$200 + $30 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Not everyone is going with the machine gun fire approach. Don Brown (Westbury, NY) and Sheree Bykofsky (Atlantic City, NJ) are both out and not using the re-entry option.
Bykofsky is crippled with bottom two pairs vs Dwyte Pilgrim's top two pairs to double-up the "Short Stack Slayer." Bykofsky says it was a slow bleed after that.
Brown, another Borgata regular, moves all in with queens, but "runs into aces."
The last dash for the re-entry line is underway as the window closes at the end of level 8 (400/800, 75 ante).
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Event 11: Fast & Furious II
$200 + $30 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Mark Weinstein (Long Beach Island, NY): flopped flush beaten by full house
Joe Cramer (Carlisle, PA): AA in the BB vs KK in the SB, loses to five flush
Joe Melo (Staten Island, NY): KK vs AA, flopped set loses to turned set
John Del Rossi (Mantua, NJ): AA vs QQ for 100k pot, loses to river queen, "gross."
Mark Weinstein (Long Beach Island, NY): flopped flush beaten by full house
Joe Cramer (Carlisle, PA): AA in the BB vs KK in the SB, loses to five flush
Joe Melo (Staten Island, NY): KK vs AA, flopped set loses to turned set
John Del Rossi (Mantua, NJ): AA vs QQ for 100k pot, loses to river queen, "gross."
Event 11: Fast & Furious
$200 + $30 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
The re-entry line has been steady all day. A sampling of how they got there:
Sam Taylor (New York, NY): AK, flops an ace, loses to a rivered straight.
Robert Koerber (Waterbury, CT): seven high flush beaten by higher flush.
Roman Valerstein (Newtown, PA): missed flush draw and two overs
Most players are quick to point out they were short stack when they were all in.
Taylor (middle) & Koerber (right)
The re-entry line has been steady all day. A sampling of how they got there:
Sam Taylor (New York, NY): AK, flops an ace, loses to a rivered straight.
Robert Koerber (Waterbury, CT): seven high flush beaten by higher flush.
Roman Valerstein (Newtown, PA): missed flush draw and two overs
Most players are quick to point out they were short stack when they were all in.
Event 11: Break Time Tweets
$200 + $30 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Four levels are in the books and familiar faces on re-entry line include Jerry Callahan (third time's the charm?), Lee Childs and the Original Gorilla, Tony Shurilla.
Players are on a ten minute break.
Break Time Tweets
Mark Scellato
@mscell
Four levels are in the books and familiar faces on re-entry line include Jerry Callahan (third time's the charm?), Lee Childs and the Original Gorilla, Tony Shurilla.
Players are on a ten minute break.
Up to 3rd buy in lol. 4 levels left Til real poker. #bso2012
27.5 300/25 coming up
17.3K at first break. 150-300-25 when we resume play.
17k on break uneventful trying to gamble or bust for 2nd bullet #bso2012
25k and change from 20k starting. Table is absurdly crazy. #bso2012
49k from 20ss 1st break #BSO2012
5k. Blinds 300/25. I will double. I will double. #bso2012 @StackEmCoaching
18K 150/300/25
Event 11: New York Hat Trick
$200 + $30 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
New York City is one of the most fashionable places in the world and today we find three different looks from NYC residents.
Douglas Bergman, Alex Rocha and Peter Hartmann sport their lids at Borgata while looking for a piece of the $100,000 guaranteed pie.
Bergman, Rocha & Hartmann
New York City is one of the most fashionable places in the world and today we find three different looks from NYC residents.
Douglas Bergman, Alex Rocha and Peter Hartmann sport their lids at Borgata while looking for a piece of the $100,000 guaranteed pie.
Event 11: Welcome Back!
$200 + $30 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Players making their first appearance in the Borgata Spring Poker Open:
Sirous Jamshidi
Mike Summers
Matt "Muffins" Mazzeo
Andrew Interdonato
Sheree Bykofsky
Chris Edwards
Rosa Lee Klaneski
Darlene Jackson
Rich Lipson
Dawn Santoli
Julian Miranda
Players making their first appearance in the Borgata Spring Poker Open:
Sirous Jamshidi
Mike Summers
Matt "Muffins" Mazzeo
Andrew Interdonato
Sheree Bykofsky
Chris Edwards
Rosa Lee Klaneski
Darlene Jackson
Rich Lipson
Dawn Santoli
Julian Miranda
Event 11: Tweetville #BSO2012
$200 + $30 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
jose ivan montes @suganills
Chris Kusha @TooBusyWINNING
larry goldstein @tworedducks
Gordon Eng @Flashgordon227
Cherish Andrews @CherishAndrews
Jerry Callahan @callahanja911
Mark Scellato @mscell
Joe Cappuccio @poochpoker
Jameson Singer @JamesonSinger
John Allan Hinds @JABistro
Orson Young @YoungOrson
alex rocha @THE_ALEX_ROCHA
summers mike @summerspro
Mark Sykes @breakforhippies
Blogger extraordinaire Kaelaine Minton @Kaelaine has a list you can follow of Borgata Spring Poker Open tweeters Borgata-SPO-2012.
Players checking in via Twitter:
jose ivan montes
Chris Kusha
larry goldstein
Gordon Eng
Cherish Andrews
Jerry Callahan
Mark Scellato
Joe Cappuccio
Jameson Singer
John Allan Hinds
Orson Young
alex rocha
summers mike
Mark Sykes
Blogger extraordinaire Kaelaine Minton
Event 11: Early Exits
$200 + $30 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Re-entry means fire early and fire often, and we've already seen familiar faces reloading their second bullet.
Mike "Little Man" Sica is out when his queen high flush loses to the nut flush. "The way the hand played out I wasn't getting away from it," says Sica.
Right behind him is 2010 Borgata Poker Open Champion Dwyte Pilgrim who turns a flush only to lose to a river boat.
Level 2 (50/100) is underway.
Re-entry means fire early and fire often, and we've already seen familiar faces reloading their second bullet.
Mike "Little Man" Sica is out when his queen high flush loses to the nut flush. "The way the hand played out I wasn't getting away from it," says Sica.
Right behind him is 2010 Borgata Poker Open Champion Dwyte Pilgrim who turns a flush only to lose to a river boat.
Level 2 (50/100) is underway.
Event 11: $100,000 Guaranteed!
$200 + $30 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
With more than 70 tables set up between the Signature (26) & Poker Rooms (45+), it will be another blockbuster day at the Borgata Spring Poker Open. Players are turning out for the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool and the fabulous structure.
Stacks are 20k, levels are 25 minutes each (Levels 11+/30 min.) and players that bust may re-enter during the first 8 levels.
This is a one day tournament and blinds start at 25/50. Shuffle up and deal!
With more than 70 tables set up between the Signature (26) & Poker Rooms (45+), it will be another blockbuster day at the Borgata Spring Poker Open. Players are turning out for the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool and the fabulous structure.
Stacks are 20k, levels are 25 minutes each (Levels 11+/30 min.) and players that bust may re-enter during the first 8 levels.
This is a one day tournament and blinds start at 25/50. Shuffle up and deal!
Leaderboard Update (4/11)
Borgata Spring Poker Open Leaderboard
By participating in any Borgata Spring Poker Open event (April 4-20, 2012), players earn points based upon the Borgata Poker Tournament Leaderboard Formula.
Below are the top scores for the 2012 Borgata Spring Poker Open Leaderboard*
By participating in any Borgata Spring Poker Open event (April 4-20, 2012), players earn points based upon the Borgata Poker Tournament Leaderboard Formula.
Below are the top scores for the 2012 Borgata Spring Poker Open Leaderboard*
(Final Results from events 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
429.573 PTS: MARK WAHBA
(CLEVELAND, OH)
337.563 PTS: MANH
NGUYEN (MUNHALL, PA)
325.900 PTS: BRIAN
LEMKE (NORRISTOWN, PA)
276.000 PTS: YUEBIN GUO
(BROOKLYN, NY)
275.850 PTS: MICHAEL
DENTALE (BROOKLYN, NY)
220.463 PTS: H MICHAEL
BOROVETZ (PITTSBURGH, PA)
205.813 PTS: JUSTIN
LIBERTO (FALLSTON HA, MD)
203.500 PTS: ROBERT
SANTILLI (JACKSON, NJ)
201.250 PTS: JOSEPH
DADDARIO (HAUPPAUGE, NY)
201.000 PTS: SEAN PERRY
(COLUMBIA, MD)
196.813 PTS: WAHEED
GUIRGUIS (MONMOUTH JCT, NJ)
195.658 PTS: JEREMIAH
MCKENNA (NORWALK, CT)
189.800 PTS: RONALD
RHOADS (DOUGLASSVILLE, PA)
187.638 PTS: KARL
TRETTER (WANTAGH, NY)
185.115 PTS: HANA CHO
(WASHINGTON, DC)
182.575 PTS: RATHE
MILLER (PHILADELPHIA, PA)
182.548 PTS: JEREMIAH
CALLAHAN (OYSTER BAY, NY)
182.335 PTS: ERIC
SUAREZ (GLEN MILLS, PA)
180.513 PTS: ROBERT
ALBERT (MANALAPAN, NJ)
179.090 PTS: ERIK
GORMAN (MATTHEWS, NC)
178.500 PTS: DARYL
BLACK (VOORHEES, NJ)
175.000 PTS: KARTHIK (ALEXANDRIA, VA)
April 11
TODAY'S EVENTS (THE SIGNATURE ROOM & POKER ROOM)
REGISTER IN POKER ROOM
11AM: Event 11 - $200 + $30 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
REGISTER IN POKER ROOM
11AM: Event 11 - $200 + $30 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
- Players start with 20,000 in tournament chips
- Levels 1-10: will last 25 minutes each | Levels 11+: will last 30 minutes each
- Players that "bust" within the first 8 Levels may Re-Enter (unlimited re-entries)
- 1-Day event
4 PM: Event 12 - $350 + $50 Pot Limit Omaha 8B
- Players start with 12,000 in tournament chips
- Levels will last 40 minutes each
- 2-Day event
7 PM: Event 32 - $150 + $30 + $100 Black Chip Bounty No Limit Hold'em
- Players start with 12,000 in tournament chips
- Levels will last 20 minutes each
- This is a Bounty tournament. Players must have their Bounty Chip clearly displayed on table in order to remain active in tournament.
- 1-Day event
Event 10 Recap
$350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty NLH
Karl Tretter (Long Island, NY) captures the Event 10 trophy and $21,768 first place prize after felting Anthony Spadola in 2nd place. "Ho Vinto!" says the Italian teacher which translates into "I won!"
When the average stack was 60,000 and Karl had 26,000 a player limped so he shoved. Three players called. Karl tabled 3-3 and was up against AA, A-Q, and KK. With one foot out the door, Karl turned a miracle 3 and set sail to dinner break and the final table.
It wasn't an easy journey to the top as Karl had to battle the likes of 229 other bounty hunters like WPT Borgata Champ Dwyte Pilgrim, Edward Pham, Bob Santilli, and Andrew Klein all vying for the $80,150 Total Buy-In.
In the end Karl won all of the 3,435,000 chip in play, the Borgata trophy, eight $100 black chip bounties, and the $21,768 prize. He took it down for his 9-month pregnant wife and 2 year old son.
Final Table:
1. Karl Tretter (Long Island, NY) - $21,768
2. Anthony Spadola (Hamilton Square, NJ) - $12,828
3. Mike Moore (Yonkers, NY) $7,386
4. Jerry Callahan (Oyster Bay) $5,986
5. Joseph Miceli (New York, NY) 4,665
6. Patrick Brown (Brooklyn, NY) $3,887
7. Gordon Eng (Cliffside Park, NJ) $3,110
8. Eric Natishvili (Hoboken, NJ) $2,332
9. Mark Borges (Hoboken, NJ) $1,555
10. Ilya Vasserman (Huntingdon, PA) $1,011
Karl Tretter (Long Island, NY) captures the Event 10 trophy and $21,768 first place prize after felting Anthony Spadola in 2nd place. "Ho Vinto!" says the Italian teacher which translates into "I won!"
When the average stack was 60,000 and Karl had 26,000 a player limped so he shoved. Three players called. Karl tabled 3-3 and was up against AA, A-Q, and KK. With one foot out the door, Karl turned a miracle 3 and set sail to dinner break and the final table.
It wasn't an easy journey to the top as Karl had to battle the likes of 229 other bounty hunters like WPT Borgata Champ Dwyte Pilgrim, Edward Pham, Bob Santilli, and Andrew Klein all vying for the $80,150 Total Buy-In.
In the end Karl won all of the 3,435,000 chip in play, the Borgata trophy, eight $100 black chip bounties, and the $21,768 prize. He took it down for his 9-month pregnant wife and 2 year old son.
Final Table:
1. Karl Tretter (Long Island, NY) - $21,768
2. Anthony Spadola (Hamilton Square, NJ) - $12,828
3. Mike Moore (Yonkers, NY) $7,386
4. Jerry Callahan (Oyster Bay) $5,986
5. Joseph Miceli (New York, NY) 4,665
6. Patrick Brown (Brooklyn, NY) $3,887
7. Gordon Eng (Cliffside Park, NJ) $3,110
8. Eric Natishvili (Hoboken, NJ) $2,332
9. Mark Borges (Hoboken, NJ) $1,555
10. Ilya Vasserman (Huntingdon, PA) $1,011
Event 10: 1st Place - Tretter
$350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty NLH
Karl Tretter has a 9-month pregnant wife and a two year old staying with him here at Borgata. He dedicates this victory to them.
Tretter is an Italian and Spanish teacher in Long Island. "Ho Vinto!" means "I Won!" in Italian and tonight Karl can say that proudly.
He scooped up 8 total bounties for another $800. Of course he gets to keep his own as the winner.
No more tournaments in this series for Karl as his baby is due in three weeks.
Congratulations!
Karl Tretter - (Long Island, NY)
$21,768
$21,768
Karl Tretter has a 9-month pregnant wife and a two year old staying with him here at Borgata. He dedicates this victory to them.
Tretter is an Italian and Spanish teacher in Long Island. "Ho Vinto!" means "I Won!" in Italian and tonight Karl can say that proudly.
He scooped up 8 total bounties for another $800. Of course he gets to keep his own as the winner.
No more tournaments in this series for Karl as his baby is due in three weeks.
Congratulations!
Event 10: 2nd Place - Spadola
$350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty NLH
Anthony Spadola - (Hamilton Square, NJ)
$12,828
$12,828
Well, he told his kids he'd be coming home late tonight and Anthony Spadola was right.
Eight $100 bounties for Spadola who said he had a great time today. A sign of a great poker day was that Anthony just realized he never was all-in even once the entire day.
Eight $100 bounties for Spadola who said he had a great time today. A sign of a great poker day was that Anthony just realized he never was all-in even once the entire day.
Event 10: 3rd Place - Moore
$350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty NLH
He was supposed to be watching basketball but instead just took down $7,386 in Event 10. Mike also tacks on 4 bounties.
KK followed by AA were two nice back-to-back wins for Moore at the Final Table.
Mike Moore (Yonkers, NY)
$7,386
$7,386
He was supposed to be watching basketball but instead just took down $7,386 in Event 10. Mike also tacks on 4 bounties.
KK followed by AA were two nice back-to-back wins for Moore at the Final Table.
Event 10: 4th Place - Callahan
$350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty NLH
Jerry Callahan - $5,986
Jerry Callahan - $5,986Jerry built back then flopped top pair against Anthony Spadola flopping two pair.
Callahan had K-6 vs. Spadola's K-3 on a board of 3-K-2-4-7.
Callahan was covered and exited in 4th Place.
In addition to his $5,986 Jerry knocked out 11 total players for $1,100 in bounty cash.
Callahan had K-6 vs. Spadola's K-3 on a board of 3-K-2-4-7.
Callahan was covered and exited in 4th Place.
In addition to his $5,986 Jerry knocked out 11 total players for $1,100 in bounty cash.
Event 10: 5th Place - Smith
$350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty NLH
John Smith was knocked out in 5th Place. He was a little camera shy so no picture.
John had A-K and ran into KK or Mike Moore.
Dry board of 8-10-9-2-10
The very next hand Mike had AA and picked up the big blind only.
Smith takes home $4,665 for 5th Place.
John Smith was knocked out in 5th Place. He was a little camera shy so no picture.
John had A-K and ran into KK or Mike Moore.
Dry board of 8-10-9-2-10
The very next hand Mike had AA and picked up the big blind only.
Smith takes home $4,665 for 5th Place.
Event 10: 6th Place - Brown
$350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty NLH
Patrick took the Inside the Minds poker class yesterday and it already paid dividends. Four bounties and $3,887 for the grinder from Brooklyn.
WPT Borgata Champ Dwyte Pilgrim rooted from the rail and also helped tutor his friend.
After losing most of his stack on the flopped set of eights vs. Broadway hand, Patrick's survived a couple more orbits then lost a Q-10 vs. A-Q battle.
"I picked up a heart draw but missed" explained Brown.
Great job and congrats to Patrick Brown who I'm sure we'll be seeing more of.
Pretty good advertising for the class too!
Patrick Brown (Brooklyn, NY)
$3,887
$3,887
Patrick took the Inside the Minds poker class yesterday and it already paid dividends. Four bounties and $3,887 for the grinder from Brooklyn.
WPT Borgata Champ Dwyte Pilgrim rooted from the rail and also helped tutor his friend.
After losing most of his stack on the flopped set of eights vs. Broadway hand, Patrick's survived a couple more orbits then lost a Q-10 vs. A-Q battle.
"I picked up a heart draw but missed" explained Brown.
Great job and congrats to Patrick Brown who I'm sure we'll be seeing more of.
Pretty good advertising for the class too!
Event 10: Bowling For Callahan
$350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty NLH
A couple of big hands just went down in the far end of the Poker Room where our last 6 players are battling it out.
Patrick Brown has friend and poker mentor Dwyte Pilgrim railing for him.
Patrick hit a set of eights on a spade-heavy board and let Anthony Spadola turn broadway holding A-10.
Spadola bet 250,000 on the river and Brown paid him off.
A couple hands later, Mike Moore does some Bowling for Callahan as he rivers quad aces and gets paid off against Jerry's full house - Aces full of tens.
Board: 10 A A 6 A
Anthony is just North of a million in chips while Moore is just South of a million.
Callahan has to battle back sitting on 250,000.
A couple of big hands just went down in the far end of the Poker Room where our last 6 players are battling it out.
Patrick Brown has friend and poker mentor Dwyte Pilgrim railing for him.
Patrick hit a set of eights on a spade-heavy board and let Anthony Spadola turn broadway holding A-10.
Spadola bet 250,000 on the river and Brown paid him off.
A couple hands later, Mike Moore does some Bowling for Callahan as he rivers quad aces and gets paid off against Jerry's full house - Aces full of tens.
Board: 10 A A 6 A
Anthony is just North of a million in chips while Moore is just South of a million.
Callahan has to battle back sitting on 250,000.
Event 10: 7th Place - Eng
$350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty NLH
Gordon looked at K-J on the button and shipped his last 200,000.
Anthony Spadola woke up to QQ in the small blind and snapped.
Gordon hit a Jack but couldn't improve any further. Spadola's QQ's gave him the scoop and Gordon's $100 black bounty chip.
Gordon Eng - $3,110
Gordon looked at K-J on the button and shipped his last 200,000.
Anthony Spadola woke up to QQ in the small blind and snapped.
Gordon hit a Jack but couldn't improve any further. Spadola's QQ's gave him the scoop and Gordon's $100 black bounty chip.
Event 10: 8th Place - Natishvili
$350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty NLH
Eric Natishvili - (Hoboken, NJ)
$2,332
$2,332
Eric was short stacked and shipped holding 9-10.
Jerry Callahan got to see five free cards in the big blind and his 8-2 held up after hitting an 8 on the flop.
Eric enjoyed the chip lead before and after dinner break.
He takes home $2,332 for his day's worth of work.
Jerry Callahan got to see five free cards in the big blind and his 8-2 held up after hitting an 8 on the flop.
Eric enjoyed the chip lead before and after dinner break.
He takes home $2,332 for his day's worth of work.
Event 10: 9th Place - Borges
$350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty NLH
Mark Borges (Hoboken, NJ)
$1,555
Mark Borges (Hoboken, NJ)$1,555
Mark Borges 3-bet shoved with Jacks followed by Patrick Brown jamming on top with A-K off.
Board ran out: 6-Q-K-3-10.
Mark scored four $100 bounties to add to his $1,555 prize.
Board ran out: 6-Q-K-3-10.
Mark scored four $100 bounties to add to his $1,555 prize.
Event 10: Final Table Time
$350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty NLH
Final Table:
Seat - Name
1. Mark Borges
2. Anthony Spadola
3. Patrick Brown
4. Mike Moore
5. Karl Tretter
6. John Smith
7. Eric Natishvili
8. Jerry Callahan
9. Gordon Eng
Congrats to our final table.
Playing tonight until a winner.
Final Table:
Seat - Name
1. Mark Borges
2. Anthony Spadola
3. Patrick Brown
4. Mike Moore
5. Karl Tretter
6. John Smith
7. Eric Natishvili
8. Jerry Callahan
9. Gordon Eng
Congrats to our final table.
Playing tonight until a winner.
Event 10: More Bustouts
$350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty NLH
Ilya Vasserman (Huntingdon, PA) - 10th Place - $1,011
With James and Ilya out we're down to a final table of 9.
James Karalis (Middletown, NY) - 11th Place - $1,011
Ilya Vasserman (Huntingdon, PA) - 10th Place - $1,011With James and Ilya out we're down to a final table of 9.
Event 10: Dubimchik Done
$350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty NLH
Alex Dubimchik (Philadelphia, PA) - $1,011
Alex made a move with 83 on a J-4-J-3 board but Karl Tretter (Long Island) had a Jack and insta-called.
With that Alex said farewell and made an exit in 12th place.
11 remain. One away from the final table.
Alex Dubimchik (Philadelphia, PA) - $1,011Alex made a move with 83 on a J-4-J-3 board but Karl Tretter (Long Island) had a Jack and insta-called.
With that Alex said farewell and made an exit in 12th place.
11 remain. One away from the final table.
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