$350 + $50 Seniors (50+) No Limit Hold'em
Level 18: Blinds 4k/8k with 1k ante.
Down to 12 Seniors remaining. Average stack is 174k.
Marc Ginsberg is back in the chip lead with about 370k.
Doug Pinto is second with about 330k.
Here are the Seniors who have already cashed out:
Earning $708
18 - Carl Ling (Pinebrook, NJ)
17 - Pasquale Calabria (Montvale, NJ)
16 - Richard Jackson (Key West, FL)
Earning $826
15 - Chris Bourassa (Leesburg, VA)
14 - Todd Wertling (Hewlett, NY)
13 - Kenneth Jacoby (Roslyn Heights, NY)
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Event 10: Back From Break
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
After a break to relocate from the Signature Room to the Poker Room, the final 15 are back in action.
Level 15: Blinds 1,500/3,000 with 400 ante.
After a break to relocate from the Signature Room to the Poker Room, the final 15 are back in action.
Level 15: Blinds 1,500/3,000 with 400 ante.
Event 8: Everybody Shufflin'
$350 + $50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
Mahammad Amjadi, Greg Glassman and Kijoon Park have gone from the Signature Room to the Poker Room.
Blinds are now 60k/120k/20k ante.
Mahammad Amjadi, Greg Glassman and Kijoon Park have gone from the Signature Room to the Poker Room.
Blinds are now 60k/120k/20k ante.
Event 8: Amjadi Wins Race vs Park
$350 + $50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
Mahammad Amjadi's pocket 9s gives him a 1.1 million double-up through Kijoon Park who doesn't connect with AK.
Updated Chip Counts
Greg Glassman 5.4 million
Kijoon Park 2.4 million
Mahammad Amjadi 2.2 million
Mahammad Amjadi's pocket 9s gives him a 1.1 million double-up through Kijoon Park who doesn't connect with AK.
Updated Chip Counts
Greg Glassman 5.4 million
Kijoon Park 2.4 million
Mahammad Amjadi 2.2 million
Event 10: Busted
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Latest Departures:
Roman Valerstein
Mike Linster
Brian O'Donoghue
Vinny Pahuja
15 Players remain. Average is 207k.
Approaching the end of level 14.
Latest Departures:
Roman Valerstein
Mike Linster
Brian O'Donoghue
Vinny Pahuja
15 Players remain. Average is 207k.
Approaching the end of level 14.
Event 8: Glassman Flops Boat, Retakes Lead
$350 + $50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
Greg Glassman flops a full house with J♦ 9♥ and gets a double-up against Mahammad Amjadi who didn't show his hand, but says he had A J on a J 9 J flop.
Glassman goes to 6 million, while Amjadi is left with 800k. Kijoon Park has 3 million.
******Update******
One hand later, Amjadi doubles through Glassman with AK against AQ to tighten the chip counts.
Greg Glassman flops a full house with J♦ 9♥ and gets a double-up against Mahammad Amjadi who didn't show his hand, but says he had A J on a J 9 J flop.
Glassman goes to 6 million, while Amjadi is left with 800k. Kijoon Park has 3 million.
******Update******
One hand later, Amjadi doubles through Glassman with AK against AQ to tighten the chip counts.
Event 8: Amjadi Doubles Through Glassman
$350 + $50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
Blinds 50k/100k/10k ante
The board shows 6♦ Q♣ A♣ K♥ when the last of the chips go in.
Mahammad Amjadi: Q♠ 6♠ (two pair)
Greg Glassman: A♠ 7♥ (pair of aces)
River: 3♣
Amjadi doubles 1.8 million (plus the pot) to take the chip lead from Glassman.
Blinds 50k/100k/10k ante
The board shows 6♦ Q♣ A♣ K♥ when the last of the chips go in.
Mahammad Amjadi: Q♠ 6♠ (two pair)
Greg Glassman: A♠ 7♥ (pair of aces)
River: 3♣
Amjadi doubles 1.8 million (plus the pot) to take the chip lead from Glassman.
Event 11: Bubble Burst!
$350 + $50 Seniors (50+) No Limit Hold'em
The seniors were down to 19 players and playing hand-for-hand.
It took a while, but eventually two players were all-in on a King-high flop with two hears.
They both had AK offsuit and were expecting a chop.
Then the last two came running hearts, and Doug Pinto (Princeton, NJ) had the Ace of hearts for the flush.
He chipped up to ~315k, good for the chip lead. He also busted his opponent and put the remaining 18 seniors in the money.
The drew for seats and moved to the final two tables.
The seniors were down to 19 players and playing hand-for-hand.
It took a while, but eventually two players were all-in on a King-high flop with two hears.
They both had AK offsuit and were expecting a chop.
Doug Pinto
Then the last two came running hearts, and Doug Pinto (Princeton, NJ) had the Ace of hearts for the flush.
He chipped up to ~315k, good for the chip lead. He also busted his opponent and put the remaining 18 seniors in the money.
The drew for seats and moved to the final two tables.
Event 8: Final Three
$350 + $50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
Players are back from a 10 minute break with blinds moving up to 50k/100k/10k ante.
Chip Counts
Greg Glassman (Brooklyn, NY) 5 million (50 bb)
Mahammad Amjadi (Marmora, NJ) 3 million (30 bb)
Kijoon Park (Flushing, NY) 2 million (20 bb)
Remaining Prize Pool
1st $35,137
2nd $20,287
3rd $12,375
(l-r) Park, Dealer Christopher, Amjadi & Glassman
Players are back from a 10 minute break with blinds moving up to 50k/100k/10k ante.
Chip Counts
Greg Glassman (Brooklyn, NY) 5 million (50 bb)
Mahammad Amjadi (Marmora, NJ) 3 million (30 bb)
Kijoon Park (Flushing, NY) 2 million (20 bb)
Remaining Prize Pool
1st $35,137
2nd $20,287
3rd $12,375
Event 10: Break Time
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Mike Lydon (Woodside, NY) and Abraham Gordon (Lakewood, NJ) have busted out.
20 Players remain. Average is 155k.
Daniel Chan still leads with about 460k.
Table 6 has broken. Those players moved to tables 3 and 4:
Table 3
Daniel Chan
Mattew Iles
Matt Maccaroni
Abe Faroni
Table 4
Harry Korotki
Brian O'Donoghue
Vinny Pahuja
Andrew Interdonato
Following a break, play resumed with
Level 14: Blinds 1,200/2,400 with 300 ante.
Mike Lydon (Woodside, NY) and Abraham Gordon (Lakewood, NJ) have busted out.
20 Players remain. Average is 155k.
Daniel Chan still leads with about 460k.
Table 6 has broken. Those players moved to tables 3 and 4:
Table 3
Daniel Chan
Mattew Iles
Matt Maccaroni
Abe Faroni
Table 4
Harry Korotki
Brian O'Donoghue
Vinny Pahuja
Andrew Interdonato
Following a break, play resumed with
Level 14: Blinds 1,200/2,400 with 300 ante.
Event 8: 4th Place - Williams
Travis Williams (Reading, PA)
$9,970
Blinds: 40k/80k/10k ante
Mahammad Amjadi opens to 205k, Williams moves all in for 545k more. Amjadi calls for half his stack.
Amjadi: J 5
Williams: K 3
Flop: A 2 8
Turn: J
River: 3
Amjadi wins the hand with a pair of jacks to eliminate Williams in 4th place.
Event 11: Jacks Good for Lee
$350 + $50 Seniors (50+) No Limit Hold'em
At the end of level 15, the surviving seniors took a break.
Level 16: Blinds 2,500/5,000 with 500 ante.
Before the break, Alan Lee (Columbia, MD) won a big pot when his pocket Jacks held up in a 3-way all-in against pocket 9s and AQ.
Alan busted one player and chipped up to ~120k.
At the end of level 15, the surviving seniors took a break.
Level 16: Blinds 2,500/5,000 with 500 ante.
Alan Lee
Before the break, Alan Lee (Columbia, MD) won a big pot when his pocket Jacks held up in a 3-way all-in against pocket 9s and AQ.
Alan busted one player and chipped up to ~120k.
Event 8: 5th Place - Matrone
$350 + $50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
Mike Matrone (Morganville, NJ)
$7,837
Mike Matrone is all in for 460k with Q♣ J♣ against the pocket 3s of Kijoon Park.
Park wins the coin flip and sends Matrone to the cage in 5th place.
Park wins the coin flip and sends Matrone to the cage in 5th place.
Event 11: New Chip Leader
$350 + $50 Seniors (50+) No Limit Hold'em
David Gutfreund (Chicago, IL) is up to 310k and has taken the chip lead.
22 seniors remain. 18 get paid. The bubble looms.
David Gutfreund
David Gutfreund (Chicago, IL) is up to 310k and has taken the chip lead.
22 seniors remain. 18 get paid. The bubble looms.
Event 8: 6th Place - Andrejevic
$350 + $50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
Andy Andrejevic (Miami, FL via Serbia)
$6,531
Andy Andrejevic is on the wrong end of KK vs AA against Gregory Glassman.
There's no help on the board and Andrejevic loses 1.1 million to finish in 6th place.
Event 10: Deutsch Done; Lippy Lost
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Jason Deutsch (Staten Island, NY) has busted out (24th). He summed it up in this Tweet:
Jason Deutsch @MrPerfekt
out, got WORKED
Daniel Chan busted Adam Lippert. Daniel's now up to 530k.
22 Players reamain. 12 get paid. Average is 141k.
Jason Deutsch (Staten Island, NY) has busted out (24th). He summed it up in this Tweet:
Jason Deutsch @MrPerfekt
out, got WORKED
Daniel Chan busted Adam Lippert. Daniel's now up to 530k.
22 Players reamain. 12 get paid. Average is 141k.
Event 8: 7th Place - Santoro
$350 + $50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
After being crippled earlier at the final table Santoro gets his last 420k in with pocket 5s against the AQ of Travis Williams.
Williams flops an ace to take his stack to 1.25 million, knocking Santoro out in 7th place.
Mike Santoro (Egg Harbor, NJ)
$5,225
After being crippled earlier at the final table Santoro gets his last 420k in with pocket 5s against the AQ of Travis Williams.
Williams flops an ace to take his stack to 1.25 million, knocking Santoro out in 7th place.
Event 8: 8th Place - Kim
$350 + $50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
David Kim is all in for 800k with A♠ Q♠ vs Kijoon Park's J♣ J♠.
The board offers no help and Kim is out in 8th place.
David Kim (Flushing, NY)
$3,987
David Kim is all in for 800k with A♠ Q♠ vs Kijoon Park's J♣ J♠.
The board offers no help and Kim is out in 8th place.
Event 10: Musical Chairs
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 13: Blinds 1k/2k with 300 ante.
With 24 players remaining, the did another redraw. Here are the new four-handed lineups:
Table 1
Adel Shakerian
Matt Burnitz
Mike Linster
Ken Silberstein
Table 2
Doug Klevitz
Jeff Lee
Luke Vrabel
Jeremiah McKenna
Table 3
Daniel Chan
Abraham Gordon
Adam Lippert
Abe Faroni
Table 4
Mike Lydon
Brian O'Donoghue
Vinny Pahuja
Andrew Interdonato
Table 5
Jordan Diamond
Roman Valerstein
Craig Stern
Roger Souse
Table 6
Jason Deutsch
Mattew Iles
Matt Maccaroni
Harry Korotki
Level 13: Blinds 1k/2k with 300 ante.
With 24 players remaining, the did another redraw. Here are the new four-handed lineups:
Table 1
Adel Shakerian
Matt Burnitz
Mike Linster
Ken Silberstein
Table 2
Doug Klevitz
Jeff Lee
Luke Vrabel
Jeremiah McKenna
Table 3
Daniel Chan
Abraham Gordon
Adam Lippert
Abe Faroni
Table 4
Mike Lydon
Brian O'Donoghue
Vinny Pahuja
Andrew Interdonato
Table 5
Jordan Diamond
Roman Valerstein
Craig Stern
Roger Souse
Table 6
Jason Deutsch
Mattew Iles
Matt Maccaroni
Harry Korotki
Event 8: 9th Place - Vacchio
$350 + $50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
Paul Vacchio open ships 615k and Mike Santoro calls, leaving 330k behind. Greg Glassman reships and has both players covered and prematurely exposes pocket Ks Kd, not realizing Santoro was still to act.
Santoro disgustedly folds AQ face up and says, "I know he (Vacchio) has an ace, I'm drawing to two outs." Santoro's correct as Vacchio tables AJ vs Glassman's kings.
The board runs clean for Santoro who adds more than one million chips to his stack and is now the chip leader with more than 2 million chips
Vacchio is out in 9th place, while Santoro is now the short stack.
Paul Vacchio (Inwood, NJ)
$2,750
Paul Vacchio open ships 615k and Mike Santoro calls, leaving 330k behind. Greg Glassman reships and has both players covered and prematurely exposes pocket Ks Kd, not realizing Santoro was still to act.
Santoro disgustedly folds AQ face up and says, "I know he (Vacchio) has an ace, I'm drawing to two outs." Santoro's correct as Vacchio tables AJ vs Glassman's kings.
The board runs clean for Santoro who adds more than one million chips to his stack and is now the chip leader with more than 2 million chips
Vacchio is out in 9th place, while Santoro is now the short stack.
Event 11: Ginsberg Still Leads
$350 + $50 Seniors (50+) No Limit Hold'em
26 Seniors remain. Average stack is 80k.
Marc Ginsberg still leads, but has dropped back to ~210k.
Miami John Cernuto is still in and doing well with about 130k.
Eight more to go to reach the money.
26 Seniors remain. Average stack is 80k.
Marc Ginsberg still leads, but has dropped back to ~210k.
Miami John Cernuto
Miami John Cernuto is still in and doing well with about 130k.
Eight more to go to reach the money.
Event 8: 10th Place - Boyko
$350 + $50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
Robert Boyko (Yonkers, NY)
$1,787
Blinds: 30k/60k/5k ante
Robert Boyko was crippled just before the final table and is down to 60k. His all in is K7 vs the A7 of Paul Vacchio. The board is 7 4 8 Q 10 and Boyko is out in 10th place
Event 10: Lakatosh Left
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
John Lakatosh (Red Lion, PA) was all-in with AK against the pocket Jacks of Roman Valerstein (Philadelphia, PA).
Jacks held up and John hit the rail.
Roman's up to ~190k.
26 players remain. Average stack is 119k.
They're just two more bust-outs from the next re-draw, when they will go to six four-handed tables.
John Lakatosh (Red Lion, PA) was all-in with AK against the pocket Jacks of Roman Valerstein (Philadelphia, PA).
Jacks held up and John hit the rail.
Roman's up to ~190k.
26 players remain. Average stack is 119k.
They're just two more bust-outs from the next re-draw, when they will go to six four-handed tables.
Event 8: Final Table
$350 + $50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
Seat-Name-Chip Count
1 Mike Santoro (Egg Harbor, NJ) 950k
2 Mahammad Amjadi (Marmora, NJ) 1.9 million
3 David Kim (Flushing, NY) 730k
4 Travis Williams (Reading, PA) 1 million
5 Greg Glassman (Brooklyn, NY) 1.5 million
6 Kijoon Park (Flushing, NY) 1 million
7 Mike Matrone (Morganville, NJ) 1.8 million
8 Paul Vacchio (Inwood, NJ) 430k
9 Andy Andrejevic (Miami, FL) 1.5 million
10 Robert Boyko (Yonkers, NY) 65k
Seat-Name-Chip Count
1 Mike Santoro (Egg Harbor, NJ) 950k
2 Mahammad Amjadi (Marmora, NJ) 1.9 million
3 David Kim (Flushing, NY) 730k
4 Travis Williams (Reading, PA) 1 million
5 Greg Glassman (Brooklyn, NY) 1.5 million
6 Kijoon Park (Flushing, NY) 1 million
7 Mike Matrone (Morganville, NJ) 1.8 million
8 Paul Vacchio (Inwood, NJ) 430k
9 Andy Andrejevic (Miami, FL) 1.5 million
10 Robert Boyko (Yonkers, NY) 65k
Event 8: Back From Dinner / Final Table
$350 + $50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
One elimination just before the dinner break and one right after it has set the final table.
Mike Rees (Floral Park, NJ) is knocked out in 12th place, while Kevin McColgan (Douglassville, PA) finishes 11th, with both earning $1,787.
The remaining 10 players are drawing for their final table seats.
Kevin McColgan (Douglassville, PA)
11th Place - $1,787
One elimination just before the dinner break and one right after it has set the final table.
Mike Rees (Floral Park, NJ) is knocked out in 12th place, while Kevin McColgan (Douglassville, PA) finishes 11th, with both earning $1,787.
The remaining 10 players are drawing for their final table seats.
Event 10: Dinner Time Tweets
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 12: Blinds 800/1,600 with 200 ante.
Players have returned to action.
Here are some Tweets from dinner break:
Luke Vrabel @bdbeatslayer
69k on dinner break, havin a party
Vinny Pahuja @vinpahuja
29/124 left dinner @BorgataPoker 560NL 9/6/4 max. 185k going to 8/1600. We go 4 handed at 24. 12 paid. $16k FTW
Jason Deutsch @MrPerfekt
53k on dinner going to 8/1600---approaching the 4 in this 9-6-4 thingy
adam lippert @lippypoker
Dinner 60k going to 8-1600 33 left
Daniel Chan @DanielChanPoker
140k on dinner break
Level 12: Blinds 800/1,600 with 200 ante.
Players have returned to action.
Here are some Tweets from dinner break:
Luke Vrabel @bdbeatslayer
69k on dinner break, havin a party
Vinny Pahuja @vinpahuja
29/124 left dinner @BorgataPoker 560NL 9/6/4 max. 185k going to 8/1600. We go 4 handed at 24. 12 paid. $16k FTW
Jason Deutsch @MrPerfekt
53k on dinner going to 8/1600---approaching the 4 in this 9-6-4 thingy
adam lippert @lippypoker
Dinner 60k going to 8-1600 33 left
Daniel Chan @DanielChanPoker
140k on dinner break
Event 11: Back From Dinner
$350 + $50 Seniors (50+) No Limit Hold'em
Level 13: Blinds 1,200/2,400 with 300 ante.
Thirty-one players are back on the felt battling for chips.
Average stack is 67k.
Marc Ginsberg still leads. He's up to ~235k.
Level 13: Blinds 1,200/2,400 with 300 ante.
Thirty-one players are back on the felt battling for chips.
Average stack is 67k.
Marc Ginsberg still leads. He's up to ~235k.
Event 10: Dinnertime Leaderboard
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Here are the chip leaders are of dinner:
Matt Burnitz - 235k
J. Lee - 221k
Vinny Pahuja - 185k
Here are the chip leaders are of dinner:
Matt Burnitz - 235k
J. Lee - 221k
Vinny Pahuja - 185k
Event 10: Dinner Time
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Mike Borovetz (Pittsburgh, PA) was all-in on a flop of Q T 8 holding AJ (overcard and double-gutted) against a player holding top pair.
The last two bricked out and were no help for Mike. He busted out just before the dinner break.
Jamie Kerstetter (Monroe Twp, NJ) has also busted out. She was the last woman sitting in this event.
End of level 11 and time for dinner.
29 players remain. Average stack is 107k.
Play will resume at about 8:30pm.
Mike Borovetz (Pittsburgh, PA) was all-in on a flop of Q T 8 holding AJ (overcard and double-gutted) against a player holding top pair.
The last two bricked out and were no help for Mike. He busted out just before the dinner break.
Jamie Kerstetter (Monroe Twp, NJ) has also busted out. She was the last woman sitting in this event.
End of level 11 and time for dinner.
29 players remain. Average stack is 107k.
Play will resume at about 8:30pm.
Event 10: Marder Departed
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Michael Marder got his chips in the middle with KQ and was racing against pocket Tens.
The pair held up and Michael was busted.
Also gone:
Paul Shedaker
Dan Buzgon
Joshua Weizer
40 Players remain. Average is 78k.
Michael Marder got his chips in the middle with KQ and was racing against pocket Tens.
The pair held up and Michael was busted.
Also gone:
Paul Shedaker
Dan Buzgon
Joshua Weizer
40 Players remain. Average is 78k.
Event 11: Early Bird Special
$350 + $50 Seniors (50+) No Limit Hold'em
At the end of level 12, the seniors were sent on their one hour dinner break.
Play will resume at about 8:05pm.
At the end of level 12, the seniors were sent on their one hour dinner break.
Play will resume at about 8:05pm.
Event 8: Dinner Break
$350 + 50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
Players are taking an hour dinner break in 5 minutes.
Event 8: 13th-15th Places - $1,375
$350 + 50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
The three players listed cashed for $1,375 for their respective finishes:
13. Wu Zhou (Cedar Grove, NJ)
14. Michael Dentale (Brooklyn, NY)
15. Jack Densing (Blue Point, NY)
Event 8: No Glass Ceiling Here
$350 + 50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
Jack Densing (Blue Point, NY) is our 13th place finisher ($1,375), after tangling in a pot with our now co-chip leader Mohammad Amjadi (Marmora, NJ). Densing opened under the gun to 90,000, and the action folded around to Mohammad:
Flop: 8♦ 6♥ 7♥
Amjadi was first to act and led out for 125,000, and Densing followed that by shoving all in for about 750,000. Amjadi called (and had Densing covered):
Turn: 6♦
River: 8♣
Densing was busted and Amjadi chipped up to 1.6 million.
Event 10: Lotso Gonzo
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Wendy Rubin was all-in pre-flop with pocket 6s. Matt Burnitz looked her up with K8.
The board came 9 7 3 K 5 and Matt caught his pair on the turn. Wendy hit the rail.
These folks have also busted out since the redraw:
Jennifer Shahade
Peter Ippolito
Mickey Woll
Alex Rocha
Dan Walsh
Alex Smith
43 players remain. Average is 72k.
Wendy Rubin was all-in pre-flop with pocket 6s. Matt Burnitz looked her up with K8.
The board came 9 7 3 K 5 and Matt caught his pair on the turn. Wendy hit the rail.
These folks have also busted out since the redraw:
Jennifer Shahade
Peter Ippolito
Mickey Woll
Alex Rocha
Dan Walsh
Alex Smith
43 players remain. Average is 72k.
Event 8: Lost Two More
$350 + 50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
We lost two more players, Wu Zhou and Michael Dentale respectively. Both players will walk away with $1,375, and we draw nearer to our final table. Greg Glassman knocked out Dentale and is our chip leader with over 1.6 million.
We will bring you the updated numbers shortly.
Event 11: Senior Leader
$350 + $50 Seniors (50+) No Limit Hold'em
Halfway through level 12 with blinds of 1k/2k, 300 ante. Only 39 Seniors are still in.
Average stack is 53k.
Marc Ginsberg (Scotch Plains, NJ) is the chip leader with over 200k.
Alyson Parker (Plainsboro, NJ) is the lone female remaining.
Halfway through level 12 with blinds of 1k/2k, 300 ante. Only 39 Seniors are still in.
Average stack is 53k.
Marc Ginsberg
Marc Ginsberg (Scotch Plains, NJ) is the chip leader with over 200k.
Alyson Parker (Plainsboro, NJ) is the lone female remaining.
Event 10: New Lineups
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Here's how the redraw went:
Table 1
Brian O'Donoghue
Howard Wolper
Alex Smith
Dan Buzgon
Mike Lydon
Table 2
Paul Shedaker
Adam Lippert
Adel Shakerian
Jamie Kerstetter
David Schulman
Table 3
Michael Marder
Matt Burnitz
Wendy Rubin
Table 4
Andrew Interdonato
Roman Valerstein
Jordan Diamond
Abe Faroni
Table 5
Peter Ippolito
Mike Borovetz
Jason Deutsch
Table 6
Ken Silberstein
Joshua Weizer
Luke Vrabel
Mickey Woll
Table 7
Dan Walsh
John Lakatosh
Roger Souse
Table 8
Mike Linster
Daniel Chan
Jeremiah McKenna
Table 9
Jennifer Shahade
Alex Rocha
Vinny Pahuja
Matt Iles
Harry Korotki
Here's how the redraw went:
Table 1
Brian O'Donoghue
Howard Wolper
Alex Smith
Dan Buzgon
Mike Lydon
Table 2
Paul Shedaker
Adam Lippert
Adel Shakerian
Jamie Kerstetter
David Schulman
Table 3
Michael Marder
Matt Burnitz
Wendy Rubin
Table 4
Andrew Interdonato
Roman Valerstein
Jordan Diamond
Abe Faroni
Table 5
Peter Ippolito
Mike Borovetz
Jason Deutsch
Table 6
Ken Silberstein
Joshua Weizer
Luke Vrabel
Mickey Woll
Table 7
Dan Walsh
John Lakatosh
Roger Souse
Table 8
Mike Linster
Daniel Chan
Jeremiah McKenna
Table 9
Jennifer Shahade
Alex Rocha
Vinny Pahuja
Matt Iles
Harry Korotki
Event 10: Musical Chairs
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
At 54 players (well, actually 53) they did a complete redraw and now have nine tables that are six handed (with one empty seat).
Players shuffled around the room and are now back in action at their new locations.
Recent departures:
Jack Duong
Timothy Finne
At 54 players (well, actually 53) they did a complete redraw and now have nine tables that are six handed (with one empty seat).
Players shuffled around the room and are now back in action at their new locations.
Recent departures:
Jack Duong
Timothy Finne
Event 8: 16th-18th Places - $1,086
$350 + 50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
Michael Murphy (Wilkes Barre, PA) shoved from the button for his last ~300,000 and after some thought, Greg Glassman (Brooklyn, NY) called out of the big blind. It was the J J of Murphy against the Q J off of Glassman. Greg took the lead on the flop with a queen, and Murphy could find his one-outer to win.
16. Michael Murphy (Wilkes Barre, PA)
17. Leonardo Palermo (Toms River, NJ)
18. Christopher Leong (Forest Hills, NY)
Event 10: Break Time
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
At the end of level 9, players took a break while the green 25 chips were colored up.
56 players remain, which means they're just two players away from the redraw to six-handed tables.
Average stack is 55k.
Play resumed with
Level 10: Blinds 500/1,000 with 100 ante.
At the end of level 9, players took a break while the green 25 chips were colored up.
56 players remain, which means they're just two players away from the redraw to six-handed tables.
Average stack is 55k.
Play resumed with
Level 10: Blinds 500/1,000 with 100 ante.
Event 8: Running To Standstill
$350 + 50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
Players have been stuck at 17 remaining for a little while now, as we've seen a lot of raising and folding over that span. Right now the chip average is 680,000 (~23 BB), and as the levels increase the players will have but no choice to pick their spots. Mike Santoro managed to double up with Q Q, and chips back up to over 800,000.
Event 10: Burnitz Busts Johnson
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
On a flop of Q J 6 rainbow, Austen Johnson (Greensboro, NC) bet, Matt Burnitz (Bear, DE) gave it raised, Austen shoved, and after some thought, Matt called.
Austen had A4 suited for the bluff with one overcard.
Matt was ahead with KQ for top pair.
The last two fell 5 K and Matt took the pot with two pair.
Austen took the walk out of the Signature Room.
On a flop of Q J 6 rainbow, Austen Johnson (Greensboro, NC) bet, Matt Burnitz (Bear, DE) gave it raised, Austen shoved, and after some thought, Matt called.
Matt Burnitz
Austen had A4 suited for the bluff with one overcard.
Matt was ahead with KQ for top pair.
The last two fell 5 K and Matt took the pot with two pair.
Austen took the walk out of the Signature Room.
Event 8: Level Up, Players Down
$350 + 50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
During the last level we lost both Christopher Leong (Forest Hills, NY) and Leonardo Palermo (Toms River, NJ). Both players collected $1,086 for their efforts, and the a new level has just started. Blinds are up to 15k/30k/4k, and the big stack among the bunch is at 1.2 million.
Event 10: Premium Pairs Punting
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Mickey Woll (Manahawkin, NJ) had a short-stack right where he wanted him -- all in with pocket 8s against Mickey's pocket Jacks.
Then an 8 hit the flop and Mickey had to ship the double across the felt.
Amanda Musumeci (Philadelphia, PA) was not so lucky. She was all-in with pocket Queens against Adam Lippert (Brooklyn, NY) who had AK. A King hit the river and Adam collected the last of her chips.
Also gone:
Dilip Ravindran
Jonas Wexler
Mickey Woll (Manahawkin, NJ) had a short-stack right where he wanted him -- all in with pocket 8s against Mickey's pocket Jacks.
Then an 8 hit the flop and Mickey had to ship the double across the felt.
Amanda Musumeci (Philadelphia, PA) was not so lucky. She was all-in with pocket Queens against Adam Lippert (Brooklyn, NY) who had AK. A King hit the river and Adam collected the last of her chips.
Also gone:
Dilip Ravindran
Jonas Wexler
Event 10: Chan Crushing
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 9: Blinds 400/800 with 75 ante.
A short-stack was all-in with AJ and ran into the pocket Kings of Daniel Chan.
The Kings held up and Daniel's big stack got bigger. He's up to almost 200k.
Recent departures:
Branco Benci
Michael Forca
Benjamin Chan
Shawn Busse
Joe Nieman
Jedial Pires
David Heck
LJ Sande
Level 9: Blinds 400/800 with 75 ante.
A short-stack was all-in with AJ and ran into the pocket Kings of Daniel Chan.
The Kings held up and Daniel's big stack got bigger. He's up to almost 200k.
Recent departures:
Branco Benci
Michael Forca
Benjamin Chan
Shawn Busse
Joe Nieman
Jedial Pires
David Heck
LJ Sande
Event 8: Chopping The Rail
$350 + 50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
Mike Santoro (Egg Harbor, NJ) was out chip leader coming back from break (only 15-20 minutes ago) with over 1,000,000 in chips. He had two rail birds come over and sweat his play, and the two hands he played (both calling shorter stacks all-ins) he lost. He went from 1,000,000 to 400,000 in the blink of an eye, and proceeded to send his rail packing immediately.
Event 11: Half are Gone
$350 + $50 Seniors (50+) No Limit Hold'em
The Seniors are departing quickly. The field is already down to 68 players from the 139 that started.
These familiar faces are still in the hunt:
Nancy Martin
Jake 'the Snake' Deutsch
Miami John Cernuto
Pofuc Ying
Alyson Parker
Tony 'Original Gorilla' Shurilla
Michael Zagorites
Level 9 has ended and they're taking ten.
The Seniors are departing quickly. The field is already down to 68 players from the 139 that started.
These familiar faces are still in the hunt:
Nancy Martin
Jake 'the Snake' Deutsch
Miami John Cernuto
Pofuc Ying
Alyson Parker
Tony 'Original Gorilla' Shurilla
Michael Zagorites
Level 9 has ended and they're taking ten.
Event 8: Second Break Update
$350 + 50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
Players are on break, and here are the numbers left:
Players remaining: 17
Chip Average: 596,000
Blinds: 12,000/24,000/3,000
Largest Stack: 1.1 Million (Mike Santoro)
Smallest Stack: 220,000
Event 10: Goners
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
After level, players took a ten minute break. They've now returned to
Level 8: Blinds 300/600 with 75 ante.
These folks will not be returning:
Fritz Stoner
John Hinds
Michael Wang
Josh Brikis
Will Failla
Steve Dannenmann
Wade Woelfel
Eddy Vataru
Javier Fernandez
Ari Engel
David Zeitlin returned from the break, but busted out shortly after play resumed.
After level, players took a ten minute break. They've now returned to
Level 8: Blinds 300/600 with 75 ante.
These folks will not be returning:
Fritz Stoner
John Hinds
Michael Wang
Josh Brikis
Will Failla
Steve Dannenmann
Wade Woelfel
Eddy Vataru
Javier Fernandez
Ari Engel
David Zeitlin returned from the break, but busted out shortly after play resumed.
Event 10: Early Chip Leader
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Five players saw a flop of 4♠3♠2x.
Nick Palma (Bronx, NY) got all-in against Daniel Chan (New York, NY).
Nick had 6♣5♣ for the flopped nut-straight.
Daniel had 5♠4x for a pair with useless open-ended straight draw. He was drawing slim to a chop or back-door hands.
The last two ran out 7♠6♠, bringing the back-door straight flush for Daniel. Nick was busted and Daniel chipped up to ~165k, good for the early chip lead.
Five players saw a flop of 4♠3♠2x.
Nick Palma (Bronx, NY) got all-in against Daniel Chan (New York, NY).
Nick had 6♣5♣ for the flopped nut-straight.
Daniel Chan
Daniel had 5♠4x for a pair with useless open-ended straight draw. He was drawing slim to a chop or back-door hands.
The last two ran out 7♠6♠, bringing the back-door straight flush for Daniel. Nick was busted and Daniel chipped up to ~165k, good for the early chip lead.
Event 8: Things Quieting Down
$350 + 50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
Players were chatty not too long ago, even making a solid presence felt on Twitter. Now that we've gotten down to eighteen, things have seemed to become very serious. The blinds right now are 10k/20k/3k with a chip average of 596,000. There are a few short stacks in the field, but some players trending upwards are Mike Santoro (Egg Harbor, NJ), Travis Williams (Reading, PA), and Paul Vacchio (Inwood, NY). Earlier chip leader Andy Andrejevic (Miami, FL) has seen his once million chip stack cut by almost half.
Event 11 (Seniors) - Payouts
Borgata Fall Poker Open
Event 11: $350 + $50 Seniors (50+) No Limit Hold'em
November 13, 2012
Entries: 139
Total Buy-In: $48,650
PAYOUTS:
1: $14,155
2: $7,787
3: $4,483
4: $3,775
5: $2,831
6: $2,360
7: $1,888
8: $1,416
9: $1,062
10 - 12: $944
13 - 15: $826
16 - 18: $708
Event 11: $350 + $50 Seniors (50+) No Limit Hold'em
November 13, 2012
Entries: 139
Total Buy-In: $48,650
PAYOUTS:
1: $14,155
2: $7,787
3: $4,483
4: $3,775
5: $2,831
6: $2,360
7: $1,888
8: $1,416
9: $1,062
10 - 12: $944
13 - 15: $826
16 - 18: $708
Event 10 - Payouts
Borgata Fall Poker Open
Event 10: $500 + $60 Deep Stack 9 | 6 | 4-Max No Limit Hold'em
November 13-14, 2012
Entries: 124
Total Buy-In: $62,000
PAYOUTS:
1: $16,358
2: $10,224
3: $7,818
4: $5,864
5: $4,661
6: $3,759
7: $3,007
8: $2,315
9 - 10: $1,714
11 - 12: $1,353
Event 10: $500 + $60 Deep Stack 9 | 6 | 4-Max No Limit Hold'em
November 13-14, 2012
Entries: 124
Total Buy-In: $62,000
PAYOUTS:
1: $16,358
2: $10,224
3: $7,818
4: $5,864
5: $4,661
6: $3,759
7: $3,007
8: $2,315
9 - 10: $1,714
11 - 12: $1,353
Event 8: Picture Gallery
$350 + 50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
Andy Andrejevic (Headphones) Faces A Bet From Mike Dentale (Blue Hat)
Event 10: Tales from the Twitter-verse
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Here are some of the Tweets from the crowd:
Luke Vrabel @bdbeatslayer
Playing w my boys @bsauce33 and @vinpahuja over here. What a party
Cherish Andrews @CherishAndrews
Busto mixmax, #oi
DJ MacKinnon @djmacjr
KK < Fallia's QQ aipf and back to bed I go
Roman Valerstein @GrimeRat420
2 fish here but the rest r good regs. @DanielChanPoker and @WILLFAILLA just sat down should be fun. 49.5k @ bb400
Jason Deutsch @MrPerfekt
Grinding borgata 560 with 90k at 200/400 and watching #SJU on my phone #tipoffmarathon #Johnnies
Michael Marder @MMarder86
Chip up imm back from break to ~37k, then lose a ~22k 4b pot w/KKh to AQo (no heart) on QJThhh...back to ~ss now #BFPO10
Here are some of the Tweets from the crowd:
Luke Vrabel @bdbeatslayer
Playing w my boys @bsauce33 and @vinpahuja over here. What a party
Cherish Andrews @CherishAndrews
Busto mixmax, #oi
DJ MacKinnon @djmacjr
KK < Fallia's QQ aipf and back to bed I go
Roman Valerstein @GrimeRat420
2 fish here but the rest r good regs. @DanielChanPoker and @WILLFAILLA just sat down should be fun. 49.5k @ bb400
Jason Deutsch @MrPerfekt
Grinding borgata 560 with 90k at 200/400 and watching #SJU on my phone #tipoffmarathon #Johnnies
Michael Marder @MMarder86
Chip up imm back from break to ~37k, then lose a ~22k 4b pot w/KKh to AQo (no heart) on QJThhh...back to ~ss now #BFPO10
Event 8: 19th-27th Places - $852
$350 + 50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
The following players received $852 for their finishes:
19. Ilya Vasserman (Huntingdon Valley, PA)
20. Ryan Blank (Los Angeles, CA)
21. Ugis Steinman (Flushing, NY)
22. William Dugan (Vetnor, NJ)
23. Edward Boyce (Silver Spring, MD)
24. Brandon Fisher (Glen Allen, VA)
25. Florentino Deleon (Joppa, MD)
26. Douglas Mackinnon (East Amherst, NY)
27. Daniel Chan (New York, NY)
Event 8: Down To 18, Time To Re-Draw
$350 + 50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
We are down to 18 players, and the tournament directors are re-drawing the players once again. We will update you on the recent bustouts shortly, players are already seated and back in action.
We are down to 18 players, and the tournament directors are re-drawing the players once again. We will update you on the recent bustouts shortly, players are already seated and back in action.
Event 11: Straight Flush for Bressler
$350 + $50 Seniors (50+) No Limit Hold'em
Arthur Bressler (Manalapan, NJ) was in a three-way pot.
On the flop of J♠T♠9♠, Arthur bet and got two calls.
Turn was a Jack and paired the board. Arthur fired again.
One player said "I was going to go all-in, but since the board paired.." he just called, as did the third player.
River was a brick and Arthur fired again, getting two callers.
Arthur had 8♠7♠ for the flopped straight flush to take the pot. His opponents showed A♠2♠ for the nut flush and KJ for trip Jacks.
Arthur is up to 26k from his 15k starting stack.
Arthur Bressler (Manalapan, NJ) was in a three-way pot.
Arthur Bressler telling his story to Borgata bloggers
On the flop of J♠T♠9♠, Arthur bet and got two calls.
Turn was a Jack and paired the board. Arthur fired again.
One player said "I was going to go all-in, but since the board paired.." he just called, as did the third player.
River was a brick and Arthur fired again, getting two callers.
Arthur had 8♠7♠ for the flopped straight flush to take the pot. His opponents showed A♠2♠ for the nut flush and KJ for trip Jacks.
Arthur is up to 26k from his 15k starting stack.
Event 10: Last Lineups
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Here are the familiar faces on the last three tables:
Table 10
Wade Woelfel
Roger Souse
Alex Rocha
Table 11
Michael Marder
Benjamin Chan
Adel Shakerian
Table 12
Eddy Vataru
Dilip Ravindran
Will 'the Thrill' Failla **
Jamie Kerstetter
Anthony Caruso
** Will Failla was moved to table 8 just as I was posting this.
Here are the familiar faces on the last three tables:
Table 10
Wade Woelfel
Roger Souse
Alex Rocha
Table 11
Michael Marder
Benjamin Chan
Adel Shakerian
Table 12
Eddy Vataru
Dilip Ravindran
Will 'the Thrill' Failla **
Jamie Kerstetter
Anthony Caruso
** Will Failla was moved to table 8 just as I was posting this.
Event 8: Coming Back From Break
$350 + 50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
The remaining players are taking their first break of the day, and will be returning in about five minutes. When they do come back, the blinds will be going up to 8k/16k/2k, with a chip average a little over 330,000.
The remaining players are taking their first break of the day, and will be returning in about five minutes. When they do come back, the blinds will be going up to 8k/16k/2k, with a chip average a little over 330,000.
Evnet 10: More Lineups
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Back from break for
Level 6: Blinds 200/400 with 50 ante.
Table 5
Jennifer Shahade
John Lakatosh
Paul Shedaker
Michael Wang
Adam Lippert
Dan Buzgon
Table 6
Joe Liberta
Jedial Pires
Andrew Interdonato
Wendy Rubin
David Heck
Table 7
Jason Deutsch
Jordan Diamond
Josh Brikis
Table 8
Mickey Woll
Dan Walsh
Roman Valerstein
LJ Sande
Abe Faroni
*** Daniel Chan late registered after busting out of event 8
Table 9
David Zeitlin
Amanda Musumeci
Steve Dannenmann
Mike Linster
Back from break for
Level 6: Blinds 200/400 with 50 ante.
Table 5
Jennifer Shahade
John Lakatosh
Paul Shedaker
Michael Wang
Adam Lippert
Dan Buzgon
Table 6
Joe Liberta
Jedial Pires
Andrew Interdonato
Wendy Rubin
David Heck
Table 7
Jason Deutsch
Jordan Diamond
Josh Brikis
Table 8
Mickey Woll
Dan Walsh
Roman Valerstein
LJ Sande
Abe Faroni
*** Daniel Chan late registered after busting out of event 8
Table 9
David Zeitlin
Amanda Musumeci
Steve Dannenmann
Mike Linster
Event 8: Trending Upward
$350 + 50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
After the table re-draw at 27 players, we have two players that have separated themselves from the field. Robert Boyko (Yonkers, NY) is currently the chip leader with just under 1 million in chips, with Day 1 chip leader Andy Andrejevic (Miami, FL) in close second with 925,000.
After the table re-draw at 27 players, we have two players that have separated themselves from the field. Robert Boyko (Yonkers, NY) is currently the chip leader with just under 1 million in chips, with Day 1 chip leader Andy Andrejevic (Miami, FL) in close second with 925,000.
Event 10: Break Time
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
End of level 5 and time for a break.
This break will also be the end of the extended registration/re-entry period.
Twelve tables are active here in the Signature room (well, they will be when they come back from break).
End of level 5 and time for a break.
This break will also be the end of the extended registration/re-entry period.
Twelve tables are active here in the Signature room (well, they will be when they come back from break).
Event 10: Tough Room
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
This event has brought out one of the toughest fields I've see in a while. Here are some of the lineups:
Table 1
Branco Benci
David Schulman
Brian O'Donoghue
Austen Johnson
Matt Burnitz
Cherish Andrews
Table 2
Mike Lydon
Javier Fernandez
Alex Smith
Michael Forca
Table 3
Peter Ippolito
Jeremiah McKenna
Fritz Stoner
Harry Korotki
Michael Borovetz
Table 4
Luke Vrabel
Howard Wolper
Vinny Pahuja
Joshua Weizer
Shawn Busse
Joe Nieman
Ken Silberstein
John Hinds
This event has brought out one of the toughest fields I've see in a while. Here are some of the lineups:
Table 1
Branco Benci
David Schulman
Brian O'Donoghue
Austen Johnson
Matt Burnitz
Cherish Andrews
Table 2
Mike Lydon
Javier Fernandez
Alex Smith
Michael Forca
Table 3
Peter Ippolito
Jeremiah McKenna
Fritz Stoner
Harry Korotki
Michael Borovetz
Table 4
Luke Vrabel
Howard Wolper
Vinny Pahuja
Joshua Weizer
Shawn Busse
Joe Nieman
Ken Silberstein
John Hinds
Event 8: 28th-36th Places ($756)
$350 + 50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
Are second group to cash in this event (28th-36th) are in:
28. Stephen Ilnitzki (Peapack, NJ)
29. Lana O'Brien (Englishtown, NJ)
30. Dennis McGlynn (Beltsville, MD)
31. George Verdis (Whippany, NJ)
32. Richard Logue (Richmond, VA)
33. Matthew Isles (Atco, NJ)
34. John Allan Hinds (Greenville, NC)
35. Tony Sinishtaj (Flushing, NY)
36. David Isolde (Dumont, NJ)
Are second group to cash in this event (28th-36th) are in:
28. Stephen Ilnitzki (Peapack, NJ)
29. Lana O'Brien (Englishtown, NJ)
30. Dennis McGlynn (Beltsville, MD)
31. George Verdis (Whippany, NJ)
32. Richard Logue (Richmond, VA)
33. Matthew Isles (Atco, NJ)
34. John Allan Hinds (Greenville, NC)
35. Tony Sinishtaj (Flushing, NY)
36. David Isolde (Dumont, NJ)
Event 10: Toughest Of Them All
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
There are a ton of names in this tournament, and every table is a tough one in it's own right, but after some shuffling and players re-entering Table 1 has turned into a beast:
Brian O'Donoghue
Austen Johnson
Matthew Burnitz
Cherish Andrews
There are a ton of names in this tournament, and every table is a tough one in it's own right, but after some shuffling and players re-entering Table 1 has turned into a beast:
Brian O'Donoghue
Austen Johnson
Matthew Burnitz
Cherish Andrews
Event 10: Extended Registration
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Tournament directors have just announced that the registration for this event will be extended through one extra level (Level 5).
Event 8: 37th-45th Places ($687)
$350 + 50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
The bustouts were fast and furious coming back on Day 2, as the short stacks try to make their stands. The following players all cashed for $687:
37. Elliot Zaydman (Glen Rock, NJ)
38. Aaron Frese (Phoenixville, PA)
39. Moses Cho (Ellicott City, MD)
40. Asa Berger (Chalfont, PA)
41. Robert Gottfried (Charlotte, NC)
42. James Maltz (Brigantine, NJ)
43. Brian Dare (Laurel, MD)
44. Ian Strassler (Cherry Hill, NJ)
45. Luis Nargentino (Floral Park, NY)
The bustouts were fast and furious coming back on Day 2, as the short stacks try to make their stands. The following players all cashed for $687:
37. Elliot Zaydman (Glen Rock, NJ)
38. Aaron Frese (Phoenixville, PA)
39. Moses Cho (Ellicott City, MD)
40. Asa Berger (Chalfont, PA)
41. Robert Gottfried (Charlotte, NC)
42. James Maltz (Brigantine, NJ)
43. Brian Dare (Laurel, MD)
44. Ian Strassler (Cherry Hill, NJ)
45. Luis Nargentino (Floral Park, NY)
Event 10: Last Of The Bunch
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
As the last level to enter ticks down, we see some more players who chose to show up on the late side:
Jamie Kerstetter
Will Failla
Amanda Musumeci
Jeff Wicker
Joe Liberta
As the last level to enter ticks down, we see some more players who chose to show up on the late side:
Jamie Kerstetter
Will Failla
Amanda Musumeci
Jeff Wicker
Joe Liberta
Event 10: Time To Join (Or Re-Join) Ticking Away
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Players have until the end of Level 4 to register or re-enter this event, which leaves about an hour until the cage shuts it down. Blinds right now at 75/150, and will be going up to 100/200 in a little over two minutes.
Players have until the end of Level 4 to register or re-enter this event, which leaves about an hour until the cage shuts it down. Blinds right now at 75/150, and will be going up to 100/200 in a little over two minutes.
Event 8: Cards Are In The Air
$350 + 50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
Some players have arrived, others are taking the fashionably late approach, but either way the cards are in the air. Players come back to Level 19, with blinds at 4k/8k/1k (chip average of 225,000). As we mentioned earlier, all players remaining are in the money and we will update you on the bustouts as they occur.
Some players have arrived, others are taking the fashionably late approach, but either way the cards are in the air. Players come back to Level 19, with blinds at 4k/8k/1k (chip average of 225,000). As we mentioned earlier, all players remaining are in the money and we will update you on the bustouts as they occur.
Event 8: Notables Coming Back
$350 + 50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
The players are beginning to come back and un-bag their chips, ready for the 1:00 pm restart. Here is a handful of notables coming back (with chip count):
Andjelko Andrejevic (744,000) *chip leader
Ilya Vasserman (679,000)
Paul Vacchio (544,000)
David Kim (319,000)
Michael Santoro (286,000)
Lana O'Brien (263,000)
Michael Dentale (240,000)
Travis Williams (100,000)
Aaron Freese (33,000)
The players are beginning to come back and un-bag their chips, ready for the 1:00 pm restart. Here is a handful of notables coming back (with chip count):
Andjelko Andrejevic (744,000) *chip leader
Ilya Vasserman (679,000)
Paul Vacchio (544,000)
David Kim (319,000)
Michael Santoro (286,000)
Lana O'Brien (263,000)
Michael Dentale (240,000)
Travis Williams (100,000)
Aaron Freese (33,000)
Event 11: Seniors Showing Up
$350 + 50 Seniors (50+)
The seniors are out, and they are out in force!! I can say I was personally shocked when I walked into the main poker room and saw how many tables were filled. Now I can only estimate, but I would think right now (only 39 minutes into the event) there is over 150 players already in the field. Some of the names we saw:
Nancy Martin
"Miami" John Cernuto
Mike "Little Man" Sica
Jeff Bicer
Eric Siegel
The seniors are out, and they are out in force!! I can say I was personally shocked when I walked into the main poker room and saw how many tables were filled. Now I can only estimate, but I would think right now (only 39 minutes into the event) there is over 150 players already in the field. Some of the names we saw:
Nancy Martin
"Miami" John Cernuto
Mike "Little Man" Sica
Jeff Bicer
Eric Siegel
Event 10: Roll Call...The Sequel
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
And the names continue to roll in:
Roman Valerstein
Vinny Pahuja
Austen Johnson
Pete Ippolito
And the names continue to roll in:
Roman Valerstein
Vinny Pahuja
Austen Johnson
Pete Ippolito
Event 11: Seniors Underway
$350 + 50 Seniors (50+) NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Underway in the main poker room is the Seniors (50+) event, and we will head into the room to see who made their way to play. This event it one-day, so the marathon is on for the seniors.
Underway in the main poker room is the Seniors (50+) event, and we will head into the room to see who made their way to play. This event it one-day, so the marathon is on for the seniors.
Event 10: Roll Call
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em ($100,000)
The Signature Room begins to fill up, as the many faces we know arrive:
Cherish Andrews
Dan Buzgon
Brian O'Donoghue
Matthew Burnitz
Jennifer Shahade
Christine Brewer
Stephen Reynolds
The Signature Room begins to fill up, as the many faces we know arrive:
Cherish Andrews
Dan Buzgon
Brian O'Donoghue
Matthew Burnitz
Jennifer Shahade
Christine Brewer
Stephen Reynolds
Event 10: Not An Optimal Spot
$500 + 60 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Brian O'Donoghue (Far Left) and Matthew Burnitz (Far Right)
Not a great spot to be sandwiched between Brian O'Donoghue (Bayside, NY), who won back-to-back events in the 2012 Borgata Poker Open (Event 15 for $51,188 and Event 10 for $50,132). Now this wasn't an event one day, and come back four days later type of thing. Brian played until the wee hours of the morning winning one event, and followed up by coming right back hours later to win the next!
O'Donoghue was a no show for Event 1 earlier in the series, and a lot of people were wondering why. Brian was with his mother, who lives in Breezy Point, NY. For those who may have been living under a rock, Breezy Point was one of the hardest hit areas during Superstorm Sandy. Over 100 houses in a small area burnt down, but fortunately Brian's families house was not one of them. There was significant damage, but things can be salvaged and rebuilt. Brian's a class act, and sometimes regardless of how bad you want to be somewhere, you know where the right place is to be.
Two seats away is Matthew Burnitz (Wilmington, DE), who was the runner-up finisher in the 2012 Borgata Poker Open WPT Televised Main Event. Matthew took how over $488,000 for his finish, just adding to his already impressive resume.
Event 8: Day 2 Resumes At 1:00 p.m.
$350 + 50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
Players who made it through Day 1 (and made the money), will resume play at 1:00 p.m. 45 players currently remain, which is exactly how many cash in this event (the bubble burst and play was ended for the night). Andjelko Andrejevic (Miami, FL) is the chip leader coming back with 744,000, which the chip average of the remaining players at 225,000.
Players who made it through Day 1 (and made the money), will resume play at 1:00 p.m. 45 players currently remain, which is exactly how many cash in this event (the bubble burst and play was ended for the night). Andjelko Andrejevic (Miami, FL) is the chip leader coming back with 744,000, which the chip average of the remaining players at 225,000.
Event 10: New Structure, Same Idea
$500 + 60 Deepstack 9/6/4 Max NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Welcome back to the Signature Room, for yet another first at the Borgata. We've all seen the six max tournaments, and the 8/7/6 events, but today is the first for 9/6/4.
For those who make look at that name and question what it means, it's a pretty easy explanation. All tables in the tournament begin 9-handed. Play will resume that way until 54 players remain, and the tournament directors will them re-draw the players into (9) six-handed tables. Once that the number shrinks down to 24, they will then re-draw the players into (6) four-handed tables. From there the tournament will stay formatted until the final table which will be played five-handed.
It looks like we have a ton of late sleepers right now, as players are just begin to file into the room. The announcement for cards in the air has just been made, and play is underway.
Welcome back to the Signature Room, for yet another first at the Borgata. We've all seen the six max tournaments, and the 8/7/6 events, but today is the first for 9/6/4.
For those who make look at that name and question what it means, it's a pretty easy explanation. All tables in the tournament begin 9-handed. Play will resume that way until 54 players remain, and the tournament directors will them re-draw the players into (9) six-handed tables. Once that the number shrinks down to 24, they will then re-draw the players into (6) four-handed tables. From there the tournament will stay formatted until the final table which will be played five-handed.
It looks like we have a ton of late sleepers right now, as players are just begin to file into the room. The announcement for cards in the air has just been made, and play is underway.
Event 8 - Seat Assignments
Borgata Fall Poker Open
Event 8: $350 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em
November 12-13, 2012
Entries: 405
Total Buy-In: $141,750
Players Remaining: 45
Average Chip Stack: 225,000
START OF DAY 2 SEAT ASSIGNMENTS & CHIP COUNTS:
T1 | S1 - DANIEL CHAN (NEW YORK, NY): 123,000
T1 | S2 - CHRISTOPHER LEONG (FOREST HILLS, NY): 94,000
T1 | S3 - LUIS NARGENTINO (FLORAL PARK, NY): 58,000
T1 | S4 - LANA OBRIEN (ENGLISHTOWN, NJ): 263,000
T1 | S5 - TRAVIS WILLIAMS (READING, PA): 100,000
T1 | S6 - MOHAMMAD AMJADI (MARMORA, NJ): 292,000
T1 | S7 - GEORGE VERDIS (WHIPPANY, NJ): 127,000
T1 | S8 - RICHARD LOGUE (RICHMOND, VA): 269,000
T1 | S9 - ROBERT BOYKO (YONKERS, NY): 532,000
T2 | S1 - MATTHEW ILES (ATCO, NJ): 125,000
T2 | S2 - WU ZHOU (CEDAR GROVE, NJ): 224,000
T2 | S3 - JAMES MALTZ (BRIGANTINE, NJ): 180,000
T2 | S4 - ASA BERGER (CHALFONT, PA): 36,000
T2 | S5 - JOHN HINDS (GREENVILLE, NC): 91,000
T2 | S6 - ILYA VASSERMAN (HUNTINGDON VY, PA): 679,000
T2 | S7 - MICHAEL DENTALE (BROOKLYN, NY): 240,000
T2 | S8 - STEPHEN ILNITZKI (PEAPACK, NJ): 112,000
T2 | S9 - MICHAEL SANTORO (EGG HARBOR, NJ): 286,000
T3 | S1 - BRANDON FISHER (GLEN ALLEN, VA): 83,000
T3 | S2 - MICHAEL MURPHY (WILKES BARRE, PA): 284,000
T3 | S3 - LEONARDO PALERMO (TOMS RIVER, NJ): 116,000
T3 | S4 - DENNIS MCGLYNN (BELTSVILLE, MD): 148,000
T3 | S5 - ELLIOTT ZAYDMAN (GLEN ROCK, NJ): 116,000
T3 | S6 - FLORENTINO DELEON (JOPPA, MD): 248,000
T3 | S7 - MICHAEL MATRONE (MORGANVILLE, NJ): 433,000
T3 | S8 - RYAN BLANK (LOS ANGELES, CA): 112,000
T3 | S9 - KEVIN MCCOLGAN (DOUGLASSVILLE, PA): 563,000
T4 | S1 - DAVID KIM (FLUSHING, NY): 319,000
T4 | S2 - WILLIAM DUGAN (VENTNOR, NJ): 120,000
T4 | S3 - IAN STRASSLER (CHERRY HILL, NJ): 80,000
T4 | S4 - ROBERT GOTTFRIED (CHARLOTTE, NC): 134,000
T4 | S5 - ANDJELKO ANDREJEVIC (MIAMI, FL): 744,000
T4 | S6 - AARON FRESE (PHOENIXVILLE, PA): 33,000
T4 | S7 - KIJOON PARK (FLUSHING, NY): 280,000
T4 | S8 - TONY SINISHTAJ (FLUSHING, NY): 454,000
T4 | S9 - GREGORY GLASSMAN (BROOKLYN, NY): 172,000
T5 | S1 - MICHAEL REES (FLORAL PARK, NY): 340,000
T5 | S2 - BRIAN DARE (LAUREL, MD): 108,000
T5 | S3 - DOUGLAS MACKINNON (EAST AMHERST, NY): 241,000
T5 | S4 - JOHN DENSING (BLUE PT, NY): 231,000
T5 | S5 - MOSES CHO (ELLICOTT CITY, MD): 53,000
T5 | S6 - DAVID ISOLDE (DUMONT, NJ): 71,000
T5 | S7 - PAUL VACCHIO (INWOOD, NY): 544,000
T5 | S8 - UGIS STEINMAN (FLUSHING, NY): 135,000
T5 | S9 - EDWARD BOYCE (SILVER SPRING, MD): 116,000
Event 8: $350 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em
November 12-13, 2012
Entries: 405
Total Buy-In: $141,750
Players Remaining: 45
Average Chip Stack: 225,000
START OF DAY 2 SEAT ASSIGNMENTS & CHIP COUNTS:
T1 | S1 - DANIEL CHAN (NEW YORK, NY): 123,000
T1 | S2 - CHRISTOPHER LEONG (FOREST HILLS, NY): 94,000
T1 | S3 - LUIS NARGENTINO (FLORAL PARK, NY): 58,000
T1 | S4 - LANA OBRIEN (ENGLISHTOWN, NJ): 263,000
T1 | S5 - TRAVIS WILLIAMS (READING, PA): 100,000
T1 | S6 - MOHAMMAD AMJADI (MARMORA, NJ): 292,000
T1 | S7 - GEORGE VERDIS (WHIPPANY, NJ): 127,000
T1 | S8 - RICHARD LOGUE (RICHMOND, VA): 269,000
T1 | S9 - ROBERT BOYKO (YONKERS, NY): 532,000
T2 | S1 - MATTHEW ILES (ATCO, NJ): 125,000
T2 | S2 - WU ZHOU (CEDAR GROVE, NJ): 224,000
T2 | S3 - JAMES MALTZ (BRIGANTINE, NJ): 180,000
T2 | S4 - ASA BERGER (CHALFONT, PA): 36,000
T2 | S5 - JOHN HINDS (GREENVILLE, NC): 91,000
T2 | S6 - ILYA VASSERMAN (HUNTINGDON VY, PA): 679,000
T2 | S7 - MICHAEL DENTALE (BROOKLYN, NY): 240,000
T2 | S8 - STEPHEN ILNITZKI (PEAPACK, NJ): 112,000
T2 | S9 - MICHAEL SANTORO (EGG HARBOR, NJ): 286,000
T3 | S1 - BRANDON FISHER (GLEN ALLEN, VA): 83,000
T3 | S2 - MICHAEL MURPHY (WILKES BARRE, PA): 284,000
T3 | S3 - LEONARDO PALERMO (TOMS RIVER, NJ): 116,000
T3 | S4 - DENNIS MCGLYNN (BELTSVILLE, MD): 148,000
T3 | S5 - ELLIOTT ZAYDMAN (GLEN ROCK, NJ): 116,000
T3 | S6 - FLORENTINO DELEON (JOPPA, MD): 248,000
T3 | S7 - MICHAEL MATRONE (MORGANVILLE, NJ): 433,000
T3 | S8 - RYAN BLANK (LOS ANGELES, CA): 112,000
T3 | S9 - KEVIN MCCOLGAN (DOUGLASSVILLE, PA): 563,000
T4 | S1 - DAVID KIM (FLUSHING, NY): 319,000
T4 | S2 - WILLIAM DUGAN (VENTNOR, NJ): 120,000
T4 | S3 - IAN STRASSLER (CHERRY HILL, NJ): 80,000
T4 | S4 - ROBERT GOTTFRIED (CHARLOTTE, NC): 134,000
T4 | S5 - ANDJELKO ANDREJEVIC (MIAMI, FL): 744,000
T4 | S6 - AARON FRESE (PHOENIXVILLE, PA): 33,000
T4 | S7 - KIJOON PARK (FLUSHING, NY): 280,000
T4 | S8 - TONY SINISHTAJ (FLUSHING, NY): 454,000
T4 | S9 - GREGORY GLASSMAN (BROOKLYN, NY): 172,000
T5 | S1 - MICHAEL REES (FLORAL PARK, NY): 340,000
T5 | S2 - BRIAN DARE (LAUREL, MD): 108,000
T5 | S3 - DOUGLAS MACKINNON (EAST AMHERST, NY): 241,000
T5 | S4 - JOHN DENSING (BLUE PT, NY): 231,000
T5 | S5 - MOSES CHO (ELLICOTT CITY, MD): 53,000
T5 | S6 - DAVID ISOLDE (DUMONT, NJ): 71,000
T5 | S7 - PAUL VACCHIO (INWOOD, NY): 544,000
T5 | S8 - UGIS STEINMAN (FLUSHING, NY): 135,000
T5 | S9 - EDWARD BOYCE (SILVER SPRING, MD): 116,000
Tuesday, November 13
TODAY'S EVENTS (Poker Room & The Signature Room)
11AM: Event 10 - $500 + $60 Deep Stack 9 | 6 | 4-Max No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
7 PM: Event 31 - $100 + $20 + $25 Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
11AM: Event 10 - $500 + $60 Deep Stack 9 | 6 | 4-Max No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
- Players start with 25,000 in tournament chips
- Levels 1-10: will last 40 minutes each | Levels 11+: will last 50 minutes each
- Players may Re-Enter through Level 4
- 2-Day event with two starting days. Day 2 begins Wednesday at 1PM
12PM: Event 11 - $350 + $50 Seniors (50+) No Limit Hold'em
- Players start with 15,000 in tournament chips
- Levels 1-10: will last 30 minutes each | Levels 11+: will last 40 minutes each
- 1-Day event
3 PM: Event 30 - $300 + $40 Survivor No Limit Hold'em
- Players start with 15,000 in tournament chips
- Levels will last 30 minutes each
- Approximately 1 in 10 will win $3,000 CASH
- 1-Day event
7 PM: Event 31 - $100 + $20 + $25 Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
- Players start with 12,000 in tournament chips
- This is a Bounty tournament. Players must have their Bounty chips clearly displayed on table in order to remain active in tournament
- Levels will last 20 minutes each
- Players may Re-Enter through Level 6
- 1-Day event
Event 9 Recap
$350 + 50 Pot Limit Omaha
Relentless aggression was the key for Bruce Yamron (Naples, FL) in winning the Pot Limit Omaha event, $6,298, and his first Borgata Open trophy. "I got unlucky, but I stayed aggressive" he explained. "Then I got lucky to get back in it.
He's referring to a big hand against third-place finisher Roger Souse (Durham, NC). Yamron had his opponent all-in and drawing thin to a gutshot, which Souse caught on the river to survive and double up. Yamron battled back and eventually had Souse all-in and drawing dead to a chop, which didn't happen.
Roger Souse drove seven hours from his home in North Carolina and arrived Monday just five minutes before registration closed. At the end, he said "I was so tired I couldn't see the cards". Souse finished third for $2,159.
Bruce Yamron got heads-up with Eddy Vataru (New York, NY) with a 3:1 chip lead, so it didn't take long to wrap it up. Vataru got his chips in on the last hand with the best starting hand in PLO: AAKQ double-suited. Yamron's AT88 ran him down as the board fell J 9 6 Q K, giving Yamron a back-door Broadway straight for the win. Vataru collected $3,418 for second place.
Total buy-ins of $18,550 were generated by the 53 entries in this event, and the final nine players earned a piece of the prize pool.
Most notable at the final table was Will 'the Thrill' Failla, (Commack, NY) who made his second final table in two days. He finished 4th in event 1, earning $44,722. Today he had to settle for 7th place and $900.
Another notable finish was by accomplished tournament pro Amnon Filippi (New York, NY). He made it to the final table of ten, but busted out in 10th place on the bubble.
Bruce Yamron has numerous cashes and final tables here at Borgata and has one cash already in this series. He finished 78th in event 1 for $1,280. He'll be away for a few days, but he'll be back to play in the Championship event, which begins Sunday, November 18th.
Final Results
Relentless aggression was the key for Bruce Yamron (Naples, FL) in winning the Pot Limit Omaha event, $6,298, and his first Borgata Open trophy. "I got unlucky, but I stayed aggressive" he explained. "Then I got lucky to get back in it.
He's referring to a big hand against third-place finisher Roger Souse (Durham, NC). Yamron had his opponent all-in and drawing thin to a gutshot, which Souse caught on the river to survive and double up. Yamron battled back and eventually had Souse all-in and drawing dead to a chop, which didn't happen.
Roger Souse drove seven hours from his home in North Carolina and arrived Monday just five minutes before registration closed. At the end, he said "I was so tired I couldn't see the cards". Souse finished third for $2,159.
Bruce Yamron got heads-up with Eddy Vataru (New York, NY) with a 3:1 chip lead, so it didn't take long to wrap it up. Vataru got his chips in on the last hand with the best starting hand in PLO: AAKQ double-suited. Yamron's AT88 ran him down as the board fell J 9 6 Q K, giving Yamron a back-door Broadway straight for the win. Vataru collected $3,418 for second place.
Total buy-ins of $18,550 were generated by the 53 entries in this event, and the final nine players earned a piece of the prize pool.
Most notable at the final table was Will 'the Thrill' Failla, (Commack, NY) who made his second final table in two days. He finished 4th in event 1, earning $44,722. Today he had to settle for 7th place and $900.
Another notable finish was by accomplished tournament pro Amnon Filippi (New York, NY). He made it to the final table of ten, but busted out in 10th place on the bubble.
Bruce Yamron has numerous cashes and final tables here at Borgata and has one cash already in this series. He finished 78th in event 1 for $1,280. He'll be away for a few days, but he'll be back to play in the Championship event, which begins Sunday, November 18th.
Final Results
1 - Bruce Yamron (Naples, FL) $6,298
2 - Eddy Vataru (New York, NY) $3,418
3 - Roger Souse (Durham, NC) $2,159
4 - Darius Studdard (Long Island, NY) $1,619
5 - Bruce Frank (Montclair, NJ) $1,260
6 - Chris Gow (Sayreville, NJ) $1,080
7 - Will Failla (Commack, NY) $900
8 - Jordan Diamond (Morganville, NJ) $720
Event 9: 1st Place - Yamron
$350 + 50 Pot Limit Omaha
Bruce Yamron started out the day in event 8, the $350 Deep Stack No Limit event. Things didn't go his way there and he busted out and decided to play this event.
Good decision! Bruce, who is a tournament regular and a regular in the high stakes games in the Boardroom, claimed his first Borgata Open title along with $6,298.
Bruce Yamron (Naples, FL)
$6,298
Bruce Yamron started out the day in event 8, the $350 Deep Stack No Limit event. Things didn't go his way there and he busted out and decided to play this event.
Good decision! Bruce, who is a tournament regular and a regular in the high stakes games in the Boardroom, claimed his first Borgata Open title along with $6,298.
Event 9: 2nd Place - Vataru
$350 + 50 Pot Limit Omaha
Eddy Vataru got his chips in the middle with the best starting hand in PLO: AAKQ double suited.
He was up against Bruce Yamron's AT88 (single suited).
The board ran out J 9 6 Q K and gave Bruce Broadway to take the pot and the tournament.
Eddy finished in 2nd place, earning $3,418.
He was up against Bruce Yamron's AT88 (single suited).
The board ran out J 9 6 Q K and gave Bruce Broadway to take the pot and the tournament.
Eddy finished in 2nd place, earning $3,418.
Event 9: 3rd Place - Souse
$350 + 50 Pot Limit Omaha
Bruce Yamron had regained the chip lead, then this happened:
On a flop of 7 6 5, Roger Souse got all his chips in the middle.
Bruce had AK98 and had flopped the nuts.
Roger was drawing dead to a chop, which didn't happen.
Roger Souse finished in 3rd place, earning $2,159.
"I'm so tired, I can hardly see the cards" Roger said after busting out. He drove all the way from his home in North Carolina (7 hours) and arrived today just 5 minutes before registration for this event closed.
Heads-up play began with Bruce Yamron holding a commanding lead. He had just under 1 million chips to Eddy Vataru's 342k.
Roger Souse (Durham, NC)
$2,159
Bruce Yamron had regained the chip lead, then this happened:
On a flop of 7 6 5, Roger Souse got all his chips in the middle.
Bruce had AK98 and had flopped the nuts.
Roger was drawing dead to a chop, which didn't happen.
Roger Souse finished in 3rd place, earning $2,159.
"I'm so tired, I can hardly see the cards" Roger said after busting out. He drove all the way from his home in North Carolina (7 hours) and arrived today just 5 minutes before registration for this event closed.
Heads-up play began with Bruce Yamron holding a commanding lead. He had just under 1 million chips to Eddy Vataru's 342k.
Event 9: Souse Doubles Thru Yamron
$350 + 50 Pot Limit Omaha
On a flop of 9 7 3, Roger Souse was all-in and covered by Bruce Yamron.
Roger: KQJT (overcards with gushot)
Bruce: 9985 (set of 9s)
The last two came 4 8 and Roger caught his gutterball on the river to double up to almost 600k.
Level 21: Blinds 8k/16k.
On a flop of 9 7 3, Roger Souse was all-in and covered by Bruce Yamron.
Roger: KQJT (overcards with gushot)
Bruce: 9985 (set of 9s)
The last two came 4 8 and Roger caught his gutterball on the river to double up to almost 600k.
Level 21: Blinds 8k/16k.
Event 9: Vataru Doubles Thru Souse
$350 + 50 Pot Limit Omaha
All three limped to a flop of 4 3 2. Eddy Vataru (bb) bet pot (36k). Roger Souse (button) called. Bruce folded.
Turn was a Jack.
Eddy bet pot (108k). Roger called.
River was a 3.
Eddy was all-in for 66k. Roger called.
Eddy tabled 7653 for the 6-high straight. Roger mucked.
Eddy chipped up to 456k.
All three limped to a flop of 4 3 2. Eddy Vataru (bb) bet pot (36k). Roger Souse (button) called. Bruce folded.
Turn was a Jack.
Eddy bet pot (108k). Roger called.
River was a 3.
Eddy was all-in for 66k. Roger called.
Eddy tabled 7653 for the 6-high straight. Roger mucked.
Eddy chipped up to 456k.
Event 8: Bag & Tag, Play Resumes 1 pm Tuesday
$350 + $50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
45 players are in the money and done for the night. Everyone is guaranteed $687 and has a shot at the $35,137 top prize.
Andy Andrejevic (Miami, FL) is the chip leader with 744k.
Top Stacks
Andy Andrejevic 744k (93 bb)
Ilya Vasserman 679k
Kevin McColgan 563k
Paul Vacchio 544k
Robert Boyko 532k
The average stack is 224k (28 bb) with blinds beginning at 4k/8k/1k ante.
Play resumes at 1 pm Tuesday.
Check back after 9 am for a complete list of chip counts and Day 2 seat assignments.
Andy Andrejevic
Chip Leader
45 players are in the money and done for the night. Everyone is guaranteed $687 and has a shot at the $35,137 top prize.
Andy Andrejevic (Miami, FL) is the chip leader with 744k.
Top Stacks
Andy Andrejevic 744k (93 bb)
Ilya Vasserman 679k
Kevin McColgan 563k
Paul Vacchio 544k
Robert Boyko 532k
The average stack is 224k (28 bb) with blinds beginning at 4k/8k/1k ante.
Play resumes at 1 pm Tuesday.
Check back after 9 am for a complete list of chip counts and Day 2 seat assignments.
Event 9: Break Time Chip Counts
$350 + 50 Pot Limit Omaha
Here are the chip counts as of the break:
Roger Souse - 762k
Eddy Vataru - 288k
Bruce Yamron - 275k
Level 20: Blinds 6k/12k.
Play has resumed.
Here are the chip counts as of the break:
Roger Souse - 762k
Eddy Vataru - 288k
Bruce Yamron - 275k
Level 20: Blinds 6k/12k.
Play has resumed.
Event 8: Bubble Breaks with 2-Outer
$350 + $50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
On a board of 10♦ A♥ 9♦ K♣, Paul Vacchio (Inwood, NY) moves all in for 169k and his opponent calls.
Vacchio: J♠ 9♣ (two outs to win hand 9♥ 9♠, 7% chance to chop)
Opponent: A♦ J♦ (87% favorite to win hand)
River: 9♥
Vacchio hits the two-outer and barely has his opponent covered.
"I'm so blessed," says Vacchio who is thrilled to make the money after finishing in third place for $6,181 in the Event 5 Deepstack Semi-Turbo.
Tournament officials are racing off the 500 (purple) chips and players are now bagging and tagging for the night.
On a board of 10♦ A♥ 9♦ K♣, Paul Vacchio (Inwood, NY) moves all in for 169k and his opponent calls.
Vacchio: J♠ 9♣ (two outs to win hand 9♥ 9♠, 7% chance to chop)
Opponent: A♦ J♦ (87% favorite to win hand)
River: 9♥
Vacchio hits the two-outer and barely has his opponent covered.
"I'm so blessed," says Vacchio who is thrilled to make the money after finishing in third place for $6,181 in the Event 5 Deepstack Semi-Turbo.
Tournament officials are racing off the 500 (purple) chips and players are now bagging and tagging for the night.
Event 9: 4th Place - Studdard
$350 + 50 Pot Limit Omaha
In a battle of the blinds, Darius Studdard potted from the small (30k) and Roger Souse called from the big.
On the flop of A 6 4, Darius moved his last 38k in. Roger called.
Darius: KJT9 (King-high)
Roger: 7642 (two pair)
The last two fell 3 Q and Roger's two pair was good.
Darius busted out in 4th place, earning $1,619.
End of level and time for a break.
Darius Studdard (Long Island, NY)
$1,619
In a battle of the blinds, Darius Studdard potted from the small (30k) and Roger Souse called from the big.
On the flop of A 6 4, Darius moved his last 38k in. Roger called.
Darius: KJT9 (King-high)
Roger: 7642 (two pair)
The last two fell 3 Q and Roger's two pair was good.
Darius busted out in 4th place, earning $1,619.
End of level and time for a break.
Event 9: Lots of Action
$350 + 50 Pot Limit Omaha
Bruce Yamron potted (40k) and was called by Roger Souse in the big blind.
Roger checked dark all three streets as the board fell J 8 7 5 5 (no flush possible).
On the river, Bruce bet 80k. After giving it some thought, Roger called, showing AJ62 for two pair.
"Good call" said Bruce, as he mucked his hand.
Darius Studdard raised to 25k on the button and was called by Roger in the small blind. Then Bruce raised pot, Darius re-raised pot, essentially going all-in.
Roger folded and Bruce called all-in for 142k straight.
Bruce: T976
Darius: AQJJ
Board: 9 8 3 7 4
Bruce made two pair to more than double up to over 300k.
Darius became the short stack with ~95k.
Bruce Yamron potted (40k) and was called by Roger Souse in the big blind.
Roger checked dark all three streets as the board fell J 8 7 5 5 (no flush possible).
On the river, Bruce bet 80k. After giving it some thought, Roger called, showing AJ62 for two pair.
"Good call" said Bruce, as he mucked his hand.
Darius Studdard raised to 25k on the button and was called by Roger in the small blind. Then Bruce raised pot, Darius re-raised pot, essentially going all-in.
Roger folded and Bruce called all-in for 142k straight.
Bruce: T976
Darius: AQJJ
Board: 9 8 3 7 4
Bruce made two pair to more than double up to over 300k.
Darius became the short stack with ~95k.
Event 8: Hand-for-Hand
$350 + $50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
Ilya Vasserman (Huntingdon Valley, PA) sends another player to the rail when he spikes trips on the river.
46 players remain and play is now hand-for-hand as the next elimination puts everyone in the money.
Blinds are up to 4k/8k/1k ante.
Once the bubble breaks, we'll be bagging and tagging for the night
Ilya Vasserman (Huntingdon Valley, PA) sends another player to the rail when he spikes trips on the river.
46 players remain and play is now hand-for-hand as the next elimination puts everyone in the money.
Blinds are up to 4k/8k/1k ante.
Once the bubble breaks, we'll be bagging and tagging for the night
Event 9: Yamron Battles Back
$350 + 50 Pot Limit Omaha
Level 19: Blinds 5k/10k.
Bruce Yamron has battled his way back from the short-stack.
Rough counts:
Roger Souse - 560kBruce Yamron - 300k
Eddy Vataru - 270k
Darius Studdard - 195k
Average is 331k.
Level 19: Blinds 5k/10k.
Bruce Yamron has battled his way back from the short-stack.
Rough counts:
Roger Souse - 560kBruce Yamron - 300k
Eddy Vataru - 270k
Darius Studdard - 195k
Average is 331k.
Event 8: Inching Closer
$350 + $50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
With 49 remaining players we're just four spots from the money. Recent eliminations include Eric Siegel and Alik Sitnyakovsky.
With 49 remaining players we're just four spots from the money. Recent eliminations include Eric Siegel and Alik Sitnyakovsky.
Event 9: 5th Place - Frank
$350 + 50 Pot Limit Omaha
Bruce Frank has been the short-stack for a very long time, but every time he got his chips in, he got no action.
Until now, that is. He potted to 32k, leaving only 1k behind.
Roger Souse (bb) raised to cover that last chips and they tabled their hands.
Bruce: AQJ3
Roger: T965
The board came J 9 8 K 5 and Roger made two pair to take the pot.
Bruce will take home $1,260 for 5th place.
Bruce Frank (Montclair, NJ)
$1,260
Bruce Frank has been the short-stack for a very long time, but every time he got his chips in, he got no action.
Until now, that is. He potted to 32k, leaving only 1k behind.
Roger Souse (bb) raised to cover that last chips and they tabled their hands.
Bruce: AQJ3
Roger: T965
The board came J 9 8 K 5 and Roger made two pair to take the pot.
Bruce will take home $1,260 for 5th place.
Event 8: Blind v Blind gives Andrejevic Chip Lead
$350 + $50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
Andy Andrejevic (Miami, FL) is the new chip leader with more than 750k after he doubled-up 360k through another big stack. His opponent 4-bet over shoved with pocket 6s against Andrejevic's pocket queens.
52 players remain (7 from the money) with an average stack just shy of 200k (33 bb) as blinds are now 3k/6k/500 ante.
Andre-jevic the Giant
52 players remain (7 from the money) with an average stack just shy of 200k (33 bb) as blinds are now 3k/6k/500 ante.
Event 9: 6th Place - Gow
$350 + 50 Pot Limit Omaha
Level 18: Blinds 4k/8k.
Bruce Yamron opened for 32k and Chris Gow moved in for a little more. Bruce called.
Bruce: AK43
Chris: AJT8
The board fell K Q Q 6 3 and Bruce took the pot with Kings-up.
Chris took $1,080 for 6th place.
Chris Gow (Sayreville, NJ)
$1,080
Level 18: Blinds 4k/8k.
Bruce Yamron opened for 32k and Chris Gow moved in for a little more. Bruce called.
Bruce: AK43
Chris: AJT8
The board fell K Q Q 6 3 and Bruce took the pot with Kings-up.
Chris took $1,080 for 6th place.
Event 8: Table Change
$350 + $50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
Newly minted chip leader Ilya Vasserman (Huntingdon Valley, PA) has been moved to
the table of Kevin McColgan (Douglassville, PA), who is now the big stack.
McColgan has been quietly chipping up to nearly 600k, while Vasserman is in the neighborhood with 450k.
Players are on a 10 minute break.
McColgan Making Moves
Newly minted chip leader Ilya Vasserman (Huntingdon Valley, PA) has been moved to
the table of Kevin McColgan (Douglassville, PA), who is now the big stack.
McColgan has been quietly chipping up to nearly 600k, while Vasserman is in the neighborhood with 450k.
Players are on a 10 minute break.
Event 8: Still Bubbling
$350 + $50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
60 players remain and we're 15 spots from the money. Here's a look at who's still in the running for a min cash of $687 and the top prize of $35,137.
David Kim
Daniel Chan
Greg Glassman
Paul Vacchio
Lana O'Brien
John Allan Hinds
Leonardo Palermo
Eric Siegel
Ilya Vasserman
Elliott Zaydman
Tony Sinishtaj
Mike Dentale
Dave Zeitlin
Kevin McColgan
Robert Boyko
Andy Andrejevic
James Steinman
Mike Murphy
Matt Iles
60 players remain and we're 15 spots from the money. Here's a look at who's still in the running for a min cash of $687 and the top prize of $35,137.
David Kim
Daniel Chan
Greg Glassman
Paul Vacchio
Lana O'Brien
John Allan Hinds
Leonardo Palermo
Eric Siegel
Ilya Vasserman
Elliott Zaydman
Tony Sinishtaj
Mike Dentale
Dave Zeitlin
Kevin McColgan
Robert Boyko
Andy Andrejevic
James Steinman
Mike Murphy
Matt Iles
Event 9: Studdard Doubles Thru Yamron
$350 + 50 Pot Limit Omaha
Darius Studdard (cutoff) raised to 18k, Roger Souse (button) called, then Bruce Yamron (sb) raised to 78k.
After some thought, Darius moved in for 161,500 straight.
Roger folded and Bruce called.
Darius: AAK3 (hearts)
Bruce: AK43
The board ran out Q T 6 8 2 with three hearts, giving Darius the nut flush and the double up to 347k.
Bruce was left with ~70k.
Darius Studdard (cutoff) raised to 18k, Roger Souse (button) called, then Bruce Yamron (sb) raised to 78k.
After some thought, Darius moved in for 161,500 straight.
Roger folded and Bruce called.
Darius: AAK3 (hearts)
Bruce: AK43
The board ran out Q T 6 8 2 with three hearts, giving Darius the nut flush and the double up to 347k.
Bruce was left with ~70k.
Event 8: Another Table Down
$350 + $50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
We're down to seven tables as we inch towards the money. The remaining 63 players have an average stack of 161k (32 bb) with blinds now at 2.5k/5k/500 ante.
The table just in front of media row has seen a lot of action.
Eric Siegel was four flushed when and his opponent both held AK.
Later, Mike Dentale folded on the river to Tony Sinishtaj's all-in bet. Dentale open folded pocket queens, Sinishtaj shows quad 10s.
We're down to seven tables as we inch towards the money. The remaining 63 players have an average stack of 161k (32 bb) with blinds now at 2.5k/5k/500 ante.
The table just in front of media row has seen a lot of action.
Eric Siegel was four flushed when and his opponent both held AK.
Later, Mike Dentale folded on the river to Tony Sinishtaj's all-in bet. Dentale open folded pocket queens, Sinishtaj shows quad 10s.
Event 9: 7th Place - Failla
$350 + 50 Pot Limit Omaha
Will 'the Thrill' Failla was all-in for only 1k in the small blind (3k).
Bruce Yamron raised to 20k, Darius Studdard (button) called, as did Roger Souse in the big blind.
On the flop of 4 2 2, it was checked to Darius, who bet 45k. Roger & Bruce folded. Darius collected the side pot.
Will showed Q997. Darius had KQQx.
The last two were Q 7 and Darius claimed the main pot also.
Will Failla finished in 7th place, earning $900.
This is Will's second final table in two days. He finished 4th in event 1, earning $44,722.
Will Failla (Commack, NY)
$900
Will 'the Thrill' Failla was all-in for only 1k in the small blind (3k).
Bruce Yamron raised to 20k, Darius Studdard (button) called, as did Roger Souse in the big blind.
On the flop of 4 2 2, it was checked to Darius, who bet 45k. Roger & Bruce folded. Darius collected the side pot.
Will showed Q997. Darius had KQQx.
The last two were Q 7 and Darius claimed the main pot also.
Will Failla finished in 7th place, earning $900.
This is Will's second final table in two days. He finished 4th in event 1, earning $44,722.
Event 8: Another Former Leader Down
$350 + $50 Deepstack NL Hold'em ($100,000 Guarantee)
Matt O'Flynn (Reston, VA) was the chip leader early in the day, but he's now on the rail after losing his last 125k to Robert Boyko (Yonkers, NY).
The chips are all in preflop with O'Flynn holding JJ against AK. O'Flynn flops a set of jacks, but Boyko hits a gutshot straight on the turn for the elimination to take his stack to 325k.
Thomas Parks (Bridgewater, NJ), who was also one of the early big stacks, just busted with a king high flush against the full house of Andy Andrejevic (Miami, FL via Serbia).
Matt O'Flynn (Reston, VA) was the chip leader early in the day, but he's now on the rail after losing his last 125k to Robert Boyko (Yonkers, NY).
The chips are all in preflop with O'Flynn holding JJ against AK. O'Flynn flops a set of jacks, but Boyko hits a gutshot straight on the turn for the elimination to take his stack to 325k.
Thomas Parks (Bridgewater, NJ), who was also one of the early big stacks, just busted with a king high flush against the full house of Andy Andrejevic (Miami, FL via Serbia).
Event 9: 8th Place - Diamond
$350 + 50 Pot Limit Omaha
Jordan Diamond was all-in pre-flop holding KK72.
Darius Studdard looked him up with AQQJ.
By the river, Darius had made Aces-up to take the pot.
Jordan will take $720 for 8th place.
Level 17: Blinds 3k/6k.
Jordan Diamond (Morganville, NJ)
$720
Jordan Diamond was all-in pre-flop holding KK72.
Darius Studdard looked him up with AQQJ.
By the river, Darius had made Aces-up to take the pot.
Jordan will take $720 for 8th place.
Level 17: Blinds 3k/6k.
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