Event 15: Z Man

$500 + $60 NL Deep Stack

RunZing Good

Dave Zeitlin (Brooklyn, NY) is one player the field doesn't want to see with chips. The man with 35 career cashes and more than $1,000,000 in career earnings is among the top ten in chips with 360k.

"I wish I could say I was playing awesome," he says, "but I'm just running awesome." Zeitlin takes down a 90k pot preflop with a strong reraise with pocket aces. He also flopped a set of deuces for another healthy haul.

Level 16 (3k/6k/500 ante) winding down.

Event 15: The Gang's All Here

$500 + $60 NL Deep Stack

There were more than 50 tables spread throughout the Poker Room, now it's down to nine as all remaining players are in the tournament area of the room.

87 players remain with an average stack of 144k as the money is now within sight.

Level 16 (3k/6k/500 ante) continues, as one player says, "3-6, but no cards."

Event 15: Redemption

$500 + $60 NL Deep Stack

After Scott Strubel's self admitted Event 1 epic meltdown, the Woodbridge, NJ resident is already bouncing back in the inaugural Spring Open. He cashed in Saturday's Event 12 - $5,000 Survivor tournament and is trying to finish in the money again.

"I didn't learn just one thing," says Strubel, "I learned five or six." This after blowing 350k worth of chips in the first Deep Stack, failing to make Day 2.

Strubel's been bouncing between 90 and 120k, but can't get over the hump. "I'll be happy if I cash," he says as we're 47 players from the bubble.

102 players remain (54 cash) with an average stack of 123k.

Level 15 (2k/4k/400 ante) continues.

Event: 15: AK Hurting JY

$500 + $60 NL Deep Stack

Jason Young says he's having the, "swingiest day ever." The WSOP Bracelet winner has been as high as 150k, but recently dropped to 40k.

Twice AK has been unkind for JY. The first time he has a hammer lock on the hand, but instead of taking his stack to 275k, the hand ends in a chop. A little later his ace-king runs into aces, dropping him to 80k.

Level 14 (1,500/3k/400 ante) continues.

Event 15: Level Change

$500 + $60 NL Deep Stack

As the field blinds go up, the field shrinks (funny how that works).

Level 13 (1,200/2,400) is underway.

Event 15: Top, Top - No Good

$500 + $60 NL Deep Stack

Grippo Continues to Grind

With more than 150 players from the money, players are grinding. One player's all in shove with top pair, top kicker is no good and Diane Grippo (Holbrook, NY) takes advantage.

The board is J 8 3 and Grippo's opponent shoves for 25k. Grippo calls with pocket 8s and her set is way ahead of A J, which doesn't catch up. Grippo's now close to 100k, while top, top is bye-bye.

This table is one that believes in the "Blogger Curse" and Jamie Kerstetter (Monroe Twp., NJ) says, "I keep paying him (Gorilla) to come over." Her hope is that players featured in the blog eventually crash and burn.

Level 12 (1k/2k/300 ante) is underway with 19 tables remaining.

Event 15: Back From Break

$500 + $60 NL Deep Stack

209 players remain with an average stack of 60k. Players are back in the middle of Level 11 (800/1,600/200 ante) and play continues until 2 am or 18 players, which ever comes first.

Either way, we're expecting a late night.

Event 15: Notable Chip Stacks

$500 + $60 NL Deep Stack

As dinner break continues, a scan of stacks reveal the following stacks.

Jason Young 150k
Bradley Utz 62k
Howard Wolper 60k
Sheree Bykofsy 55k
Tuan Gbehan 25k
Dave Fox 23k

Event 15: $1-$2 Table = Huge Pot

$500 + $60 NL Deep Stack

DePasquale Destroys Two Players

It's fitting that this Deep Stack tournament started with tables along side cash games across the Poker Room. Because somewhere along the way a $1-$2 game broke out in the tournament and Bob DePasquale (Randolph, NJ) reaps the benefits.

At an 8 handed table, everyone limps to DePasquale in SB who completes, followed by a BB check and family pot.

Flop: A♠ 7♥ 5♥

DePasquale leads out for 10k, UTG calls, MP makes it 21k. DePasquale shoves all in for 130k and has both remaining players covered, both call.

DePasquale: 7♠ 7♦ (middle set)
UTG: A♥ 9♥ (pair of aces, nut flush draw)
MP: 5♠ 5♣ (bottom set)

The board runs clean for DePasquale and his set of 7s hold for a 325k pot. "Very unusual," says Depasquale, referring to an 8 way limped pot on the last hand of Level 10 (600/1,200/200 ante).

"Of course I'm worried that someone could draw out on me, but I've got the best hand at the time and you take your chances," he says. DePasquale is the unofficial chip leader at the dinner break with 344k.

Event 15: Chow Time

$500 + $60 NL Deep Stack

The players are on a 50 minute dinner break. A little more than 200 players remain from the starting field of 501.

Bob DePasquale (Randolph, NJ) is the unofficial big stack with 344k.

Event 15: Breaking it Down

$500 + $60 NL Deep Stack

Players are getting antsy after seven hours of play. The most common question to Media Row: "Do you know how many are left?"

Head counts and big stacks will be updated during the dinner break which is at 7 pm.

The field is on a 10 minute break, returns for a few minutes of play and then can hit the dinner reservations at the top of the hour.

Event 15: What's on your iPod?

$500 + $60 NL Deep Stack

Hill, Bui & Aguilera (l-r)

After hearing endless stories of how the short stacks double to 20k, why pocket jacks never win and that the Blogger's curse is in full effect ("Right after you took my picture, I was crippled!"). It's time to reach into the bag of tricks and play, What's on your iPod?

Name-Place-Music Choice

Rick Stockfield (Patterson, NY): Beck
Taylor Shpur (Witherbee, NY): Killswitch Engage
Geddes Cooper (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) Wyclef
Yonas Debesai (Albany, NY): TEGK (R&B)
Greg Davis (Virginia Beach, VA):Band of Horses
Tony Hill (Syracuse, NY): Clapton
Christian Aguilera (Hicksville, NY): Taio Cruz
Alex Caperonis (Stanford, CT): Bob Sinclar
Dao Bui (Washinton, D.C.) One Republic

All credit goes to Blogger Bradley Utz for his direction and inspiration.

Level 10 (800/1600/200 ante) winding down

Event 15: Chip Stacking

$500 + $60 NL Deep Stack

Bock is Back

After cashing in the Event 1 Deep Stack, Gregory Bock (Unionville, NJ) is building an impressive tower. "I'm not getting a lot pocket pairs," he says with 157k at the color up break. "I'm turning jack-ten and ace-king into straights and flushes."

Bock was up to close to 200k, but lost 25k to Paul "Aces" Goray (Baltimore, Md) who's had pocket aces three times during the last level. "Pretty good, right?" he says with a smile.

Goray was down to 9k, but has doubled twice with the pocket rockets and is now at 49k.

Level 9 (500/1k/100 ante) is underway as all the green 25 chips are off the table.

Event 15: Payouts!

$500 + $60 NL Deep Stack

The final numbers are in! 501 players entered this event generating total buy-ins of $250,500. The final 54 players will get paid as follows:

Place Payout
1 $69,226
2 $36,477
3 $18,831
4 $16,401
5 $13,971
6 $11,541
7 $9,112
8 $6,682
9 $4,860
10-12 $3,159
13-15 $2,308
16-18 $1,579
19-27 $1,264
28-36 $1,021
37-45 $850
46-54 $729

EVENT 14: $260+$40 SENIORS NLH

Borgata Spring Poker Open 2010
Event 14: $260 + $40 SENIORS No Limit Hold'em
April 18 - 19

Entries: 243 Total Buy-In: $63,180

FINAL RESULTS:
1. JAMES BOYD (MARTINSBURG, WV): $18,385
2. DONALD BROWN (WESTBURY, NY): $10,418
3. WERNER MULLER (HAZLET, NJ): $5,730
4. ADAM VARRENTI (WESTCHESTER, PA): $4,289
5. KENNETH ROBERTS (MAYS LANDING, NJ): $3,677
6. EDWARD JONES (KENNESAW, GA): $3,064
7. RATILAL PATEL (NEW HYDE PARK, NY): $2,451
8. JOSEPH MACHATE (BELMAR, NJ): $1,839
9. JOSEPH BAJEK (YARDVILLE, NJ): $1,226
10. STEVEN WAMPLER (ELLICOTT CITY, MD): $796
11. EDWARD NEWMAN (BRICK, NJ): $796
12. PETER LAMETTA (BRIELLE, NJ): $796
13. KENNETH DIEHL (YORK, PA): $674
14. LEONARD CRAIG DISALVO (GLENDALE, AZ): $674
15. KONSTANTI EHLERT (EDISON, NJ): $674
16. ROBERT INFANZON (DOYLESTOWN, PA): $552
17. ANDREW CONTI (SECAUCUS, NJ): $552
18. JOSEPH GERGUS (ORWIGSBURG, PA): $552
19. MIKAIL VAINSTEIN (STATEN ISLAND, NY): $460
20. RALPH RUSSUM (CRUMPTON, MD): $460
21. BERNARD DIGREGORIO (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $460
22. WAINWRIGHT GARY (WALL TWP, NJ): $460
23. JOSEPH WEBB (FRACKVILLE, PA): $460
24. HARRY WHITE (HUGHESVILLE, PA): $460
25. ROGER VANDRIESEN (WHITING, NJ): $460
26. ANTHONY KIETRYS (HAWLEY, PA): $460
27. MORRIS HUSARSKY (BROOKLYN, NY): $460

Event 15: Father & Son Poker

$500 + $60 NL Deep Stack

Fathers and Sons do lots of activities together. Little League sports, fishing, hunting, camping...but here at Borgata, today is Father & Son poker day. WSOP bracelet holder Jason Young and his father Scott both entered today's Deep stack event. Despite the 'random' way they assign seats, both ended up at the same table today. (I'll let you figure out which is which.)

They've been in action for almost 5 hours already and both are still hanging on.

Scott and Jason Young

Event 14: Seniors Champion - James Boyd

$260 + $40 Seniors NL

Once the blinds went up the Seniors had little choice but to get their chips in the middle. It was over quickly and here's how they finished.

James Boyd - 1st place - $18,385

Donald Brown - 2nd -place - $10,418

Werner Muller - 3rd place - $5,730

Adam Varrenti, Jr - 4th place - $4,289

Kenneth Roberts - 5th place - $3,677

Edward 'Mitch' Jones - 6th place - $3,064

Event 15: Quads Giveth....

$500 + $60 NL Deep Stack

Yaser's Yo-Yo Day

...and quads taketh away. Yaser Al-Keliddar (Baltimore, MD) has K♦ K♥ and gets an "e-hell" of a flop when it comes down K♠ K♣ 3♠.

Al-Keliddar slow plays it too perfection, checking the river and getting his opponent to shove 17k. "I beat him into the pot," he says, as he takes his stack to 50k.

A few levels later Al-Keliddar is the victim of quads on a board of A 9 9 3 9. Lisa VanLandingham (Nashville, TN) bets 6k on the river and Al-Keliddar sees that pair of aces is no good to VanLandingham's J 9.

"I've played horribly," Al-Keliddar says, looking down at 18k. "But I'm determined to double-up."

VanLandingham has a good track record at Borgata, especially in Omaha, (Winter Open, 4th PLO) and is now at 35k. Omaha

Level 8 (400/800/75 ante) continues.

Event 14: 7th place - Patel

$260 + $40 Seniors NL

On a flop of 8 7 2, Ratilal Patel moved all in from the small blind and Adam Varrenti called all-in, showing 87 suited for two pair. Ratilal held AT off for Ace-high with two overs. The last two came 5 A but it was not enough. Adam doubled up and Ratilal was left with only 24k.

A few hands later Ratilal put his last 22k in from the cutoff and both blinds called. They checked the board of 9 8 4 3 6 until the river when Mitch Jones moved in and James Boyd folded. Ratilal held A6 suited for a pair of 6s, but Mitch held 98 for two pair to take the pot.

Ratilal Patel (New Hyde Park, NY) finished in 7th place, earning $2,451.

Ratilal Patel - 7th place

That was the last hand of the level. Blinds are now 10k/20k with 400 antes.

Event 14: 8th place - Machate

$260 + $40 Seniors NL

Mitch Jones moved all-in from the hijack, then Joseph Machate moved all-in from the cutoff. Everyone else opted out. Mitch held AK suited and was in bad shape against Joseph's pocket Kings. Then the board came Q T 6 9 J giving Mitch the Broadway straight and the pot.

Joseph Machate finished in 8th place, earning $1,839.

Joseph Machate - 8th place

Event 15: Fortune 500

$500 + $60 NL Deep Stack

Approximately 500 players are in the field, as tournament officials verify the numbers with the cage.

Notables: (Spring Open Results & Bio Info)

Marcin Sobczak (Champion, $450 NL)
Chris Lindh (2nd, 1K)
Gregory Bock (3rd, $560 Deep Stack)
Nancy McLaughlin (6th, Ladies Event)
"Action" Bob Hwang (6th, 1K)
Al Riccobono (7th, 1k)
Tuan Gbehan (10th, $700 NL)
Jim McLaughlin (Nancy's husband)
Mike "Little Man" Sica (2 cashes)
Jane Gold (Mother of 2006 Main Event Champ, Jamie Gold)
Bradley Utz (Blogger extraordinaire)
Al "Jedi" Nepomnyaschiy
James "Suits" Salters
Sheree Bykofsky
Josh Brikis
Howard Wolper

Level 6 (200/400/50 ante) continues.

Event 14: 10th - Wampler; 9th - Bajek

$260 + $40 Seniors NL

Two more players busted out in rapid succession.

Steven Wampler finished in 10th place, earning $796.

Steven Wampler - 10th place

Joseph Bajek finished in 9th place, earning $1,226.

Joseph Bajek - 9th place

They came to the end of a level and took off for 15 minutes. Here are some rough chip counts:

Player - Chips
James Boyd - 805k
Donald Brown - 606k
Kenneth Roberts - 460k
Ratilal Patel - 154k
Werner Muller - 150k
Adam Varrenti, Jr - 90k
Mitch Jones - 85k
Joseph Machate - 74k

Event 13: 11th place - Newman

$260 + $40 Seniors NL

Edward Newman (Brick, NJ) busted out in 11th place.

Edward Newman - 11th place

The final ten players have drawn for seats and moved to a single table. Here's the new lineup:

Seat Player
1 Mitch Jones
2 Joseph Machate
3 James Boyd
4 Kenneth Roberts
5 Joseph Bajek
6 Steven Wampler
7 Adam Varrenti, Jr
8 Werner Muller
9 Ratilal Patel
19 Donald Brown

James Boyd is now the big stack with about 800k. Donald Brown is second with about 520k.

Event 14: Wampler Doubles

$260 + $40 Seniors NL

Werner Muller opened 36k and Steven Wampler called. The flop came 8 7 5 and Steve checked. Werner bet 60k and Steve moved all-in for 42k more. Werner called, showing two red nines. Steven was trailing with Q7 (pair of 7s). The last two rolled out K 7 and Steve made trips on the river to double up.

Event 14: 13th - Diehl; 12th - Lametta

$260 + $40 Seniors NL

Peter Lametta got all in with AQ, Ken Diehl (York, PA) got all in with AJ, and Edward Newman had both of them covered with more chips and smother with pocket Kings. The board ran dry and two players were eliminated on the same hand.

Peter Lametta started the hand with more chips, so he finished 12th, earning $796. Ken Diehl finished 13th, earning $674.

Peter Lametta - 12th place

Kenneth Diehl - 13th place

Event 14: 14th place - Disalvo

$260 + $40 Seniors NL

Play resumed after the break with level 18, blinds 5k/10k and 1k antes.

Ratilal Patel opened for 21k, Peter Lametta moved all in from the small blind, then Ken Diehl put his last 22k in from the big blind. Ratilal opted out and Peter showed pocket Tens. He was ahead of Ken's A suited, but the board brought A J 9 8 2 giving Ken two pair and the triple-up.

Mitch Jones opened for 35k from the hijack, Werner Muller moved all-in from the cutoff and Craig Disalvo then moved all-in from the small blind. Mitch thought about it, then open-mucked his pocket Tens. Werner held AJ offsuit and Craig was out in front with pocket Queens.

The flop came A Q 8 giving Craig a set of Queens and extending his lead. Turn was a Ten, which would have given Mitch a useless set of Tens, then the river delivered a King, giving Werner the Broadway straight and busting Craig.

Leonard Craig Disalvo - 14th place

Craig headed for the door, without picking up his payout (14th) slip. Then he came back, picked up his bag and his Redbull, and headed back out the door, again ignoring the floorperson and not picking up his payout slip. Nevertheless, he finished 14th and the Borgata will be holding his $674 should he ever return.

Event 14: Break Time!

$260 + $40 Seniors NL

The 14 remaining Seniors made it to the end of level 17 without further fireworks. They're taking ten while the staff colors up the 500 chips.

Event 14: 17th - 15th places

$260 + $40 Seniors NL

Play continued into level 17, blinds 4k/8k with 500 antes.

The guys are wasting no time getting their chips in the middle. When I got back to the table, three more had hit the rail.

Andrew Conti (Secaucus, NJ) finished in 17th place, good for $552.

Andrew Conti

Robert Infanzon (Doylestown, PA) busted out in 16th place, also earning $552.

Robert Infanzon

Konstanti Ehlert (Edison, NJ) made the fist money just, finishing 15th for $674.

Kon Ehlert

Event 14: 18th place - Gergus

$260 + $40 Seniors NL

Joseph Gergus - 18th place

On the first hand of play, Joseph Gergus moved all-in, then Werner Muller moved in over the top. Everyone else dove for cover and Joseph tabled AQ off. Werner tabled pocket Aces and was way ahead. The board came J 5 3 Q 8 and Werner took the pot.

Joseph Gergus took 18th place and $552.

On the other table, Edward Newman got all-in, then Donald Brown moved in over the top. Edward's AJ suited was racing against Donald's pocket 7s. The board came A K J 9 T and Edward doubled up with two pair.

Event 15: Cards in the Air

$500 + $60 DEEP STACK NL

Cards are in the air here today in the Poker Room at Borgata. Many players are standing in line to register. New entries will be taken through the first two levels.

Many of the same faces we have seen playing over the previous week are back today to give it another shot.

Players began with 25,000 chips and level last 40 minutes.

Level 1: Blinds 25/50.

MONDAY, APRIL 19

TODAY'S EVENTS

11AM: Event 15 - $500 + $60 DEEP STACK No Limit Hold'em

• 25,000 in starting chips
• 40 minute Levels
• 2-day event

3PM: Event 41 - $200 + $30 SURVIVOR CASH No Limit Hold'em

• 10,000 in starting chips
• 20 minute Levels
• Approximately one (1) in every ten (10) players will win $2,000 CASH
• 1-day event

7PM: Event 42 - $150 + $30 No Limit Hold'em

• 10,000 in starting chips
• 20 minute Levels
• 1-day event

Registration for all events in Poker Room

EVENT 13: $215+$35 LADIES NLH

Borgata Spring Poker Open 2010
Event 13: $215 + $35 LADIES No Limit Hold'em
April 18

Entries: 167 Total Buy-In: $35,905

FINAL RESULTS:
1. GRAZYNAT OLSZEWSKI (JACKSON HTS, NY): $10,727
2. JENNIFER KEYS (NORRISTOWN, PA): $5,921
3. DIANNA SOPALA (FAIR LAWN, NJ): $3,309
4. MARCIA KUNTZ (TAKOMA PARK M, MD): $2,438
5. GAIANE PETROSSIAN (BROOKLYN, NY): $2,090
6. NANCY MCLAUGHLIN (BROOMALL, PA): $1,741
7. THEODORA TALLON (FREDERICK, PA): $1,394
8. MARGARET MINNICK (LOCUST VALLEY, NY): $1,045
9. STEPHANIE HUBBARD (HAZLET, NJ): $784
10. FARAH FATH (NEW YORK, NY): $679
11. ANNA ANTIMONY (RIVER VALE, NJ): $679
12. SHERRY GOLDSTEIN (VALLEY STREAM, NY): $679
13. NATALYA RYABCHIKOVA (WAYNE, NJ): $592
14. JANET CILLO (LONG VALLEY, NJ): $592
15. BRIDGETT HIGGS (WHITE PLAINS, MD): $592
16. ELIZABETH KRAKOWSKI (ELLINGTON, CT): $522
17. JAIME ECKL (BAYVILLE, NY): $522
18. VICTORIA VOLYNSKY (MASSAPEQUA PK, NY): $522

EVENT 12: $500+$50 SURVIVOR

Borgata Spring Poker Open 2010
Event 12: $500 + $50 Survivor Cash NLH
April 17

Entries: 210 Total Buy-In: $105,000

FINAL RESULTS:
1. DAVID KING (BROOKLYN, NY): $5000 Cash
2. BRET PAINTER (MACEDONIA, OH): $5000 Cash
3. PATRICK GIBBONS (PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA): $5000 Cash
4. ROBERT TOFT (YARDLEY, PA): $5000 Cash
5. ANDREW KNEE (MOUNT SINAI, NY): $5000 Cash
6. ANDRES PADA (CRESSKILL, NJ): $5000 Cash
7. MICHAEL SCOTTI (BROAD CHANNEL, NY): $5000 Cash
8. ATTILIO BITONDO (GREAT NECK, NY): $5000 Cash
9. LEANNE ROSENBLATT (BRIDGEWATER, NJ): $5000 Cash
10. ABUL MOBORROD (VENTNOR CITY, NJ): $5000 Cash
11. STEPHEN SILVERMAN (MILLWOOD, NY): $5000 Cash
12. FRANK CONTI (STATEN ISLAND, NY): $5000 Cash
13. MIRSAD KOVACI (ALLENTOWN, PA): $5000 Cash
14. STEVEN FREIFELD (NEW YORK, NY): $5000 Cash
15. SCOTT STRUBEL (FORDS, NJ): $5000 Cash
16. BENJAMIN LAVES (SOMERSET, NJ): $5000 Cash
17. THOMAS MORGENSTERN (CROSSWICKS, NJ): $5000 Cash
18. HANS TAYLOR (MILTON, NY): $5000 Cash
19. FLORENTINO DELEON JR (JOPPA, MD): $5000 Cash
20. JAMES BELOFSKI (PINE BUSH, NY): $5000 Cash
21. HISHAM ATARI (ASHBURN, VA): $1850 Cash

EVENT 11: $1000+$90 NLH

Borgata Spring Poker Open 2010
Event 11: $1000 + $90 No Limit Hold'em
April 17 - 18

Entries: 206 Total Buy-In: $206,000

FINAL RESULTS
1. ROBERT DEPPE (LIMA, OH): $59,946
2. CHRISTOPHER LINDH (GOSHEN, NY): $33,969
3. ELI JOHN ADLER (NEW YORK, NY): $18,683
4. JOSEPH SIMMONS (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $13,987
5. WILLIAM LOONSTYN (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $11,989
6. ROBERT HWANG (BARNEGAT, NJ): $9,991
7. ALBERT RICCOBONO (OSSINING, NY): $7,992
8. BERNARD COLLINS (BAYVILLE, NJ): $5,994
9. PHILLIP PHAN (COLLINGDALE, PA): $3,996
10. NICHOLAS GERMANOS (YORKTOWN, VA): $2,598
11. J ZAGORITES (CHELMSFORD, MA): $2,598
12. WILLIAM DOLAN (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $2,598
13. BRETT RHODE (HORSHAM, PA): $2,198
14. MICHAEL DENTALE (BROOKLYN, NY): $2,198
15. MICHAEL PIZZARELLA (WORCESTER, MA): $2,198
16. JESSE YAGINUMA (SILVER SPRING, MD): $1,798
17. STEPHEN REYNOLDS (TOMS RIVER, NJ): $1,798
18. THOMAS POLLINA (LONG BEACH, NY): $1,798
19. LEE KIRSCH (COLD SPG HBR, NY): $1,499
20. SAMUEL ELIACIN (GARDEN CITY, NY): $1,499
21. MICHAEL DIMOLFETTO (STATEN ISLAND, NY): $1,499
22. JEFFREY BENSHETLER (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $1,499
23. TIMOTHY BORKOWSKI (PT PLEASANT, NJ): $1,499
24. NORMAN RODRIGUEZ (KISSIMMEE, FL): $1,499
25. SCOTT MACDONALD (GUILFORD, CT): $1,499
26. MICHAEL PERLIN (JACKSON HTS, NY): $1,499
27. ANDREW KLOC (NAUGATUCK, CT): $1,499

Ladies Champion: Olszewski

It doesn't take long in heads-up play for Grace Olszewski (Jackson Heights, NY) to win the Ladies championship over Jenn Keys. Olszewski snap calls Keys all-in shove from the big blind.

Keys: Q♣ 10♦
Olszewski A♥ J♠

Flop: 9♥ Q♣ 5♠ (Keys pair of queens)
Turn: 7♦
River A♣

Olszewski's rivered pair of aces take the title and the $10,727 first prize. "It's something I didn't expect," she says after her first tournament win, "It was my day and it came out great."

Ladies Runner Up: Keys

Jennifer Keys (Norristown,PA) - $5,921

Event 14

$260 + $40 Seniors NL

Patel Setting the Pace

Because of all the action in The Signature Room, the Seniors took a back seat and the bubble broke without much fan fare. The Seniors action in the Poker Room was fast and furious as they played down to 18 players by 12:30 am.

Here's a look at the chip counts as Ratilal Patel (New Hyde Park, NY) leads the way into Day 2. Play resumes noon Tuesday as they play for the $18,385 first prize.

Place-Name-Chip Count

1. Ratilal Patel 249,000
2. Kenneth Roberts 243,000
3. Donald Brown 240,000
4. Mitch Jones 236,000
5. James Boyd 225,500
6. Joseph Basket 191,500
7. Steven Wampler 155,500
8. Werner Muller 137,500
9. Joseph Machagte 129,000
10. Peter Lametta 102,000
11. Ron Ehlert 95,500
12. Adam Varrenti, Jr. 86,500
13. Ken Diehl 83,500
14. Joseph Gergus 72,000
15. Rob Infanzon 61,500
16. Andrew Conti 54,000
17. Ed Newman 49,500
18. Craig DiSalvo 23,500

Ladies 3rd: Sopala

Dianna Sopala (Fair Lawn, NJ) is all in with A♣ Q♥ against the J♥ J♣ of Grace Olszewski. The Poland native flops a full house and Sopala's out in third place, good for $3,309.

Olszewski has more than a 3-1 chip lead over Jenn Keys as they begin heads up play.

Ladies 4th: Kuntz

Marcia Kuntz (Takoma Park, MD) shoves from the button with A♦ 2♣ and is called by the J♥ J♣ of Jenn Keys. Keys flops a jack and rivers quads to eliminate Kuntz, who takes home $2,438.