2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Event 12: $400 Saturday Series $100,000 Guaranteed NLHE Reentry
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$41,977
Event Info
Buy-in
$350
Entries
484
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000

Penna Clubbed

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Kyle Penna - 14th Place
Kyle Penna - 14th Place

Kyle Penna and Dave Elliott were heads-up in a limped pot on a board of {3-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}. After heaving betting on the flop, Penna led out for 200,000, Elliott moved all in for effectively 585,000, and Penna made a crying call.

Penna: {j-Hearts}{7-Hearts}
Elliott: {q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

Penna needed to fill up on the river to survive, but the {5-Diamonds} wasn't enough. He hit the rail, and Elliott is up to 1.7 million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Dave Elliott us
Dave Elliott
1,700,000
940,000
940,000
Kyle Penna us
Kyle Penna
Busted

Tags: Dave ElliottKyle Penna

Ray Guy

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

John Doe raised to 60,000 in middle position, Joe Rodriguez three-bet to 160,000 in the cutoff, and Doe moved all in for 500,000 or so. Rodriguez instantly called.

Doe: {q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Rodriguez: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

"Yo!" Doe called to his friend. "I'm out!"

Doe's eulogy was a bit premature, especially considering the {a-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} flop gave him a pair of jacks and outs to make trips or two pair, but the {5-Hearts} on the turn and the {6-Hearts} on the river were the final two nails in the coffin.

Rodriguez is up to 1.52 million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Rodriguez us
Joe Rodriguez
1,520,000
720,000
720,000
John Doe
John Doe
Busted

Tags: Joe RodriguezJohn Doe

Doe Doubles Galarza

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Dick Galarza limped in from early position, John Doe raised to 70,000 in the cutoff, and the action folded back to Galarza. He called.

The flop fell {k-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}, Galarza checked, and Doe moved all in for effectively 232,000. Galarza snap-called.

Galarza: {k-Hearts}{9-Hearts}
Doe: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

The turn was the {8-Diamonds}, giving Doe diamond outs to go along with his one over and Broadway draw, but the {9-Spades} bricked off on the river.

"Nice call pre," Doe quipped after the hand.

Galarza doubled to 673,000 chips, while Doe fell to 650,000.

Player Chips Progress
Dick Galarza
Dick Galarza
673,000
268,000
268,000
John Doe
John Doe
650,000
-388,000
-388,000

Tags: Dick GalarzaJohn Doe

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

Doe Rae Me

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Dick Galarza opened to 50,000 from early position, John Doe called near the button, and Mark Cleverly moved all in for effectively 464,000 on Doe's left. Galarza folded, and Doe tank-called.

Doe: {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Cleverly: {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}

"One million-chip race," Doe announced, getting his friends' attention.

The dealer rapped the table and spread a flop of {a-Spades}{5-Spades}{j-Hearts}, giving Doe a leading pair of aces. He avoided the two-outer on the turn ({6-Clubs}), and the river ({k-Spades}), doubling to 1,038,000 chips.

Cleverly dipped to 700,000.

Player Chips Progress
John Doe
John Doe
1,038,000
621,000
621,000
Mark Cleverly
Mark Cleverly
700,000
-550,000
-550,000

Tags: Dick GalarzaMark CleverlyJohn Doe

Malo Mori Quam Foedari

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Joseph Ryan - 16th
Joseph Ryan - 16th

Joseph Ryan open-shoved for his last 100,000 or so in middle position, Roland Israelashvili called in the small, and Atesa Pacelli raised out of the small blind. Israelashvili folded, and the hands were tabled.

Ryan: {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Pacelli: {3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}

It was a bit of an unorthodox race, and Pacelli pulled out in front on a flop of {5-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} with a set of threes. Ryan was drawing dead on the turn ({2-Clubs}), and officially eliminated when the {a-Diamonds} completed the board.

Pacelli is up to 1.35 million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Atesa Pacelli
Atesa Pacelli
1,350,000
135,000
135,000
Joseph Ryan
Joseph Ryan
Busted

Tags: Atesa PacelliJoseph RyanRoland Israelashvili

King-Jack No Good

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Dick Galarza opened to 75,000 from early position, and the action folded to Joe Rodriguez, who moved all in for 393,000 out of the small blind. Galarza tanked for a few minutes, then called.

Galarza: {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Rodriguez: {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

The {8-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{5-Spades} flop changed very little, and Galarza was drawing dead after the turn brought the {a-Clubs}. A meaningless {3-Clubs} completed the board, and Rodriguez doubled through.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Rodriguez us
Joe Rodriguez
800,000
323,000
323,000
Dick Galarza
Dick Galarza
405,000
-385,000
-385,000

Tags: Dick GalarzaJoe Rodriguez

Redraw (full)

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
TableSeatPlayerChips
11Joe Rodriguez477,000
12Cathy Dever470,000
13Paul Spitzberg495,000
14Dick Galarza790,000
15Irwin Reiter295,000
16--empty-- 
17John Doe417,000
18Mark Cleverly1,250,000
19John Meyer565,000
    
21Kyle Penna563,000
22Roland Israelashvili630,000
23Atesa Pacelli1,215,000
24Alex Apostol290,000
25Gene Mulroy540,000
26Dave Elliott760,000
27Joseph Ryan200,000
28Yingxen Chen200,000
29Gary Jan Levin480,000
Player Chips Progress
Mark Cleverly
Mark Cleverly
1,250,000
300,000
300,000
Atesa Pacelli
Atesa Pacelli
1,215,000
15,000
15,000
Dick Galarza
Dick Galarza
790,000
790,000
790,000
Dave Elliott us
Dave Elliott
760,000
760,000
760,000
Roland Israelashvili us
Roland Israelashvili
630,000
30,000
30,000
John Meyer
John Meyer
565,000
90,000
90,000
Kyle Penna us
Kyle Penna
563,000
563,000
563,000
Gene Mulroy
Gene Mulroy
540,000
245,000
245,000
Paul Spitzberg us
Paul Spitzberg
495,000
115,000
115,000
Gary Jan Levin
Gary Jan Levin
480,000
-30,000
-30,000
Joe Rodriguez us
Joe Rodriguez
477,000
-123,000
-123,000
Cathy Dever us
Cathy Dever
470,000
-230,000
-230,000
John Doe
John Doe
417,000
417,000
417,000
Irwin Reiter us
Irwin Reiter
295,000
-235,000
-235,000
Alex Apostol
Alex Apostol
290,000
290,000
290,000
Joseph Ryan
Joseph Ryan
200,000
200,000
200,000
Yingxen Chen
Yingxen Chen
200,000
-150,000
-150,000

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