million (55 BB) and blinds at 12k/24k/3k ante. The action will play down to the final six who will appear on Friday's WPT televised final table where they'll compete for the $818,847 top prize.
WPT BPO: End of Day 3 Chip Counts
$3300 + $200 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship NLH
Position-Name-Chip Count
1. Patrick Eskandar 2.97 million
2. Matt Burnitz 2.5 million
3. Steve Brecher 2.463 million
4. David Diaz 1.96 million
5. Jeremy Brown 1.86 million
6. Jeffrey Saunders 1.784 million
7. Farhan Madhani 1.765 million
8. Vinny Pahuja 1.671
9. Jeff Williams 1.487 million
10. Lee Childs 1.469
11. Scott Schawlich 1.434 million
12. Tyler Patterson 1.428 million
13. Kyle Bowker 1.351 million
14. Matt Brady 1.349
15. Barry Hutter 1.188
16. Ofir Mor 1.075 million
17. Hellen Ellis 970k
18. David Heck 969k
19. Ben Hamnett 916k
20. Vinny Napolitano 880k
21. Jamie Kerstetter 722k
22. Michael Glick 635k
23. Todd Terry 615k
24. Michael Hickman 573k
25. Maurice Paradis 537k
26. Jean Max Gaspard 524k
27. Philip Console 304k
Position-Name-Chip Count
1. Patrick Eskandar 2.97 million
2. Matt Burnitz 2.5 million
3. Steve Brecher 2.463 million
4. David Diaz 1.96 million
5. Jeremy Brown 1.86 million
6. Jeffrey Saunders 1.784 million
7. Farhan Madhani 1.765 million
8. Vinny Pahuja 1.671
9. Jeff Williams 1.487 million
10. Lee Childs 1.469
11. Scott Schawlich 1.434 million
12. Tyler Patterson 1.428 million
13. Kyle Bowker 1.351 million
14. Matt Brady 1.349
15. Barry Hutter 1.188
16. Ofir Mor 1.075 million
17. Hellen Ellis 970k
18. David Heck 969k
19. Ben Hamnett 916k
20. Vinny Napolitano 880k
21. Jamie Kerstetter 722k
22. Michael Glick 635k
23. Todd Terry 615k
24. Michael Hickman 573k
25. Maurice Paradis 537k
26. Jean Max Gaspard 524k
27. Philip Console 304k
WPT BPO: Play Ends, 27 Left
$3300 + $200 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship NLH
The final 27 players are bagging and tagging after Ari Eiblum (Eldersburg, MD) ships pocket jacks for 625k and is busted by the kings of Tyler Patterson (Everett, WA).
Eiblum earns $14,665 for his 28th place finish, while Patterson takes his stack to 1.4 million.
The final 27 players are bagging and tagging after Ari Eiblum (Eldersburg, MD) ships pocket jacks for 625k and is busted by the kings of Tyler Patterson (Everett, WA).
Eiblum earns $14,665 for his 28th place finish, while Patterson takes his stack to 1.4 million.
WPT BPO: Kerstetter Doubles Through Patterson
$3300 + $200 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship NLH
Jamie Kerstetter (Monroe Twp, NJ) is all in and risk for 350k with A♣ 8♣ vs the pocket queens of Tyler Patterson (Everett, WA).
Kerstetter roots for an ace as the board is 9 5 5, the turn is a 6, which gives Kerstetter a gutshot straight draw. She then starts rooting for a 7 and the dealer delivers as she hits a 9 high straight to double-up.
We're still stuck on 28 players, one elimination from the bag and tag.
Jamie Kerstetter (Monroe Twp, NJ) is all in and risk for 350k with A♣ 8♣ vs the pocket queens of Tyler Patterson (Everett, WA).
Kerstetter roots for an ace as the board is 9 5 5, the turn is a 6, which gives Kerstetter a gutshot straight draw. She then starts rooting for a 7 and the dealer delivers as she hits a 9 high straight to double-up.
We're still stuck on 28 players, one elimination from the bag and tag.
WPT BPO: Back From Break, Albilia All In & Out
$3300 + $200 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship NLH
12k/24k/3k
On the first hand back from break Ari Albilia (Syosset, NY) hits the rail courtesy of Jeffrey Williams (Decatur, GA).
Alibilia finishes in 29th place for $14,665 and we're now one elimination away from stopping play for the night.
12k/24k/3k
On the first hand back from break Ari Albilia (Syosset, NY) hits the rail courtesy of Jeffrey Williams (Decatur, GA).
Alibilia finishes in 29th place for $14,665 and we're now one elimination away from stopping play for the night.
WPT BPO: Lucky Lee Hits Quads
$3300 + $200 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship NLH
On a hand that plays into the break, Lee Childs (Alexandria, VA) bets 400k into a healthy pot and chip leader Patrick Eskandar (Laredo Ranch, CA) goes in the tank.
Eskandar folds and says, "show me pocket 6s," which would have given Childs a full house. Childs does him one better and shows pocket 7s for flopped quads.
"Wow, I got off easy," says Eskandar who is still in the 3 million chip range, while Childs now has 1.6 million.
On a hand that plays into the break, Lee Childs (Alexandria, VA) bets 400k into a healthy pot and chip leader Patrick Eskandar (Laredo Ranch, CA) goes in the tank.
Eskandar folds and says, "show me pocket 6s," which would have given Childs a full house. Childs does him one better and shows pocket 7s for flopped quads.
"Wow, I got off easy," says Eskandar who is still in the 3 million chip range, while Childs now has 1.6 million.
WPT BPO: 37th-45th Places ($12,785)
$3300 + $200 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship NLH
37. Jacob Toole (Sharon, MA)
38. Ken Fishman (Lutz, FL)
39. Anton Nikaj (Putnam Valley, FL)
40. Andrew Lee (Asbury Park, FL)
41. Allen Cunningham (Las Vegas, NV)
42. Emmanuil Digilov (Staten Island, NY)
43. Franco Amorelli (Rosemere, Canada)
44. Michael Zats (Brooklyn, NY)
45. Cherish Andrews (St. Thomas, PA)
37. Jacob Toole (Sharon, MA)
38. Ken Fishman (Lutz, FL)
39. Anton Nikaj (Putnam Valley, FL)
40. Andrew Lee (Asbury Park, FL)
41. Allen Cunningham (Las Vegas, NV)
42. Emmanuil Digilov (Staten Island, NY)
43. Franco Amorelli (Rosemere, Canada)
44. Michael Zats (Brooklyn, NY)
45. Cherish Andrews (St. Thomas, PA)
WPT BPO: Vanquished by Vinny
$3300 + $200 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship NLH
Vinny Pahuja (Hicksville, NY) gets the last of his brother's chips as Mukul Pahuja (North Lauderdale, FL) busts in 34th place. Mukul is crippled to 300k when his pocket 6s are beaten by the AK of Jeffrey Williams (Decatur, IL) who doubles-up to 1.2 million.
Mukul is out shortly after loosing 600k to Williams.
Vinny Pahuja (Hicksville, NY) gets the last of his brother's chips as Mukul Pahuja (North Lauderdale, FL) busts in 34th place. Mukul is crippled to 300k when his pocket 6s are beaten by the AK of Jeffrey Williams (Decatur, IL) who doubles-up to 1.2 million.
Mukul is out shortly after loosing 600k to Williams.
WPT BPO: Oh, Brothers!
$3300 + $200 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship NLH
The new table draw is a bad one for the Pahuja family as Vinny is now at the same table as his brother Mukul.
"Of course he's smiling," says Mukul after we grab a photo, "he's on my left."
Should be an interesting table dynamic on Table 2 with 36 players remaining as they play down to 27.
Mukul & Vinny
The new table draw is a bad one for the Pahuja family as Vinny is now at the same table as his brother Mukul.
"Of course he's smiling," says Mukul after we grab a photo, "he's on my left."
Should be an interesting table dynamic on Table 2 with 36 players remaining as they play down to 27.
WPT BPO: Table 5 Breaking
$3300 + $200 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship NLH
With 36 players remaining, Table 5 is history and we're now 9 handed on four tables. Chip leader Patrick Eskandar (Laredo Ranch, CA) is now close to 3 million in chips.
The chip average is 983k (49 BB) as blinds continue at 10k/20k/2k ante.
Patrick Eskandar & Tyler Patterson
With 36 players remaining, Table 5 is history and we're now 9 handed on four tables. Chip leader Patrick Eskandar (Laredo Ranch, CA) is now close to 3 million in chips.
The chip average is 983k (49 BB) as blinds continue at 10k/20k/2k ante.
WPT BPO: Level Up / Cunningham Out
$3300 + $200 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship NLH
Just after returning from break five time WSOP bracelet holder Allen Cunningham (Las Vegas, NV) hits the rail in 41st place earning him $12,785.
The average stack is 885k (44 BB) as blinds are now 10k/20k/2k ante.
WPT Cameraman Andy Catches Action at Cunningham's Table
Just after returning from break five time WSOP bracelet holder Allen Cunningham (Las Vegas, NV) hits the rail in 41st place earning him $12,785.
The average stack is 885k (44 BB) as blinds are now 10k/20k/2k ante.
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