Event 13: Ladies Back in Action

$215 + $35 Ladies NL

Minnick (in red) Marches On

Unofficial chip leaders after the dinner break:

Margaret Minnick (Manhattan, NY) 120k
Guyana Petrossian (Manhattan, NY) 114k
Jennifer Keys (Norristown, PA) 110k
Nancy McLaughlin (Broomall, PA) 100k

Minnick and Keys are both at table 2 as the money bubble approaches. Thirty players remain (18 cash) with an average stack of 56k.

Level 14 underway (2k/4k/400 ante).

Petrossian, 2nd in Chips

Event 13: Ladies on Dinner

$215 + $35 Ladies NL

The Ladies finished a level and went on dinner at about 6:50 pm. They've got 40 minutes, so play will resume at about 7:30pm.

Guyana Petrossian has chipped up to about 100k. Jennifer Keys is still doing well with about 110k. It appears we have a new chip leader on table two, seat 5, who has about 120k.

Event 14: Senior Leaders

$260 + $40 Seniors NL

The Seniors were on a break so I took the opportunity to eyeball their chip stacks.

Adam Varrenti, Jr

Adam Varrenti, Jr (West Chester, PA) is the chip leader with 75k. Two seats to his left is Morris Husarsky (Brooklyn, NY) who is second in chips wit ~70k. Two seats to his left is Jay Johnson, who has about 65k. Funny how all the chips have ended up on the same table (table 2).

The returned from break to level 9, blinds 500/1,000 with 100 antes.

Over on table 7, WSOP bracelet holder Charlie Brahmi, got his last 12k all-in and got no takers. He showed pocket 8s as he collected his pot.

Event 11: We have a Winner

$1,000 + $90 (NL)

CHAMPION - 1st Place Finisher

Bobby Deppe - $59,946

***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****

RUNNER-UP - 2nd Place Finisher

Chris Lindh - $33,969

All the money went in pre-flop, Chris Lindh turned over pocket 99's against Bobby Depppe's pocket 44's. The river turned another 4 giving Deppe the outright win and Borgata trophy. Congrats to both young guns, bright futures for these aspiring poker stars.

Event 13: Last Dude Dispatched

$215 + $35 Ladies NL

The last man sitting was all-in against two ladies. On the river, the board read J T 3 A 7 with three diamonds and one lady bet 8k into the dry side pot. Guyana Petrossian (Manhattan, NY) made the call, asking "Flush?". Her opponent shook her head and Guyana showed KJ of spades for a pair of Jacks. The other lady mucked and Guyana collected the side pot.

When the man also mucked his hand, Guyana was awarded the main pot also. He was rewarded with a round of applause as he exited The Signature Room. Guyana is up to about 48k after that hand.

"And don't come back" said TD Tab Duchateau on the PA system. The Ladies got a chuckle out of that.

Guyana Petrossian

Dianna Sopala (Fairlawn, NJ) is up to ~80k.
Jamie M. (Linwood, NJ) is up to ~109k.
Jennifer Keys is still the chip leader with ~114k.

Another table has broken and they are down to four tables with 36 ladies. They're just returning from break for Level 13, blinds of 1,500/3,000 with 300 antes.

Event 11: Heads-Up

$1,000 + $90 (NL)

The Tournament Director Looks On...

Borgata Tournament Director, Tab Duchateau

Current Chip Counts:
Bobby Deppe - $1,700,000
Chris Lindh - $1,400,000

Bathroom Break,
Heads-Up play Begins in 10 minutes...

Event 13: Chip Leader to Chip-less

$215 + $35 Ladies NL

Ming Li, who was the chip leader on my earlier pass, is now gone. Two new faces have emerged with lots of chips.

Marcia Kuntz (Tacoma Park, MD) is above 80k now.

Jennifer Keys

On the next table over, Jennifer Keys (Norristown, PA) made a tough laydown. On a flop of T 9 8 -- all hearts -- she led out for 5,500. Her opponent in the small blind moved all-in for 19,500 more. Jennifer tanked for a bit, then open-mucked her 87 offsuit -- bottom pair with the 7 of hearts for the open-ended straight flush draw. Even after surrendering that pot, Jennifer had about 80k.

Five tables remain; 43 Ladies and one guy are still in action.

Event 11: Third Strike

$1,000 + $90 (NL)

3rd Place Finsher

Eli Adler - $18,683

"I felt like those guys played better than me," said Adler after his exit.

"I used to play online all the time, now I work at a trade firm with fellow Poker Pro, Bill Chen, and gamble on things like Backgammon and Chess too," said the young gamer.

Event 11: Winner Take All

$1,000 + 90 (NL)

3 Players Remaining...

Current Chip Counts:
Chris Lindh - $1,300,000
Bobby Deppe - $1,200,000
Eli Adler - $555,000

Event 11: Three Left

$1,000 + $90 (NL)

4th Place Finisher

Joe Simmons - $13,987

Event 14: Seniors Payouts

$260 + $40 Seniors NL

243 Players entered the Seniors event today generating total buy-ins of $63,180. The final 27 will get paid as follows:

Place Payout
1 $18,385
2 $10,418
3 $5,730
4 $4,289
5 $3,677
6 $3,064
7 $2,451
8 $1,839
9 $1,226
10-12 $796
13-15 $674
16-18 $552
19-27 $460

Event 13: Ladies Payouts

$215 + $35 Ladies NL

The Ladies finished Level 10 and headed out for a break. Six tables remain with about 58 players still in action.

Final player count for the Ladies is 167, generating total buy-ins of $35,905. The final 18 will get paid as follows:

Place Payout
1 $10,727
2 $5,921
3 $3,309
4 $2,438
5 $2,090
6 $1,741
7 $1,394
8 $1,045
9 $784
10-12 $679
13-15 $592
16-18 $522

Event 11: The Fight ends in Fifth

$1,000 + $90 (NL)

5th Place Finisher

William Loonstyn - $11,989

Event 11: Bob Busts

$1,000 + $90 (NL)

6th Place Finisher

Robert "Action Bob" Hwang - $9,991

Event 14 Seniors Update

$260 + $40 Seniors NL

Doug Carli and Jay Johnson

I hiked over to the Poker Room to check on the Seniors and made it just before they took off on break. I spotted Alliance, OH tournament grinder Doug 'Rico' Carli sitting next to Jay Johnson (Philadelphia, PA). Jay finished 2nd in event 3, $350 NL, earning $11,320.

Rico has over $1 million in tournament earnings including two WSOP Circuit wins, one in No Limit and one in HORSE.

Event 11: GG Sir

$1,000 + $90 (NL)

7th Place Finisher

Al Riccobono - $7,992

Event 11: Collins out for the Count

$1,000 + $90 (NL)

8th Place Finisher

Bernard "Mike" Collins - $5,994

Event 13: New Chip Leaders

$215 + $35 Ladies NL

The Ladies are just returning from a break during which the green 25 chips were colored up. They are now playing 500/1,000 with 100 antes.

Ming Li

Ming Li of Ellicott City, MD, has taken over the chip lead. She's up to about 60k. "I drove 3 hours this morning" to play this event. Let's hope she can cover the cost of gasoline with some winnings here today.

Terry Tallon of Boyertown, PA is second with about 53k.

Event 13: Lady Busts one of the Guys

$215 + $35 Ladies NL

Helene Strafford

A loud cheer went up from the room as one of the remaining guys stood up to leave. Apparently he open-shoved for 8,825 utg+1 and Helene Strafford (Holdbrook, NJ) looked him up with pocket Jacks. He was holding 87 of spades. The flop came 8 7 x with three hearts, giving the guy two pair but giving Helene a flush draw with the Jack of Hearts. Turn was a 9, which gave Helene more outs with a straight-draw. River was a Ten, completing the straight and shipping the pot to Helene.

The busted guy was applauded as he donned his jacket and headed out the door. There is still one more guy in action among all these ladies.

"Sometimes Aces hold up" said Debbie Troncone (Monroe TWP, NJ) across the room as she was collecting her chips.

They are down to Ten tables, so fewer than 100 players remain.

Event 11: Phan Fanned

$1,000 + $90 (NL)

9th Place Finisher

Phil Phan - $3,996

Event 11: First FT Bust

$1,000 + $90 (NL)

10th Place Finisher

Nick Germanos - $2,598

Event 14: Senior Moment

$260 + $40 Seniors NL

The Write Stuff

Martha Patella (Massapequa Park, NY) doesn't have an ace up her sleeve, but let's her fingers do the talking. Every tournament Patella writes "Play Smart," one letter on 9 of her 10 digits, as a reminder to "not do anything stupid," she says.

Patella has done it the last few times she's been at Borgata Open Events. She cashed 15th in this same event during the 2009 Summer Open.

Ink Spots

Event 14: Seniors Update

$260 + $40 Seniors NL

The Seniors got underway shortly after noon in the Poker Room and just took their second break. They started with 10,000 chips and 40 minute levels.

Tony Shurilla

After four levels of play, Tony "the Original Gorilla" Shurilla (father of Borgata blogger Jeff "Gorilla" Shurilla) reports he's down to 8,500 chips. He got caught holding the under-full, beat by a bigger boat. He then picked up some chips with a big blind special, holding K3 and flopping two Kings.

"How long did it take you to figure out this was a Seniors event?" said one player, as he looked out over the field of gray-haired players. 242 Seniors entered this event.

Play resumed after the break with Level 5, blinds 150/300 and 25 antes.

Event 11: The 1K Final Table

$1,000 + $90 (NL)

The Final Table (Chip-Counts)

Seat 1 - Nick Germanos (80,000)
Seat 2 - Eli Adler (481,000)
Seat 3 - Chris Lindh (627,000)
Seat 4 - Al Riccobono (123,000)
Seat 5 - Bobby Deppe (363,000)
Seat 6 - Mike Collins (195,000)
Seat 7 - William Loonstyn (281,000)
Seat 8 - Phil Phan (131,000)
Seat 9 - Robert "Action Bob" Hwang (528,000)
Seat 10- Joe Simmons (378,000)

Event 11: 1K Bubble

$1,000 + $90 (NL)

11th Place Finisher

"Ztrain" Zagorites - $2,598

The unfortunate final table bubble boy lost a coinflip, when his K♦Q♦ falied to improve versus the 4♥4♣ of Joe Simmons, a solid showing from the East Coast amateur.

Rowe's Return

Second Chances

Last year Nicole Rowe (New Windsor, NY) was in the middle of a well documented controversy in the September, 2009 Borgata Poker Open. Since her Ladies Event second place finish, she's battled breast cancer and is now back at the felt.

Rowe's run in Sunday's Spring Poker Open Ladies Event is short lived, as she's crippled twice by the player who hits quads twice during the opening levels. But Rowe's upbeat spirit and positive outlook keeps her focused and she's right back at it for the Seniors Event, which she entered one hour late.

"I've gotten a second chance in life and today I'm getting a second chance on poker," she says while sporting a new look bright pink hairdo. "And I'm using both to my advantage."

You can follow Rowe's battle with the "Big C," as she calls it, on her blog at Nicoleswalkinthepark.

Event 13: Chip Leaders

$215 + $35 Ladies NL

Jamie Kerstetter

The Ladies have returned and resumed play with Level 7, Blinds 300/600 and 75 antes. During the break, I scoped out the stacks and it appeared that both Jamie Kerstetter (Ventnor, NJ) and Marie Sheehan Boljen (Ocean City, NJ) were at about 36k. Just as play was resuming, however, Jamie collected a pot with AK, so I'm going to declare her the chip leader for now.

Jamie has over $64k in tournament earnings to her credit with a win in the Trump Taj Mahal New Year's Mega Stack $300 No Limit event last a few months ago.

Event 11: Dolan Done

$1,000 + $90 (NL)

12th Place Finisher

William Dolan (Philly, PA) - $2,598

Event 13: Update on the Ladies

$215 + $35 Ladies NL

The ladies are up to level 6, playing blinds of 200/400 with 50 antes. 12 tables remain, so fewer than 120 players are still active.

I spotted two dudes still alive in the field. Due to sex discrimination laws, they are unable to prevent men from playing in Ladies events now, so men have begun to invade the Ladies. Now that a couple of guys have actually won Ladies Only events, it has become more popular for them to play. Surprisingly, the ladies are not harrassing them too badly.

Event 11: Brett Busts

$1,000 + $90 (NL)

Brett Rhode (Horsham, PA) was eliminated when his AQ was outdrawn by KJ.

"Iwas thrilled to go this deep, tough way to end," said the 13th place finisher.

Brett will earn $2,198 for his efforts, well played.

Event 11: Mikey Mucks

$1,000 + $90 (NL)

14th Place Finisher

"Mikey Unbelievable" Dentale - $2,198

Event 11: 1K Final Table Bubble

Chris Lindh and "Action Bob" Hwang have become the favorites with 14 players left.

"Mikey Unbelievable" still nursing a short stack, while PPI rep Al Riccobono continues to chip-up.

Recent Bustouts:
15th Place Finisher - Michael Pizzarella (Worchester, MA)
16th Place Finisher - Jesse Yaginuma (Silver Spring, MD)

Event 13 (Ladies): Capped Field

$215 + $35 (NL)

The field has been capped at 167 players, good luck to the Ladies.

Some Notables in Today's Field:

Amanda Horner - 07' Borgata Ladies Champion
Nancy Martin - Mother of Poker Pro, Michael Martin
Jennifer Sherwood - Tournament Grinder, Borgata regular
Rosa Lee Klaneski - Executive VP of PokerFokus
Jane Gold - Mother of WSOP World Champion, Jamie Gold
Lisa Pickell - Tournament Veteran, Borgata regular

Event 11: 1K Bustouts

$1,000 + $90 (NL)

17th Place Finisher

Declined Picture and Post-Tournament Interview.

Stephen Reynolds (Toms River, NJ) - $1,798

***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****

18th Place Finisher

Thomas Pollina (Long Beach, NY) - $1,798

Event 11: Chipleader Profile

$1,000 + $90 (NL)

The Chipleader comes into the day eager to make another Borgata final table. "I run good here, I love the tournaments at Borgata,"
says the New York poker grinder.

After receiving a "nice severance package" from Bear Stearns, Lindh has tried his hand at all the major tournaments along the East Coast. Lucky for him today, his best work is done at Borgata.

Good luck to Chris and the remaining 18 players.

Chris Lindh Track Record at Borgata over the last 3 years...

10' Winter Open - Event #6 (3rd) - $35,075
09' Poker Open/WPT - Event #2 (10th) - $2,463
09' Summer Poker Open - Event #22 (7th) - $49,800
09' Summer Poker Open - Event #16 (9th) - $6,840
08' Summer Poker Open - Event #4 (15th) - $1,603
08' Summer Poker Open - Event #1 (3rd) - $16,585

Event 13 (Ladies): Scoping the Field

$215 + $35 (NL)

165 ladies have shown up for Event #13,
Late Registration OPEN for another 25 minutes.

SUNDAY, APRIL 18

TODAY'S EVENTS:

11AM - Event 13: $215 + $35 LADIES No Limit Hold'em

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

12PM - Event 14: $260 + $40 SENIORS No Limit Hold'em

• 10,000 in starting chips
• 40 minute Levels
• 2-day event

3PM - Event 39: $150 + $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 $1,500 CASH
• 1-day event

7PM - Event 40: $150 + $30 No Limit Hold'em

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

Registration for all events in the Poker Room

EVENT 11 CHIP COUNT LEADERS

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

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

START OF DAY 2 CHIP COUNT LEADERS
T1 / S7 - CHRISTOPHER LINDH (GOSHEN, NY): 435500
T2 / S5 - ROBERT DEPPE (LIMA, OH): 299500
T2 / S2 - ROBERT HWANG (BARNEGAT, NJ): 287500
T1 / S3 - BRETT RHODE (HORSHAM, PA): 251500
T1 / S1 - WILLIAM LOONSTYN (PHILADELPHIA, PA): 184500
T2 / S8 - ALBERT RICCOBONO (OSSINING, NY): 182000
T1 / S2 - ELI JOHN ADLER (NEW YORK, NY): 173500
T2 / S3 - J ZAGORITES (CHELMSFORD, MA): 168500
T2 / S6 - THOMAS POLLINA (LONG BEACH, NY): 160000
T1 / S5 - WILLIAM DOLAN (PHILADELPHIA, PA): 145500
T2 / S1 - MICHAEL DENTALE (BROOKLYN, NY): 135000
T1 / S4 - JESSE YAGINUMA (SILVER SPRING, MD): 122700
T1 / S8 - MICHAEL PIZZARELLA (WORCESTER, MA): 119000
T2 / S4 - JOSEPH SIMMONS (PHILADELPHIA, PA): 119000
T2 / S7 - PHILLIP PHAN (COLLINGDALE, PA): 104500
T1 / S9 - STEPHEN REYNOLDS (TOMS RIVER, NJ): 99500
T1 / S6 - BERNARD COLLINS (BAYVILLE, NJ): 53500
T2 / S9 - NICHOLAS GERMANOS (YORKTOWN, VA): 49000

Event 11: End of Day One

$1,000 + $90 NL

They opted to complete level 15 and when the dust settled at a quarter after 2am, 18 players remained.

Lee Kirsch of Cold Springs Harbor, NY, was eliminated in 19th place, earning $1,499.

The final 18 are bagging and tagging their chips for the night. Play will resume with Level 16 at noon Sunday here in the Signature Room.

Chris Lindh - Chip Leader

Here's the chip leader and a few other chip counts:
Chris Lindh 435,500
Robert Deppe 299,500
Bob Hwang 287,000
Brett Rhode 251,500
Al Riccobono 182,000
Mike Zagorites 168,500
Joe Simmons 119k
Phil Phan 104,500

Event 11: 22nd - 20th Places

$1,000 + $90 NL

Jeffrey Benshetler finished in 22nd place, good for $1,499.

After Bobby Deppe (Lima, OH) raised, Michael Dimolfetto (Staten Island, NY) moved all-in. Bobby called, showing AJ offsuit. Michael was ahead with pocket Jacks, but there was an Ace in the door when the dealer ran out the board. Michael finished in 21st place, earning $1,499.

Former chip leader Sam Eliacin (Garden City, NY) shoved his last 100k in and got looked up by Brett Rhode, who held pocket Kings. Sam's A9 was unable to match up with the board and he was sent packing in 20th place ($1,499).

Event 11: More Players Paid

$1,000 + $90 NL

Scott McDonald (Guilford, CT) busted out in 25th place.
Norman Rodriguez (Pensacola, FL) got his pocket Queens busted by AK and finished 24th.

Timothy Borkowski (Pt. Pleasant, NJ) decided he didn't want to come back tomorrow and was going all in repeatedly, but kept doubling up. His luck finally ran out when he got all in holding T2 off against KQ off. The board came K 8 3 4 6 and Timothy hit the bricks in 23rd place.

All three of these finishers took home $1,499.

Event 11: First Players Paid

$1,000 + $90 NL

In a battle of the blinds, Andrew Kloc (sb) and Michael Pizzarella (bb) saw a flop of 9 8 2. Andrew bet, Michael shoved, (~60k) and Andrew called, showing pocket Kings. Michael was trailing with 83 (I don't make this stuff up folks) for a pair of 8s, but the last two came 7 8 and Michael rivered trip 8s to take the pot and double up.

Phil Phan

A couple of hands later, Phil Phan (Collingdale, PA) limped, Andrew moved all-in for ~14k, then seat 2 moved all-in over the top. Phil thought about it for a bit, then called all-in for 49,700. Andrew had A6 suited; seat 2 had pocket Tens, and Phil had pocket 7s. The board came Q J 7 6 4 and Phil took the pot with a set of 7s. Andrew was busted.

Andrew Kloc finished 27th for $1,499.
Michael Perlin busted out at another table, finishing 26th for $1,499.

On the third table, the two chip leaders tangled. Sam Eliacin raised and Chris Lindh called. Flop came T 9 7 rainbow. Chris check-called Sam's bet. Turn was a Queen and again Chris check-called Sam's 45k bet. River was a 6 and the third spade on board. Chris checked, Sam bet 60k, and Chris called. Sam held AQ for top/top. Chris held T9 for two pair to take the pot. He's now cleared the 400k mark. Sam was left with about 125k.

Play continued into Level 15, Blinds 2k/4k with 400 antes.

Event 11: In the Money!

$1,000 + $90 NL

After action folded to the small blind, he moved his short-stack all-in (about 22k). Sam Eliacin was in the big blind and called, showing Q9 of clubs. The small blind held AJ -- of clubs. The board came club-free however. The flop was JT9 giving the short-stack a pair of Jacks and giving Sam a pair of 9s. Turn was a 3 and changed nothing, but the river was a Queen, giving Sam two pair and the pot. The short-stack became this event's bubble-boy, finishing 28th.

They broke a table so now have three tables of nine players.

Then decided to take a break with 18:45 remaining in the level. The final 27 will come back in ten minutes and continue play until 2am.

Chris Lindh

Chris Lindh (Brooklyn, NY) has taken the chip lead. He's got about 300k. Sam Eliacin is second with about 289k

Event 11: Bubble Time!

$1,000 + $90 NL

Seat 5 was very short and moved all-in. Several players called to see the flop of 7♥6♥2♣. Michael Perlin led out for 16k, then William Loonstyn (Philladelphia, PA) moved all in for 43,900. Seat 4 tanked for a bit, then opted to call all-in for a bit less. Now it was Michael's turn in the tank. He finally decided to call and they all tabled their hands (from shortest stack to biggest stack):

Seat 5: J♣J♠
Seat 4: Q♥T♥ (flush draw)
William: 7♦7♠ (set of 7s)
Michael: J♥9♥ (useless flush draw)

The last two came K♣A♣ and both seats 4 & 5 were busted. William more than tripled up.

28 players remain, which means it is bubble time! They are now playing hand-for-hand until one more player busts.

Event 11: Helluva Bluff

$1,000 + $90 NL

Michael Perlin

Bob Hwang opened for 6,400 and Michael Perlin (Queens, NY) called from the small blind. The flop came A♦Q♥7♥ and Michael checked. Bon fired 6,600 and Michael called. Turn was the scary 2♥ and both players checked. River was the 9♠ and Michael bet 13k. Bob folded. Michael showed the J♣T♣ (zip, zilch, nada) bluff as he collected his pot.

Earlier tonight, Joe Simmons yelled across the room at the cocktail waitress, "Are those real?". Despite what everyone assumed, however, he was not referring to her ample assets, but rather the Long Island Iced Teas she was serving.

Another level is history. Play continues with level 14, blinds 1,500/3,000 with 400 antes.

31 players remain.

Event 11: Pizzarella on Fire; Fox Burned

$1,000 + $90 NL

Michael Pizzarella (r) and a fan

Michael Pizzarella (Worcester, MA) got his last 13k all-in, getting action from Andrew Kloc, who held A5. Michael's pocket Queens were ahead, but not too comfortable. It was over quickly as the flop came Q Q 3 giving Michael quadzilla and the double-up.

Soon after, Michael was all-in pre-flop again, this time with 42,900. He got called by seat 3, who tabled pocket 7s. Michael held pocket Jacks and was ahead, again, but this time the flop came 7 6 6 giving his opponent the full house.

When you're running good, however, you're running good. The turn delivered a Jack, giving Michael a better full house and when a Queen fell on the river, Michael doubled up again. Seat 2 claims he folded a Jack, so that turn card was a one-outer for Michael.

David Fox's comeback was short-lived, however. Following a raising war, he was all-in pre-flop holding pocket Jacks against a player holding pocket Queens. The Queens held up and David exited this event in 33rd place.

32 players remain...just 5 away from the money.

Event 11: Level Up

$1,000 + $90 NL

Play has resumed with Level 13, blinds 1,200/2,400 and 300 antes.

Event 11: 35 Players Remain

$1,000 + $90 NL

Level 12 ticked away and the final 35 players took off for ten away from the felt.

It is quite clear that Sam Eliacin is still the chip leader with ~268k. No one else has crested the 200k mark.

Tables have changed to nine-handed and four tables remain. Just eight more players to go to reach the dough.

Event 11: Sick Fades for Fox

$1,000 + $90 NL

David Fox

After a raising war, David Fox (Coram, NY) was all-in against the player on his right. David's pocket 9s were ahead of the K♦9♣ he was facing, but the flop came J♣8♣4♣ giving his opponent a club flush draw to go with the Kings for outs. Turn was the Q♦, adding a gutshot straight draw and four more outs for his opponent. Fox had to fade 14 outs on the river -- and did. It was the J♦. "Nice Fade" said Lippy.

Soon after, David was all-in again with pocket Tens. This time he was well ahead of the pocket 3s of his opponent. The flop came J 5 4 and clean for David. Turn was a 3, however, giving his opponent an open-ender and 8 outs. River was a Jack, however, and David doubled up again. Another nice fade for the Fox. He's now up to ~80k.

Event 11: Kloc Makes the Hero Call

$1,000 + $90 NL

Andrew Kloc

On the river with a board of A♦9♣7♥K♦3♦, seat 1 (sb) bet 21k. Andrew Kloc (Naugatuck, CT) tanked for a few minutes. He counted out the call, counted out his remaining chips, and continued to cogitate. He finally tossed the chips in the pot. He opponent was reluctant to show his hand. Andrew rolled over pocket 4s and seat 1 mucked.

All he could beat was a bluff and he somehow figured out that was exactly what his opponent held -- nothing. Nice call, Andrew.

Play continued into Level 12, blinds 1k/2k with 300 antes.

Event 11: Little Man Outdrawn

$1,000 + $90 NL

On a flop of A♦K♥T♦, seat 3 (button) moved all-in, putting Mike "Little Man" Sica to the test. Mike gave it some thought, then committed the last of his chips. Seat 3 held K♦6♦ for a pair of Kings with flush draw. Mike was ahead with A♥J♥ for a pair of Aces with a gutshot.

It was over quickly as the 7♦ hit the turn completing the flush. Mike was drawing dead and headed for the door.

Event 11: Level 11

$1,000 + $90 NL

Play has resumed with Level 11, blinds 800/1,600 with 200 antes.

Event 11: David Peters Peters Out

$1,000 + $90 NL

Robert "Action Bob" Hwang

Bob Hwang (Barnegat, NJ) opened for 3k utg and got four callers. The flop came J♥6♣4♣ and the small blind checked. "Action Bob" bet 12k, and David Peters of Toledo, OH, (who finished 3rd in the $7,200 event a couple of days ago for $58k) went into the tank for a bit. He eventually opted to raise to 32k straight. The other three players folded and Bob took a few seconds before announcing he was all-in (48k on top). David called quickly, showing T♣8♣ for a flush draw. Bob was ahead with pocket Jacks. The last two peeled off 3♦9♥ and Action Bob doubled up.

After paying off Bob, David was left with only 2,200. 200 went into the ante on the next hand and he moved all-in for 2k. Action folded to Bob, who was now the big blind. He called the extra 800 chips without looking at his cards, which turned out to be 4♦2♣. David held J♣6♣ and was ahead, but clubs have not been good to him. The board came 7♦5♦3♦9♣K♦ giving Bob a flush and the last of David's chips.

End of level 10 and 52 remaining players took off for a ten minute break.

Event 11: 50/50 Time

$1,000 + $90 NL

On a flop of Q 8 7 with two diamonds, seat 8 checked to Al Riccobono in the hijack, who bet 16k. After giving it some thought, seat 8 made the call. Turn was an offsuit 6 and against seat 8 checked. Al moved all-in for 49,500. Seat 8 tanked for a bit, then decided to fold.

Brett Rhode is up to 90k and wanted his son Jordan to know how to find the blog. Jordan, hope you're seeing this!

Brett Rhode

54 players remain, which means it is 50/50 Time. 50% of the remaining players will get paid and 50% of them will leave with nothing but memories (and bad beat stories, no doubt).

EVENT 10: $350+$50 OE

Borgata Spring Poker Open 2010
Event 10: $350 + $50 Omaha/Stud 8B
April 16 - 17

Entries: 78 Total Buy-In: $27,300

FINAL RESULTS
1. SHARAD MEHTA (CHERRY HILL, NJ): $9,268
2. MICHAEL BROTTMAN (HAMILTON SQUARE, NJ): $5,031
3. HAN OH (CATONSVILLE, MD): $3,178
4. JASON RIVKIN (EAST ORANGE, NJ): $2,383
5. PETER MAVRO (DOUGLASTON, NY): $1,854
6. GLORIA LORUSSO (BRIGANTINE, NJ): $1,589
7. AHMAD GHARAHI (FULTON, MD): $1,324
8. PHETDAVONE PEASEUTH (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $1,059
9. ANDREW FIEDERLEIN (HOBOKEN, NJ): $795

EVENT 9: $630+$70 NLH

Borgata Spring Poker Open 2010
Event 9: $630 + $70 No Limit Hold'em
April 16 - 17

Entries: 197 Total Buy-In: $124,110

FINAL RESULTS
1. KEITH CROWDER (ELKINS PARK, PA): $37,079
2. GREGORY JOSLYN (MILFORD, PA): $20,466
3. MEIYAN DAI (FLUSHING, NY): $11,437
4. STUART GELWARG (BERKELEY HTS HT, NJ): $8,427
5. JOSEPH WERTZ (MONTOURSVILLE, PA): $7,223
6. JASON PASTER (HAMILTON, NJ): $6,019
7. CRAIG WEINSTOCK (OCEAN, NJ): $4,815
8. MATTHEW ROSENBAUM (SHORT HILLS, NJ): $3,612
9. MICHAEL BERNSTEIN (CHICAGO, IL): $2,709
10. TUAN GBEHAN (TOMS RIVER, NJ): $2,347
11. KHALED ALWAN (WAYNE, NJ): $2,347
12. JAMES KAPLAN (BOCA RATON, FL): $2,347
13. JAMES BOYLE (HAVRE DE GRACE, MD): $2,047
14. WILLIAM BEASLEY (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $2,047
15. NATHAN ZEHRING (FAIRFAX, VA): $2,047
16. JAMES NEWTON (SADDLE RIVER, NJ): $1,806
17. DAVID KATZ (CHERRY HILL, NJ): $1,806
18. DAVID PETERS (TOLEDO, OH): $1,806

Event 11: Down to 60

$1,000 + $90 NL

"All-In" followed by "Call" is the repeated cry echoing through the Signature Room. As I run to each table in turn it is usually a race. Pocket Jacks held up against AK. Pocket 9s held up against AQ. Pocket 7s held up against AJ. Pocket Aces held up against AK (okay, that one's not a race).

I just saw AK suited against AK suited -- that one was a split pot.

Nevertheless, another 10 players have exited the tournament in just 25 minutes since the return from dinner break.

60 players remain at 6 tables. Just over 3 million chips in play. Average stack is ~51,500.

Play continues into Level 10, blinds 600/1,200 with 200 antes.

Event 11: Play Resumes

$1,000 + $90 NL

70 players have returned from dinner and resumed play. Blinds are still 500/1k with 100 antes.

They will keep going tonight until only 18 are left or until 2am, whichever comes first.

Pool Player Survivor

A $500 by-in Survivor tournament started at 4pm this afternoon and while event 11 is on dinner break, I picked up some info on one of the players in that event.

Allen Hopkins is a professional pocket billiards (pool) player. He has numerous state, national, and world titles since going pro at the age of 17 and now provides commentary for televised tournaments.

Today, Allen is trying his hand at the Survivor tournament where all you have to do is outlast 90% of the field. He has a couple of small cashes in his poker career here at Borgata, so he obviously has some talents that extend to a different kind of felt-covered table.

Allen Hopkins and pro poker player Mike "Little Man" Sica

Event 11: Dinner Time!

$1,000 + $90 NL

It's that time again. 7pm and the clocks have been stopped. The remaining players are shuffling out of the Signature Room to find some chow. The will return at 8pm sharp to resume play.

The staff are coloring up the green 25 chips during the dinner break.

Event 9: Champion

$630 + $70 (NL)

Champion: Keith Crowder
Runner-Up: Greg Joslyn

Keith Crowder finally wins a coinflip with A♠Q♥ to take down
Event #9 and the $37,000 first-place prize. Crowder rivered an ace versus the 2♣2♦ of Greg Joslyn to add another piece of poker hardware to his mantle. Congratulations Keith, well played.

Keith Crowder - $37,079

Greg Joslyn - $20,466

Event 11: 8 Tables Remain

$1,000 + $90 NL

Players returned from break and began play in level 9, blinds 500/1,000 with 100 antes. They will play until 7pm, then take a one hour dinner break.

Table 9 has broken, its players scattered among the remaining 8 tables. I just counted four empty seats, which means 76 players remain. Sam Eliacin is responsible for one of them. He just busted the player on his left. Sam's now up to about 195k.

Event 11: Big Stacks

$1,000 + $90 NL

I toured the Signature Room trying to identify the chip leader. There are currently nine 10-handed tables in action, so fewer than 90 players remain.

Table three is heavily loaded with Natala Kuey, Jeremy McLaughlin, David Peters, and Roland Israel. Table nine is similarly laden with David Fox, Bob Hwang, Vinny Pahuja, and Steven Cho. Mike "Little Man" Sica (~60k) is sharing his patch of felt with Joe Simmons. Joe's up to about 80k.

Al Riccobono is up to about 80k also and he's on table 7 with Steve Dannenmann and Matt Brady (Hey E-Tay! I hear Congrats are in order!!! I saw the baby pictures!!!).

Sam Eliacin

I appears, however, that the current chip leader is Sam Eliacin (New York). He's up to about 120k. The player on his right claims he's a luckbox. I guess time will tell.

Event 9: Who will be crowned the Champ?

HEADS-UP

Keith Crowder and Greg Joslyn battle for $37,000
and the coveted Borgata Trophy.

Event 9: End of the Dai

$630 + $70 (NL)

3rd place
Meiyan Dai - $11,437

Event 11: Payouts

$1,000 + $90 NL

Final player count for this event is 206 generating total buy-ins of $206,000. The final 27 players will get paid as follows:

Place Amount

1 $59,946
2 $33,969
3 $18,683
4 $13,987
5 $11,989
6 $9,991
7 $7,992
8 $5,994
9 $3,996
10-12 $2,598
13-15 $2,198
16-18 $1,798
19-27 $1,499

Event 9: Three's Company

$630 + $70 (NL)

Atlantic City regular, Keith Crowder, looks on with only 3 players remaining.

Current Chip Counts:
Greg Joslyn - $1,300,000
Keith Crowder - $765,000
Meiyan Dai - $303,000

Event 10: Champion - Mehta

Omaha/Stud 8B
$350 + $50

Sharad Mehta (Cherry Hill, NJ) had a commanding chip lead when they got to heads-up play.

Michael Brottman (Hamilton Square, NJ) got all-in pre-flop holding 8532 (two diamonds) against Sharad's K742 (two hearts). The board came A K 9 6 A with three diamonds, giving Michael the flush and the scoop to double up.

Sharad Mehta - 1st place

They continued trading pots until the game changed to 7-card Stud. Despite scooping one pot, Michael was unable to overcome Sharad's chip advantage. The final blow came when Sharad made a flush and Michael was unable to produce a low. Sharad scooped for the win.

Sharad Mehta finished 1st, earning $9,268. Sharad said this win is for his granddaughter who is 60 days old today.

Michael Brottman - 2nd place

Michael Brottman finished 2nd for $5,031.

Event 10: 3rd place - Oh

Omaha/Stud 8B
$350 + $50

Ryan Oh - 3rd place

Still playing Omaha, Han 'Ryan' Oh (Catonsville, MD) got his last chips in the middle on a flop of J 4 3 -- all diamonds -- against Sharad Mehta. By the river, Sharad had made a wheel with his 52xx. Ryan mucked his hand. He finished 3rd earning $3,178.

Event 9: Final Table Bust

$630 + $70 (NL)

Stuart Gelwarg - $8,427

"I was thrilled to play the tournament with a friend and even more excited to make the final table," said the 4th place finisher.

Gelwarg's shoved his short stack with ten-high, he got called and eliminated by the K9 of Meiyan Dai. Good game sir.