$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Level 24: Blinds 15k/30k with 4k ante.
Play has resumed.
It's a race to the finish as the final 22 players all have eyes on the top prize of $41,715.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Event 9: Updated Leaderboard
$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
With 22 players remaining, the average stack is 626k.
Bruce Jackson still leads. He's up to 1.6 million.
Sal Esposito (Long Island, NY) had leapfrogged into second with 1.27 million, but has since dropped to 650 k
Luke Edwards has just over 1 million.
Frank Vulpis has just under 1 million.
End of level and time for a break.
With 22 players remaining, the average stack is 626k.
Bruce Jackson still leads. He's up to 1.6 million.
Sal Esposito (Long Island, NY) had leapfrogged into second with 1.27 million, but has since dropped to 650 k
Luke Edwards has just over 1 million.
Frank Vulpis has just under 1 million.
End of level and time for a break.
Event 9: 36th - 28th Places
$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Earning $851
36 - Michael Sassin (Shippensburg, PA)
35 - James Froehlich (Bellmore, NY)
34 - Irvin Kowitz (Reistertown, MD)
33 - Jose Espinoza (Arlington, VA)
32 - Rocco Faroni (Philadelphia, PA)
31 - Steven McKeen (Sewell, NJ)
30 - Rory Singer (Roslyn Heights, NY)
29 - Scott Israel (Plainview, NY)
28 - Robert Mustari (Staten Island, NY)
Blinds Up!
Level 23: Blinds 12k/24k with 3k ante.
Earning $851
36 - Michael Sassin (Shippensburg, PA)
35 - James Froehlich (Bellmore, NY)
34 - Irvin Kowitz (Reistertown, MD)
33 - Jose Espinoza (Arlington, VA)
32 - Rocco Faroni (Philadelphia, PA)
31 - Steven McKeen (Sewell, NJ)
30 - Rory Singer (Roslyn Heights, NY)
29 - Scott Israel (Plainview, NY)
28 - Robert Mustari (Staten Island, NY)
Blinds Up!
Level 23: Blinds 12k/24k with 3k ante.
Event 9: 45th - 37th Places
$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Earning $765
45 - Thomas Scutro (Orangeburg, NY)
44 - Harold Vasquez (Philadelphia, PA)
43 - Justin Wong (Piscataway, NJ)
42 - Salah Siraj (West Orange, NY)
41 - Ragavan Thiagarajah (Marlton, NJ)
40 - Thomas McMackin (Philadelphia, PA)
39 - Livia Mourao (Astoria, NY)
38 - Earl Robinson (Millsboro, DE)
37 - Brian Keane (Egg Harbor Twp, NJ)
Earning $765
45 - Thomas Scutro (Orangeburg, NY)
44 - Harold Vasquez (Philadelphia, PA)
43 - Justin Wong (Piscataway, NJ)
42 - Salah Siraj (West Orange, NY)
41 - Ragavan Thiagarajah (Marlton, NJ)
40 - Thomas McMackin (Philadelphia, PA)
39 - Livia Mourao (Astoria, NY)
38 - Earl Robinson (Millsboro, DE)
37 - Brian Keane (Egg Harbor Twp, NJ)
Event 9: Jackson Claims Lead
$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Level 22: Blinds 10k/20k with 3k ante.
Bruce Jackson (Vineland, NJ) has chipped up to ~1.3 million and claimed the chip lead.
Kevin Donohue is the only other player over 1 million. He's got 1.018 million.
David Heck (Colts Neck, NJ) is a close third with ~950k.
37 players remain. Average stack is 372k.
Level 22: Blinds 10k/20k with 3k ante.
Bruce Jackson
Bruce Jackson (Vineland, NJ) has chipped up to ~1.3 million and claimed the chip lead.
Kevin Donohue is the only other player over 1 million. He's got 1.018 million.
David Heck (Colts Neck, NJ) is a close third with ~950k.
37 players remain. Average stack is 372k.
Event 9: No Pitti For Livia
$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Livia Munroe got all in pre flop holding T8 suited. She was in trouble against Joe Pitti's pocket Jacks.
She caught a ten on the board, but it was not enough. She was busted in 39th place, earning $765.
Joe chipped up to ~240k.
Blinds up!
Level 22: Blinds 10k/20k with 3k ante.
Livia Munroe got all in pre flop holding T8 suited. She was in trouble against Joe Pitti's pocket Jacks.
She caught a ten on the board, but it was not enough. She was busted in 39th place, earning $765.
Joe chipped up to ~240k.
Blinds up!
Level 22: Blinds 10k/20k with 3k ante.
Event 9: Back From Break
$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Level 21: Blinds 8k/16k with 2k ante.
Players are back in action following the break.
43 players remain.
Average stack is ~320k.
Level 21: Blinds 8k/16k with 2k ante.
Players are back in action following the break.
43 players remain.
Average stack is ~320k.
Event 9: Nines Good for Pools
$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
A shorter stack was all-in holding AK and racing against the pocket 9s of Eric 'Pools' Siegel.
The 9s held up and Eric took the pot, sending another player to the rail. Eric chipped up to ~500k.
The pace of departures has finally slowed and some big stacks are developing.
Kevin Donohue is in the lead with 947k.
Jeff Wertepny is second with 700k.
Abe Faroni is third with ~670k.
Luke Edwards lost a race with AQ against pocket 2s. He's dropped to ~440k.
Players are on a break at the end of level 20.
A shorter stack was all-in holding AK and racing against the pocket 9s of Eric 'Pools' Siegel.
The 9s held up and Eric took the pot, sending another player to the rail. Eric chipped up to ~500k.
The pace of departures has finally slowed and some big stacks are developing.
Kevin Donohue is in the lead with 947k.
Jeff Wertepny is second with 700k.
Abe Faroni is third with ~670k.
Luke Edwards lost a race with AQ against pocket 2s. He's dropped to ~440k.
Players are on a break at the end of level 20.
Event 9: 54th - 46th places
$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Earning $678
54 - Kevin Mechalas (North Wales, PA)
53 - Matthew Forrest (E Williston, NY)
52 - Gene Mazza (Elizabeth, NJ)
51 - Lawrence DiCristina (Matawan, NJ)
50 - Anthony Giurdanella (Fresh Meadows, NY)
49 - Kevin Connelly (Virginia Beach, VA)
48 - Antonio Lombardi (Brooklyn, NY)
47 - Joseph Kushner (New Egypt, NJ)
46 - Robert Wiegman (Jersey City, NJ)
Earning $678
54 - Kevin Mechalas (North Wales, PA)
53 - Matthew Forrest (E Williston, NY)
52 - Gene Mazza (Elizabeth, NJ)
51 - Lawrence DiCristina (Matawan, NJ)
50 - Anthony Giurdanella (Fresh Meadows, NY)
49 - Kevin Connelly (Virginia Beach, VA)
48 - Antonio Lombardi (Brooklyn, NY)
47 - Joseph Kushner (New Egypt, NJ)
46 - Robert Wiegman (Jersey City, NJ)
Event 9: 63rd - 55th Places
$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Level 20: Blinds 6k/12k with 2k ante.
Earning $591
63 - Chris Petrullo (Farmingdale, NY)
62 - Jacob Merenko (Edgewater Park, NJ)
61 - Stephen Gill (Fountain Inn, SC)
60 - Elizabeth McKane (Holmdel, NJ)
59 - Andrew Hippler (Odenton, MD)
58 - Thomas Duggan (Ruther Glen, VA)
57 - Joe Marchese (Coral Springs, FL)
56 - Joseph Ferrigno (Manchester, NJ)
55 - Ricardo Franco (Philadelphia, PA)
Level 20: Blinds 6k/12k with 2k ante.
Earning $591
63 - Chris Petrullo (Farmingdale, NY)
62 - Jacob Merenko (Edgewater Park, NJ)
61 - Stephen Gill (Fountain Inn, SC)
60 - Elizabeth McKane (Holmdel, NJ)
59 - Andrew Hippler (Odenton, MD)
58 - Thomas Duggan (Ruther Glen, VA)
57 - Joe Marchese (Coral Springs, FL)
56 - Joseph Ferrigno (Manchester, NJ)
55 - Ricardo Franco (Philadelphia, PA)
Event 9: Bubble Burst
$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
A player was all in with pocket Queens and ran into the pocket Kings of Kevin Donohue.
The Kings held and Kevin chipped up to 700k and the chip lead.
That left 64 players and play went to hand-for-hand.
It only took a few hands (about 8 minutes) until another player hit the rail, bursting the money bubble.
The final 63 are in the money!
After breaking table 8, they got back to regular play.
A player was all in with pocket Queens and ran into the pocket Kings of Kevin Donohue.
The Kings held and Kevin chipped up to 700k and the chip lead.
That left 64 players and play went to hand-for-hand.
It only took a few hands (about 8 minutes) until another player hit the rail, bursting the money bubble.
The final 63 are in the money!
After breaking table 8, they got back to regular play.
Event 9: Nine From the Money
$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Down to 8 tables with 72 players still in the mix.
Only 63 get paid, so they're just 9 spots away from the money.
Luke Edwards
Luke Edwards leads with ~510k.
Abe Faroni
Abe Faroni is second with ~450k.
Kevin Donohue is third with ~420k.
Level 19: Blinds 5k/10k with 1k ante.
Event 9: Dinner Time Tweets
$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Keep those Tweets coming! #BSPO
Just a couple of tweets from the dinner break:
Luke Edwards @7thecho 59m
450+k at dinner break! Cruising baby! #bspo
Michael Marder @MMarder86 49m
74,800 on dinner. Coming back to 8k/1k. <90ppl left, 63pd. #BSPO9
Keep those Tweets coming! #BSPO
Just a couple of tweets from the dinner break:
Luke Edwards @7thecho 59m
450+k at dinner break! Cruising baby! #bspo
Michael Marder @MMarder86 49m
74,800 on dinner. Coming back to 8k/1k. <90ppl left, 63pd. #BSPO9
Event 9: Back in Action
$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Level 18: Blinds 4k/8k with 1k ante.
Play has resumed.
Now the race to the money begins.
Level 18: Blinds 4k/8k with 1k ante.
Play has resumed.
Now the race to the money begins.
Event 9: Dinner Time
$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
End of level 17 and time for dinner.
Players get 60 minutes to chow down, then play resumes at about 8:10 pm.
They're down to 10 tables and all tables are 9-handed.
About 85 players remain. Average stack is 162k.
End of level 17 and time for dinner.
Players get 60 minutes to chow down, then play resumes at about 8:10 pm.
They're down to 10 tables and all tables are 9-handed.
About 85 players remain. Average stack is 162k.
Event 9: Building Big Stacks
$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Abe Faroni (Philadelphia, PA) is up to 460k and may be the chip leader.
He's sharing the felt with former chip leader Joe Marchese, who's sitting on about 300k.
Also on that table is Luke Edwards, (Mansfield, OH) who finished 10th in event 1 for $5,493. Luke is up to ~250k.
Other Big Stacks:
Abe Faroni (Philadelphia, PA) is up to 460k and may be the chip leader.
He's sharing the felt with former chip leader Joe Marchese, who's sitting on about 300k.
Also on that table is Luke Edwards, (Mansfield, OH) who finished 10th in event 1 for $5,493. Luke is up to ~250k.
Other Big Stacks:
Jeff Wertepny (Jersey City, NJ) - 440k
Kevin Donohue (Baltimore, MD) - 400k
Ms. A. Nonymous is up to ~400k, also.
Event 9: Mazza Doubles
$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Gene Mazza
Gene Mazza (Elizabeth, NJ) was all-in for 54k holding AK.
His opponent had him covered and was holding pocket Kings.
Then the ubiquitous Ace on the river gave Gene the bigger pair and the double-up. He's up to ~110k.
Level 17: Blinds 3k/6k with 500 ante.
Event 9: Tweet-Outs
$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
A few players have reported their demise via Twitter:
Eric Joseph Suarez @SuarTender 2h
Well that went as well as planned. 77<Ad10d<Ac10c. Out early today! On to the next one!
Akib @CashGameKing 28m
Eliminated 150 out of 689 :(
Kevin Truong @KT_nowitsover 7m
Busted; 44 < AT blinds vs blinds for 12 bb; lets try again tomorrow.
Elemento @PesciTheElement 3m
It's a wrap, finished 145th out of 689. Pocket 6s in sb player raises w/AJ i shove for 40K he calls he spikes J on river. #ohwell
Keep those Tweets coming! #BSPO
A few players have reported their demise via Twitter:
Eric Joseph Suarez @SuarTender 2h
Well that went as well as planned. 77<Ad10d<Ac10c. Out early today! On to the next one!
Akib @CashGameKing 28m
Eliminated 150 out of 689 :(
Kevin Truong @KT_nowitsover 7m
Busted; 44 < AT blinds vs blinds for 12 bb; lets try again tomorrow.
Elemento @PesciTheElement 3m
It's a wrap, finished 145th out of 689. Pocket 6s in sb player raises w/AJ i shove for 40K he calls he spikes J on river. #ohwell
Keep those Tweets coming! #BSPO
Event 9: Marchese Still Leads
$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Level 15: Blinds 2k/4k with 400 ante.
Players are back from a break.
About 150 remain. Average stack is 92k.
Joe Marchese is the chip leader with about 390k.
A woman is second in chips with 300k, but she doesn't want to be in the blog.
Level 15: Blinds 2k/4k with 400 ante.
Players are back from a break.
About 150 remain. Average stack is 92k.
Joe Marchese is the chip leader with about 390k.
A woman is second in chips with 300k, but she doesn't want to be in the blog.
Event 7 Recap
$260 + 40 Deepest Stack NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
It took just over 18 hours for the inaugural Deepest Stack No Limit Hold'em event to finish with Borgata regular 'Lucky' Lee Kirsch coming out on top. Kirsch picked up $28,485 and his first Borgata Open trophy. Thomas Balla, another regular face here, finished second for $16,442.
"I thought it was great -- a lot of fun" Kirsch commented on the new 'Deepest' stack of 50,000 starting chips. But near the end, it was "basically an all-in-fest".
A total of 442 entries generated total buy-ins of $114,920. The money bubble burst shortly after midnight, leaving 45 players in the hunt for the trophy.
The last woman in this event was Tiffany Williamson (Pleasantville, NJ) who is best known for her 15th place finish in the 2005 WSOP Main Event ($400,000). She finished 17th for $881.
Mike Hahn (Indianapolis, IN), winner of event 3 ($36,264) followed up with a deep run in this event. He finished 13th for $1,115.
Kirsch was up at 6am Tuesday to take care of business before the 11am start time and it was 6am Wednesday, 24 hours later, before it was wrapped up and he could get some sleep. "I wasn't tired" he said. Late in the tournament "I was all-in on total air in a 1 million chip pot. I thought I was going to get called and it would be all over, but he folded". That bluff helped propel Kirsch to the win.
In addition to the prize money and shiny Borgata Summer Poker Open trophy, Kirsch will also receive a 16x20 framed photo of himself, taken by professional photographer Eric Harkins of Image Masters (IMPDI).
Final Table Results:
1. LEE KIRSCH (COLD SPG HBR, NY): $28,485
2. THOMAS BALLA (BELLEROSE, NY): $16,442
3. NICHOLAS TREPPIEDI (BROOKLYN, NY): $10,033
4. STEVEN AVENT (ROCKY MOUNT, NC): $8,082
5. MICHAEL WODZINSKI (EAST MEADOW, NY): $6,354
6. ALAN LEE (COLUMBIA, MD): $5,295
7. JOSHUA SUPSAK (LINWOOD, NJ): $4,236
8. ZACHARY LUTES (ISLAND HEIGHTS, NJ): $3,233
9. ALAN NOSONCHUK (BROOKLYN, NY): $2,229
10. RICHARD DALY (BRIGANTINE, NJ): $1,449
FINAL RESULTS
It took just over 18 hours for the inaugural Deepest Stack No Limit Hold'em event to finish with Borgata regular 'Lucky' Lee Kirsch coming out on top. Kirsch picked up $28,485 and his first Borgata Open trophy. Thomas Balla, another regular face here, finished second for $16,442.
"I thought it was great -- a lot of fun" Kirsch commented on the new 'Deepest' stack of 50,000 starting chips. But near the end, it was "basically an all-in-fest".
A total of 442 entries generated total buy-ins of $114,920. The money bubble burst shortly after midnight, leaving 45 players in the hunt for the trophy.
The last woman in this event was Tiffany Williamson (Pleasantville, NJ) who is best known for her 15th place finish in the 2005 WSOP Main Event ($400,000). She finished 17th for $881.
Mike Hahn (Indianapolis, IN), winner of event 3 ($36,264) followed up with a deep run in this event. He finished 13th for $1,115.
Kirsch was up at 6am Tuesday to take care of business before the 11am start time and it was 6am Wednesday, 24 hours later, before it was wrapped up and he could get some sleep. "I wasn't tired" he said. Late in the tournament "I was all-in on total air in a 1 million chip pot. I thought I was going to get called and it would be all over, but he folded". That bluff helped propel Kirsch to the win.
In addition to the prize money and shiny Borgata Summer Poker Open trophy, Kirsch will also receive a 16x20 framed photo of himself, taken by professional photographer Eric Harkins of Image Masters (IMPDI).
Final Table Results:
1. LEE KIRSCH (COLD SPG HBR, NY): $28,485
2. THOMAS BALLA (BELLEROSE, NY): $16,442
3. NICHOLAS TREPPIEDI (BROOKLYN, NY): $10,033
4. STEVEN AVENT (ROCKY MOUNT, NC): $8,082
5. MICHAEL WODZINSKI (EAST MEADOW, NY): $6,354
6. ALAN LEE (COLUMBIA, MD): $5,295
7. JOSHUA SUPSAK (LINWOOD, NJ): $4,236
8. ZACHARY LUTES (ISLAND HEIGHTS, NJ): $3,233
9. ALAN NOSONCHUK (BROOKLYN, NY): $2,229
10. RICHARD DALY (BRIGANTINE, NJ): $1,449
FINAL RESULTS
Event 9: No Repeat for Lucky Lee
$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Level 15: Blinds 2k/4k with 400 ante.
'Lucky' Lee Kirsch (Cold Spring Harbor, NY) took down the first-ever Deepest Stack NLH event last night, earning his first-ever Borgata Open trophy and $28,485.
His attempt to repeat in today's event has fallen short. He busted out in an earlier level.
Level 15: Blinds 2k/4k with 400 ante.
'Lucky' Lee Kirsch (Cold Spring Harbor, NY) took down the first-ever Deepest Stack NLH event last night, earning his first-ever Borgata Open trophy and $28,485.
'Lucky' Lee Kirsch
His attempt to repeat in today's event has fallen short. He busted out in an earlier level.
Event 9: More Familiar Faces
$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Level 14: Blinds 1,500/3,000 with 400 ante.
18 tables (180 players) remain. Average stack is ~73k.
As the field gets smaller, more Borgata frequent fliers and familiar faces have popped up in the field:
Tiffany Williamson
Eric 'pools' Siegel
Abe Faroni
Scott Wardell
Anthony Magistrale
Tom Balla
Level 14: Blinds 1,500/3,000 with 400 ante.
18 tables (180 players) remain. Average stack is ~73k.
As the field gets smaller, more Borgata frequent fliers and familiar faces have popped up in the field:
Tiffany Williamson
Eric 'pools' Siegel
Abe Faroni
Scott Wardell
Anthony Magistrale
Tom Balla
Event 9: Vasserman Doubles
$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Level 13: Blinds 1,200/2,400 with 300 ante.
On the turn with a king-high board, Ilya Vasserman (Huntingdon Valley, PA) was all-in holding KJ.
His opponent held K8 and was out-kicked.
Ilya just had to fade the river, which he did, to double up to ~70k.
Another familiar face from last night's final of event 5 has turned up.
Gene Mazza (Elizabeth, NJ) finished in 6th place, earning $7,386. He's back today trying to parlay that finish into another cash, and maybe a trophy.
Level 13: Blinds 1,200/2,400 with 300 ante.
On the turn with a king-high board, Ilya Vasserman (Huntingdon Valley, PA) was all-in holding KJ.
Ilya Vasserman
His opponent held K8 and was out-kicked.
Ilya just had to fade the river, which he did, to double up to ~70k.
Another familiar face from last night's final of event 5 has turned up.
Gene Mazza (Elizabeth, NJ) finished in 6th place, earning $7,386. He's back today trying to parlay that finish into another cash, and maybe a trophy.
Event 9: Early Chip Leader
$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Level 12: Blinds 1k/2k with 300 ante.
Players are back on the felt. Only 25 tables remain with 250 or fewer players. That means nearly two-thirds of the entrants have busted out.
As of the break, it looked like Phong Mai (NJ) was the chip leader. He's stacking about 290k.
Level 12: Blinds 1k/2k with 300 ante.
Players are back on the felt. Only 25 tables remain with 250 or fewer players. That means nearly two-thirds of the entrants have busted out.
Phong Mai
As of the break, it looked like Phong Mai (NJ) was the chip leader. He's stacking about 290k.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)