2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Event 13: $300 Deeper-Stack NLHE
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$17,092
Event Info
Buy-in
$260
Prize Pool
$61,033
Entries
242
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

We Jammin'

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Emad Alabsi
Emad Alabsi

When we arrived at Table 1, Emad Alabsi was all in, Andrew Zhu had him at risk, and James Boyle was in the tank. He folded, and Alabsi and Zhu both waited to reveal their cards.

"He has two threes," Alabsi said, showing {q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}.

Sure enough, Zhu opened up {3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}, and Alabsi and his rail started celebrating as if he had already doubled up. The celebrations elevated when the dealer fanned {q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}, giving Alabsi a leading pair of queens, so much so that he and his friends started singing the Bob Marley classic "Jammin'."

They nearly finished the chorus as the turn and river came {6-Hearts}, {5-Clubs} respectively, and each word became louder and louder as the song continued.

Alabsi doubled through to 350,000 chips, while Zhu dropped down to 480,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrew Zhu
480,000
-120,000
-120,000
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Emad Alabsi
350,000
118,000
118,000

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