Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
Here are the folks returning today with their chip counts
Rank Player Hometown Chips
1. NARINDER KHASRIA (MILTON, CAN): 131,100
2. MATTHEW WAXMAN (PARKLAND, FL): 125,775
3. EUGENE CASTRO (NEW YORK, NY): 123,525
4. KEVIN SAUL (FORREST PARK, IL): 119,100
5. ROCCO LUCIANO (PHILADELPHIA, PA): 117,850
6. RYAN DANGELO (VESTAL, NY): 116,100
7. JASON MIN (EAST MEADOW, NY): 114,175
8. JASON PASTER (HAMILTON, NJ): 106,775
9. ADAM GERBER (MOORESTOWN, NJ): 104,000
10. STEVEN CHO (DERWOOD, MD): 97,450
11. CHARLES FUREY (BRIDGWATER, NJ): 96,850
12. CARLESS BOATWRIGHT (WOODBRIDGE, VA): 95,100
13. MICKAEL MORGOUSKY (BROOKLYN, NY): 95,000
14. MARY SHILALE (SUMMITVILLE, NY): 93,100
15. KENNY AQADER ELAZZEH (NEWBERN, NC): 92,750
16. STEPHEN REYNOLDS (LITTLE EGG HARBOUR, NJ): 91,575
17. MICHAEL LEAH (LAS VEGAS, NV): 91,200
18. KEITH CROWDER (ELKINS PARK, PA): 90,825
19. WILLIAM HEGER (UNION CITY, NJ): 88,875
20. NICHOLAS SKYLLAS (WEST NYACK, NY): 88,675
21. RUSS RADOM (WARWICK, PA): 88,300
22. ADAM JUNGLEN (STOW, OH): 85,675
23. CASEY PETERS (BRICK, NJ): 85,450
24. AL GRIMES (MILLER PLACE, NY): 85,200
25. ALEX KUCHIK (BROOKLYN, NY): 83,475
26. ROBERT DEPPE (LIMA, OH): 83,225
27. ANDREW BROWN (VALATIE, NY): 81,750
28. ARA MELIKAN (SCARSDALE, NY): 80,075
29. SCOTT BLACKMAN (WEBSTER, NY): 80,000
30. STEVEN LEVY (BROOKLYN, NY): 79,650
31. LEO WALKER (GAITHERGBURG, MD): 79,200
32. ANDREW KNEE (MOUNT SINAI, NY): 78,825
33. STEVEN TABB (NEWTON, MA): 78,750
34. DENNIS BARTAL (MAYS LANDING, NJ): 78,675
35. ERIC HABER (MUTTON TOWN, NY): 78,600
36. JAMES LEE (WEEHAWKEN, NJ): 77,275
37. MARCO FRIGERI (NEW YORK, NY): 76,400
38. VASILLIOS HRISAFINIS (BRICK, NJ): 74,400
39. SANGHO YI (WESTBURY, NY): 73,575
40. JAMES JOHNSTON (BROOKLYN, NY): 73,125
41. STEVEN WOLANSKY (COOPER CITY, FL): 72,475
42. JAMES WOODS (BEVERLY HILLS, CA): 72,475
43. ANDREW LEE (OCEAN TWP, NJ): 70,825
44. HAKIMA MUHAMMAD (BOWIE, MD): 70,650
45. IAN PALOMO (SAN ANTONIO, TX): 70,100
46. MATTHEW BRADY (HAVERTOWN, PA): 70,075
47. RICHARD RICE (FORT LAUDERDALE, FL): 70,000
48. BENJAMIN KLIER (ASTORIA, NY): 69,650
49. ANTUAN BUNKLEY (WEST PALM BEACH, FL): 69,350
50. JOHN PARISI (BROOKLYN, NY): 69,000
51. DAVID GERASSI (OCEANSIDE, NY): 67,700
52. TODD REBELLO (OAK BLUFFS, MA): 66,450
53. MING ZHENG (GERMANTOWN, MD): 65,925
54. ROSLYN QUARTO (EDISON, NJ): 65,550
55. SERGE BURASHKO (TORONTO, CAN): 65,475
56. NATALE KUEY (BRONX, NY): 65,150
57. MARC MANIN (CHERRY HILL, NJ): 64,900
58. NICHOLAS GUAGENTI (WESTERVILLE, OH): 64,400
59. ANDREW ROSEN (NY, NY): 64,375
60. ANTHONY COLOMBO (BROOKLYN, NY): 63,900
61. LEONARD WEISSMAN (EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ): 63,500
62. DANIEL SANTORO (NO BELLMORE, NY): 63,400
63. JAMES ST HILAIRE (GLEN BURNIE, MD): 63,375
64. MICHAEL OMELCHUK (BELLPORT, NY): 62,750
65. JAMES CASEMENT JR (SAINT CHARLES, IL): 61,750
66. MICHAEL CASTALDO (PALISADES, NY): 61,250
67. MATTHEW EHRLICH (WELLINGTON, FL): 61,250
68. JUSTIN SCHWARTZ (MILFORD, CT): 60,775
69. DANIEL JIACOPELLO (EGG HARBOR, NJ): 60,300
70. THEODORE GOLDBERGH (NEW YORK, NY): 60,200
71. PETER MALKOUN (BROOKHAVEN, PA): 60,125
72. WILLIAM LOONSTYN (PHILADELPHIA, PA): 60,000
73. SCOTT ANDREWS (UPPER MARLBORO, MD): 59,650
74. FRANCIS CIPRIANO (WATERBURY, CT): 58,775
75. JOSH SPIEGELMAN (PRINCETON, NJ): 58,375
76. IGOR BORUKHOV (REGO PARK, NY): 58,250
77. MICHAEL KATZ (MANALAPAN, NJ): 58,075
78. ANTHONY CARUSO (MEDFORD, NJ): 58,050
79. YAT CHENG (CHARLOTTE, NC): 58,000
80. DONALD MATUSOW (BRYN MAWR, PA): 57,925
81. TIMOTHY ULMER (WILLOW GROVE, PA): 57,000
82. MARK SALINARO (WHITE PLAINS, NY): 56,850
83. STEVEN DANNENMANN (SEVERN, MD): 56,675
84. FEMING CHAN (WEST WINDSOR, NJ): 56,475
85. DANIEL KLODOWSKI (WASHINGTON, DC): 55,025
86. WILLIAM STRADLEY (BOOTHWYN, PA): 54,925
87. LARRY KOLK (LEVITTOWN, PA): 54,250
88. RICHARD DABAL (ROCHELLE PARK, NJ): 54,125
89. JONATHAN HAMILTON (WARWICK, NY): 53,625
90. SIROUS JAMSHIDI (BROOMALL, PA): 53,175
91. ROLAND ISRAELASHVILI (FOREST HILLS, NY): 52,275
92. BRUCE WILLIAMS (BRANT, NY): 51,700
93. ALLEN CHANG (BROOKLYN, NY): 51,600
94. ANTHONY CAMPAGNA (MANORVILLE, NY): 51,050
95. ILYA OCHAKOVSKY (BROOKLYN, NY): 51,000
96. TONY ARMAND (PORT ORANGE, FL): 50,400
97. MICHAEL DENTALE (BROOKLYN, NY): 50,000
98. MICHAEL KALFA (LTL EGG HBR, NJ): 49,900
99. DANIEL HINDIN (DANBURY, CT): 49,225
100. BRANDON HALL (LITTLESTOWN, PA): 49,125
101. BILL KONTARATOS (LAVAL, QUEBEC, CAN): 49,100
102. RYAN CAREY (FALL RIVER, MA): 48,750
103. JACK SCHANBACHER (PITTSBURGH, PA): 48,500
104. YUGESHWAR RAJKUMAR (TEANECK, NJ): 48,425
105. LAWRENCE LAKATOSH (RED LION, PA): 48,400
106. CYRUS SAMII (WASHINGTON, DC): 48,350
107. RANDALL PFEIFER (CHEEKTOWAGA, NY): 48,225
108. JACOB TOOLE (STATE COLLEGE, PA): 48,125
109. ROBERT MCLAUGHLIN (WASHINGTON, DC): 47,350
110. KONSTANTINO DIMITROULAKOS (TINTON FALLS, NJ): 46,500
111. ALEXANDRE CAPERONIS (STAMFORD, CT): 46,425
112. BRIAN NICHOLS (EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ): 46,150
113. BRENT MCTAGGART (TOMS RIVER, NJ): 46,050
114. SAMUEL BERNSTEIN (ENGLEWOOD, NJ): 45,400
115. PEDRO VICENTE (JERSEY CITY, NJ): 45,350
116. RYAN ERIQUEZZO (DANBURY, CT): 45,150
117. ALBERT BARBIERI (LONG BEACH, CA): 45,000
118. WILLIAM THORNBURG (MECHANICSVILLE, VA): 43,950
119. TAHA MARUF (MOTIJHEEH, IND): 43,900
120. LAWRENCE SHARP (NORTH WHALES, PA): 43,675
121. ALBERT RICCOBONO (OSSINING, NY): 43,650
122. SANG KIM (LEESBURG, VA): 43,625
123. LAWRENCE DIGIOVANNA (BROOKLYN, NY): 43,550
124. LAWRENCE SAHR (HOBOKEN, NJ): 43,275
125. WILLIAM BEASLEY (HOLLYWOOD, FL): 43,000
126. ALEXANDER CAMERON (RIVERHEAD, NY): 43,000
127. JOSEPH WERTZ (MONTOURSVILLE, PA): 42,975
128. MARK WEBER (SICKLERVILLE, NJ): 42,825
129. FRANCIS DOUGHERTY (PHILADELPHIA, PA): 42,500
130. ALEXANDER QUEEN (BETHLEHEM, PA): 42,000
131. MATTHEW HONIG (EAST WINDSOR, NJ): 41,600
132. DAVID FOX (CORAM, NY): 41,500
133. HARVEY GLUCKMAN (BASKING RIDGE, NJ): 41,375
134. MICHAEL MEREDITH (WESTFIELD, NJ): 41,300
135. ROBERT TOFT (YARDLEY, PA): 40,975
136. BERNARD COLLINS (BAYVILLE, NJ): 40,550
137. ADAM ADLER (AVENTURA, FL): 40,500
138. FREDERICK CAMPBELL (WEST CHESTER, PA): 39,950
139. RAY SHACKELFORD (FREDERICKSBURG, VA): 39,725
140. LONNIE HEIMOWITZ (MONTICELLO, NY): 39,600
141. HA SIU (PHILADELPHIA, PA): 39,475
142. ANGELO MIELE (HOLLYWOOD, FL): 39,000
143. ARI ABRAMOWITZ (MONTCLAIR, NJ): 38,500
144. JOHN NIXON (TORONTO, CAN): 38,425
145. LEE KIRSCH (COLD SPG HBR, NY): 38,275
146. VINEET PAHUJA (HICKSVILLE, NY): 37,525
147. CHRISTOPHER DZIADOSZ (WORCESTER, MA): 37,500
148. JOANNE MONTEAVARO (BRONX, NY): 37,425
149. MICHAEL GAGLIANO (ROCKAWAY, NJ): 37,175
150. JOSUE VAZQUEZ (YONKERS, NY): 37,150
151. NICHOLAS KAMEN (SCARSDALE, NY): 36,850
152. DENNIS FREDERICK (DREXEL HILL, PA): 36,800
153. JOSEPH SIMMONS (PHILADELPHIA, PA): 36,750
154. JARED RUBIN (BRIGHTON, MA): 36,475
155. AKIVA PEARLMAN (PROVIDENCE, RI): 36,150
156. JOSEPH BOWLES (NEWTOWN, PA): 35,950
157. GEORGE CHEN (ELMHURST, NY): 35,700
158. MICHAEL SOMMA (MIDDLE VLG, NY): 35,400
159. MAURICE HAWKINS (TAMARAC, FL): 34,825
160. ARTHUR PETERS (BRICK, NJ): 34,725
161. JOSE SILVERMAN (OVEDO, FL): 34,150
162. SALVATORE BUSACCA (COLTS NECK, NJ): 34,075
163. ROBERT WISIAK (RIDGEWOOD, NY): 33,500
164. RICHARD ROSSETTI (VENTNOR, NJ): 32,450
165. GREGORY MERSON (LAUREL, MD): 32,400
166. LARRY GOLDSTEIN (FARMINGVILLE, NY): 32,250
167. JOSEPH CAPALBI (DEERFIELD BEACH, FL): 32,175
168. GREGORY MASTERS (KENOVA, WV): 31,975
169. ROBERT HWANG (BARNEGAT, NJ): 30,700
170. HAN OH (CATONSVILLE, MD): 30,525
171. RAYMOND COBURN (JACKSON, NJ): 29,425
172. MATTHEW COHEN (PHILADELPHIA, PA): 28,925
173. MONTE HOOVER JR (STEUBENVILLE, OH): 28,900
174. JOSHUA SMITH (NEWARK, DE): 28,875
175. MATTHEW ILES (ATCO, NJ): 28,800
176. RICHARD HALL (WILKES BARRE, PA): 28,775
177. MICHAEL LEWIN (DELRAY BEACH, FL): 28,700
178. EUGENE TODD (BROOKLYN, NY): 28,350
179. LASZLO FUZESI (ESSEX FELLS, NJ): 28,000
180. VINH NGUYEN (JERSEY CITY, NJ): 27,925
181. JOHN MOORE (COLUMBIA, MD): 27,375
182. GREGORY FISHBERG (WILLOW GROVE, PA): 27,250
183. LEONID LERNER (BROOKLYN, NY): 27,000
184. LARRY RIGGS (MAYSVILLE, NC): 26,675
185. ANDREW KLOC (NAUGATUCK, CT): 26,575
186. CHRISTOPHER KWON (NORWOOD, NJ): 26,550
187. ROBERT KALTEUX (SEMINOLE, FL): 26,000
188. JESSE ALEXIS COHEN (ARDMORE, PA): 25,875
189. RYAN MILLER (ANNANDALE, NJ): 25,500
190. CHINMAY PATEL (BRIGANTINE, NJ): 25,200
191. WADE WOELFEL (MANKATO, MN): 25,150
192. ONOFRIO REINA (ELIZABETH, NJ): 24,975
193. CHRIS RESLOCK (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ): 24,900
194. GREGORY KOLO (ROCKY RIVER, OH): 24,850
195. JUSTIN LE (BROOKLYN, NY): 24,100
196. VICTOR JOHNSON (MIDDLETOWN, NY): 23,900
197. GARY BOGDANSKI (LYNDHURST, NJ): 23,725
198. DANIEL KNOTTS (CLINTON, OH): 23,500
199. MATTHEW OFLYNN (RESTON, VA): 23,500
200. GREGORY RUDOLPH (OCEANSIDE, NY): 23,500
201. ILIAS BARKOUTSIS (WHITESTONE, NY): 23,100
202. GARY SCHOENGOLD (OLNEY, MD): 22,725
203. ALFONSO CAMMAROTA (FAIRFIELD, CT): 22,400
204. MICHAEL BUTTACAVOLI (VENTNOR, NJ): 22,000
205. ALEXANDER DEUTSCH (STATEN ISLAND, NY): 22,000
206. CHRISTIAN HARDER (ANNAPOLIS, MD): 21,825
207. JAMIE KERSTETTER (MONROE TWP., NJ): 21,575
208. AKIM AKIMOV (PHILADELPHIA, PA): 21,350
209. GORDON ENG (CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ): 21,100
210. DAVID STEVENS (WILTON, CT): 21,000
211. PATRICK CARNEY (SCRANTON, PA): 20,750
212. VYACHESLAV EYZEROVICH (STATEN ISLAND, NY): 20,250
213. RICHARD MURNICK (MONTCLAIR, NJ): 20,100
214. CHRISTOPHER BONITA (WINTHROP, MA): 19,100
215. JEFFREY KING (COLCHESTER, CT): 18,900
216. KEN GOLDIN (CLEARWATER, FL): 18,625
217. MICHAEL AFFA (TOMS RIVER, NJ): 18,400
218. PHILIP PAXTON (BRADENTON, FL): 18,400
219. JASON LASO (MANALAPAN, NJ): 18,175
220. DAVID FILIPPI (NEW YORK, NY): 18,050
221. ERIC DOERR (NEWARK, DE): 17,275
222. JESSE YAGINUMA (SILVER SPRING, MD): 17,225
223. DAVID CLARKE (BASKING RIDGE, NJ): 17,125
224. MATTHEW SILBERZWEIG (ELMONT, NY): 17,000
225. DAVID ZEITLIN (BROOKLYN, NY): 16,400
226. JOSEPH CUTLER (BAY SHORE, NY): 16,150
227. TAYLOR SHPUR (WITHERBEE, NY): 15,500
228. LAURENCE WOLF (ANNAPOLIS, MD): 14,950
229. STEVE KARP (NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL): 14,600
230. ROBERT NGUYEN (W. NEW YORK, NJ): 14,425
231. ROGER VANDRIESEN (WHITING, NJ): 13,900
232. JOHN DAGOSTINO (EGG HARBOR TWP, NJ): 13,625
233. CHRISTOPH ALBANESE (NEW YORK, NY): 13,575
234. CARL RESTIFO (WARETOWN, NJ): 12,025
235. ALFRED CABAN (WHITEHALL, PA): 11,650
236. DEAN SCHULTZ (STOW, OH): 11,300
237. PETER MAVRO (DOUGLASTON, NY): 10,625
238. EVAN JARVIS (TORONTO, CAN): 10,000
239. WILLIAM LOOPER (GREER, SC): 10,000
240. RICK SILVER (NEW HOPE, PA): 9,725
241. MAURICE PARADIS (JEWETT CITY, CT): 9,425
242. RAJASEKHARA MUNNANGI (SAN DIEGO, CA): 8,500
243. GRIFFIN ABEL (PITTSBURGH, PA): 8,000
244. JEREMY BROWN (MEDFORD, NJ): NC
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
End of Day 1B Chip Counts
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
There were some shake-ups in the last level and the chip leaders changed dramatically. Here are the biggest stacks along with a few other random chip counts:
Narinder Khasria - 131,100
Matthew Waxman - 125,775
Kevin Saul - 119,100
Ryan D'Angelo - 116,100
Steven Cho - 97,450
Marya Shilale - 93,100
Kenny Elazzeh - 92,750
Mike Leah - 91,200
Keith Crowder - 90,825
Will Heger - 88,875
Russ Radom - 88,300
Adam Junglen - 85,675
Alex Kuchik - 83,475
Ara Melikan -80,075
Steven Levy - 79,650
Steven Tabb - 78,750
James Woods - 72,475
Sirous Jamshidi - 53,175
Al Riccobono - 43,650
David Fox - 41,300
Joanne Monteavaro - 37,425
Maurice Hawkins - 34,825
Robert Kalteux - 26,000
Christian Harder - 21,885
Somewhere around 160 players survived day 1b and will combine with the 86 that survived day 1a, putting the field at less than 250. A complete list of chip counts will be posted when available.
Day two will begin at 11am Tuesday.
$3300 + $200 NL
There were some shake-ups in the last level and the chip leaders changed dramatically. Here are the biggest stacks along with a few other random chip counts:
Narinder Khasria - 131,100
Matthew Waxman - 125,775
Kevin Saul - 119,100
Ryan D'Angelo - 116,100
Steven Cho - 97,450
Marya Shilale - 93,100
Kenny Elazzeh - 92,750
Mike Leah - 91,200
Keith Crowder - 90,825
Will Heger - 88,875
Russ Radom - 88,300
Adam Junglen - 85,675
Alex Kuchik - 83,475
Ara Melikan -80,075
Steven Levy - 79,650
Steven Tabb - 78,750
James Woods - 72,475
Sirous Jamshidi - 53,175
Al Riccobono - 43,650
David Fox - 41,300
Joanne Monteavaro - 37,425
Maurice Hawkins - 34,825
Robert Kalteux - 26,000
Christian Harder - 21,885
Somewhere around 160 players survived day 1b and will combine with the 86 that survived day 1a, putting the field at less than 250. A complete list of chip counts will be posted when available.
Day two will begin at 11am Tuesday.
Dangerous Woods
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
James Woods - Player Profile
In Hollywood, he's played everything from a pimp boyfriend (Casino), to a Watergate burglar (Nixon), to a crooked doctor (Any Given Sunday), but this week actor James Woods is playing his favorite role of poker player.
"I like the challenge from the mental aspect and how you have to figure things out," says Woods, who recently took down an invitational tournament in Connecticut. "I love that it's part math, part instinct and part personality. And everything is situational specific."
Woods is playing in the Championship Event in between various projects, including a film called An American Girl, that he's producing and directing and will feature Kristen Stewart (Twilight).
"It's a luxury vacation," says the 1986 Academy Award nominee (Salvador), "I have some time to play and relax. The Borgata's fantastic, I love to play here and I'm not just saying that."
Woods isn't just an actor who dabbles in poker, he takes it seriously when his schedule allows it. During the 2008 Borgata Summer Poker Open, he cashed in one event and made it to day 3 of the Championship Event.
"Borgata has the best structures around," says Woods, who loves the 30,000 in starting chips and 75 minute levels. "You can do well if you don't get greedy. That's the one thing the recession's taught us, don't get greedy and you can survive."
At the end of Day 1B, Woods has more 72,000 chips and is pleased with how he played. "I had an exceptional day. I increased my stack by 150% and was at a tough table," which included Kevin Saul, who has more than $2 million in career earnings. "I was very patient, made some good lay downs and had two big bluffs," says Woods.
The results weren't has good for his friend and poker pro Roy Winston, who busted early in the day. "I don't like him, but I know him," Woods says with a laugh.
"We're friends, we play together all the time in California," says Winston, adding, "he's a good player."
Woods acting career spans more than 30 years and includes a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but when it comes to poker he's still looking for a big score.
"Everything in my life is good," he says, "so winning a big poker tournament would be great. But what's the downside? There is no downside, unless it's on the Titantic an hour before it goes down."
After one day of play, there's no obvious leaks in Woods' game, but plenty of icebergs ahead.
Suspenseful Thriller for Woods
$3300 + $200 NL
James Woods - Player Profile
In Hollywood, he's played everything from a pimp boyfriend (Casino), to a Watergate burglar (Nixon), to a crooked doctor (Any Given Sunday), but this week actor James Woods is playing his favorite role of poker player."I like the challenge from the mental aspect and how you have to figure things out," says Woods, who recently took down an invitational tournament in Connecticut. "I love that it's part math, part instinct and part personality. And everything is situational specific."
Woods is playing in the Championship Event in between various projects, including a film called An American Girl, that he's producing and directing and will feature Kristen Stewart (Twilight).
"It's a luxury vacation," says the 1986 Academy Award nominee (Salvador), "I have some time to play and relax. The Borgata's fantastic, I love to play here and I'm not just saying that."
Woods isn't just an actor who dabbles in poker, he takes it seriously when his schedule allows it. During the 2008 Borgata Summer Poker Open, he cashed in one event and made it to day 3 of the Championship Event.
"Borgata has the best structures around," says Woods, who loves the 30,000 in starting chips and 75 minute levels. "You can do well if you don't get greedy. That's the one thing the recession's taught us, don't get greedy and you can survive."
At the end of Day 1B, Woods has more 72,000 chips and is pleased with how he played. "I had an exceptional day. I increased my stack by 150% and was at a tough table," which included Kevin Saul, who has more than $2 million in career earnings. "I was very patient, made some good lay downs and had two big bluffs," says Woods.
The results weren't has good for his friend and poker pro Roy Winston, who busted early in the day. "I don't like him, but I know him," Woods says with a laugh.
"We're friends, we play together all the time in California," says Winston, adding, "he's a good player."
Woods acting career spans more than 30 years and includes a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but when it comes to poker he's still looking for a big score.
"Everything in my life is good," he says, "so winning a big poker tournament would be great. But what's the downside? There is no downside, unless it's on the Titantic an hour before it goes down."
After one day of play, there's no obvious leaks in Woods' game, but plenty of icebergs ahead.
Suspenseful Thriller for WoodsRossetti Chops Karate Mike
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
I never saw 'Karate' Mike Santoro today. Must be because according to Rick Rossetti, he didn't even make it to the first break. Don't know if this is playful banter or serious ribbing, but I guess we'll have to let the results speak. Rick's got about 25k as the final minutes of day 1b tick away.
Rick Rossetti
$3300 + $200 NL
I never saw 'Karate' Mike Santoro today. Must be because according to Rick Rossetti, he didn't even make it to the first break. Don't know if this is playful banter or serious ribbing, but I guess we'll have to let the results speak. Rick's got about 25k as the final minutes of day 1b tick away.
Rick RossettiPayouts!
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
383 total players generated buy-ins of $1,263,900. The final 36 will get paid as follows:
Place Payout
1 $355,535
2 $205,965
3 $101,756
4 $85,818
5 $73,558
6 $61,299
7 $49,039
8 $36,779
9 $24,520
10-12 $15,938
13-15 $12,260
16-18 $8,582
19-27 $7,356
28-36 $6,130
$3300 + $200 NL
383 total players generated buy-ins of $1,263,900. The final 36 will get paid as follows:
Place Payout
1 $355,535
2 $205,965
3 $101,756
4 $85,818
5 $73,558
6 $61,299
7 $49,039
8 $36,779
9 $24,520
10-12 $15,938
13-15 $12,260
16-18 $8,582
19-27 $7,356
28-36 $6,130
Pilgrim Hits the Trail
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
On the last hand before break, there's a loud outburst from table 4 as the room is clearing out. "Boom! Boom! Yow, yeah. Boom!" The casualty is Dwyte Pilgrim, who walks out with style and grace.
"I guess it's a big thing to knock me out," says the player who won three WSOP rings in 2009 and finished second in the 6 max tournament two days ago. "The sad thing is, I was only a 40% underdog going to the river."
There's three to a flop and the board is Q 9 2 with one diamond. The turn is the 6♦, Pilgrim slams 22k all in and Stephen Reynolds makes the call.
Pilgrim tables a flush draw with 10♦ 4 ♦, while Stevens, who refused to give his name, shows bottom pair with K 2.
As the board bricks, the over zealous celebration begins and Pilgrim is eliminated.
There's now less than one hour of play before the remaining players bag and tag.
$3300 + $200 NL
On the last hand before break, there's a loud outburst from table 4 as the room is clearing out. "Boom! Boom! Yow, yeah. Boom!" The casualty is Dwyte Pilgrim, who walks out with style and grace.
"I guess it's a big thing to knock me out," says the player who won three WSOP rings in 2009 and finished second in the 6 max tournament two days ago. "The sad thing is, I was only a 40% underdog going to the river."
There's three to a flop and the board is Q 9 2 with one diamond. The turn is the 6♦, Pilgrim slams 22k all in and Stephen Reynolds makes the call.
Pilgrim tables a flush draw with 10♦ 4 ♦, while Stevens, who refused to give his name, shows bottom pair with K 2.
As the board bricks, the over zealous celebration begins and Pilgrim is eliminated.
There's now less than one hour of play before the remaining players bag and tag.
Blinds Up, Last Level
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
Play has resumed with level 7, blinds of 200/400 with 50 antes. They will play one more 75-minute level, then call it a night. 182 players remain in today's field. (86 survived day 1a).
During the break, I checked the room and Kevin Saul is still the chip leader with ~170k. Ryan 'g0lfa' D'Angelo (Endicott, NY) is second with ~145k.
Ryan finished 5th in the PokerStars NAPT Carribean Poker Adventure Main Event in January 2010, earning $700,000.
Ryan 'g0lfa' D'Angelo
$3300 + $200 NL
Play has resumed with level 7, blinds of 200/400 with 50 antes. They will play one more 75-minute level, then call it a night. 182 players remain in today's field. (86 survived day 1a).
During the break, I checked the room and Kevin Saul is still the chip leader with ~170k. Ryan 'g0lfa' D'Angelo (Endicott, NY) is second with ~145k.
Ryan finished 5th in the PokerStars NAPT Carribean Poker Adventure Main Event in January 2010, earning $700,000.
Ryan 'g0lfa' D'AngeloLast Break of the Day
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
End of level 6 and players have evacuated the Signature Room for 15 minutes. The sound level in this room has dropped from a roar to near silence, except for the player yelling in the back of the room.
Shortly before the break, Geb Goitom shoved on a flop of Q 7 5 with two hearts. His opponent beat him into the pot showing AJ of hearts for the flush draw. Geb held 96 off for nothing but a gutshot. The last two came Q 3 and Ace-high was good to take the pot. Geb hit the rail.
Geb Goitom - Goner
$3300 + $200 NL
End of level 6 and players have evacuated the Signature Room for 15 minutes. The sound level in this room has dropped from a roar to near silence, except for the player yelling in the back of the room.
Shortly before the break, Geb Goitom shoved on a flop of Q 7 5 with two hearts. His opponent beat him into the pot showing AJ of hearts for the flush draw. Geb held 96 off for nothing but a gutshot. The last two came Q 3 and Ace-high was good to take the pot. Geb hit the rail.
Geb Goitom - GonerFrangos Fragged
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
When action folded to him on the button, Nick Frangos moved his last chips in. The player on his left in the small blind looked him up with pocket 8s. Nick was racing with A9 offsuit. The board came 5 4 3 6 T and missed Nick completely. He headed for the exit.
Players continue to exit and tables continue to break. They're down to 19 active tables now so 190 or fewer players remain.
Nick Frangos
$3300 + $200 NL
When action folded to him on the button, Nick Frangos moved his last chips in. The player on his left in the small blind looked him up with pocket 8s. Nick was racing with A9 offsuit. The board came 5 4 3 6 T and missed Nick completely. He headed for the exit.
Players continue to exit and tables continue to break. They're down to 19 active tables now so 190 or fewer players remain.
Nick Frangos383 = $355k
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
The final numbers are in:
Entries 383 (254 for Day 1B)
Buy-in Amount: $1,263,900
Top Prize: ~$353,000
Places Paid: 36
Min Cash: ~$6,100
We'll post a complete prize list breakdown shortly.
$3300 + $200 NL
The final numbers are in:
Entries 383 (254 for Day 1B)
Buy-in Amount: $1,263,900
Top Prize: ~$353,000
Places Paid: 36
Min Cash: ~$6,100
We'll post a complete prize list breakdown shortly.
Cimpan Crushed, Kicked to the Kurb
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
James Woods' table was broken and he landed at table 5 along with Cornel Andrew Cimpan & Kevin Saul. All three were involved in this hand. I picked up the action after the flop, which was 9 8 3 with two hearts. It was checked to Cimpan on the button, who bet 2,700.
Kevin then check-raised to 7,700. Woods (cutoff) folded and Cimpan tanked for a bit. He eventually decided to move all in and Kevin snap-called, showing pocket 8s for the set. Cimpan held pocket Queens and was in dire shape. The last two came offsuit 3 5 and Cimpan was busted.
Kevin is now clearly the chip leader with 'heaps' of chips. My eyeball-estimate is about 165k.
$3300 + $200 NL
James Woods' table was broken and he landed at table 5 along with Cornel Andrew Cimpan & Kevin Saul. All three were involved in this hand. I picked up the action after the flop, which was 9 8 3 with two hearts. It was checked to Cimpan on the button, who bet 2,700.
Kevin then check-raised to 7,700. Woods (cutoff) folded and Cimpan tanked for a bit. He eventually decided to move all in and Kevin snap-called, showing pocket 8s for the set. Cimpan held pocket Queens and was in dire shape. The last two came offsuit 3 5 and Cimpan was busted.
Kevin is now clearly the chip leader with 'heaps' of chips. My eyeball-estimate is about 165k.
Random Draws?
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
Table 22 was broken and the players at that table were 'randomly' assigned empty seats throughout the room. Despite the 'random' nature of the draw, 2-time WPT titlist Cornel Andrew Cimpan has landed at the same table as WPT titlist Kevin Saul.
There was some discussion among the players about who he (Cimpan) was so I outed him. "You're about to be outed in the blog anyway, so they might as well know." I told him.
Cornel Andrew Cimpan - 2 WPT Titles in 2009
$3300 + $200 NL
Table 22 was broken and the players at that table were 'randomly' assigned empty seats throughout the room. Despite the 'random' nature of the draw, 2-time WPT titlist Cornel Andrew Cimpan has landed at the same table as WPT titlist Kevin Saul.
There was some discussion among the players about who he (Cimpan) was so I outed him. "You're about to be outed in the blog anyway, so they might as well know." I told him.
Cornel Andrew Cimpan - 2 WPT Titles in 2009What's Your Bling Factor?
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
"Bling Factor" is a count of how many WSOP bracelets, WSOP Circuit rings, and WPT titles (bracelets) a player has. I was just going through the room calculating Bling Factors and here are the ones I spotted:
Dwyte Pilgrim - 3 (1 WSOP Circuit Championship and 2 WSOP Circuit preliminary events)
Cornel Andrew Cimpan - 2 (WPT titles)
Kevin Saul - 1 (WPT title)
Farzad Rouhani - 1 (WSOP bracelet)
Rick Rossetti - 1 (WSOP Circuit Championship)
Jeff King - 1 (WSOP Circuit Championship)
Chris Klodnicki - 1 (WSOP Circuit Championship)
That's a lot of bling. The winner of this event will get some bling of his own as there is a bracelet and a trophy for the winner. This is the bracelet awarded for event #4, the East Coast Championship.
$3300 + $200 NL
"Bling Factor" is a count of how many WSOP bracelets, WSOP Circuit rings, and WPT titles (bracelets) a player has. I was just going through the room calculating Bling Factors and here are the ones I spotted:
Dwyte Pilgrim - 3 (1 WSOP Circuit Championship and 2 WSOP Circuit preliminary events)
Cornel Andrew Cimpan - 2 (WPT titles)
Kevin Saul - 1 (WPT title)
Farzad Rouhani - 1 (WSOP bracelet)
Rick Rossetti - 1 (WSOP Circuit Championship)
Jeff King - 1 (WSOP Circuit Championship)
Chris Klodnicki - 1 (WSOP Circuit Championship)
That's a lot of bling. The winner of this event will get some bling of his own as there is a bracelet and a trophy for the winner. This is the bracelet awarded for event #4, the East Coast Championship.
Blinds Up
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
Play has resumed with Level 5, blinds 100/200 with 25 antes.
During the break, I scoped out the stacks and Sirous Jamshidi, aka "Junk Yard Tony", is the chip leader with ~98k. Some other random chip counts:
Kevin Saul - 78k
Mike Dentale - 70k
Adam Junglen - 55k
22 Tables remain, so 220 or fewer players remain today. Still waiting for the official, final numbers.
$3300 + $200 NL
Play has resumed with Level 5, blinds 100/200 with 25 antes.
During the break, I scoped out the stacks and Sirous Jamshidi, aka "Junk Yard Tony", is the chip leader with ~98k. Some other random chip counts:
Kevin Saul - 78k
Mike Dentale - 70k
Adam Junglen - 55k
22 Tables remain, so 220 or fewer players remain today. Still waiting for the official, final numbers.
Satellite Table
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
Van Driesen & Chang (l-r) and Lipson (far right)
Currently four players at table 15 are satellite qualifiers from earlier in the week.
Roger Van Driesen (Whiting, NJ), Allen Chang (Brooklyn, NY) and Rich Lipson (Feasterville, PA) all paid $390 and earned their $3500 voucher, while Johannsy Joseph (Spring Valley, NY) survived the $750 satty to get in.
"It's a fantastic opportunity and great experience," says Lipson, "I'm ready to win."
$3300 + $200 NL
Van Driesen & Chang (l-r) and Lipson (far right)Currently four players at table 15 are satellite qualifiers from earlier in the week.
Roger Van Driesen (Whiting, NJ), Allen Chang (Brooklyn, NY) and Rich Lipson (Feasterville, PA) all paid $390 and earned their $3500 voucher, while Johannsy Joseph (Spring Valley, NY) survived the $750 satty to get in.
"It's a fantastic opportunity and great experience," says Lipson, "I'm ready to win."
Kevin Saul in the House
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
Kevin 'BeLOWaBOVe' Saul is playing today and I somehow managed to miss him on my previous orbits of the room. He's doing well, currently up to about 75k. Kevin has over $2 million in live tournament earnings including a win at the 2007 Bellagio Cup III $10k WPT main event, good for $1.3 million. He had to play Mike 'the Mouth' Matusow head-up to win that event.
Today Kevin is sharing his table with Maurice Hawkins, Eric 'sheets' Haber, and Robert Kalteux (8th in the $400 NL & 8th in the $1,500 NL event here a few days ago).
Kevin Saul
$3300 + $200 NL
Kevin 'BeLOWaBOVe' Saul is playing today and I somehow managed to miss him on my previous orbits of the room. He's doing well, currently up to about 75k. Kevin has over $2 million in live tournament earnings including a win at the 2007 Bellagio Cup III $10k WPT main event, good for $1.3 million. He had to play Mike 'the Mouth' Matusow head-up to win that event.
Today Kevin is sharing his table with Maurice Hawkins, Eric 'sheets' Haber, and Robert Kalteux (8th in the $400 NL & 8th in the $1,500 NL event here a few days ago).
Kevin SaulLippy Lost, Left
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
Adam 'Lippy' Lippert (small blind) raised to 625 after a couple of limpers. Tim Ulmer (Willow Grove, PA) called from the big blind and the limpers came along for the ride. The flop came A 8 4 -- all hearts. Adam checked, Tim bet 1,600, the limpers folded, Adam check-raised to 3,100, Tim raised to 7k straight and Adam called.
Turn was an offsuit Jack and Adam bet 11k. Tim moved in and Adam called all-in, showing pocket 4s for the set. Tim held 62 of hearts for the flush. River was a brick and Tim collected a big pot. New daddy Adam headed for the door.
Tim Ulmer
$3300 + $200 NL
Adam 'Lippy' Lippert (small blind) raised to 625 after a couple of limpers. Tim Ulmer (Willow Grove, PA) called from the big blind and the limpers came along for the ride. The flop came A 8 4 -- all hearts. Adam checked, Tim bet 1,600, the limpers folded, Adam check-raised to 3,100, Tim raised to 7k straight and Adam called.
Turn was an offsuit Jack and Adam bet 11k. Tim moved in and Adam called all-in, showing pocket 4s for the set. Tim held 62 of hearts for the flush. River was a brick and Tim collected a big pot. New daddy Adam headed for the door.
Tim UlmerGlantz Gone
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
Playing 50/100, Matt Glantz opened for 300, Vinny Pahuja raised to 825, Joseph Capalbi (small blind) flatted as did Matt. The flop came J 6 2 with two diamonds. They checked to Vinny, who bet 1,600. Joseph kicked it up to 6,600 straight. Matt raised to 16k, Vinny folded, and after some thought, Joseph moved all-in for about 12k more.
Matt called, showing KQ of diamonds for the flush draw with two overs. His overs were no good, however, as Joseph held pocket 2s for the set. The last two came offsuit A 8 and Joseph took the pot. Matt took the walk to the rail.
Matt Glantz and Vinny Pahuja
$3300 + $200 NL
Playing 50/100, Matt Glantz opened for 300, Vinny Pahuja raised to 825, Joseph Capalbi (small blind) flatted as did Matt. The flop came J 6 2 with two diamonds. They checked to Vinny, who bet 1,600. Joseph kicked it up to 6,600 straight. Matt raised to 16k, Vinny folded, and after some thought, Joseph moved all-in for about 12k more.
Matt called, showing KQ of diamonds for the flush draw with two overs. His overs were no good, however, as Joseph held pocket 2s for the set. The last two came offsuit A 8 and Joseph took the pot. Matt took the walk to the rail.
Matt Glantz and Vinny PahujaThey're now in level 4 with blinds of 100/200. Table 25 has broken, so 24 tables remain.
Baby Boom in the Poker Room
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
It seems that the poker world is experiencing a Baby Boom. We've already blogged about Maurice Hawkins' newborn and Matt Brady's 5-month-old. Today I learned there's another new dad in the house.
Adam Lippert (Brooklyn, NY) and his wife Nicoleta had a baby girl on March 28th, just one month ago. Her name is Julianna and she's a cutie. The proud papa wasn't able to play as many events during this series as he normally would due to trips home, but he's here today showing off the baby pics.
Congrats Nicoleta & Adam!
Adam Lippert & Baby Julianna
$3300 + $200 NL
It seems that the poker world is experiencing a Baby Boom. We've already blogged about Maurice Hawkins' newborn and Matt Brady's 5-month-old. Today I learned there's another new dad in the house.
Adam Lippert (Brooklyn, NY) and his wife Nicoleta had a baby girl on March 28th, just one month ago. Her name is Julianna and she's a cutie. The proud papa wasn't able to play as many events during this series as he normally would due to trips home, but he's here today showing off the baby pics.
Congrats Nicoleta & Adam!
Adam Lippert & Baby JuliannaMcGraham Triples
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
Colleen McGraham got her last 2k in from the cutoff, getting action from both Mike Leah and Han Oh. They checked down the board of K 5 5 9 A and Colleen thought that Ace was the killer, but Mike showed pocket Tens and Han mucked. Colleen held pocket Jacks and they were good for the triple-up.
Colleen McGraham
The Ladies are sparsely represented today in the Signature Room. In addition to Colleen, I spotted Joanne Monteavaro, Jenny Nguyen, Mary Shilale, and Gissel Heredia. Five women out of about 250 players...that's 2% of the field.
$3300 + $200 NL
Colleen McGraham got her last 2k in from the cutoff, getting action from both Mike Leah and Han Oh. They checked down the board of K 5 5 9 A and Colleen thought that Ace was the killer, but Mike showed pocket Tens and Han mucked. Colleen held pocket Jacks and they were good for the triple-up.
Colleen McGrahamThe Ladies are sparsely represented today in the Signature Room. In addition to Colleen, I spotted Joanne Monteavaro, Jenny Nguyen, Mary Shilale, and Gissel Heredia. Five women out of about 250 players...that's 2% of the field.
Blinds Up
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
Players have returned from break and are playing Level 3, blinds 75/150.
During the break, the last tables in the Poker Room were broken, so all the Day 1B players are now in the Signature Room. That's 25 tables in action, so 250 or fewer players.
$3300 + $200 NL
Players have returned from break and are playing Level 3, blinds 75/150.
During the break, the last tables in the Poker Room were broken, so all the Day 1B players are now in the Signature Room. That's 25 tables in action, so 250 or fewer players.
Two Big Names - Gone
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
Roy Winston
We haven't hit the first break of Day 1B and already two recognizable pros are on the rail.
Roy Winston, who won the 2007 Borgata Poker Open Championship worth $1.5 million, is gone and stops by media row to ask, "I'm I the first one out? I couldn't win a hand."
It doesn't make him feel any better to know that Todd Terry, who also won an event during the 2007 Poker Open and has $1.5 million in career earnings, was sent home even earlier.
Terry can't get away from his flopped straight when William Loonstyn turns a flush.
The unofficial count has around 250 players in Day 1B and puts the total field at approximately 375, more than the necessary count to reach the $1 million guaranteed prize pool.
Level is 2 winding down.
Todd Terry
$3300 + $200 NL
Roy WinstonWe haven't hit the first break of Day 1B and already two recognizable pros are on the rail.
Roy Winston, who won the 2007 Borgata Poker Open Championship worth $1.5 million, is gone and stops by media row to ask, "I'm I the first one out? I couldn't win a hand."
It doesn't make him feel any better to know that Todd Terry, who also won an event during the 2007 Poker Open and has $1.5 million in career earnings, was sent home even earlier.
Terry can't get away from his flopped straight when William Loonstyn turns a flush.
The unofficial count has around 250 players in Day 1B and puts the total field at approximately 375, more than the necessary count to reach the $1 million guaranteed prize pool.
Level is 2 winding down.
Todd Terry Looney Bin
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
Loonstyn's Time
Talk about getting hit by the deck. During the first 90 minutes of Day 1B, William Loonstyn (Philadelphia, PA) has won with quads, a full house and a flush over a straight to take his stack to more than 100k.
With the J♠ 8♠ Loonstyn flops a flush draw on a board of A♦ K♠ Q♠. The turn brings the 3♠ and that's when the action heats up.
Loonstyn checks, Todd Terry bets 9k.
"I have no choice," says Loonstyn, "I'm all in." Terry tanks and calls, showing he flopped a straight with J♦ 10♦ and like that, one of the more respected players in the room, is drawing dead and out the door.
One player says about Loonstyn, "on break he's going to the beach to see if he can walk on water."
To put things in perspective, Looystyn's 105k puts him in the top 5 stacks from Day 1A, the leader has nearly 124k.
Level 2 (50/100) continues.
$3300 + $200 NL
Loonstyn's TimeTalk about getting hit by the deck. During the first 90 minutes of Day 1B, William Loonstyn (Philadelphia, PA) has won with quads, a full house and a flush over a straight to take his stack to more than 100k.
With the J♠ 8♠ Loonstyn flops a flush draw on a board of A♦ K♠ Q♠. The turn brings the 3♠ and that's when the action heats up.
Loonstyn checks, Todd Terry bets 9k.
"I have no choice," says Loonstyn, "I'm all in." Terry tanks and calls, showing he flopped a straight with J♦ 10♦ and like that, one of the more respected players in the room, is drawing dead and out the door.
One player says about Loonstyn, "on break he's going to the beach to see if he can walk on water."
To put things in perspective, Looystyn's 105k puts him in the top 5 stacks from Day 1A, the leader has nearly 124k.
Level 2 (50/100) continues.
Woods Watch
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
James Woods
Actor James Woods is back at Borgata after making it to Day 3 in the 2008 Summer Open Main Event.
"I'm shooting for a solid first day, and then looking to do some damage on day 2 when it counts," he says while playing at table 22.
Level 2 (50/100) underway.
$3300 + $200 NL
James WoodsActor James Woods is back at Borgata after making it to Day 3 in the 2008 Summer Open Main Event.
"I'm shooting for a solid first day, and then looking to do some damage on day 2 when it counts," he says while playing at table 22.
Level 2 (50/100) underway.
Name Game
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
A quick scan of who's in The Signature Room:
Actor James Woods
Joe Simmons
Mike Leah
Roy Winston
Al Riccobono
Matt Glantz
MJ Bernstein
Todd Terry
$3300 + $200 NL
A quick scan of who's in The Signature Room:
Actor James Woods
Joe Simmons
Mike Leah
Roy Winston
Al Riccobono
Matt Glantz
MJ Bernstein
Todd Terry
Day 1B Up & Running
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
Mike Leah & Alex Kuchic
The Signature Room is buzzing with double the entries from Sunday's play. The dead stacks are slowly disappearing as players find their seats.
Everyone gets 30,000 chips, the blinds start at 25/50 and levels last 75 minutes.
Cards are in the air!
$3300 + $200 NL
Mike Leah & Alex Kuchic The Signature Room is buzzing with double the entries from Sunday's play. The dead stacks are slowly disappearing as players find their seats.
Everyone gets 30,000 chips, the blinds start at 25/50 and levels last 75 minutes.
Cards are in the air!
End of Day 1A Chip Counts
Place-Name-Count
| 1 | EUGENE | CASTRO | $123,525 |
| 2 | ROCCO | LUCIANO | $117,850 |
| 3 | JASON | MIN | $114,175 |
| 4 | JASON | PASTER | $106,775 |
| 5 | ADAM | GERBER | $104,000 |
| 6 | CHARLES | FUREY | $96,850 |
| 7 | MICKAEL | MORGOUSKY | $95,000 |
| 8 | NICHOLAS | SKYLLAS | $88,675 |
| 9 | CASEY | PETERS | $85,450 |
| 10 | AL | GRIMES | $85,200 |
| 11 | ROBERT | DEPPE | $83,225 |
| 12 | LEO | WALKER | $79,200 |
| 13 | STEVEN | WOLANSKY | $72,475 |
| 14 | HAKIMA | MUHAMMAD | $70,650 |
| 15 | MATTHEW | BRADY | $70,075 |
| 16 | RICHARD | RICE | $70,000 |
| 17 | TODD | REBELLO | $66,450 |
| 18 | ROSLYN | QUARTO | $65,550 |
| 19 | MARC | MANIN | $64,900 |
| 20 | NICHOLAS | GUAGENTI | $64,400 |
| 21 | ANTHONY | COLOMBO | $63,900 |
| 22 | LEONARD | WEISSMAN | $63,500 |
| 23 | MATTHEW | EHRLICH | $61,250 |
| 24 | JUSTIN | SCHWARTZ | $60,775 |
| 25 | JOSH | SPIEGELMAN | $58,375 |
| 26 | IGOR | BORUKHOV | $58,250 |
| 27 | ANTHONY | CARUSO | $58,050 |
| 28 | YAT | CHENG | $58,000 |
| 29 | STEVEN | DANNENMANN | $56,675 |
| 30 | DANIEL | KLODOWSKI | $55,025 |
| 31 | ROLAND | ISRAELASHVILI | $52,275 |
| 32 | BRUCE | WILLIAMS | $51,700 |
| 33 | ANTHONY | CAMPAGNA | $51,050 |
| 34 | YUGESHWAR | RAJKUMAR | $48,425 |
| 35 | CYRUS | SAMII | $48,350 |
| 36 | ROBERT | MCLAUGHLIN | $47,350 |
| 37 | KONSTANTINO | DIMITROULAKOS | $46,500 |
| 38 | ALEXANDRE | CAPERONIS | $46,425 |
| 39 | BRIAN | NICHOLS | $46,150 |
| 40 | SAMUEL | BERNSTEIN | $45,400 |
| 41 | RYAN | ERIQUEZZO | $45,150 |
| 42 | ALBERT | BARBIERI | $45,000 |
| 43 | LAWRENCE | SAHR | $43,275 |
| 44 | WILLIAM | BEASLEY | $43,000 |
| 45 | BERNARD | COLLINS | $40,550 |
| 46 | ADAM | ADLER | $40,500 |
| 47 | RAY | SHACKELFORD | $39,725 |
| 48 | HA | SIU | $39,475 |
| 49 | AKIVA | PEARLMAN | $36,150 |
| 50 | GEORGE | CHEN | $35,700 |
| 51 | ARTHUR | PETERS | $34,725 |
| 52 | ROBERT | WISIAK | $33,500 |
| 53 | GREGORY | MERSON | $32,400 |
| 54 | ROBERT | HWANG | $30,700 |
| 55 | RAYMOND | COBURN | $29,425 |
| 56 | RICHARD | HALL | $28,775 |
| 57 | MICHAEL | LEWIN | $28,700 |
| 58 | MATTHEW | COHEN | $28,425 |
| 59 | EUGENE | TODD | $28,350 |
| 60 | VINH | NGUYEN | $27,925 |
| 61 | JOHN | MOORE | $27,375 |
| 62 | GREGORY | FISHBERG | $27,250 |
| 63 | RYAN | MILLER | $25,500 |
| 64 | CHINMAY | PATEL | $25,200 |
| 65 | CHRIS | RESLOCK | $24,900 |
| 66 | GARY | SCHOENGOLD | $22,725 |
| 67 | JAMIE | KERSTETTER | $21,575 |
| 68 | GORDON | ENG | $21,100 |
| 69 | PATRICK | CARNEY | $20,750 |
| 70 | JEREMY | BROWN | $20,100 |
| 71 | RICHARD | MURNICK | $20,100 |
| 72 | KEN | GOLDIN | $18,625 |
| 73 | JASON | LASO | $18,175 |
| 74 | ERIC | DOERR | $17,275 |
| 75 | DAVID | CLARKE | $17,125 |
| 76 | JOSEPH | CUTLER | $16,150 |
| 77 | LAURENCE | WOLF | $14,950 |
| 78 | STEVE | KARP | $14,600 |
| 79 | ROBERT | NGUYEN | $14,425 |
| 80 | JOHN | DAGOSTINO | $13,625 |
| 81 | CHRISTOPH | ALBANESE | $13,575 |
| 82 | ALFRED | CABAN | $11,650 |
| 83 | PETER | MAVRO | $10,625 |
| 84 | WILLIAM | LOOPER | $10,000 |
| 85 | MAURICE | PARADIS | $9,425 |
| 86 | RAJASEKHARA | MUNNANGI | $8,500 |
Sunday, April 25, 2010
End of Day 1A Chip Counts
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
Play has concluded and the chips are bagged and tagged. Here are the chip leaders and a few other notable chip counts:
Gene Castro - 123,525
Rocco Luciano - 117,850
Jason 'Asian J' Min - 114,175
Jason Paster - 106,775
Adam Gerber - 104,000
Charles Furey - 96,850
Al Grimes - 85,200
Matt Brady - 70,075
Todd Rebello - 66,450
Steve Dannenmann - 56,675
Jeremy McLaughlin - 47,350
Bob Hwang - 30,700
Chinmay Patel - 25,200
Chris Reslock - 24,900
Jamie Kerstetter - 21,575
Gordon Eng - 21,100
Eric 'Clown Fish' Doerr - 17,200
John D'Agostino - 13,000
A complete list will be posted at the end of Day 1B (Monday night).
This group gets tomorrow off and will return Tuesday for Day 2.
$3300 + $200 NL
Play has concluded and the chips are bagged and tagged. Here are the chip leaders and a few other notable chip counts:
Gene Castro - 123,525
Rocco Luciano - 117,850
Jason 'Asian J' Min - 114,175
Jason Paster - 106,775
Adam Gerber - 104,000
Charles Furey - 96,850
Al Grimes - 85,200
Matt Brady - 70,075
Todd Rebello - 66,450
Steve Dannenmann - 56,675
Jeremy McLaughlin - 47,350
Bob Hwang - 30,700
Chinmay Patel - 25,200
Chris Reslock - 24,900
Jamie Kerstetter - 21,575
Gordon Eng - 21,100
Eric 'Clown Fish' Doerr - 17,200
John D'Agostino - 13,000
A complete list will be posted at the end of Day 1B (Monday night).
This group gets tomorrow off and will return Tuesday for Day 2.
Dannenman's Aces Good
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
Jamie Kerstetter was all-in for 9,075 and got called by seat 1. Jamie's pocket 6s were racing against AK. The board came Q 7 2 8 6 and Jamie doubled up.
After seat 6 opened for 1,125, Steve Dannenmann raised to 5,500. Seat 6 called and the flop came Queen-high. Seat 6 checked to Steve, who fired 10k. Seat 6 showed his pocket Jacks and mucked. Steve showed his pocket Aces and collected the pot.
Mike 'Little Man' Sica has busted out and hit the door. Jason Young was out soon after.
With ten minutes left on the clock, TD Tab Duchateau announced that everyone would play five more hands, then bag & tag for the night.
$3300 + $200 NL
Jamie Kerstetter was all-in for 9,075 and got called by seat 1. Jamie's pocket 6s were racing against AK. The board came Q 7 2 8 6 and Jamie doubled up.
After seat 6 opened for 1,125, Steve Dannenmann raised to 5,500. Seat 6 called and the flop came Queen-high. Seat 6 checked to Steve, who fired 10k. Seat 6 showed his pocket Jacks and mucked. Steve showed his pocket Aces and collected the pot.
Mike 'Little Man' Sica has busted out and hit the door. Jason Young was out soon after.
With ten minutes left on the clock, TD Tab Duchateau announced that everyone would play five more hands, then bag & tag for the night.
From Bad Beat to Good Run
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NLChinmay Patel - Player Profile
When Borgata implemented the Bad Beat Jackpot in early 2009, officials knew lives would change, especially with potential jackpots totaling more than $300,000.
As a player and witness to the casino's second BBJ in February of that year, Chinmay Patel's windfall was "only" $11,000, but he used it as a spring board for a professional career.
"It helped me out a lot," says the 24-year-old from Philadelphia, "I started playing 2-5 and 5-10 (no limit cash games), was on a nice rush and got a bank roll."
The success prompted Patel to quit his job with a pharmaceutical company and pursue poker full time, something that wasn't an easy sell to his family. "You have to understand I come from a strict Indian background," says Patel, who's parents left India for the United States in 1990.
"Both my parents have college degrees and my dad has a master's as a civil engineer. Telling them I was quitting my job to play poker didn't go over very well."
Piyush and Jayshri warmed to the idea after he assured them that he had his Penn State biology degree to fall back on if poker didn't work out. That, plus a solid resume after two years in the work force, helped the Patel family to reluctantly support their son's decision.
One year into his new career, Patel is finding most of his success in the Borgata high stakes cash games ($10-$20 NL or higher), and is still fine-tuning his tournament play.
"I'm learning to get used to the blinds, and how my stack compares to the blinds and to the other players," he says. "Everything's standard in cash and I know what a big bet is. In tournaments the blinds go up and players adjust their betting, so I just need to keep getting more experience."
Patel picked-up some "on the job training" Thursday in the satellite qualifier for the Championship Event after not finding any cash games he liked. He was one of seven players to earn a $3,500 voucher after only paying $390 to enter the tournament.
Now that he's in the field for Day 1A, it's been a roller coaster with his stack ranging anywhere from 15,000 to 50,000 chips and he ends play slightly less than his 30k starting stack. "Up and down, a few bad beats, but nothing terrible," he says.
And it's so far, so good on the career change. Patel's picked up a couple of cashes in Borgata deep stack and daily tournament play, but the bulk of his success comes from the high limit room.
$3300 + $200 NLChinmay Patel - Player Profile
When Borgata implemented the Bad Beat Jackpot in early 2009, officials knew lives would change, especially with potential jackpots totaling more than $300,000.As a player and witness to the casino's second BBJ in February of that year, Chinmay Patel's windfall was "only" $11,000, but he used it as a spring board for a professional career.
"It helped me out a lot," says the 24-year-old from Philadelphia, "I started playing 2-5 and 5-10 (no limit cash games), was on a nice rush and got a bank roll."
The success prompted Patel to quit his job with a pharmaceutical company and pursue poker full time, something that wasn't an easy sell to his family. "You have to understand I come from a strict Indian background," says Patel, who's parents left India for the United States in 1990.
"Both my parents have college degrees and my dad has a master's as a civil engineer. Telling them I was quitting my job to play poker didn't go over very well."
Piyush and Jayshri warmed to the idea after he assured them that he had his Penn State biology degree to fall back on if poker didn't work out. That, plus a solid resume after two years in the work force, helped the Patel family to reluctantly support their son's decision.
One year into his new career, Patel is finding most of his success in the Borgata high stakes cash games ($10-$20 NL or higher), and is still fine-tuning his tournament play.
"I'm learning to get used to the blinds, and how my stack compares to the blinds and to the other players," he says. "Everything's standard in cash and I know what a big bet is. In tournaments the blinds go up and players adjust their betting, so I just need to keep getting more experience."
Patel picked-up some "on the job training" Thursday in the satellite qualifier for the Championship Event after not finding any cash games he liked. He was one of seven players to earn a $3,500 voucher after only paying $390 to enter the tournament.
Now that he's in the field for Day 1A, it's been a roller coaster with his stack ranging anywhere from 15,000 to 50,000 chips and he ends play slightly less than his 30k starting stack. "Up and down, a few bad beats, but nothing terrible," he says.
And it's so far, so good on the career change. Patel's picked up a couple of cashes in Borgata deep stack and daily tournament play, but the bulk of his success comes from the high limit room.
Little Man Triples Up, Still Short
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
Mike 'Little Man' Sica got his last chips in, getting action from two players. They checked down the board of J 6 5 8 J. "Whatta you got?" Mike asks the first. "Ace-high" is the response. When he hears Ace-high, the other player mucks. "Well whaddo I got?" says Little Man as he rolls over his cards: J8 suited, good for the full house. Mike tripled up to about 8k in chips.
Mike "Little Man" Sica with his Signature Toothpick Holder/Card Protector
$3300 + $200 NL
Mike 'Little Man' Sica got his last chips in, getting action from two players. They checked down the board of J 6 5 8 J. "Whatta you got?" Mike asks the first. "Ace-high" is the response. When he hears Ace-high, the other player mucks. "Well whaddo I got?" says Little Man as he rolls over his cards: J8 suited, good for the full house. Mike tripled up to about 8k in chips.
Mike "Little Man" Sica with his Signature Toothpick Holder/Card ProtectorLast Level Underway
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
Players completed level six, took a break, and have returned to play level 7 with blinds of 200/400 with 50 antes. The TD decided to forgo the dinner break and finish up for the day, so this will be the last 75-minute level today.
Gene Castro
On the break, I scoped out the stacks and it appeared that Gene Castro had about 115k. Jason "Asian J" Min (Astoria, NY) had about the same, but as I was getting his name, he won a pot. He's definitely over 120k now so I'm outing him as the chip leader.
Jason "Asian J" Min
$3300 + $200 NL
Players completed level six, took a break, and have returned to play level 7 with blinds of 200/400 with 50 antes. The TD decided to forgo the dinner break and finish up for the day, so this will be the last 75-minute level today.
Gene CastroOn the break, I scoped out the stacks and it appeared that Gene Castro had about 115k. Jason "Asian J" Min (Astoria, NY) had about the same, but as I was getting his name, he won a pot. He's definitely over 120k now so I'm outing him as the chip leader.
Jason "Asian J" MinWiz Pans Panayiotou
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
On a flop of K 8 5 rainbow. Bobby 'Wiz' Wisiak bet 1,050. Eric Panayiotou called, and a third player folded. Turn was an Ace and both players checked. River was a 9 and Bobby fired 1,500. Eric thought for a few seconds, then made the call. Bobby showed A8 for Aces-up and Eric mucked. Bobby was awarded the pot.
Bobby Wisiak, Alex Caperonis, and Eric Panayiotou
$3300 + $200 NL
On a flop of K 8 5 rainbow. Bobby 'Wiz' Wisiak bet 1,050. Eric Panayiotou called, and a third player folded. Turn was an Ace and both players checked. River was a 9 and Bobby fired 1,500. Eric thought for a few seconds, then made the call. Bobby showed A8 for Aces-up and Eric mucked. Bobby was awarded the pot.
Bobby Wisiak, Alex Caperonis, and Eric PanayiotouBlinds Up
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
Level 6: Blinds are now up to 150/300 for real, with 25 antes.
Jason Young said something about how he would have had a better day had he stayed in his room and applied a cheese grater to his private parts. I guess that means things are not going well for him here today. He's already employed the masseuse and that that didn't seem to help.
Chris Reslock is now enjoying the masseuse. He seems to be having a better day. Plus he doesn't have a hat on. I've never seen him without a hat and I don't know if any pictures exist of him sans cap.
Chris Reslock Enjoying his Chair Massage
$3300 + $200 NL
Level 6: Blinds are now up to 150/300 for real, with 25 antes.
Jason Young said something about how he would have had a better day had he stayed in his room and applied a cheese grater to his private parts. I guess that means things are not going well for him here today. He's already employed the masseuse and that that didn't seem to help.
Chris Reslock is now enjoying the masseuse. He seems to be having a better day. Plus he doesn't have a hat on. I've never seen him without a hat and I don't know if any pictures exist of him sans cap.
Chris Reslock Enjoying his Chair MassageBaby Bra-Tay
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
Every once in a while, poker players do something besides playing poker. Matt Brady and Esther 'E-Tay' Taylor have the most adorable 5-month old named Kayla and I just got to meet her. She's a happy baby with some good poker-playing genes to her credit. Better look out for her at the poker table in about 21 years.
Kayla
$3300 + $200 NL
Every once in a while, poker players do something besides playing poker. Matt Brady and Esther 'E-Tay' Taylor have the most adorable 5-month old named Kayla and I just got to meet her. She's a happy baby with some good poker-playing genes to her credit. Better look out for her at the poker table in about 21 years.
KaylaBlinds are Going Down?
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
Believe it or not, even well run poker tournaments, with the best structures in the game, can have hiccups. Case in point, after coming back from break to play Level 5, players are now kicking in a 25 ante, which usually means blinds are going up.
Except in this extended format, where the structure repeats the 100/200 blinds from Level 4.
Ten of the remaining 11 tables got it right, but table 2 took it up a notch, and increased the blinds to 150/300 when the antes were added. None of the players or the dealer caught the oversight until after playing two hands.
The situation is quickly rectified and now everyone's on the same page. Matt Brady laughed and said something that most poker players dream of hearing, "blinds are going down!"
Level 5 (100/200/25 ante) is officially in full swing.
$3300 + $200 NL
Believe it or not, even well run poker tournaments, with the best structures in the game, can have hiccups. Case in point, after coming back from break to play Level 5, players are now kicking in a 25 ante, which usually means blinds are going up.
Except in this extended format, where the structure repeats the 100/200 blinds from Level 4.
Ten of the remaining 11 tables got it right, but table 2 took it up a notch, and increased the blinds to 150/300 when the antes were added. None of the players or the dealer caught the oversight until after playing two hands.
The situation is quickly rectified and now everyone's on the same page. Matt Brady laughed and said something that most poker players dream of hearing, "blinds are going down!"
Level 5 (100/200/25 ante) is officially in full swing.
Blinds Up
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
Play has resumed with level 5, blinds 100/200 with 25 antes.
Al Grimes is still out in front with ~93k. Matt Brady is up to ~76k. Adam Gerber is stacking about 75k and Steve Dannenmann has ~72k.
Adam Gerber (Moorestown, NJ) is a local business owner and only plays tournaments on the east coast. He won the US Poker Championships $10k main event ($606k) in October 2007 at the Taj Mahal and has several cashes here at Borgata.
Adam Gerber
$3300 + $200 NL
Play has resumed with level 5, blinds 100/200 with 25 antes.
Al Grimes is still out in front with ~93k. Matt Brady is up to ~76k. Adam Gerber is stacking about 75k and Steve Dannenmann has ~72k.
Adam Gerber (Moorestown, NJ) is a local business owner and only plays tournaments on the east coast. He won the US Poker Championships $10k main event ($606k) in October 2007 at the Taj Mahal and has several cashes here at Borgata.
Adam GerberHead Count
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
The final number for Day 1A is 129. The fest of the field plays Monday at 11 am, including players like Roy Winston, Maurice Hawkins, Charlie Hook, and Mike Leah.
Several others are currently in the Poker Room trying to satellite into the Championship Event, including Dwight Pilgrim, James Boyle and Mike Dentale.
The last chance to satty is 7 pm, $350 + $40 (~1 in 10).
Players are on currently on break.
$3300 + $200 NL
The final number for Day 1A is 129. The fest of the field plays Monday at 11 am, including players like Roy Winston, Maurice Hawkins, Charlie Hook, and Mike Leah.
Several others are currently in the Poker Room trying to satellite into the Championship Event, including Dwight Pilgrim, James Boyle and Mike Dentale.
The last chance to satty is 7 pm, $350 + $40 (~1 in 10).
Players are on currently on break.
Brady Tweets Borgata
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
I plucked this off Twitter today:
mattbrady_ Dear borgata, you've fd me in basically every tournament i've ever played here for years but I will forgive u if I win this $3500..thank u
Matt Brady
Matt is currently up to over 70k so has more than doubled his starting stack of 30k. If this works, I'm going to start tweeting casinos about my results. :)
$3300 + $200 NL
I plucked this off Twitter today:
mattbrady_ Dear borgata, you've fd me in basically every tournament i've ever played here for years but I will forgive u if I win this $3500..thank u
Matt BradyMatt is currently up to over 70k so has more than doubled his starting stack of 30k. If this works, I'm going to start tweeting casinos about my results. :)
Something Blue
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
Blue Chip Tournament
The Borgata special poker tournament chip set is in play and the most coveted piece is the blue 5 thousand chip. "It helps bring out our feminine, softer side," says Todd Rebello, "actually it helps distinguish them from the rest (of the chips)."
One other player says, "it's not that valuable, because I don't have any." Two hands later he's heading for the door.
$3300 + $200 NL
Blue Chip TournamentThe Borgata special poker tournament chip set is in play and the most coveted piece is the blue 5 thousand chip. "It helps bring out our feminine, softer side," says Todd Rebello, "actually it helps distinguish them from the rest (of the chips)."
One other player says, "it's not that valuable, because I don't have any." Two hands later he's heading for the door.
The Silver Fox
Championship Event
$3300 + $200 NL
The Silver Fox, Lenny Weissman, (Atlantic City, NJ) is in the house today. Lenny says that back in 1974, he and Joe Namath were called the two most eligible bachelors in New York. Well Joe moved away, but Lenny is still around.
We're hoping he's going to he around a lot longer. He just had brain surgery for a tumor. It was obviously successful, as he's here playing poker today. As for how well he's playing, I guess we'll have to wait and see. Glad you're still with us Lenny!
Lenny "The Silver Fox" Weissman
$3300 + $200 NL
The Silver Fox, Lenny Weissman, (Atlantic City, NJ) is in the house today. Lenny says that back in 1974, he and Joe Namath were called the two most eligible bachelors in New York. Well Joe moved away, but Lenny is still around.
We're hoping he's going to he around a lot longer. He just had brain surgery for a tumor. It was obviously successful, as he's here playing poker today. As for how well he's playing, I guess we'll have to wait and see. Glad you're still with us Lenny!
Lenny "The Silver Fox" Weissman
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