Sunday, June 16, 2013
Event 14 Recap
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
At a final table that featured many wild swings, it was a heads up grind that gave Arnuflo Vidal (New York, NY) the title over John Kostelac (Enola, PA). It took Vidal more than two hours to overcome a 2.5 to 1 chip deficit two-handed.
"It's fantastic," said Vidal who earned the trophy and the $28,225 first place prize. "I told my friends that I was going to hit a big one. This is the beginning," he said after his first career live tournament cash.
The pivotal hand came when Vidal held pocket 10s and hit a set against Kostelac's AQ in a double-up that gave him most of the chips.
"I got married to Ace-Queen," said Kostelac who earned $15,525 as runner-up. "I had to go with it. Heads up that's a pretty strong hand."
Adding insult to injury is that Kostelac was eliminated by A♠ Q♥ after being left with 2 bb, but was fortunate to still be playing.
Kostelac was nearly on the rail when play was three-handed, but after being dominated by Mike Comar preflop A 10 to AK, he was given new life when a straight on the board chopped the pot.
Comar didn't recover and would up in third place.
Fourteen players returned for Day 2 with Arnuflo the chip leader, but relinquished the lead at the final table to Jin Ro who wound up in 4th place. The lead changed hands many times as nobody could pull away.
194 players put a total buy-in of $97,000 as 18 players grabbed a piece of the prize pool.
Familiar names in the money included Event 4 runner-up Dr. Raul Munoz (12th), Borgata regular Robert Melo (15th) and 2011 Borgata Summer Poker Open Champion Tyng Low (17th).
Vidal was thrilled to win on Father's Day and will make a quick trip home to see his three daughters before returning to play in Day 1B of the Championship event.
"I have business to take care if I'm going to be here for four days," he said while clutching the Borgata trophy.
Final Table Results
Place-Name-Amount
1st Arnuflo Vidal (New York, NY) $28,225
2nd John Kostelac (Enola, PA) $15,525
3rd Mike Comar (Manalapan, NJ) $8,939
4th Jin Ro (Sewell, NJ) $7,527
5th Edgar Lemus-Argueta (Ortley Beach, NJ) $5,645
6th Brad Yazici (Essex, MD) $4,705
7th Adrian Corona (Floral Park, NY) $3,764
8th DJ Whorley (Washington, DC) $2,823
9th Paolo Nigris (Tenafly, NJ) $2,117
10th Joshua Palmer (Hamptonville, NC) $1,882
FINAL RESULTS
At a final table that featured many wild swings, it was a heads up grind that gave Arnuflo Vidal (New York, NY) the title over John Kostelac (Enola, PA). It took Vidal more than two hours to overcome a 2.5 to 1 chip deficit two-handed.
"It's fantastic," said Vidal who earned the trophy and the $28,225 first place prize. "I told my friends that I was going to hit a big one. This is the beginning," he said after his first career live tournament cash.
The pivotal hand came when Vidal held pocket 10s and hit a set against Kostelac's AQ in a double-up that gave him most of the chips.
"I got married to Ace-Queen," said Kostelac who earned $15,525 as runner-up. "I had to go with it. Heads up that's a pretty strong hand."
Adding insult to injury is that Kostelac was eliminated by A♠ Q♥ after being left with 2 bb, but was fortunate to still be playing.
Kostelac was nearly on the rail when play was three-handed, but after being dominated by Mike Comar preflop A 10 to AK, he was given new life when a straight on the board chopped the pot.
Comar didn't recover and would up in third place.
Fourteen players returned for Day 2 with Arnuflo the chip leader, but relinquished the lead at the final table to Jin Ro who wound up in 4th place. The lead changed hands many times as nobody could pull away.
194 players put a total buy-in of $97,000 as 18 players grabbed a piece of the prize pool.
Familiar names in the money included Event 4 runner-up Dr. Raul Munoz (12th), Borgata regular Robert Melo (15th) and 2011 Borgata Summer Poker Open Champion Tyng Low (17th).
Vidal was thrilled to win on Father's Day and will make a quick trip home to see his three daughters before returning to play in Day 1B of the Championship event.
"I have business to take care if I'm going to be here for four days," he said while clutching the Borgata trophy.
Final Table Results
Place-Name-Amount
1st Arnuflo Vidal (New York, NY) $28,225
2nd John Kostelac (Enola, PA) $15,525
3rd Mike Comar (Manalapan, NJ) $8,939
4th Jin Ro (Sewell, NJ) $7,527
5th Edgar Lemus-Argueta (Ortley Beach, NJ) $5,645
6th Brad Yazici (Essex, MD) $4,705
7th Adrian Corona (Floral Park, NY) $3,764
8th DJ Whorley (Washington, DC) $2,823
9th Paolo Nigris (Tenafly, NJ) $2,117
10th Joshua Palmer (Hamptonville, NC) $1,882
FINAL RESULTS
Event 14: Winner - Vidal
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Arnuflo Vidal (New York, NY)
$28,225
Blinds 50k/100k/10k ante
The pivotal hand comes with John Kostelac raising the button to 300k and Arnuflo Vidal making the call.
Flop: J♣ 10♦ 6♥
Vidal checks, Kostelac bets 400k and Vidal calls.
Turn: 4♠
Vidal moves all in for 650k and is at risk, Kostelac calls.
Kostelac A♠ Q♠ (gutshot straight draw)
Vidal: 10♠ 10♦ (set of 10s)
River 2♦
Vidal wins the hand and gets the double-up to 2.7 million, leaving Kostelac with just 200k.
A few hands later, Vidal uses A♠ Q♥ for the winning cards against Kostelac's 7♣ 4♣ .
"I was able to chip up because he was playing pretty tight," says Vidal who earns $28,225, his first career live tournament cash. "I played aggressive and waited for the right spots. It's fantastic."
Vidal owns a grocery store in New York City and says he got a call from his kids, Michelle, Chanel and Melinda, on Father's Day.
He plans on making a quick trip home to set the store up for the week so he can return Monday to play in Day 1B of the Championship Event.
Event 14: 2nd Place - Kostelac
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
John Kostelac (Enola, PA)
$15,525
John Kostelac had the chip lead when heads up play began, but after Arnuflo Vidal doubled-up with pocket Aces and then hit a big hand with a set of 10s, Kostelac settles for second place.
"I got married to Ace-Queen," says Kostelac who had AQ against Kostelac's pocket 10s on the pivotal hand. "I had to go with it. Heads up that's a pretty strong hand."
To add insult to injury, the hand that ultimately knocked Kostelac out was AQ when he was left with two big blinds.
Kostelac is in the construction industry and plays poker when he can. He earns $15,525 for his second place finish, his third career tournament cash, all at Borgata.
Event 14: Trading Chips
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 50k/100k/10k ante
John Kostelac (Enola, PA) and Arnuflo Vidal (New York, NY) continue to trade chips.
After doubling-up, Arnuflo continues to keep the pressure on and is one hand away from taking the chip lead. Kostelac is playing cautiously and protecting his stack.
Blinds 50k/100k/10k ante
John Kostelac (Enola, PA) and Arnuflo Vidal (New York, NY) continue to trade chips.
After doubling-up, Arnuflo continues to keep the pressure on and is one hand away from taking the chip lead. Kostelac is playing cautiously and protecting his stack.
Event 14: Blinds Up
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 40k/80k/10k ante
Chip Counts
John Kostelac (Enola, PA) 2.1 million
Arnuflo Vidal (New York, NY) 815k
Remaining Prize Pool
1st $28,225
2nd $15,525
Kostelac & Vidal Eye Trophy
Blinds 40k/80k/10k ante
Chip Counts
John Kostelac (Enola, PA) 2.1 million
Arnuflo Vidal (New York, NY) 815k
Remaining Prize Pool
1st $28,225
2nd $15,525
Event 14: Vidal Doubles with Aces
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 30k/60k/5k ante
All the chips go in on a 10 high flop and Arnuflo Vidal gets the double-up with pocket Aces against John Kostela's pair of 10s while holding K 10.
Arnuflo doubles his stack to 1.2 million to close the gap on Kostela who has 1.7 million.
Heads up play continues.
Blinds 30k/60k/5k ante
All the chips go in on a 10 high flop and Arnuflo Vidal gets the double-up with pocket Aces against John Kostela's pair of 10s while holding K 10.
Arnuflo doubles his stack to 1.2 million to close the gap on Kostela who has 1.7 million.
Heads up play continues.
Championship: Chip Leaders Bag Bonuses
$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)
Dan Wach (Boonton, NJ) and Orson Young (Oceanport, NJ) had to sweat the final counts, but in the end they are the Day 1A chip leaders.
Wach takes home the $3,000 chip leader bonus with 152,250, while Young (148,975) finishes as runner-up for $2,000.
"I was up to 180(k), but lost every flip after that," says Wach, "but I guess I can't complain."
Just missing out on the bonus cash is Shaheim Sheridan (Fayetteville, NC) who bags 143,900.
37 players bagged and tagged an average stack of 64k (107 bb).
Borgata online contest winner Tom Belasic (Ridgefield, NJ) finishes with 49,475 and returns Tuesday for Day 2 with blinds heading to 300/600/75 ante.
Day 1B players join the party Monday when a fresh batch of players, and some Day 1A bust outs, join the party.
Day 1A Big Stacks
Name-Chip Count
Dan Wach 152,250
Orson Young 148,975
Shaheim Sheridan 143,900
Mike Schoultz 111,625
Joe "The Jeweler" Gola 108,950
John Dibella 104,250
Sergio Sousa 102,000
A full list of chip counts will be posted after 9 am
Young & Wach
Dan Wach (Boonton, NJ) and Orson Young (Oceanport, NJ) had to sweat the final counts, but in the end they are the Day 1A chip leaders.
Wach takes home the $3,000 chip leader bonus with 152,250, while Young (148,975) finishes as runner-up for $2,000.
"I was up to 180(k), but lost every flip after that," says Wach, "but I guess I can't complain."
Just missing out on the bonus cash is Shaheim Sheridan (Fayetteville, NC) who bags 143,900.
37 players bagged and tagged an average stack of 64k (107 bb).
Borgata online contest winner Tom Belasic (Ridgefield, NJ) finishes with 49,475 and returns Tuesday for Day 2 with blinds heading to 300/600/75 ante.
Day 1B players join the party Monday when a fresh batch of players, and some Day 1A bust outs, join the party.
Day 1A Big Stacks
Name-Chip Count
Dan Wach 152,250
Orson Young 148,975
Shaheim Sheridan 143,900
Mike Schoultz 111,625
Joe "The Jeweler" Gola 108,950
John Dibella 104,250
Sergio Sousa 102,000
A full list of chip counts will be posted after 9 am
Andrew (left) Verifies Wach's Count,
While Gola Watches
Event 14: 3rd Place - Comar
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Mike Comar (Manalapan, NJ)
$8,939
Blinds 25k/50k/5k ante
Mike Comar (A8) is all in for 450k and is in bad shape against John Kostelac (AQ).
Flop: 10 8 Q (Kostelac pair of Queens)
Turn: 9 (Comar has chop outs)
"Don't do it," says Kostelac, who sees the potential for a chop on the board.
River: 2
Kostelac wins the hand with a pair of Queens and says, "sorry, I know I was your nemesis."
Comar was one card away from being heads up for the title when a chopped pot hit the board and kept Kostelac alive earlier in the three-handed play. Instead he settles for a third place finish and $8,939.
Kostelac (2.1 million) is heads up with Arnuflo Vidal (800k) for the title as they play for the $28,225 first place prize, while the runner-up takes home $15,525.
Event 14: Kostelac Doubles into Chip Lead
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 25k/50k/5k ante
John Kostelac is all in preflop for 745k and is in a race against Mike Comar.
Kostelac: 55
Comar: AK
Kostelac hits a set on the flop and full house on the turn to double up to 1.5 million.
Comar is down to 500k, while Arnuflo Vidal is at 900k.
Blinds 25k/50k/5k ante
John Kostelac is all in preflop for 745k and is in a race against Mike Comar.
Kostelac: 55
Comar: AK
Kostelac hits a set on the flop and full house on the turn to double up to 1.5 million.
Comar is down to 500k, while Arnuflo Vidal is at 900k.
Event 14: Three-Handed Play Continues
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 25k/50k/5k ante
Players are back after the orange (1k) color-up break.
Chip Counts
Mike Comar 1.3 million (26 bb)
Arnuflo Vidal 920k (18 bb)
John Kostelac 640k (13 bb)
Blinds 25k/50k/5k ante
Players are back after the orange (1k) color-up break.
Chip Counts
Mike Comar 1.3 million (26 bb)
Arnuflo Vidal 920k (18 bb)
John Kostelac 640k (13 bb)
Event 14: Kostelac Survives with Chop
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 20k/40k/4k ante
John Kostelac is all in and at risk with A 10 vs the A K of Mike Comar.
"Come on, no 10, no spades," says the emotional Comar, who's on a roller coaster with every hand.
The board runs out A 5 4 3 2, giving both players a straight and a chop.
"Come on!" Comor laments being one card away from heads up play with Arnuflo Vidal, while Kostelac lets out a sigh of relief.
Blinds 20k/40k/4k ante
John Kostelac is all in and at risk with A 10 vs the A K of Mike Comar.
"Come on, no 10, no spades," says the emotional Comar, who's on a roller coaster with every hand.
The board runs out A 5 4 3 2, giving both players a straight and a chop.
"Come on!" Comor laments being one card away from heads up play with Arnuflo Vidal, while Kostelac lets out a sigh of relief.
Championship: Chip Race
$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)
With one hour to play, the chip lead is tight as players gun for the $3,000 (chip leader) and $2,000 (2nd place) end of night bonuses.
Dan Wach (Boonton, NJ) and Shaheim Sheridan (Fayettville, NC) are both in the 140k-145k range and every pot matters. "I just picked up 10k," says Wach as jumps over the 150k mark.
Orson Young (Oceanport, NJ) is at 125k along with a handful of other players at 100k.
45 players remain with an average stack of 60k (120 bb) as Level 8 (250/500/75 ante), the last level of the night, is underway.
Shaheim Sheridan
With one hour to play, the chip lead is tight as players gun for the $3,000 (chip leader) and $2,000 (2nd place) end of night bonuses.
Dan Wach (Boonton, NJ) and Shaheim Sheridan (Fayettville, NC) are both in the 140k-145k range and every pot matters. "I just picked up 10k," says Wach as jumps over the 150k mark.
Orson Young (Oceanport, NJ) is at 125k along with a handful of other players at 100k.
45 players remain with an average stack of 60k (120 bb) as Level 8 (250/500/75 ante), the last level of the night, is underway.
Dan Wach
Event 14: Kostelac Chips Up
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 20k/40k/4k ante
All three players see a flop of 9♠ 5♣ 6♦.
Arnuflo Vidal bets 50k from the button; Mike Comar (SB) and John Kostelac (BB) both call.
Turn: A♦
The blinds check, Arnuflo bets 125k, Comar folds and Kostalec calls.
River: 8♥
Kostelac moves all in for 300k getting Arnuflo to fold.
Kostelac tables 10♦ 7♦ for a rivered straight, to which Comar says, "I had the same hand (7 10)." Kostelac is quick to point out that he also had a flush draw after the turn.
All three players are still very even in chips and at around 950k (24 bb).
Blinds 20k/40k/4k ante
All three players see a flop of 9♠ 5♣ 6♦.
Arnuflo Vidal bets 50k from the button; Mike Comar (SB) and John Kostelac (BB) both call.
Turn: A♦
The blinds check, Arnuflo bets 125k, Comar folds and Kostalec calls.
River: 8♥
Kostelac moves all in for 300k getting Arnuflo to fold.
Kostelac tables 10♦ 7♦ for a rivered straight, to which Comar says, "I had the same hand (7 10)." Kostelac is quick to point out that he also had a flush draw after the turn.
All three players are still very even in chips and at around 950k (24 bb).
Event 14: Vidal Doubles Through Comar
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante
Arnuflo Vidal is all in with pocket Aces against the A 10 of chip leader Mike Comar.
The board is no help to Comar and Arnuflo doubles 539 to take his stack to 1 million.
"We're all even again," says John Kostelac as play continues.
Updated Chip Counts:
Arnuflo Vidal 1.1 million (37 bb)
John Kostelac 900k
Mike Comar 700k (23 bb)
Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante
Arnuflo Vidal is all in with pocket Aces against the A 10 of chip leader Mike Comar.
The board is no help to Comar and Arnuflo doubles 539 to take his stack to 1 million.
"We're all even again," says John Kostelac as play continues.
Updated Chip Counts:
Arnuflo Vidal 1.1 million (37 bb)
John Kostelac 900k
Mike Comar 700k (23 bb)
Championship: Young Gun has Lead
$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)
Orson Young (Oceanport, NJ) is now the chip leader with 115k (288 bb), right behind him is Mike Schoultz (Arlington, VA) who is at 110k.
Several stacks are also in the 100k range and all eyes will be on the end of night bonuses.
"Oh, I'm going for it," says Young who is in the running for the $3,000 end of night bonus, while second in chips earns $2,000.
Registration closes in minutes as Level 6 (150/300/50 ante) is in the books.
56 players remind with an average stack of 47k (118 bb) with blinds moving up to 200/400/50 ante.
Orson Young (Oceanport, NJ) is now the chip leader with 115k (288 bb), right behind him is Mike Schoultz (Arlington, VA) who is at 110k.
Several stacks are also in the 100k range and all eyes will be on the end of night bonuses.
"Oh, I'm going for it," says Young who is in the running for the $3,000 end of night bonus, while second in chips earns $2,000.
Registration closes in minutes as Level 6 (150/300/50 ante) is in the books.
56 players remind with an average stack of 47k (118 bb) with blinds moving up to 200/400/50 ante.
Event 14: Break Time Chip Counts
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
End of level 24 and players took 10.
Chip counts:
Mike Comar - 1.212 million
John Kostelac - 902k
Arnuflo Vidal - 800k
Play resumed with
Level 25: Blinds 15k/30k with 4k ante.
End of level 24 and players took 10.
Chip counts:
Mike Comar - 1.212 million
John Kostelac - 902k
Arnuflo Vidal - 800k
Play resumed with
Level 25: Blinds 15k/30k with 4k ante.
Event 14: 4th Place - Ro
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Jin Ro and Mike Comar got all-in pre-flop.
Jin: 66
Mike: A9 suited
Board: A 3 2 K 9
Mike made Aces-up to crack Jin's pair. When the chips were counted, Mike had Jin covered. Mike chipped up to over 1.2 million.
Jin Ro finished in 4th place, earning $7,527.
Jin Ro (Sewell, NJ)
$7,527
Jin Ro and Mike Comar got all-in pre-flop.
Jin: 66
Mike: A9 suited
Board: A 3 2 K 9
Mike made Aces-up to crack Jin's pair. When the chips were counted, Mike had Jin covered. Mike chipped up to over 1.2 million.
Jin Ro finished in 4th place, earning $7,527.
Event 14: Final Four Chip Counts
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Arnuflo Vidal has taken the chip lead with over 1 million chips.
Jin Ro and John Kostelac are neck-and-neck in second with about 700k each.
Mike Comar is trailing the pack with ~450k.
Championship: Free Rolling?
$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)
Borgata online contest winner Tom Belasic (Cedar Grove, NJ) isn't the only person free-rolling in this event. Of course it depends on your definition of free-rolling.
DJ Whorley (Washington, D.C.) just earned $2,823 for his 8th place finish in Event 14 and then jumped into Day 1A of the Championship event. The price tag for that is $2,700 so he's covered there, but it doesn't account for the cost of his $560 entry into Event 14.
So Whorley is kind of free-rolling.
Then there's Frank Reina (Carteret, NJ) whose friends Steve and Giovanni financed his entry, but don't know a thing about poker. "Their great guys," says Reina, "but there's a lot of pressure. All they know is that Aces are good."
We'll put Reina in the free-rolling category, but with strings attached.
Level 6 (150/300/50 ante) continues.
Reina Representing Friends
Borgata online contest winner Tom Belasic (Cedar Grove, NJ) isn't the only person free-rolling in this event. Of course it depends on your definition of free-rolling.
DJ Whorley (Washington, D.C.) just earned $2,823 for his 8th place finish in Event 14 and then jumped into Day 1A of the Championship event. The price tag for that is $2,700 so he's covered there, but it doesn't account for the cost of his $560 entry into Event 14.
So Whorley is kind of free-rolling.
Then there's Frank Reina (Carteret, NJ) whose friends Steve and Giovanni financed his entry, but don't know a thing about poker. "Their great guys," says Reina, "but there's a lot of pressure. All they know is that Aces are good."
We'll put Reina in the free-rolling category, but with strings attached.
Level 6 (150/300/50 ante) continues.
Event 14: Kostelac Doubles
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
On the turn with a board of Q♥9♣5♥T♥, John Kostelac got all-in for 182k and Jin Ro looked him up.
John: Q♣J♥ (top pair, open ender, & flush draw)
Jin: JJ
River: 8♥
Both players made their straight on the river, bug John also made a flush to take the pot.
He doubled up to ~605k, knocking Jin down to ~585k.
Blinds up!
Level 24: Blinds 12k/24k with 3k ante.
On the turn with a board of Q♥9♣5♥T♥, John Kostelac got all-in for 182k and Jin Ro looked him up.
John: Q♣J♥ (top pair, open ender, & flush draw)
Jin: JJ
River: 8♥
Both players made their straight on the river, bug John also made a flush to take the pot.
He doubled up to ~605k, knocking Jin down to ~585k.
Blinds up!
Level 24: Blinds 12k/24k with 3k ante.
Championship: Grinding Along
$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)
Level 6 (100/200/25 ante) the last level to register is underway. The window for Day 1A closes at ~6 pm.
Some of the recognizable players still in the field include:
Table 1
Dan Wach
Max Amjadi
Roger Souse
John Whiting
Table 2
Lyle Diamond
Frank Reina
Neville Darrell
Joe "The Jewler" Gola
Michael Buttacavoli
Tom Belasic
Ken Silberstein
Table 3
Dave Clarke
DJ Whorley
Table 4
John DiBella
Table 5
Orson Young
Bill Johnson
Bill Frymer
Table 6
Len Vizirov
Maruti Yarlapati
Fran Cipriano
Table 7
Charles Furey
Eric Pfeil
Doug Klevitz
Level 6 (100/200/25 ante) the last level to register is underway. The window for Day 1A closes at ~6 pm.
Some of the recognizable players still in the field include:
Table 1
Dan Wach
Max Amjadi
Roger Souse
John Whiting
Table 2
Lyle Diamond
Frank Reina
Neville Darrell
Joe "The Jewler" Gola
Michael Buttacavoli
Tom Belasic
Ken Silberstein
Table 3
Dave Clarke
DJ Whorley
Table 4
John DiBella
Table 5
Orson Young
Bill Johnson
Bill Frymer
Table 6
Len Vizirov
Maruti Yarlapati
Fran Cipriano
Table 7
Charles Furey
Eric Pfeil
Doug Klevitz
Event 14: 5th Place - Lemus-Argueta
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Edgar Lemus-Argueta shoved and got looked up by Jin Ro.
Edgar: 22
Jin: A4 suited
Board: 8 3 2 Q 5
Jin spiked a wheel on the river to take the pot, building his mountain of chips even bigger.
Edgar finished in 5th place, earning $5,645.
Edgar Lemus-Argueta (Ortley Beach, NJ)
$5,645
Edgar Lemus-Argueta shoved and got looked up by Jin Ro.
Edgar: 22
Jin: A4 suited
Board: 8 3 2 Q 5
Jin spiked a wheel on the river to take the pot, building his mountain of chips even bigger.
Edgar finished in 5th place, earning $5,645.
Event 14: 6th Place - Yazici
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Brad Yazici raised to 42k on the button. Mike Comar (sb) called, then Jin Ro (bb) raised to 135k.
Brad jammed for 531k straight.
Mike folded.
Jin tanked for a bit, counting out the call (396k more). He would only have ~35k left if he called.
"I'm only considering this call because I think you're bluffing" Jin said. Then he called.
Brad showed pocket Jacks (not bluffing).
Jin had QJ.
The board ran out Q 8 5 4 5 and Jin paired his only live card to take the pot. He's now the chip leader with over 1.1 million.
Brad Yazici was eliminated in 6th place earning $4,705.
Brad Yazici (Essex, MD)
$4,705
Brad Yazici raised to 42k on the button. Mike Comar (sb) called, then Jin Ro (bb) raised to 135k.
Brad jammed for 531k straight.
Mike folded.
Jin tanked for a bit, counting out the call (396k more). He would only have ~35k left if he called.
"I'm only considering this call because I think you're bluffing" Jin said. Then he called.
Brad showed pocket Jacks (not bluffing).
Jin had QJ.
The board ran out Q 8 5 4 5 and Jin paired his only live card to take the pot. He's now the chip leader with over 1.1 million.
Brad Yazici was eliminated in 6th place earning $4,705.
Event 14: Break Time Chip Counts
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: Blinds 5k/10k with 2k ante.
Play has resumed.
Here are the rough counts as of the break:
Mike Comar - 820k
Jin Ro - 500k
Arnuflo Vidal - 400k
Edgar Lemus-Argueta - 420k
Brad Yazici - 400k
John Kostelac - 285k
Level 23: Blinds 5k/10k with 2k ante.
Play has resumed.
Here are the rough counts as of the break:
Mike Comar - 820k
Jin Ro - 500k
Arnuflo Vidal - 400k
Edgar Lemus-Argueta - 420k
Brad Yazici - 400k
John Kostelac - 285k
Event 14: Big Hand Before Break
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
On the last hand of the level, Edgar Lemus-Argueta opened for 40k in the cutoff.
Arnuflo Vidal limped on the button, then Brad Yazici raised to 48k from the small blind. Vidal called.
On the flop of A 8 7 with two hearts, both checked.
Turn was an offsuit Jack. Brad fired 60k and after some thought, Vidal called.
River was an offsuit Queen. Brad fired 100k, leaving only about 65k behind.
Vidal tanked for a few minutes, which ran into the break, then folded.
Players are taking 15.
On the last hand of the level, Edgar Lemus-Argueta opened for 40k in the cutoff.
Arnuflo Vidal limped on the button, then Brad Yazici raised to 48k from the small blind. Vidal called.
On the flop of A 8 7 with two hearts, both checked.
Turn was an offsuit Jack. Brad fired 60k and after some thought, Vidal called.
River was an offsuit Queen. Brad fired 100k, leaving only about 65k behind.
Vidal tanked for a few minutes, which ran into the break, then folded.
Players are taking 15.
Championship: Break Time Big Stacks
$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)
Players are on their second break of the day and halfway to finishing Day 1A.
Big Stacks
Mohd Eid (Attleboro, MA) 92k
Dan Wach (Boonton, NJ) 80k
Bill Johnson (Ray, OH) 70k
Play resumes at 3:41 pm with blinds staying at 100/200, but with the addition of a 25 ante.
Players are on their second break of the day and halfway to finishing Day 1A.
Big Stacks
Mohd Eid (Attleboro, MA) 92k
Dan Wach (Boonton, NJ) 80k
Bill Johnson (Ray, OH) 70k
Play resumes at 3:41 pm with blinds staying at 100/200, but with the addition of a 25 ante.
Event 14: 7th Place - Corona
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: Blinds 8k/16k with 2k ante.
Mike Comar opened for 54k.
Adrian Corona shoved.
Everyone else folded.
Mike: AK
Adrian: QQ
Board: A K 7 J 3
The flop gave Mike two pair, but Adrian picked up a Broadway draw on the turn. He whiffed the river, however, and Mike took the pot, chipping up to close to 800k.
Adrian Corona busted out in 7th place, earning $3,764.
Level 22: Blinds 8k/16k with 2k ante.
Adrian Corona (Floral Park, NY)
$3,764
Mike Comar opened for 54k.
Adrian Corona shoved.
Everyone else folded.
Mike: AK
Adrian: QQ
Board: A K 7 J 3
The flop gave Mike two pair, but Adrian picked up a Broadway draw on the turn. He whiffed the river, however, and Mike took the pot, chipping up to close to 800k.
Adrian Corona busted out in 7th place, earning $3,764.
Championship: Irish Poker, Dublin' Up
$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)
"All I need is four double-ups and I'm right back to the starting stack," laughs Patrick LaVecchio (Philadelphia, PA).
After LaVecchio moves all in for 2,225, Mohd Eid (Attleboro, MA) says, "you're ahead," and makes the call.
LaVecchio: 10 10
Eid: Q 8
Flop: Q 8 5 (Eid two pairs)
Turn: 9 (LaVecchio gutshot straight draw)
River: J
LaVecchio hits the straight on the river to stay alive, but is a pittance for LaVecchio who is at 73k.
"I lost about 20k," he says after cresting at 98k. LaVecchio says he's knocked out two players including in a hand where he flopped a set of 7s.
Level 4 (100/200) is underway.
Eid (left) & LaVecchio
"All I need is four double-ups and I'm right back to the starting stack," laughs Patrick LaVecchio (Philadelphia, PA).
After LaVecchio moves all in for 2,225, Mohd Eid (Attleboro, MA) says, "you're ahead," and makes the call.
LaVecchio: 10 10
Eid: Q 8
Flop: Q 8 5 (Eid two pairs)
Turn: 9 (LaVecchio gutshot straight draw)
River: J
LaVecchio hits the straight on the river to stay alive, but is a pittance for LaVecchio who is at 73k.
"I lost about 20k," he says after cresting at 98k. LaVecchio says he's knocked out two players including in a hand where he flopped a set of 7s.
Level 4 (100/200) is underway.
Event 14: Corona Doubles
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Adrian Corona was all-in pre-flop holding pocket Queens.
Edgar Lemus-Argueta gave it some thought, then looked him up from the big blind with Q6 suited.
The board bricked out and changed nothing. Adrian doubled up to ~220k.
Seven players remain. Average stack is 416k.
Adrian Corona was all-in pre-flop holding pocket Queens.
Edgar Lemus-Argueta gave it some thought, then looked him up from the big blind with Q6 suited.
The board bricked out and changed nothing. Adrian doubled up to ~220k.
Seven players remain. Average stack is 416k.
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Event 14: 8th Place - Whorley
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Three players got all-in pre-flop.
DJ Whorley - AK
John Kostelac - AK
Edgar Lemus-Argueta - AT
A Ten hit the board, giving Edgar more than a double up to ~520k
John took a hit, dropping to ~200k.
DJ Whorley spun off in 8th place, earning $2,823.
Level 21: Blinds 6k/12k with 2k ante.
DJ Whorley (Washington, DC)
$2,823
Three players got all-in pre-flop.
DJ Whorley - AK
John Kostelac - AK
Edgar Lemus-Argueta - AT
A Ten hit the board, giving Edgar more than a double up to ~520k
John took a hit, dropping to ~200k.
DJ Whorley spun off in 8th place, earning $2,823.
Level 21: Blinds 6k/12k with 2k ante.
Event 14: 9th Place - Nigris
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Paolo Nigris was all-in with pocket 3s.
Jin Ro had him covered holding KJ suited.
The board ran out A Q 9 T 8 giving Jin Broadway and the pot.
Paulo Nigris busted out in 9th place, earning $2,117.
Paolo Nigris (Tenafly, NJ)
$2,117
Paolo Nigris was all-in with pocket 3s.
Jin Ro had him covered holding KJ suited.
The board ran out A Q 9 T 8 giving Jin Broadway and the pot.
Paulo Nigris busted out in 9th place, earning $2,117.
Event 14: Break Time Chip Counts
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
At the end of the level, the final nine took off for a 15 minute break.
Here's the final table lineup with chip counts:
Level 20: Blinds 5k/10k with 1k ante.
At the end of the level, the final nine took off for a 15 minute break.
Here's the final table lineup with chip counts:
- Edgar Lemus-Argueta - 222k
- John Kostelac - 95k
- Adrian Corona - 264k
- Arnuflo Vidal - 576k
- Brad Yazici - 66k
- Mike Comar - 822k
- Jin Ro - 608k
- Paolo Nigris - 141k
- DJ Whorley - 116k
Level 20: Blinds 5k/10k with 1k ante.
Event 14: 11th - Jafarzadeh;10th - Palmer
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
In a battle of the blinds, John Kostelac (sb) was all-in and called by Joshua Palmer (bb).
John: Q♠T♠
Joshua: Q♥3♥
Board: J♠2♠2♥4♠4♥
John was ahead the whole way, but made a flush on the turn to take the pot, doubling up to ~150k.
Joshua was left with only ~60k and busted out soon after in 10th place, earning $1,882.
The final nine drew seats and moved to the final table.
Fred Jafarzadeh (Woodbridge, VA)
11th - $1,882
Joshua Palmer (Hamptonville, NC)
$1,882
In a battle of the blinds, John Kostelac (sb) was all-in and called by Joshua Palmer (bb).
John: Q♠T♠
Joshua: Q♥3♥
Board: J♠2♠2♥4♠4♥
John was ahead the whole way, but made a flush on the turn to take the pot, doubling up to ~150k.
Joshua was left with only ~60k and busted out soon after in 10th place, earning $1,882.
The final nine drew seats and moved to the final table.
Championship: Sibling Rivalry
$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)
Another pair of brothers are competing today in this event.
Greg Whiting (Philadelphia, PA) finished 9th out of 1,383 entries in the massive opening event, earning $8,344.
His brother, John Whiting (Philadelphia, PA) has been playing more of the nightly events and has managed to amass 378.175 points in the Borgata Summer Poker Open Leaderboard contest, putting him in the lead.
Both brother are playing in the Championship event today.
Another pair of brothers are competing today in this event.
Greg Whiting & John Whiting
Greg Whiting (Philadelphia, PA) finished 9th out of 1,383 entries in the massive opening event, earning $8,344.
His brother, John Whiting (Philadelphia, PA) has been playing more of the nightly events and has managed to amass 378.175 points in the Borgata Summer Poker Open Leaderboard contest, putting him in the lead.
Both brother are playing in the Championship event today.
Championship: Online Contest Winner
$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)
Level 2: Blinds 50/100.
The winner of the Borgata Summer Poker Open Championship Online contest is Tom Belasic (Ridgefield, NJ).
Tom was following his brother's progess in event 5 on the blog and entered the online contest.
His brother, Frank Belasic (Cedar Grove, NJ), narrowly missed bubbling that event ($350 + $50 Big Stack NLH) when he was the short stack on the bubble. Frank went on to finish 43rd, earning $777.
Now it is Frank's turn to follow Tom's progress on the blog!
Level 2: Blinds 50/100.
The winner of the Borgata Summer Poker Open Championship Online contest is Tom Belasic (Ridgefield, NJ).
Tom Belasic
Tom was following his brother's progess in event 5 on the blog and entered the online contest.
His brother, Frank Belasic (Cedar Grove, NJ), narrowly missed bubbling that event ($350 + $50 Big Stack NLH) when he was the short stack on the bubble. Frank went on to finish 43rd, earning $777.
Now it is Frank's turn to follow Tom's progress on the blog!
Event 14: 12th Place - Munoz
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: Blinds 4k/8k with 1k ante.
Raul Munoz shoved his short stack with pocket 5s.
Mike Comar had him crushed with pocket Queens.
No help for Raul on the board and he was dispatched in 12th place, earning $1,882.
Level 20: Blinds 4k/8k with 1k ante.
Raul Munoz (Egg Harbor City, NJ)
$1,882
Raul Munoz shoved his short stack with pocket 5s.
Mike Comar had him crushed with pocket Queens.
No help for Raul on the board and he was dispatched in 12th place, earning $1,882.
Event 14: Two Early Exits
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Two players were out the door before their chairs even got warm.
14th Place - Karl Sirotkin (Germantown, MD)
13th Place - Anthony Brandi (Staten Island, NY)
Both players earned $1,647 for their efforts.
Two players were out the door before their chairs even got warm.
14th Place - Karl Sirotkin (Germantown, MD)
13th Place - Anthony Brandi (Staten Island, NY)
Both players earned $1,647 for their efforts.
Event 14: Day Two Underway
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Fourteen players have returned for day two.
Level 18: Blinds 3k/6k with 500 ante.
Cards and chips are flying!
Fourteen players have returned for day two.
Level 18: Blinds 3k/6k with 500 ante.
Cards and chips are flying!
Championship: Summer Winners Gallery Continued
$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)
2009 Anthony Damato (Philadelphia, PA)
$3,000 + $200 Championship NLH
415 Entries
$356,319
2008 Allen Bari (West Orange, NJ)
$5,000 + $200 Championship NLH
399 Entries
$500,250
2007 Andrew Barta (New York, NY)
$5,000 + $200 Championship NLH
337 Entries
$513,925
2006 Carmine Tirone (Manheim, PA)
$5000 + $200 Championship NLH
162 Entries
$267,300
$5000 + $200 Championship NLH
162 Entries
$267,300
Championship: Summer Winners Gallery
$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)
Since the Borgata Summer Poker Open series was christened in 2006, there have been seven Summer Open Champions crowned. Another one will join their ranks this week.
Here's a look at the most recent players who have had success spending their summer at the shore.
It was decided on a coin-flip. On the final hand Melad's AQ outran Borgata regular Michael Marder's pocket 7s to take the tournament. Melad picked up $198,078 for the win.
Tyng flopped a straight on the final hand to defeat Farid Jattin (Miami, FL) who was the chip leader after Day 1A and Day 2, and was one place away from going wire to wire. Tyng collected $211,484 for his win.
The title was his when William rivered a straight to beat runner-up Mirza Nagji's (New York, NY) top pair. The local high stakes cash game player took home $180,595 for first place.
Since the Borgata Summer Poker Open series was christened in 2006, there have been seven Summer Open Champions crowned. Another one will join their ranks this week.
Here's a look at the most recent players who have had success spending their summer at the shore.
2012 Melad Marji (Atlantic City, NJ)
$2,500 + $200 Championship NLH
305 Entries
It was decided on a coin-flip. On the final hand Melad's AQ outran Borgata regular Michael Marder's pocket 7s to take the tournament. Melad picked up $198,078 for the win.
2011 Tyng Low (Flushing, NY)
$2,500 + $200 Championship NLH
323 Entries
Tyng flopped a straight on the final hand to defeat Farid Jattin (Miami, FL) who was the chip leader after Day 1A and Day 2, and was one place away from going wire to wire. Tyng collected $211,484 for his win.
2010 William O'Neil (College Park, MD)
$2,000 + $200 Championship NLH
321 Entries
The title was his when William rivered a straight to beat runner-up Mirza Nagji's (New York, NY) top pair. The local high stakes cash game player took home $180,595 for first place.
Championship: Underway
$2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 GUARANTEED
Day 1A of the 2013 Borgata Summer Poker Open is underway!
This event carries a half-million dollar guarantee on total buy-ins, which is the equivalent of 200 entries.
Today is the first of two starting days and we'll do it all over again tomorrow on day 1B.
Players who bust out through level six may choose to re-enter today. Players who bust out any time after that can play again tomorrow.
They'll play 8 levels tonight, then the survivors will return for day two on Tuesday.
Players began with 30,000 chips and day one levels are an hour long.
Level 1: Blinds 25/50.
The order has been given to put the cards in the air!
$500,000 GUARANTEED
Day 1A of the 2013 Borgata Summer Poker Open is underway!
This event carries a half-million dollar guarantee on total buy-ins, which is the equivalent of 200 entries.
Today is the first of two starting days and we'll do it all over again tomorrow on day 1B.
Players who bust out through level six may choose to re-enter today. Players who bust out any time after that can play again tomorrow.
They'll play 8 levels tonight, then the survivors will return for day two on Tuesday.
Players began with 30,000 chips and day one levels are an hour long.
Level 1: Blinds 25/50.
The order has been given to put the cards in the air!
Borgata Summer Poker Open Leaderboard Update (6/16)
Borgata Summer Poker Open Leaderboard
By participating in any Borgata Summer Poker Open event (June 4-21, 2013), players earn points based upon the Borgata Summer Poker Tournament Leaderboard Formula.
Below are the top scores for the 2013 Borgata Summer Poker Open Leaderboard*
By participating in any Borgata Summer Poker Open event (June 4-21, 2013), players earn points based upon the Borgata Summer Poker Tournament Leaderboard Formula.
Below are the top scores for the 2013 Borgata Summer Poker Open Leaderboard*
(Final Results from Main events: 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Secondary events: 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
378.175: JOHN WHITING
354.750: LEE KIRSCH
321.238: ADRIAN SILVESCU
320.388: MOHD EID
312.000: MICHAEL BONNEY
311.913: ILYA VASSERMAN
306.450: EARL KING
294.450: RICHARD DEVIVO
290.675: SHE LOK WONG
283.788: STEVEN POLIMENI
282.653: THOMAS BALLA
278.038: MICHAEL HAHN
271.250: MARUTI YARLAPATI
265.600: MICHAEL MARDER
264.650: FRANK VULPIS
259.325: GRAESON BURNETTE-PEAKE
254.310: DAVID EILERS
250.675: TOBY KASSER
248.325: PAUL VACCHIO
246.500: JAMES MCKEON
245.750: PHILIP RINALDI
242.075: BENJAMIN LAVES
238.213: DAVID HECK
228.075: SEUNG LEE
226.498: ERIC SIEGEL
223.833: NEVILLE DARRELL
222.225: ARMANDO THEN
221.700: CHII CHING SUN
Secondary events: 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
378.175: JOHN WHITING
354.750: LEE KIRSCH
321.238: ADRIAN SILVESCU
320.388: MOHD EID
312.000: MICHAEL BONNEY
311.913: ILYA VASSERMAN
306.450: EARL KING
294.450: RICHARD DEVIVO
290.675: SHE LOK WONG
283.788: STEVEN POLIMENI
282.653: THOMAS BALLA
278.038: MICHAEL HAHN
271.250: MARUTI YARLAPATI
265.600: MICHAEL MARDER
264.650: FRANK VULPIS
259.325: GRAESON BURNETTE-PEAKE
254.310: DAVID EILERS
250.675: TOBY KASSER
248.325: PAUL VACCHIO
246.500: JAMES MCKEON
245.750: PHILIP RINALDI
242.075: BENJAMIN LAVES
238.213: DAVID HECK
228.075: SEUNG LEE
226.498: ERIC SIEGEL
223.833: NEVILLE DARRELL
222.225: ARMANDO THEN
221.700: CHII CHING SUN
Event 14 - Start of Day 2 Chip Counts
Borgata Summer Poker Open
Event 14: $500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em
Entries: 194
Total Buy-in: $97,000
Players Remaining: 14
Average Chip Stack: 207,000
START OF DAY 2 TABLE ASSIGNMENTS & CHIP COUNTS:
T1 | S1 - JOSHUA PALMER (HAMPTONVILLE, NC): 200,500
T1 | S2 - FRED JAFARZADEH (WOODBRIDGE, VA): 130,000
T1 | S3 - JIN RO (SEWELL, NJ): 357,000
T1 | S4 - ADRIAN CORONA (FLORAL PARK, NY): 142,500
T1 | S5 - PAOLO NIGRIS (TENAFLY, NJ): 161,000
T1 | S6 - JOHN KOSTELAC (ENOLA, PA): 97,500
T1 | S7 - RAUL MUNOZ (EGG HARBOR CITY, NJ): 202,000
T2 | S1 - VIDAL ARNUFLO (NEW YORK, NY): 460,000
T2 | S2 - EDGAR LEMUS-ARGUETA (ORTLEY BEACH, NJ): 230,000
T2 | S3 - MICHAEL COMAR (MANALAPAN, NJ): 277,500
T2 | S4 - KARL SIROTKIN (GERMANTOWN, MD): 73,000
T2 | S5 - ANTHONY BRANDI (STATEN ISLAND, NY): 268,000
T2 | S6 - DAJUAWN WHORLEY (WASHINGTON, DC): 152,500
T2 | S7 - BRADLEY YAZICI (ESSEX, MD): 138,000
Event 14: $500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em
Entries: 194
Total Buy-in: $97,000
Players Remaining: 14
Average Chip Stack: 207,000
START OF DAY 2 TABLE ASSIGNMENTS & CHIP COUNTS:
T1 | S1 - JOSHUA PALMER (HAMPTONVILLE, NC): 200,500
T1 | S2 - FRED JAFARZADEH (WOODBRIDGE, VA): 130,000
T1 | S3 - JIN RO (SEWELL, NJ): 357,000
T1 | S4 - ADRIAN CORONA (FLORAL PARK, NY): 142,500
T1 | S5 - PAOLO NIGRIS (TENAFLY, NJ): 161,000
T1 | S6 - JOHN KOSTELAC (ENOLA, PA): 97,500
T1 | S7 - RAUL MUNOZ (EGG HARBOR CITY, NJ): 202,000
T2 | S1 - VIDAL ARNUFLO (NEW YORK, NY): 460,000
T2 | S2 - EDGAR LEMUS-ARGUETA (ORTLEY BEACH, NJ): 230,000
T2 | S3 - MICHAEL COMAR (MANALAPAN, NJ): 277,500
T2 | S4 - KARL SIROTKIN (GERMANTOWN, MD): 73,000
T2 | S5 - ANTHONY BRANDI (STATEN ISLAND, NY): 268,000
T2 | S6 - DAJUAWN WHORLEY (WASHINGTON, DC): 152,500
T2 | S7 - BRADLEY YAZICI (ESSEX, MD): 138,000
Sunday, June 16
TODAY'S EVENTS (Poker Room)
11AM: Event 15A - $2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 GUARANTEED
12PM: Event 42 - $135 + $25 Championship Qualifier NLH
3 PM: Event 43 - $400 + $50 Championship Qualifier NLH
11AM: Event 15A - $2500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 GUARANTEED
- Players start with 30,000 in tournament chips
- Day 1 Levels: will last 1 hour each | Day 2 Levels: will last 1 hour 15 minutes each |
Day 3 & Day 4 Levels: will last 1 hour 30 minutes each. - Players may Re-Enter through Level 6
- 4-Day tournament with two Day 1 starting days
Day 2, 3 and 4 start at 12PM - Day 1A and Day 1B end after Level 8 | Day 2 ends after Level 16 | Day 3 ends when 27 players remain | Day 4 plays until completion
- $3,000 will be subtracted from the prize pool and awarded to the chip leader at the end of Day 1A and leader at end of Day 1B
- $2,000 will be subtracted from the prize pool and awarded to the player finishing second behind chip leader at the end of Day 1A and player finishing second behind chip leader at end of Day 1B
- Players start with 12,000 in tournament chips
- Levels will last 20 minutes each
- Approximately one (1) in every twenty (20) players will win a $2,700 Entry to play in the BORGATA SUMMER POKER OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT June 16-20, 2013
- 1-Day event
3 PM: Event 43 - $400 + $50 Championship Qualifier NLH
- Players start with 15,000 in tournament chips
- Levels will last 30 minutes each
- Approximately one (1) in every seven (7) players will win a $2,700 Entry to play in the BORGATA SUMMER POKER OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT June 16-20, 2013
- 1-Day event
7PM: Event 44 - $270 + $30 Championship Qualifier NLH
- Players start with 12,000 in tournament chips
- Levels will last 25 minutes each
- Approximately one (1) in every ten (10) players will win a $2,700 Entry to play in the BORGATA SUMMER POKER OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT June 16-20, 2013
- 1-Day event
Event 14: End Of Night Chip Counts
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
That's all she wrote for tonight folks. The last hand was dealt, the remaining 14 Players counted up their chips and bagged them up.
Play resumes tomorrow at noon when the winner will take home $28,225 and a 2013 Borgata Summer Poker Open Event trophy.
Player...............City........................Chip Counts
1. Arnulfo Vidal (New York, NY)............... 460,000
2. Jin Ro (Scwell, NJ)............................. 357,000
3. Michael Comar (Manalapan, NJ).......... 277,000
4. Anthony Brandi (Staten Island, NY)..... 268,000
5. Egar Lemus (Toms River, NJ)............... 230,000
6. Dr. Raul Munoz (Egg Harbor Twp......... 202,000
7. Josh Palmer (North Carolina)............... 200,500
8. Paolo Nigris....................................... 161,000
9. DJ Whorley (Washington, DC).............. 152,500
10. Adrian Corona (Queens, NY).............. 142,500
11. Bradley Yazici (Baltimore, MD)........... 138,000
12. Fred Jafarzadeh (Virginia)................... 130,000
13. John Kostelac (Camp Hill, PA).............. 97,500
14. Karl Sirotkin (Maryland)........................ 73,000
Congratulations to the final fourteen fellows. See you tomorrow for the conclusion of Event 14.
Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's out there including mine!
Arnulfo Vidal (New York, NY) - 460,000 - Chip Leader
That's all she wrote for tonight folks. The last hand was dealt, the remaining 14 Players counted up their chips and bagged them up.
Play resumes tomorrow at noon when the winner will take home $28,225 and a 2013 Borgata Summer Poker Open Event trophy.
Player...............City........................Chip Counts
1. Arnulfo Vidal (New York, NY)............... 460,000
2. Jin Ro (Scwell, NJ)............................. 357,000
3. Michael Comar (Manalapan, NJ).......... 277,000
4. Anthony Brandi (Staten Island, NY)..... 268,000
5. Egar Lemus (Toms River, NJ)............... 230,000
6. Dr. Raul Munoz (Egg Harbor Twp......... 202,000
7. Josh Palmer (North Carolina)............... 200,500
8. Paolo Nigris....................................... 161,000
9. DJ Whorley (Washington, DC).............. 152,500
10. Adrian Corona (Queens, NY).............. 142,500
11. Bradley Yazici (Baltimore, MD)........... 138,000
12. Fred Jafarzadeh (Virginia)................... 130,000
13. John Kostelac (Camp Hill, PA).............. 97,500
14. Karl Sirotkin (Maryland)........................ 73,000
Congratulations to the final fourteen fellows. See you tomorrow for the conclusion of Event 14.
Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's out there including mine!
Event 14: Robert Railed
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Melo loses coin-flip when his 6-6 pre-flop shove is run-down by Josh Palmer's (North Carolina) A-K.
Robert feels immediate pain as he watches the King fall in the window.
Board ran: K-10-J-7-3
Melo has to tend to his son's dental needs and cannot play in the 2013 Borgata Summer Poker Open Championship. Hit and run today in the amount of $1,647.
Robert Melo (Queens, NY) - 15th Place
$1,647
Melo loses coin-flip when his 6-6 pre-flop shove is run-down by Josh Palmer's (North Carolina) A-K.
Robert feels immediate pain as he watches the King fall in the window.
Board ran: K-10-J-7-3
Melo has to tend to his son's dental needs and cannot play in the 2013 Borgata Summer Poker Open Championship. Hit and run today in the amount of $1,647.
Event 14: Trammell Trampled
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
End of the road for Quintin Trammell (Staten Island, NY) who just lost a race to Vidal Arnuflo (New York, NY). Quintin jammed his short stack holding wired fives but was rundown by Arnuflo's A-K.
Board: 7-A-2-9-K
Quintin is not playing in The Championship and has to head home tonight.
In 17th Place also for $1,411 was Tyng Low (Flushing, NY).
Quintin Trammell - 16th Place
$1,411
End of the road for Quintin Trammell (Staten Island, NY) who just lost a race to Vidal Arnuflo (New York, NY). Quintin jammed his short stack holding wired fives but was rundown by Arnuflo's A-K.
Board: 7-A-2-9-K
Quintin is not playing in The Championship and has to head home tonight.
In 17th Place also for $1,411 was Tyng Low (Flushing, NY).
Event 14: Bernie Bounced
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Bernie Liberati (Cherry Hill, NJ) is the first casualty of the final two tables. He had hope coming in but his short stack couldn't survive.
Josh Palmer opened with 8-9 followed by Bernie blasting with A-K.
Palmer crushes a flop of 4-8-9 and sends "The Nicest Guy In The World" home with $1,411 for 18th Place.
Bernie played the bubble brilliantly. He rode his short stack for what felt like an eternity and was rewarded for his patience and bubbleology.
Bernie Liberati - 18th Place
$1,411
Bernie Liberati (Cherry Hill, NJ) is the first casualty of the final two tables. He had hope coming in but his short stack couldn't survive.
Josh Palmer opened with 8-9 followed by Bernie blasting with A-K.
Palmer crushes a flop of 4-8-9 and sends "The Nicest Guy In The World" home with $1,411 for 18th Place.
Bernie played the bubble brilliantly. He rode his short stack for what felt like an eternity and was rewarded for his patience and bubbleology.
Event 14: Final Two Tables Are Set
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Table 1:
Seat - Name - City - Chip Count
1. Bradley Yazici (Baltimore, MD) - 100,000
2. Dr. Raul Munoz (Egg Harbor City, NJ) - 215,000
3. Tyng Low (Flushing, NY) - 75,000
4. Quintin Trammell (Staten Island, NY) - 120,000
5. Adrian Corona (Queens, NY) - 135,000
6. DJ Whorley (Washington, DC) - 130,000
7. Fred Jafarzadeh (Virginia) - 190,000
8. Karl Sirotkin (Maryland) - 125,000
9. Arnuflo Vidal (New York, NY) - 135,000
Table 2:
Seat - Name - City - Chip Count
1. Anthony Brandi (Staten Island, NY) - 240,000
2. John Kostelac (Camp Hill, PA) - 160,000
3. Bernie Liberati (Cherry Hill, NJ) - 25,000
4. Jin Ro (Scwell, NJ) - 190,000
5. Egar Lemus (Toms River, NJ) - 160,000
6. Paolo Nigris - 160,000
7. Robert Melo (Queens, NY) - 95,000
8. Michael Comar (Manalapan, NJ) - 245,000
9. Josh Palmer (North Carolina) - 155,000
So we don't end in the middle of a blind, play will end at approximately 1:30 AM when players will bag and tag for the night.
Michael Comar is looking for another trophy so he can have bookends. Michale won a trophy Event for $20,000 in the 2013 Borgata Spring Poker Open.
2011 Summer WPT Boragta Champ Tyng Low (Flushing, NY) is alive and looking to add to his bankroll with a strong finish in Event 14.
Table 1:
Seat - Name - City - Chip Count
1. Bradley Yazici (Baltimore, MD) - 100,000
2. Dr. Raul Munoz (Egg Harbor City, NJ) - 215,000
3. Tyng Low (Flushing, NY) - 75,000
4. Quintin Trammell (Staten Island, NY) - 120,000
5. Adrian Corona (Queens, NY) - 135,000
6. DJ Whorley (Washington, DC) - 130,000
7. Fred Jafarzadeh (Virginia) - 190,000
8. Karl Sirotkin (Maryland) - 125,000
9. Arnuflo Vidal (New York, NY) - 135,000
Table 2:
Seat - Name - City - Chip Count
1. Anthony Brandi (Staten Island, NY) - 240,000
2. John Kostelac (Camp Hill, PA) - 160,000
3. Bernie Liberati (Cherry Hill, NJ) - 25,000
4. Jin Ro (Scwell, NJ) - 190,000
5. Egar Lemus (Toms River, NJ) - 160,000
6. Paolo Nigris - 160,000
7. Robert Melo (Queens, NY) - 95,000
8. Michael Comar (Manalapan, NJ) - 245,000
9. Josh Palmer (North Carolina) - 155,000
So we don't end in the middle of a blind, play will end at approximately 1:30 AM when players will bag and tag for the night.
Michael Comar is looking for another trophy so he can have bookends. Michale won a trophy Event for $20,000 in the 2013 Borgata Spring Poker Open.
2011 Summer WPT Boragta Champ Tyng Low (Flushing, NY) is alive and looking to add to his bankroll with a strong finish in Event 14.
Event 14: In The Money
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
After an hour of hand-to-hand action, Jin Ro felts Robert Nicotra sending the remaining 18 Players into the green stuff.
Robert became the bubble when his A♥Q♥ couldn't find one more heart after the flop vs. Fred Jafarzadeh's A-10 and Jin Ro's A-K. All three players were all in pre-flop with Robert at risk with only 9,100.
Borgata Bubble Board: 5♠ 9♥ 3♥ 2♠ 6♣
Jin was first to table his hand but did not feel too confident. Once Robert flipped A♥Q♥ in disgust, the rest of the field celebrated.
18th Place will receive $1,411. Unfortunately for Robert Nicotra, he receives only a pat on the back.
Two-table re-draw is underway as remaining players take a twenty minute break.
Play resumes at 12:30 AM and continues until 2:00 AM.
Jin Ro (Scwell, NJ) Knocks Out Bubble
After an hour of hand-to-hand action, Jin Ro felts Robert Nicotra sending the remaining 18 Players into the green stuff.
Robert became the bubble when his A♥Q♥ couldn't find one more heart after the flop vs. Fred Jafarzadeh's A-10 and Jin Ro's A-K. All three players were all in pre-flop with Robert at risk with only 9,100.
Borgata Bubble Board: 5♠ 9♥ 3♥ 2♠ 6♣
Jin was first to table his hand but did not feel too confident. Once Robert flipped A♥Q♥ in disgust, the rest of the field celebrated.
18th Place will receive $1,411. Unfortunately for Robert Nicotra, he receives only a pat on the back.
Two-table re-draw is underway as remaining players take a twenty minute break.
Play resumes at 12:30 AM and continues until 2:00 AM.
Event 14: Bubble Continues
$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
45 minutes and counting as the bubble battle continues.
We came close as our two shortest stacks both shipped pre then both tabled A-K.
Short stacks continue to double-up with the best hand.
This game of patience continues.
We're now into Level 17 with blinds at 2500 / 5000 and 500 antes.
45 minutes and counting as the bubble battle continues.
We came close as our two shortest stacks both shipped pre then both tabled A-K.
Short stacks continue to double-up with the best hand.
This game of patience continues.
We're now into Level 17 with blinds at 2500 / 5000 and 500 antes.
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