$1000 + $90 Six-Max NLH
NOTABLE ~ CHIPS
Jeff Papola 70,000
Matt Affleck 200,000
Ian Palomo (short)
Todd Terry 100,000
Eric Panayiotou 180,000
Daniel Chan 80,000
Keith Crowder 180,000
Joey "The B" Brooks (short)
Brandon Vargas 75,000
Jeremy McLaughlin 290,000
Vinny Pahuja 130,000
Unless they got moved to another table and slipped past me, the other notables have cleared out.
Playing a couple more hours until 2am then bagging and tagging.
Blinds 1000 / 2000 with 300 antes.
70 players remain.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Event 19: The Wrath Of Hahn
$1000 + $90 Six-Max NLH
Mike Hahn (Indianapolis, IN) - 260,000
Mike dropped down from 180,000 to 50,000 after his A-K fell to Opponent's KK.
Hahn hung in there and got all his chips back from the same Opponent.
The board ran Q♠ 9♠ A♣ K♠ Q♥ . Opponent makes a pot size bet on the river and Mike ships.
Opponent calls and Hahn tables 9-9 for a full-house.
Opponent mucks but most likely had a flush.
Mike Hahn now up to 260,000 and among the chip leaders.
82 players remain.
Average chip stack: 100,000 on the nose.
To all you youngster, The Wrath of Kahn was the second movie in the Star Trek series.
Mike Hahn (Indianapolis, IN) - 260,000Mike dropped down from 180,000 to 50,000 after his A-K fell to Opponent's KK.
Hahn hung in there and got all his chips back from the same Opponent.
The board ran Q♠ 9♠ A♣ K♠ Q♥ . Opponent makes a pot size bet on the river and Mike ships.
Opponent calls and Hahn tables 9-9 for a full-house.
Opponent mucks but most likely had a flush.
Mike Hahn now up to 260,000 and among the chip leaders.
82 players remain.
Average chip stack: 100,000 on the nose.
To all you youngster, The Wrath of Kahn was the second movie in the Star Trek series.
Event 19: Larry Lanced
$1000 + $90 Six-Max NLH
Roller-coaster ride for Pennsylvania native Larry Kostelac.
Hand 1) He has A-K vs. A-5 spades. All in on a spade heavy flop. Opponent hits spade on river to cripple Larry.
Hand 2) Larry 10-10 vs. Opponent's A-7 spades. Flop: 7-7-2. Larry stands and gathers his things...then a ten spikes the turn giving Kostelac new life.
Hand 3) Larry hits top pair with J-10 but is up against A-J. River ace sends Kostelac packing.
All three hands happened in one orbit. Bing, Bang, Boom - off to another tournament or cash table.
Mike "Unbelievable" Dentale took a hit and is out. I heard him say, "Everyone things they're a good player after they get hit with the deck." True statement.
86 players remain.
Blinds 800 / 1600 with 200 antes.
Roller-coaster ride for Pennsylvania native Larry Kostelac.
Hand 1) He has A-K vs. A-5 spades. All in on a spade heavy flop. Opponent hits spade on river to cripple Larry.
Hand 2) Larry 10-10 vs. Opponent's A-7 spades. Flop: 7-7-2. Larry stands and gathers his things...then a ten spikes the turn giving Kostelac new life.
Hand 3) Larry hits top pair with J-10 but is up against A-J. River ace sends Kostelac packing.
All three hands happened in one orbit. Bing, Bang, Boom - off to another tournament or cash table.
Mike "Unbelievable" Dentale took a hit and is out. I heard him say, "Everyone things they're a good player after they get hit with the deck." True statement.
86 players remain.
Blinds 800 / 1600 with 200 antes.
Event 19: Hortin Hears A Chip Lead
$1000 + $90 Six-Max NLH
Dylan Hortin - Chip Leader - 325,000
Dylan Hortin (Tempe, AR) has the most chips in the room with 325,000. Dylan flew in from Arizona to play in this event and the Championship.
Dylan has to deal with Borgata player Daniel Chan who is also at his table.
Second in chips looks like Javier Fernandez (San Juan, Puerto Rico) with 240,000.
Top 42 get paid.
42nd gets $1,790 and first gets $93,259.
Dylan Hortin - Chip Leader - 325,000Dylan Hortin (Tempe, AR) has the most chips in the room with 325,000. Dylan flew in from Arizona to play in this event and the Championship.
Dylan has to deal with Borgata player Daniel Chan who is also at his table.
Second in chips looks like Javier Fernandez (San Juan, Puerto Rico) with 240,000.
Top 42 get paid.
42nd gets $1,790 and first gets $93,259.
Event 19: River Make Mirsad Sad
$1000 + $90 Six-Max NLH
Mirsad Kovaci just lost a big hand against Paul Richermard (Somerset, NJ).
Mirsad's 9-Q vs. Paul's A-J
Mirsad flops a straight, fades the turn, but feels a kick in the gut on the river.
Board runs: J-8-10-5-6
Paul is up to 120,000 which is a healthy stack in the room.
Mirsad knows how to take beats and is ready to re-built his short stack.
Level 11: 600 / 1200 antes 200.
8,200,000 in play.
$410,000 Total Buy-In
Mirsad Kovaci just lost a big hand against Paul Richermard (Somerset, NJ).
Mirsad's 9-Q vs. Paul's A-J
Mirsad flops a straight, fades the turn, but feels a kick in the gut on the river.
Board runs: J-8-10-5-6
Paul is up to 120,000 which is a healthy stack in the room.
Mirsad knows how to take beats and is ready to re-built his short stack.
Level 11: 600 / 1200 antes 200.
8,200,000 in play.
$410,000 Total Buy-In
Event 46: Punch My Ticket
Championship Event Satellite Winners
Happy Winners!
Happy Winners!Today we had three chances to satellite into the Championship Event. These four happy players just qualified and won there way in.
Event 19: Notables Still Alive
$1000 + $90 Six-Max NLH
The six-max tends to be the toughest and most exciting Event at each open after The Championship.
Seems like every table has one or two notables.
Chris Bell
Ray Shackelford
Jeff Papola
Jeff Madsen
Austen Johnson
Matt Affleck
Ian Palomo
Todd Terry
Mirsad Kovaci
Eric Panayiotou
Daniel Chan
Keith Crowder
Franco Bonacci
Joey "The B" Brooks
Mike Dentale
Brandon Vargas
Jeremy McLaughlin
Matt Maccaroni
Adam Lippert
Victor Ramdin
Bobby Suer
Vinny Pahuja
Jeff Papalla won the 2010 WSOP 6-Max bracelet
Franco Bonacci won the 2011 Borgata Spring Poker Open 6-Max
The six-max tends to be the toughest and most exciting Event at each open after The Championship.
Seems like every table has one or two notables.
Chris Bell
Ray Shackelford
Jeff Papola
Jeff Madsen
Austen Johnson
Matt Affleck
Ian Palomo
Todd Terry
Mirsad Kovaci
Eric Panayiotou
Daniel Chan
Keith Crowder
Franco Bonacci
Joey "The B" Brooks
Mike Dentale
Brandon Vargas
Jeremy McLaughlin
Matt Maccaroni
Adam Lippert
Victor Ramdin
Bobby Suer
Vinny Pahuja
Jeff Papalla won the 2010 WSOP 6-Max bracelet
Franco Bonacci won the 2011 Borgata Spring Poker Open 6-Max
Event 19: Joey The Best
$1000 + $90 Six-Max NLH
Mike Dentale Congratulates Joey "The B" Brooks
Joey "The B" Brooks (Egg Harbor Township, NJ) wakes up to rockets and sees a shove, and a re-shove in front of him. Three-way all-in action has Brooks' AA vs. A♣ K♣ vs. A-K off-suit.
Flop falls: 4♦ 8♣ 2♦
7♣ turn gives Joey a major sweat.
When the J♥ hit, Brooks was relieved and felted two off the table of six.
Ironically, one of the all-in players had the exact amount as Joey with 44,800.
No chip, no chair for him - two seats open.
"My daughter could have played that one" said Joey. "That turn was sick, I really thought he was gonna hit the club."
133 players remain.
Mike Dentale Congratulates Joey "The B" BrooksJoey "The B" Brooks (Egg Harbor Township, NJ) wakes up to rockets and sees a shove, and a re-shove in front of him. Three-way all-in action has Brooks' AA vs. A♣ K♣ vs. A-K off-suit.
Flop falls: 4♦ 8♣ 2♦
7♣ turn gives Joey a major sweat.
When the J♥ hit, Brooks was relieved and felted two off the table of six.
Ironically, one of the all-in players had the exact amount as Joey with 44,800.
No chip, no chair for him - two seats open.
"My daughter could have played that one" said Joey. "That turn was sick, I really thought he was gonna hit the club."
133 players remain.
Event 19: Payouts
$1000 + $90 Six-Max NLH
Entries: 410
Total Buy-In: $410,000
Place - Amount
1st $93,259
2nd $57,667
3rd $45,338
4th $35,793
5th $27,839
6th $19,885
7th $14,914
8th $9,943
9th $5,966
10-12 $4,772
13-18 $3,579
19-24 $2,585
25-30 $2,187
31-36 $1,989
37-42 $1,790
Entries: 410
Total Buy-In: $410,000
Place - Amount
1st $93,259
2nd $57,667
3rd $45,338
4th $35,793
5th $27,839
6th $19,885
7th $14,914
8th $9,943
9th $5,966
10-12 $4,772
13-18 $3,579
19-24 $2,585
25-30 $2,187
31-36 $1,989
37-42 $1,790
Championship Event Preview
$3,300 +$200 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship Event
Defending Champion Dwyte Pilgrim Back at Borgata
On the eve of the WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship Event there's a buzz about not only the $3 million guaranteed prize pool, but the extra $5,000 bonus for the chip leaders at the end of Day 1A and Day 1B.
"I think it's great," says Lee Childs (Alexandria, VA), who's itching to get back to the tables after his 9th place finish ($62,000) in last year's tournament, his deepest WPT run.
"But, it's not something that I'll have shot at," he laughed while figuring out how to approach the re-entry format. "Maybe if they give away $5,000 for a chip stack just below average I'd have a chance."
Players who bust on Day 1A have the chance to play Day 1B which has some of the bigger names thinking with a gunslingers mentality. "I'm using two bullets," says Will "The Thrill" Failla (Commack, NY) who last month won his first WPT title for $758,000.
A guaranteed prize pool, a re-entry structure, and a bonus for the Day 1A chip lead is the perfect storm for lots of action and great value for this $3,500 tournament with 30k in starting chips and 75 minute levels.
"I think you're going to see some wild swings in the intermediate and late stages of 1A," says Gordon Eng (Cliffside Park, NJ), who has a dozen career Borgata cashes, including a 2010 win for $73,000. "The bonus gives guys incentive to be aggressive, especially knowing they can fire two bullets if they need to."
With eleven days of play and nineteen Main Events leading up to the Championship, big names have already been playing at the Event Center gearing up for a title run, including defending champion Dwyte Pilgrim (Brooklyn, NY).
"I'm here to shock the world again," says "The Short Stack Slayer," who took down the biggest win of his career with his $733,802 payday.
Last year's 1,042 players was the biggest in WPT history and with names like Allen Cunningham (5 WSOP bracelets), Gavin Smith (WSOP bracelet) Jeff Madsen (2 WSOP bracelets), Jonathan Little (2 WPT titles), and WPT title holders Victor Ramdin, Roy Winston, Failla and Pilgrim all confirmed for the event, another record setting day is right around the corner.
Defending Champion Dwyte Pilgrim Back at Borgata"I think it's great," says Lee Childs (Alexandria, VA), who's itching to get back to the tables after his 9th place finish ($62,000) in last year's tournament, his deepest WPT run.
"But, it's not something that I'll have shot at," he laughed while figuring out how to approach the re-entry format. "Maybe if they give away $5,000 for a chip stack just below average I'd have a chance."
Players who bust on Day 1A have the chance to play Day 1B which has some of the bigger names thinking with a gunslingers mentality. "I'm using two bullets," says Will "The Thrill" Failla (Commack, NY) who last month won his first WPT title for $758,000.
A guaranteed prize pool, a re-entry structure, and a bonus for the Day 1A chip lead is the perfect storm for lots of action and great value for this $3,500 tournament with 30k in starting chips and 75 minute levels.
"I think you're going to see some wild swings in the intermediate and late stages of 1A," says Gordon Eng (Cliffside Park, NJ), who has a dozen career Borgata cashes, including a 2010 win for $73,000. "The bonus gives guys incentive to be aggressive, especially knowing they can fire two bullets if they need to."
With eleven days of play and nineteen Main Events leading up to the Championship, big names have already been playing at the Event Center gearing up for a title run, including defending champion Dwyte Pilgrim (Brooklyn, NY).
"I'm here to shock the world again," says "The Short Stack Slayer," who took down the biggest win of his career with his $733,802 payday.
Last year's 1,042 players was the biggest in WPT history and with names like Allen Cunningham (5 WSOP bracelets), Gavin Smith (WSOP bracelet) Jeff Madsen (2 WSOP bracelets), Jonathan Little (2 WPT titles), and WPT title holders Victor Ramdin, Roy Winston, Failla and Pilgrim all confirmed for the event, another record setting day is right around the corner.
Pilgrim After Winning the Title and $733,802
Event 19: Play Resumed
$1000 + $90 Six-Max NLH
Play has resumed after the dinner break with 25 active tables (six-handed).
Level 10: Blinds are 500/1,000 with 100 antes.
Some interesting tweets from the dinner break:
aje221 Austen Johnson
36k at dinner break. Matt Affleck took Valences seat.
toddbterry Todd Terry
53k at dinner
JeffMadsenobv
Jeff Madsen
105k
DahJinerat
Josh Mancuso
37k dinner going to 500-1k next, 145 players left
Play has resumed after the dinner break with 25 active tables (six-handed).
Level 10: Blinds are 500/1,000 with 100 antes.
Some interesting tweets from the dinner break:
aje221 Austen Johnson
36k at dinner break. Matt Affleck took Valences seat.
toddbterry Todd Terry
53k at dinner
105k
37k dinner going to 500-1k next, 145 players left
Event 18 Recap
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em
Quite a few notable pros and Borgata regulars turned out for the $500 No Limit Hold'em tournament. 430 entrants generated total buy-ins of $215,000 and a top prize of $53,280 was up for grabs. Among those notables were: Dwyte Pilgrim, (2010 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship winner) Roy Winston, (2007 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship winner); WPT final tablists Keith Crowder and Ben Klier; and WSOP bracelet holders Mike 'Little Man' Sica and Fred Goldberg.
Dwyte Pilgrim held on to cash late on day one (32nd - $1,147) along with Sandy Henkens, (Virginia Beach, VA) who was the last woman remaining in this event (27th - $1,293).
Terrance Beins (Jackson, NJ) took the chip lead late on day one after a key hand where he was all-in and at-risk for his tournament life holding pocket Queens and facing pocket Kings and pocket Jacks. A Queen hit the board, giving Terrance the chip lead and he never looked back.
24 players survived day one and returned at noon Saturday to continue play. Terrance Beins went wire to wire on day two, which he began as the chip leader with 810,500. Seven hours later, he had all 5.16 million chips in play.
Ben Klier (New York, NY) made it all the way to 12th place before busting out ($2,711). Fred Goldberg (Hollywood, FL) made the final table, but took a bad-beat from chip leader Terrance Beins and was busted in 10th place ($2,711).
Andy Lee was the runner-up in this event. He was facing a 9-to-1 chip deficit when they got heads up and it was just a matter of time before Terrance wore him down. He collected $30,761 for his second place finish.
Terrance Beins now has a Borgata trophy and a pair of Blue Shark Optics Sunglasses to go with $53,280 he will collect for his win today.
Quite a few notable pros and Borgata regulars turned out for the $500 No Limit Hold'em tournament. 430 entrants generated total buy-ins of $215,000 and a top prize of $53,280 was up for grabs. Among those notables were: Dwyte Pilgrim, (2010 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship winner) Roy Winston, (2007 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship winner); WPT final tablists Keith Crowder and Ben Klier; and WSOP bracelet holders Mike 'Little Man' Sica and Fred Goldberg.
Dwyte Pilgrim held on to cash late on day one (32nd - $1,147) along with Sandy Henkens, (Virginia Beach, VA) who was the last woman remaining in this event (27th - $1,293).
Terrance Beins (Jackson, NJ) took the chip lead late on day one after a key hand where he was all-in and at-risk for his tournament life holding pocket Queens and facing pocket Kings and pocket Jacks. A Queen hit the board, giving Terrance the chip lead and he never looked back.
24 players survived day one and returned at noon Saturday to continue play. Terrance Beins went wire to wire on day two, which he began as the chip leader with 810,500. Seven hours later, he had all 5.16 million chips in play.
Ben Klier (New York, NY) made it all the way to 12th place before busting out ($2,711). Fred Goldberg (Hollywood, FL) made the final table, but took a bad-beat from chip leader Terrance Beins and was busted in 10th place ($2,711).
Andy Lee was the runner-up in this event. He was facing a 9-to-1 chip deficit when they got heads up and it was just a matter of time before Terrance wore him down. He collected $30,761 for his second place finish.
Terrance Beins now has a Borgata trophy and a pair of Blue Shark Optics Sunglasses to go with $53,280 he will collect for his win today.
Event 19: Dinner Break
$1000 + $90 Six-Max NLH
The remaining 145 players of the 410 starting field are on a one hour dinner break. The average stack is 57k (57 BB) as blinds will be 500/1k/100 ante when play resumes at 8:30 pm.
Throughout the day players have been doing interviews with ESPN radio in Cleveland, OH as the buzz for the Championship Event continues to build.
Two time WPT Champion Jonathan Little (center)
with Dan Harkin (left) and Steve Weixel.
Throughout the day players have been doing interviews with ESPN radio in Cleveland, OH as the buzz for the Championship Event continues to build.
Event 18: 1st Place - Beins
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em
Terrance Beins went wire to wire on day two which he began as the chip leader with 810,500. About 7 hours later, he had all 5.16 million chips in play.
Terrance Beins (Jackson, NJ) will collect $53,280 for his 1st place finish today.
Terrance Beins went wire to wire on day two which he began as the chip leader with 810,500. About 7 hours later, he had all 5.16 million chips in play.
Terrance Beins (Jackson, NJ) will collect $53,280 for his 1st place finish today.
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