$3300 + $200 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship NLH
On a board of 8 6 3 Q J Derek Chisholm (Greenlaw, Great Britain) moves all in for 360k and Taylor Paur (El Dorado Hills, CA) calls.
Chisholm: AK (ace high)
Paur: AQ (pair of queens)
Chisholms's run ends in 31st place as he picks up $12,942.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Event 23: Moving Time
$200 + $30 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Ralph Puziello (East Haven, CT) just busted out in 15th Place after losing a coin flip. Ralph had 77 vs. Opponent's A-10. Ten on the river sends Puziello home for the night with a prize of $1,365
Ralph Puziello - 15th Place - $1,365
On the other table, Steven Merrifield was down to 8 big blinds and shoved with 9-3 suited. Charles Lee got his chips.
Steven Merrifield - 14th Place - $1,365
Since they're breaking down poker tables in The Event Center the conclusion of this Event will be played in the Poker Room.
Guys will get a break, bag chips, then re-set downstairs.
Ralph Puziello (East Haven, CT) just busted out in 15th Place after losing a coin flip. Ralph had 77 vs. Opponent's A-10. Ten on the river sends Puziello home for the night with a prize of $1,365
Ralph Puziello - 15th Place - $1,365
On the other table, Steven Merrifield was down to 8 big blinds and shoved with 9-3 suited. Charles Lee got his chips.
Steven Merrifield - 14th Place - $1,365
Since they're breaking down poker tables in The Event Center the conclusion of this Event will be played in the Poker Room.
Guys will get a break, bag chips, then re-set downstairs.
Championship: 32nd Place - Manfredo
$3300 + $200 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship NLH
Nicholas Manfredo (Levittown, NY) and Matt Haugen (Chicago, IL) get into a preflop betting war and all the chips are in the middle.
Manfredo: A♥ A♦
Haugen: 6♠7♠
Flop: 7♣ 8♥ 2♠ (Manfredo leads)
Turn: 5♦ (no change)
River: 7♦
And with that Manfredo punches the table, stunned that his aces are cracked by trip 7s.
After the count, Manfredo is left with just 6k and he's out a few hands later. Manfredo finishes in 32nd place for $12,942.
Nicholas Manfredo (Levittown, NY) and Matt Haugen (Chicago, IL) get into a preflop betting war and all the chips are in the middle.
Manfredo: A♥ A♦
Haugen: 6♠7♠
Flop: 7♣ 8♥ 2♠ (Manfredo leads)
Turn: 5♦ (no change)
River: 7♦
And with that Manfredo punches the table, stunned that his aces are cracked by trip 7s.
After the count, Manfredo is left with just 6k and he's out a few hands later. Manfredo finishes in 32nd place for $12,942.
Event 23: 16th Place - Boffice
$200 + $30 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
The man some call the mayor of Borgata is out in 16th Place earning $941.
Pasquale Boffice (Manahawkin, NJ) gets it in with 99 vs. A-J but Opponent turns a Jack.
The 80 year old player had a great time as he always does. He also loves the Seniors tournament.
Terri & Pasquale
The man some call the mayor of Borgata is out in 16th Place earning $941.
Pasquale Boffice (Manahawkin, NJ) gets it in with 99 vs. A-J but Opponent turns a Jack.
The 80 year old player had a great time as he always does. He also loves the Seniors tournament.
Event 23: 17th Place - Pergola
$200 + $30 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
One year ago Frank came in 4th Place in this exact tournament so he figured lighting might strike twice and he could win his mortgage payment.
After being card dead for one hour he finally squeezed Queens only to run into John Kirsch who flips over AA. Both were all in pre - John at risk with 530,000. And John just had AA ten minutes ago.
Board: 4-10-5-4-K
Frank Pergola - (Cranford, NJ)
$941
One year ago Frank came in 4th Place in this exact tournament so he figured lighting might strike twice and he could win his mortgage payment.
After being card dead for one hour he finally squeezed Queens only to run into John Kirsch who flips over AA. Both were all in pre - John at risk with 530,000. And John just had AA ten minutes ago.
Board: 4-10-5-4-K
Franks Card Protectors
Championship: 33rd Place - Athey
$3300 + $200 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship NLH
As Level 23 (8k/16k/2k ante) winds down Tournament Director Tab Duchateau announces this will
be the last level of the night. Since then the knockouts have been fast and furious.
On a board of 6 2 9, Frank Athey (Mineral Wells, WV) checks, Mark Wahba (Cleveland, OH) bets 60k. Athey makes it 150k, Wahba moves all in for 600k and Athey calls.
Athey: 9 7 (pair of 9s)
Wahba: JJ (over pair)
The turn and river don't help Athey and he's out in 33rd place for $12,942.
As Level 23 (8k/16k/2k ante) winds down Tournament Director Tab Duchateau announces this will
be the last level of the night. Since then the knockouts have been fast and furious.
On a board of 6 2 9, Frank Athey (Mineral Wells, WV) checks, Mark Wahba (Cleveland, OH) bets 60k. Athey makes it 150k, Wahba moves all in for 600k and Athey calls.
Athey: 9 7 (pair of 9s)
Wahba: JJ (over pair)
The turn and river don't help Athey and he's out in 33rd place for $12,942.
Event 23: Shorties Are Doubling
$200 + $30 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
In three different hands, three short stacks win and double up.
1. Anthanasious Diakos hits a full house with Q-6 and doubles thru John Kirsch's AA.
2. Joe Boatwright has QQ and doubles thru James Ross who tabled A-K.
3. Charles Lee doubled with 99 vs. Anthony Maio who had A-Q.
So the chips are being passed around in The Event Center.
Coverage will continue all night until we have a winner taking home $35,199.
In three different hands, three short stacks win and double up.
1. Anthanasious Diakos hits a full house with Q-6 and doubles thru John Kirsch's AA.
2. Joe Boatwright has QQ and doubles thru James Ross who tabled A-K.
3. Charles Lee doubled with 99 vs. Anthony Maio who had A-Q.
So the chips are being passed around in The Event Center.
Coverage will continue all night until we have a winner taking home $35,199.
Championship: 34th Place - Marquez
$3300 + $200 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship NLH
The board shows 8 8 2 10 10 and Jeremy Druckman (Portland, OR) bets 220k.
Ana Marquez (Bethesda, MD) moves all in for 400k total, Druckman snap calls and shows pocket 10s for quads.
Marquez is out in 34th place for $12,942, while Druckman is the first player to crack the 2 million chip mark and is up to 2.2 million.
Ana Marquez (Bethesa, MD)
$12,942
The board shows 8 8 2 10 10 and Jeremy Druckman (Portland, OR) bets 220k.
Ana Marquez (Bethesda, MD) moves all in for 400k total, Druckman snap calls and shows pocket 10s for quads.
Marquez is out in 34th place for $12,942, while Druckman is the first player to crack the 2 million chip mark and is up to 2.2 million.
Championship: 35th Place - Gnidash
$3300 + $200 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship NLH
Denis Gnidash (Fairlawn, NJ) open shoves 350k and Mark Sykes (Margate, NJ) snap calls.
Gnidash: JJ
Sykes: QQ
The board doesn't offer any help and Gnidash finishes in 35th place for $12,942.
Denis Gnidash (Fairlawn, NJ) open shoves 350k and Mark Sykes (Margate, NJ) snap calls.
Gnidash: JJ
Sykes: QQ
The board doesn't offer any help and Gnidash finishes in 35th place for $12,942.
Event 23: Final Two Tables
$200 + $30 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Table 1: Seat - Name - Chips
1. Pasquale Boffice - 300,000
2. Mark Felcon - 600,000
3. Anthony Maio - 550,000
4. Dave Barnow - 900,000
5. Raymond Morgan - 1,000,000
6. Steven Merrifield - 1,700,000
7. Anthony Licastro - 590,000
8. Jesse Elliott - 500,000
9. Charles Lee - 504,000
Table 2: Seat - Name - Chips
1. Anthanasios Diakos - 300,000
2. Ralph Puziello - 700,000
3. Eric Tal - 2,500,000
4. John Kirsch - 1,300,000
5. James Ross - 1,450,000
6. Arnie Fried - 1,450,000
7. Frank Pergola - 600,000
8. Carless "Joe" Boatwright - 265,000
Silvio Mantuano (New York, NY) made the final two tables was busted quickly when his 88 all in was called by Arnie Fried who held 9-10. Nightmare board for Silvio who watched Fried hit quad nines.
Board: 2-4-9-9-9
18th Place - Silvio Mantuano - $941
Things Are Getting Good
Table 1: Seat - Name - Chips
1. Pasquale Boffice - 300,000
2. Mark Felcon - 600,000
3. Anthony Maio - 550,000
4. Dave Barnow - 900,000
5. Raymond Morgan - 1,000,000
6. Steven Merrifield - 1,700,000
7. Anthony Licastro - 590,000
8. Jesse Elliott - 500,000
9. Charles Lee - 504,000
Table 2: Seat - Name - Chips
1. Anthanasios Diakos - 300,000
2. Ralph Puziello - 700,000
3. Eric Tal - 2,500,000
4. John Kirsch - 1,300,000
5. James Ross - 1,450,000
6. Arnie Fried - 1,450,000
7. Frank Pergola - 600,000
8. Carless "Joe" Boatwright - 265,000
Silvio Mantuano (New York, NY) made the final two tables was busted quickly when his 88 all in was called by Arnie Fried who held 9-10. Nightmare board for Silvio who watched Fried hit quad nines.
Board: 2-4-9-9-9
18th Place - Silvio Mantuano - $941
Championship: 37th-45th Places
$3300 + $200 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship NLH
Place-Name (Earning $11,615)
37 Joshua Templeton (Montreal, Canada)
38 Bryn Kenney (Long Beach, NY)
39 Tom Dobrilovic (West Nyack, NY)
40 James Gilbert (Bensalem, PA)
41 Richard Rice (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
42 Robert Tepper (Kirkland, WA)
43 Corrine Pranevich (Pittsburgh, PA)
44 Daniel Buzgon (Marlton, NJ)
45 Mike Meskin (Belmont, MA)
Place-Name (Earning $11,615)
37 Joshua Templeton (Montreal, Canada)
38 Bryn Kenney (Long Beach, NY)
39 Tom Dobrilovic (West Nyack, NY)
40 James Gilbert (Bensalem, PA)
41 Richard Rice (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
42 Robert Tepper (Kirkland, WA)
43 Corrine Pranevich (Pittsburgh, PA)
44 Daniel Buzgon (Marlton, NJ)
45 Mike Meskin (Belmont, MA)
Championship: Two More Down
$3300 + $200 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship NLH
End of the road for Joshua Templeton (Montreal, Canada) who raised from the button with KQ but ran into Opponent's Aces. After dusting off his last 325,000, Templeton is looking forward to getting back to Montreal so he can see his 2 little girls, Alivia & Layla (whom he misses).
Joshua is a poker pro who moved to Canada so he could legally play on-line poker and continue to make a living.
37th Place - Joshua Templeton - $11,615
Also exiting is Borgata high stakes cash player, Matt Glantz (Lafayette Hill, PA). Matt was crippled when he ran into QQ on a board of 8-6-2-10-4. Matt lost 322,000 on the hand leaving him with 65,000.
A few hands later, Russell Crane (Howell, NJ) finished Glantz off. As a consolation, Matt did make it to the next pay level.
36th Place - Matt Glantz - $12,942
End of the road for Joshua Templeton (Montreal, Canada) who raised from the button with KQ but ran into Opponent's Aces. After dusting off his last 325,000, Templeton is looking forward to getting back to Montreal so he can see his 2 little girls, Alivia & Layla (whom he misses).
Joshua is a poker pro who moved to Canada so he could legally play on-line poker and continue to make a living.
37th Place - Joshua Templeton - $11,615
Also exiting is Borgata high stakes cash player, Matt Glantz (Lafayette Hill, PA). Matt was crippled when he ran into QQ on a board of 8-6-2-10-4. Matt lost 322,000 on the hand leaving him with 65,000.
A few hands later, Russell Crane (Howell, NJ) finished Glantz off. As a consolation, Matt did make it to the next pay level.
36th Place - Matt Glantz - $12,942
Championship: Dobrilovic Calls Out Sick
$3300 + $200 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship NLH
Tom Dobrilovic (West Nyack, NY) goes out in 39th Place for $11,615 when his Q-10 runs into A-A. Tom flopped a ten, thought he was good, only to see the bad news of Opponent's Aces.
Board: 9-10-2-4-6
Bryn Kenney (Long Beach, NY) goes out in 38th Place for $11,615 but never shows his hand. He made a move on the river but was caught by Jeremy Stein (Washington, DC) who had trip Kings.
Board: K-K-6-2-10
Tom Dobrilovic (West Nyack, NY) goes out in 39th Place for $11,615 when his Q-10 runs into A-A. Tom flopped a ten, thought he was good, only to see the bad news of Opponent's Aces.
Board: 9-10-2-4-6
Bryn Kenney (Long Beach, NY) goes out in 38th Place for $11,615 but never shows his hand. He made a move on the river but was caught by Jeremy Stein (Washington, DC) who had trip Kings.
Board: K-K-6-2-10
Championship: Pair of Queens
$3300 + $200 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship NLH
With the elimination of Corrine Pranevich (Pittsburgh, PA), the last two ladies are on Table 5 which is the next to break.
Jamie Kerstetter (Monroe Twp., NJ) and Ana Marquez (Bethesda, MD) have been together since before dinner break. Kerstetter is right around the 800k chip average, while Marquez is slightly less than that in the 650k range.
Level 23 (8k/16k/2k ante) continues.
Kerstetter & Marquez
With the elimination of Corrine Pranevich (Pittsburgh, PA), the last two ladies are on Table 5 which is the next to break.
Jamie Kerstetter (Monroe Twp., NJ) and Ana Marquez (Bethesda, MD) have been together since before dinner break. Kerstetter is right around the 800k chip average, while Marquez is slightly less than that in the 650k range.
Level 23 (8k/16k/2k ante) continues.
Championship: 41st - Rice, 42nd - Tepper
$3300 + $200 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship NLH
On a board of 4 7 8 10, Robert Tepper (Kirkland, WA) is all in against Mike Gogliormella (Yonkers, NY).
Tepper: 9 7
Gogliormella: 9 8
The river 9 gives both players two pair, but Gogliormella's 9s and 8s are best. Tepper finishes in 42nd place.
A few hands later on another table, Richard Rice (Fort Lauderdale, FL) ships the last of his chips with AQ but doesn't connect vs the pocket kings of Ryan Paluf (Highland Hts, OH).
Rice is out in 41st place and Paluf is now one of the big stacks with 1.7 million.
On a board of 4 7 8 10, Robert Tepper (Kirkland, WA) is all in against Mike Gogliormella (Yonkers, NY).
Tepper: 9 7
Gogliormella: 9 8
The river 9 gives both players two pair, but Gogliormella's 9s and 8s are best. Tepper finishes in 42nd place.
A few hands later on another table, Richard Rice (Fort Lauderdale, FL) ships the last of his chips with AQ but doesn't connect vs the pocket kings of Ryan Paluf (Highland Hts, OH).
Rice is out in 41st place and Paluf is now one of the big stacks with 1.7 million.
Championship: Corrine In Concrete
$3300 + $200 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship NLH
Corrine was down to 9 bigs and shipped her last 110,000 with A-J. Unfortunately she ran into Opponent's A-K which held up on a clean board.
Corrine said she cashed in all four 2013 Borgata Winter Poker Open events she played in and she doesn't even play poker for a living.
"I'm a concrete contractor" said Pranevich who has to return home to go back to work.
Corrine Pranevich - (Pittsburgh, PA)
43rd Place - $11,615
Corrine was down to 9 bigs and shipped her last 110,000 with A-J. Unfortunately she ran into Opponent's A-K which held up on a clean board.
Corrine said she cashed in all four 2013 Borgata Winter Poker Open events she played in and she doesn't even play poker for a living.
"I'm a concrete contractor" said Pranevich who has to return home to go back to work.
Championship: Buzgon Bustz
$3300 + $200 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship NLH
Dan Buzgon (Marlton, NJ) started the day with 193,700 and moments ago shipped in his last 200,000. Anthony Zinno (Cranston, RI) called.
Dan 99 vs. Anthony KK
Board of 10-5-3-Q-10 did not improve for Buzgon who goes out in 44th Place earning $11,615. That puts Zinno's stack right around 1 million.
So no WPT Borgata TV appearance this time for Dan who won $335,433 during the 2011 WPT Borgata Poker Open for his 3rd Place finish.
Dan Buzgon (Marlton, NJ) started the day with 193,700 and moments ago shipped in his last 200,000. Anthony Zinno (Cranston, RI) called.
Dan 99 vs. Anthony KK
Board of 10-5-3-Q-10 did not improve for Buzgon who goes out in 44th Place earning $11,615. That puts Zinno's stack right around 1 million.
So no WPT Borgata TV appearance this time for Dan who won $335,433 during the 2011 WPT Borgata Poker Open for his 3rd Place finish.
Championship: AAAAh Yes
$3300 + $200 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship NLH
Tom Dobrilovic (West Nyack, NY) puts in his last 150,000 with A-Q and is called by Mark Ketteringham (Los Vegas) holding KK.
Tom looking for three-outs and right in the door, window, and living room, he hit's all three.
Board: 10-A-A-A-7
Chris Reslock asks if he gets anything for high hand of the night. A BorgataPokerBlog post and picture will have to do.
Tom has 370,000.
Tom Dobrilovic Doubles Up
Tom Dobrilovic (West Nyack, NY) puts in his last 150,000 with A-Q and is called by Mark Ketteringham (Los Vegas) holding KK.
Tom looking for three-outs and right in the door, window, and living room, he hit's all three.
Board: 10-A-A-A-7
Chris Reslock asks if he gets anything for high hand of the night. A BorgataPokerBlog post and picture will have to do.
Tom has 370,000.
Championship: Big Stack Shuffle
$3300 + $200 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship NLH
Yung Hwang is now the chip leader and is up to 1.8 million. Russell Crane has been near the top of the chip counts all day, but has been playing a lot of pots and dropped to 1.3 million.
Big Stacks
Yung Hwang 1.8 million
Jeremy Druckman 1.5 million
Sam Taylor 1.5 million
Joe Serock 1.4 million
Russell Crane 1.3 million
Level 22 (6k/12k/1k ante) is winding down and players are heading on a 10 minute break.
Yung Hwang is now the chip leader and is up to 1.8 million. Russell Crane has been near the top of the chip counts all day, but has been playing a lot of pots and dropped to 1.3 million.
Big Stacks
Yung Hwang 1.8 million
Jeremy Druckman 1.5 million
Sam Taylor 1.5 million
Joe Serock 1.4 million
Russell Crane 1.3 million
Level 22 (6k/12k/1k ante) is winding down and players are heading on a 10 minute break.
Championship: Meskin Doubles DiMartino, then Busts
$3300 + $200 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship NLH
Joe DiMartino (Ansonia, CT) uses J♠ J♦ against the A♥ Q♦ of Mike Meskin (Belmont, MA) to get a double-up. The hand cripples Meskin and an orbit later, DiMartino finishes the job to knock Meskin out in 45th place for $11,615.
Mike Meskin
45th Place - $11,615
Joe DiMartino (Ansonia, CT) uses J♠ J♦ against the A♥ Q♦ of Mike Meskin (Belmont, MA) to get a double-up. The hand cripples Meskin and an orbit later, DiMartino finishes the job to knock Meskin out in 45th place for $11,615.
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