$260 + $40 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Blinds 6K/12K Ante 2K
We got to ten handed play and on the very first hand we had an all in confrontation between Chris Tinari and former chip leader Simeon Pincus. Pincus had 10's and Tinari 9's. Pincus looks at Tinari and says "you're going to hit." Maybe he should have kept his premonition to himself as not only did one nine come, but two did. That sent Pincus to the rail in 10th and made our final table look as follows:
Seat 1: Ivan Loh (Rockville, MD) 640K
Seat 2: Chris Tinari (Pomtpon Lakes, NJ) 450K
Seat 3: Bob "Bullet" DeMartino (Manahawkin, NJ) 220K
Seat 4: Ron Vitello (New York City, NY) 250K
Seat 5: Jeffrey Cole (Manahawkin, NJ) 300K
Seat 6: John Zentner (Las Vegas, NV) 315K
Seat 7: Hector Dominguez (Carteret, NJ) 150K
Seat 8: Eric Rivkin (East Hampton, NY) 390K
Seat 9: Norm Michalek (Westfield, NJ) 280K
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Championship: Drawing Dead, Back to Life
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Tyler Gaston loses 1 million chips when he sends a double-up to Jeremy Kottler when Kottler flops a full house with pocket 9s. "Drawing dead," yells Kottler to his rail while holding A J.
Kottler quickly changes gears and roots for an 8 on the turn to give him full house outs, but a Queen officially gives Kottler the double-up.
Gaston is left with only 350k and gets it all in against Richard Tatalovich.
Tatalovich: A 10
Gaston: A 8
Gaston flops an 8 and hits trips on the turn to get the double-up. Tatalovich drops to 1.8 million.
Players continue to trade chips as the short stacks keep doubling and the table is still ten-handed.
Tyler Gaston loses 1 million chips when he sends a double-up to Jeremy Kottler when Kottler flops a full house with pocket 9s. "Drawing dead," yells Kottler to his rail while holding A J.
Kottler quickly changes gears and roots for an 8 on the turn to give him full house outs, but a Queen officially gives Kottler the double-up.
Gaston is left with only 350k and gets it all in against Richard Tatalovich.
Tatalovich: A 10
Gaston: A 8
Gaston flops an 8 and hits trips on the turn to get the double-up. Tatalovich drops to 1.8 million.
Players continue to trade chips as the short stacks keep doubling and the table is still ten-handed.
Event 24 Update
$260 + $40 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Blinds 6K/12K Ante 2K
11 players remain, one away from the final table. 265K (22 big blinds) is the average stack. Will have more coverage once we get to the final ten.
Blinds 6K/12K Ante 2K
11 players remain, one away from the final table. 265K (22 big blinds) is the average stack. Will have more coverage once we get to the final ten.
Championship: Back in Action / Kottler Doubles
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 30k/60k/5k ante
On one of the first hands back from break Jeremy Kottler comes from behind to double-up through
Eric Fields.
Fields: KQ
Kottler: 10 6
Kottler hits a 6 on the turn and doubles 465k, and takes his stack to 1 million with the blinds and antes.
Fields drops to 2.3 million.
Blinds 30k/60k/5k ante
On one of the first hands back from break Jeremy Kottler comes from behind to double-up through
Eric Fields.
Fields: KQ
Kottler: 10 6
Kottler hits a 6 on the turn and doubles 465k, and takes his stack to 1 million with the blinds and antes.
Fields drops to 2.3 million.
Championship: Randall Mixing it up Before Break
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 25k/50k/5k ante
David Randall is involved with some big betting on two of the last three hands before break.
First he calls Anthony Zinno on the flop (200k) and turn (500k) and then goes in the tank facing a 1.2 million chip river bet.
The board shows: 9♦ A♦ 4♣ 8♣ 4♠ and Randall eventually folds.
Two hands later, as the clock hits zero, Randall and chip leader Cong Pham tangle as half the table gets a jump on the break.
From the cutoff, Randall bets 125k, Cong makes it 350 from the SB, Randall 4-bets to 930 and Cong folds.
Here's the updated chip counts as the remaining 10 players are on a 15 minute break.
Seat-Name-Chip Count (in millions)
1 Eric Fields 2.8
2 Tyler Gaston 1.4
3 Anthony Zinno 5.1
4 Dan Howe .9
5 Vanessa Selbst 7.9
6 Richard Tatalovich 1.7
7 David Randall 4.6
8 Jeremy Kottler .5
9 Cliff Josephy 1.6
10 Cong Pham 9.3
Blinds 25k/50k/5k ante
David Randall is involved with some big betting on two of the last three hands before break.
First he calls Anthony Zinno on the flop (200k) and turn (500k) and then goes in the tank facing a 1.2 million chip river bet.
The board shows: 9♦ A♦ 4♣ 8♣ 4♠ and Randall eventually folds.
Two hands later, as the clock hits zero, Randall and chip leader Cong Pham tangle as half the table gets a jump on the break.
From the cutoff, Randall bets 125k, Cong makes it 350 from the SB, Randall 4-bets to 930 and Cong folds.
Here's the updated chip counts as the remaining 10 players are on a 15 minute break.
Seat-Name-Chip Count (in millions)
1 Eric Fields 2.8
2 Tyler Gaston 1.4
3 Anthony Zinno 5.1
4 Dan Howe .9
5 Vanessa Selbst 7.9
6 Richard Tatalovich 1.7
7 David Randall 4.6
8 Jeremy Kottler .5
9 Cliff Josephy 1.6
10 Cong Pham 9.3
Event 24 Update
$260 + $40 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Blinds 4K/8K Ante 1K
There are 15 players left. Average stack is 194K (24 big blinds).
Blinds 4K/8K Ante 1K
There are 15 players left. Average stack is 194K (24 big blinds).
Built from 55k to 315k now at 8kbb. Ave 194k with 15/194 left. @BorgataPoker #bpo
— John Zentner (@StanfordCard) September 20, 2013
Championship: Howe does he do it
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 25K/50K Ante 5K
Jeremy Kottler opened for a raise to 175K and Daniel Howe moved all in for a total of 420K. Kottler made the call and showed 9♣9♠. Howe would need some help with the Q♥3♥. The flop came T♦7♣2♥ keeping Jeremy in the lead. The 4♠ on the turn did nothing to change that. The river, however, was the Q♠ causing Kottler to slap his hand on the table while saying "oh man." At the other side of the table, Howe laughed and said "ohhhh, I'm sorry." Probably not too sorry though as he stacked the chips. Howe was about 900K after the hand while Kottler was down to less than 550K. The two are still the shortest stacks at the table.
Blinds 25K/50K Ante 5K
Jeremy Kottler opened for a raise to 175K and Daniel Howe moved all in for a total of 420K. Kottler made the call and showed 9♣9♠. Howe would need some help with the Q♥3♥. The flop came T♦7♣2♥ keeping Jeremy in the lead. The 4♠ on the turn did nothing to change that. The river, however, was the Q♠ causing Kottler to slap his hand on the table while saying "oh man." At the other side of the table, Howe laughed and said "ohhhh, I'm sorry." Probably not too sorry though as he stacked the chips. Howe was about 900K after the hand while Kottler was down to less than 550K. The two are still the shortest stacks at the table.
Just dbld in bb vs a mp 2.5x open i crammed 8bbs w Qh3h into 99. Q river. Was told it's a fold. #woops
— Dan Howe (@Mister_Head) September 20, 2013
Championship: To Alex, with Love
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds: 25k/50k/5k ante
11th place finisher Alex Rocha had one of the stronger rails, both onsite and via Twitter. Here are some of the tweets:
Blinds: 25k/50k/5k ante
11th place finisher Alex Rocha had one of the stronger rails, both onsite and via Twitter. Here are some of the tweets:
Congrats @THE_ALEX_ROCHA finishing 11th out of 1,189 at WPT. I know you wanted the whole ball of wax but its an amazin job. Congrats sir!
— Antonio Payne (@Anthony_1Payne) September 20, 2013
@THE_ALEX_ROCHA This really stinks. What a tough way to go out. But u made us all so very proud going so deep in the main and 2nd in 6 max
— Nancy (@TheReader23) September 20, 2013
@THE_ALEX_ROCHA amazing!!!! Great job Alex!
— John Lakatosh (@johnlak) September 20, 2013
Event 24: In the money
$260 + $40 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Blinds 3K/6K Ante 500
After a prolonged hand for hand that included a table re-draw due to one table checking it down a wee bit too often, we are finally in the money. There are 18 players remaining with an average chip stack of 162K (27 big blinds).
Blinds 3K/6K Ante 500
After a prolonged hand for hand that included a table re-draw due to one table checking it down a wee bit too often, we are finally in the money. There are 18 players remaining with an average chip stack of 162K (27 big blinds).
Bubble broke got 174k blinds 3000/6000 18 left #14600uptop
— Jeff Cole (@Jcole1322) September 20, 2013
In the $ now in Event 24 $340 @BorgataPoker. 17/194 left. Time to run it up. #bpo
— John Zentner (@StanfordCard) September 20, 2013
Championship: Final Table
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Seat-Name-Chip Count (in millions)
1 Eric Fields 3.0
2 Tyler Gaston 2.4
3 Anthony Zinno 3.7
4 Dan Howe .6
5 Vanessa Selbst 6.9
6 Richard Tatalovich 1.6
7 David Randall 3.7
8 Jeremy Kottler 1.2
9 Cliff Josephy 1.9
10 Cong Pham 10.2
Borgata Boardroom
Seat-Name-Chip Count (in millions)
1 Eric Fields 3.0
2 Tyler Gaston 2.4
3 Anthony Zinno 3.7
4 Dan Howe .6
5 Vanessa Selbst 6.9
6 Richard Tatalovich 1.6
7 David Randall 3.7
8 Jeremy Kottler 1.2
9 Cliff Josephy 1.9
10 Cong Pham 10.2
Championship: 11th Place - Rocha
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 25k/50k/5k ante
Blinds 25k/50k/5k ante
Alex Rocha (S. Setauket, NY)
$45,278
Alex Rocha, Jeremy Kottler and Cong Pham see a flop of K♥ 3♣ 2♦ and check to the the turn which is the 7♦. Rocha bets 85k, Kottler folds, Pham check-raies to 300k, Rocha calls.
River: 9♦
Pham moves all in, Rocha makes the call and is at risk.
Pham tables K♦ 3♦ for a rivered flush after flopping two pairs. Before throwing his cards in the muck, Rocha flashes two kings for a flopped set.
"Nothing I can do about that," says Rocha about the unlucky run out as he earns $45,278 for his 11th place finish.
"It was a good run, I had a fun time, no regrets. Borgata is my home casino, so this was great."
"Nothing I can do about that," says Rocha about the unlucky run out as he earns $45,278 for his 11th place finish.
"It was a good run, I had a fun time, no regrets. Borgata is my home casino, so this was great."
Pham extends his chip lead to 10 million as the remaining 10 players draw for their final table seats.
Championship: Chip Counts as Play Resumes
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds: 25k/50k/5k ante
Name-Chip Count (in millions)
Cong Pham 9.2
Vanessa Selbst 7.2
David Randall 3.8
Anthony Zinno 3.4
Eric Fields 3.1
Tyler Gaston 2.3
Cliff Josephy 2.1
Richard Tatalovich 1.7
Jeremy Kottler 1.3
Alex Rocha .8
Dan Howe .6
Blinds: 25k/50k/5k ante
Name-Chip Count (in millions)
Cong Pham 9.2
Vanessa Selbst 7.2
David Randall 3.8
Anthony Zinno 3.4
Eric Fields 3.1
Tyler Gaston 2.3
Cliff Josephy 2.1
Richard Tatalovich 1.7
Jeremy Kottler 1.3
Alex Rocha .8
Dan Howe .6
Championship: Big Hand Before Break, Selbst Doubles
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 20/40k/5k ante
Vanessa Selbst and Tyler Gason see a flop of J♣ 8♣ 6♣ after Gaston three-bets preflop.
Gaston checks, Selbst bets 280k, Gaston makes it 725k, Selbst moves all in for 3.33 million, Gaston calls.
Gaston: K♣ K♦ (over pair, flush draw)
Selbst: A♣ Q♥ (nut flush draw)
Turn: A♠ (Selbst higher pair)
River: 5♦
Selbst gets the double-up with a pair of Aces and takes her stack to 7 million, while Gaston is cut to 2.3 million.
This is the last hand of the level and players are taking a 10 minute break.
Blinds 20/40k/5k ante
Vanessa Selbst and Tyler Gason see a flop of J♣ 8♣ 6♣ after Gaston three-bets preflop.
Gaston checks, Selbst bets 280k, Gaston makes it 725k, Selbst moves all in for 3.33 million, Gaston calls.
Gaston: K♣ K♦ (over pair, flush draw)
Selbst: A♣ Q♥ (nut flush draw)
Turn: A♠ (Selbst higher pair)
River: 5♦
Selbst gets the double-up with a pair of Aces and takes her stack to 7 million, while Gaston is cut to 2.3 million.
This is the last hand of the level and players are taking a 10 minute break.
Doubled up! Raised co called a 3b with AcQ, flop J86ccc he checks I bet 280 he makes it 725 I rip 3 million he calls KcK I spike A! 7 milly!
— Vanessa Selbst (@VanessaSelbst) September 20, 2013
Event 24: Back from dinner...
$260 + $40 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Blinds 2.5K/5K Ante 500
We are almost in the money as there are now 23 players remaining with an average stack of 126K (25 big blinds).
Blinds 2.5K/5K Ante 500
We are almost in the money as there are now 23 players remaining with an average stack of 126K (25 big blinds).
Championship: 12th Place - Figueroa
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 20k/40k/5k ante
Blinds 20k/40k/5k ante
Victor Figueroa (Miami Beach, FL)
$45,278
Victor Figueroa is all in for ~1 million chips and at risk against Cliff Josephy.
Figueroa: AK
Josephy: KQ
Board: J-6-7-6-Q
A Queen on the river gives Josephy the winning pair and knocks Figueroa out in 12th place for $45,278.
Championship: 13th Place - Heimiller
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 20k/40k/5k ante
Blinds 20k/40k/5k ante
Dan Heimiller (Las Vegas, NV)
$30,312
Dan Heimiller is all in for 1.2 million and in a coin flip against Tyler Gaston.
Heimiller: AK
Gaston: 99
Flop: JJ9
The flopped full house ends Heimiller's day.
"It would've been sweet to hit that one I would've been back in business," says Heimiller. "I was certainly lucky to get this far, but I needed to get luckier.
"There's a big difference between this spot (13th place) and first, about $800,000. This isn't life changing, but it's life supporting.
Dan Heilmiller earns $30,312 for his 13th place finish.
Championship: 14th Place - Camacho
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 20k/40k/5k ante
Blinds 20k/40k/5k ante
Norberto Camacho (Medford, NY)
$30,312
Norberto Camacho is all in with QJ against the K 10 of Tyler Gaston.
Board: 10-8-K-5-6
Gaston flops a King and knocks out Camacho in 14th place for $30,312.
"Extremely tough field," says Camacho, "extremely tough, definitely."
Event 24: Dinner Break
$260 + $40 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Play Resumes 8:40 pm
27 players remain with an average stack of 108k (22 bb) with blinds going to 2,500/5k/500 ante.
Big Stacks
Simeon Pincus (Edison, NJ) 240k
Ivan Loh (Rockville, MD) 225k
Play Resumes 8:40 pm
27 players remain with an average stack of 108k (22 bb) with blinds going to 2,500/5k/500 ante.
Big Stacks
Simeon Pincus (Edison, NJ) 240k
Ivan Loh (Rockville, MD) 225k
Championship: Play Resumes
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 20k/40k/5k ante
Blinds 20k/40k/5k ante
Final 14 Back from Dinner
Event 24: Pre Heat Before Dinner
$260 + $40 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Blinds 2k/4k/400 ante
Just as the dinner vouchers are handed out, Ivan Loh (Rockville, MD) and Tim Little (Cheverly, MD) are all in with Little at risk.
Loh wins the flip with AQ against pocket 9s and Little says, "at least I got the voucher," while Loh is now one of the big stacks.
At the neighboring table, Bob DeMartino (Manahawkin, NJ) moves all in against Neville Darrell (Sarasota, FL) who reluctantly makes the call. Darrell hits his flush draw against DeMartino's middle pair and adds 65k with the double-up.
Blinds 2k/4k/400 ante
Loh Laughs Before Busting Little (Center),
While Ron Vitello Looks on
Just as the dinner vouchers are handed out, Ivan Loh (Rockville, MD) and Tim Little (Cheverly, MD) are all in with Little at risk.
Loh wins the flip with AQ against pocket 9s and Little says, "at least I got the voucher," while Loh is now one of the big stacks.
At the neighboring table, Bob DeMartino (Manahawkin, NJ) moves all in against Neville Darrell (Sarasota, FL) who reluctantly makes the call. Darrell hits his flush draw against DeMartino's middle pair and adds 65k with the double-up.
Championship: Dinner Break Tweets
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Alex Rocha says, "it was for the good of the tweet, I know there are 14 left. I should've said 13 to beat!"
Alex Rocha says, "it was for the good of the tweet, I know there are 14 left. I should've said 13 to beat!"
13th floor. 13 left. 1.313 on dinner break. DUE THOUSAND THIRTEEN!
— alex rocha (@THE_ALEX_ROCHA) September 19, 2013
1.14mm on dinner break, well below the avg of 2.5mm w/14 left, but comfortable #WPTBorgata
— Cliff Josephy (@JohnnyBaxPoker) September 19, 2013
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all the main events and many of the nightly events.
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If you're not fortunate enough to win a custom framed photo from Image Masters you can always check out the online gallery with photos available for purchase. Photos are sorted by event number and table number, and you can scroll through them all if you wish.
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Championship: Chip Counts (by Stack Size)
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Name-Chip Count (in millions)
Cong Pham 6.6
Eric Fields 3.9
Vanessa Selbst 3.7
Tyler Gaston 3.7
Anthony Zinno 2.8
David Randall 2.7
Norberto Camacho 2.3
Dan Heimiller 1.9
Victor Figuero 1.7
Jeremy Kottler 1.7
Richard Tatalovich 1.4
Alex Rocha 1.3
Cliff Josephy 1.1
Dan Howe .9
Name-Chip Count (in millions)
Cong Pham 6.6
Eric Fields 3.9
Vanessa Selbst 3.7
Tyler Gaston 3.7
Anthony Zinno 2.8
David Randall 2.7
Norberto Camacho 2.3
Dan Heimiller 1.9
Victor Figuero 1.7
Jeremy Kottler 1.7
Richard Tatalovich 1.4
Alex Rocha 1.3
Cliff Josephy 1.1
Dan Howe .9
Event 24: 11 am Payouts
$260 + $40 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries: 194
Total Buy-In: $50,440
Place - Amount
1st $14,677
2nd $8,073
3rd $4,648
4th $3,914
5th $2,936
6th $2,446
7th $1,957
8th $1,468
9th $1,101
10-12 $979
13-15 $856
16-18 $734
Entries: 194
Total Buy-In: $50,440
Place - Amount
1st $14,677
2nd $8,073
3rd $4,648
4th $3,914
5th $2,936
6th $2,446
7th $1,957
8th $1,468
9th $1,101
10-12 $979
13-15 $856
16-18 $734
Championship: Dinner Time Chip Counts
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Returning to Blinds 20k/40k/5k ante
Fourteen players remain. Average stack is 2.5 million.
Here are the approximate chip counts as of dinner:
Table 1
Cliff Josephy - 1.1 million
Victor Figueroa - 1.7 million
Richard Tatalovich - 1.4 million
David Randall - 2.7 million
Vanessa Selbst - 3.7 million
Eric Fields - 3.9 million
Anthony Zinno - 2.8 million
Table 2
Dan Howe - 875k (almost 22 big blinds)
Tyler Gaston - 3.7 million
Dan Heimiller - 1.9 million
Jeremy Kottler - 1.7 million
Cong Pham - 6.6 million (165 big blinds)
Alex Rocha - 1.3 million
Norberto Camacho - 2.3 million
Returning to Blinds 20k/40k/5k ante
Fourteen players remain. Average stack is 2.5 million.
Here are the approximate chip counts as of dinner:
Table 1
Cliff Josephy - 1.1 million
Victor Figueroa - 1.7 million
Richard Tatalovich - 1.4 million
David Randall - 2.7 million
Vanessa Selbst - 3.7 million
Eric Fields - 3.9 million
Anthony Zinno - 2.8 million
Table 2
Dan Howe - 875k (almost 22 big blinds)
Tyler Gaston - 3.7 million
Dan Heimiller - 1.9 million
Jeremy Kottler - 1.7 million
Cong Pham - 6.6 million (165 big blinds)
Alex Rocha - 1.3 million
Norberto Camacho - 2.3 million
Event 24: 11 am Still Grinding
$260 + $40 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Blinds 1,500/3k/400 ante
Play continues for two more levels before the field heads on dinner break at 7:35 pm.
Neville Darrelle
Jedial Pires
Tim Little
Ron Vitello
Bob "The Bullett" DeMartino
Kate Elliott
Simeon Pincus
Robert Sembler
Albertino "AJ the Chef" Moriello
Blinds 1,500/3k/400 ante
Play continues for two more levels before the field heads on dinner break at 7:35 pm.
Neville Darrelle
Jedial Pires
Tim Little
Ron Vitello
Bob "The Bullett" DeMartino
Kate Elliott
Simeon Pincus
Robert Sembler
Albertino "AJ the Chef" Moriello
Championship: Last Double Before Dinner
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante
In a battle of the blinds, Dan Howe (bb) was all-in for 389k against Norberto Camacho (sb) on the turn with a board of 9 6 3 A.
Dan: A7
Norberto: 97
Dan's pair of Aces was ahead of Norberto's pair of 9s.
River was another Ace and Dan doubled up to ~800k.
End of level and time for dinner. Players have been sent on a one hour dinner break.
Play will resume at about 7:25pm.
Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante
In a battle of the blinds, Dan Howe (bb) was all-in for 389k against Norberto Camacho (sb) on the turn with a board of 9 6 3 A.
Dan: A7
Norberto: 97
Dan's pair of Aces was ahead of Norberto's pair of 9s.
River was another Ace and Dan doubled up to ~800k.
End of level and time for dinner. Players have been sent on a one hour dinner break.
Play will resume at about 7:25pm.
Championship: 15th Place - Z. Kottler
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante
Zak Kottler got his last chips in with KQ and was dominated by Eric Fields' AK. Big Slick held up and send the pot to Eric.
Zak hit the rail in 15th place, earning $30,312. With his departure, Jeremy Kottler is the last Kottler remaining in this event.
Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante
Zak Kottler (Scottsdale, AZ)
$30,312
Zak Kottler got his last chips in with KQ and was dominated by Eric Fields' AK. Big Slick held up and send the pot to Eric.
Zak hit the rail in 15th place, earning $30,312. With his departure, Jeremy Kottler is the last Kottler remaining in this event.
Event 24: 11 am Chip Leader
$260 + $40 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Blinds 1,200/2,400/300 ante
Simeon Pincus (Edison, NJ) is the undisputed chip leader with 240k and at the start of the new levels adds his 7th bounty ($350) with pocket Jacks against his opponents QJ.
38 players remain with an average stack of 77k (32 bb).
Blinds 1,200/2,400/300 ante
Pincus Picking Off the Field
Simeon Pincus (Edison, NJ) is the undisputed chip leader with 240k and at the start of the new levels adds his 7th bounty ($350) with pocket Jacks against his opponents QJ.
38 players remain with an average stack of 77k (32 bb).
Championship: 16th Place - Khaterzai
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante
Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante
Kat Khaterzai (Levittown, NY)
$20,271
After two limpers, Kat Khaterzai jammed for ~300k from the button. Norberto Camacho called, showing slow-played pocket Queens.
Kat's K9 needed help, but she got none as the board ran out 8-high.
Kat's K9 needed help, but she got none as the board ran out 8-high.
She busted in 16th place, earning $20,271.
With her departure, Vanessa Selbst is the last woman remaining in this event.
Championship: 17th Place - Rolnitzky
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante
After Richard Tatalovich raised utg, action folded around to Jack Rolnitzky in the big blind, who shoved. Richard called all-in for 507k straight.
Richard: AK
Jack: 88
Board: K T 7 2 5
Richard doubled up to over 1 million. Jack was left short.
On the next hand, Jack was all-in from the small blind for ~200k against Cliff Josephy (cutoff).
Jack: Q4 suited
Cliff: AQ
Board: 7 6 5 T K
Cliff took the pot with Ace-high, chipping up to ~1.2 million. Jack took 17th place and $20,271.
Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante
Jack Rolnitzky (Commerce Twp, MI)
$20,271
After Richard Tatalovich raised utg, action folded around to Jack Rolnitzky in the big blind, who shoved. Richard called all-in for 507k straight.
Richard: AK
Jack: 88
Board: K T 7 2 5
Richard doubled up to over 1 million. Jack was left short.
On the next hand, Jack was all-in from the small blind for ~200k against Cliff Josephy (cutoff).
Jack: Q4 suited
Cliff: AQ
Board: 7 6 5 T K
Cliff took the pot with Ace-high, chipping up to ~1.2 million. Jack took 17th place and $20,271.
Championship: 20th - 18th Places
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante
Raj Vohra busted out soon after play resumed.
Then with 19 players remaining, two eliminations occurred at the same time on different tables, bringing the player count down to 17. They are redrawing and moving to the final two tables.
Here are the latest three departures:
Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante
Raj Vohra busted out soon after play resumed.
Then with 19 players remaining, two eliminations occurred at the same time on different tables, bringing the player count down to 17. They are redrawing and moving to the final two tables.
Here are the latest three departures:
Left to Right:
20th Place - Raj Vohra (Lakeworth, FL) $17,050
19th Place - Johnson Nguyen (Philadelphia, PA) $17,050
18th Place - Frank Valgenti (Manasquan, NJ) $20,271
Johnson Nguyen got his last chips in good with QJ and was dominating Jeremy Kottler's JT, but the board ran out 8 5 3 7 T and Jeremy paired his one live card to take the pot, sending Johnson home in 19th place.
Championship: 21st place - Schwartz
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante
Jake Schwartz got moved to table 3 and tweeted this:
Perhaps still star-struck, Jake picked the wrong time to make a move. He shoved from the small blind holding K5 suited and ran smack into Cong Pham's (bb) pocket Aces.
The Aces held and Jake reported to the rail in 21st place ($17,050).
Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante
Jake Schwartz (New York, NY)
$17,050
Jake Schwartz got moved to table 3 and tweeted this:
Yes!!!!!!!!! Finally get to sit with my original poker hero pic.twitter.com/ly5lfm2vSpwith a photo of Dan Heimiller.
— Jake Schwartz (@Jake11291) September 19, 2013
Perhaps still star-struck, Jake picked the wrong time to make a move. He shoved from the small blind holding K5 suited and ran smack into Cong Pham's (bb) pocket Aces.
The Aces held and Jake reported to the rail in 21st place ($17,050).
Championship: 22nd Place - Payne
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante
Jerry Payne got his short stack in holding AJ, but ran into AK. The better Ace held up and Jerry felt the felt in 22nd place, earning $17,050.
Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante
Jerry Payne (Centerville, OH)
$17,050
Jerry Payne got his short stack in holding AJ, but ran into AK. The better Ace held up and Jerry felt the felt in 22nd place, earning $17,050.
Championship: Break Time Chip Counts
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante
Play has resumed. Average stack is over 1.6 million.
This is the last level before dinner break, which will fall at about 6:20 pm.
Rough chip counts as of the break:
Table 1
Alex Rocha - 1.6 million
Norberto Camacho - 2.6 million
Vanessa Selbst - 3.3 million
Jeremy Kottler - 1.6 million
Jake Schwartz - 620k
Victor Figueroa - 1.5 million
Johnson Nguyen - 765k
Jack Rolnitzky - 872k
Table 2
David Randall - 2.7 million
Frank Valgenti - 513k
Dan Howe - 502k
Raj Vohra - 198k
Cliff Josephy - 912k
Eric Fields - 2 million
Anthony Zinno - 3.3 million
Table 3
Jerry Payne - 371k
Cong Pham - 5.1 million
Tyler Gaston - 1.6 million
Richard Tatalovich - 1.1 million
Dan Heimiller - 2.8 million
Kat Khaterzai - 983k
Zak Kottler - 1.1 million
Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante
Play has resumed. Average stack is over 1.6 million.
This is the last level before dinner break, which will fall at about 6:20 pm.
Rough chip counts as of the break:
Table 1
Alex Rocha - 1.6 million
Norberto Camacho - 2.6 million
Vanessa Selbst - 3.3 million
Jeremy Kottler - 1.6 million
Jake Schwartz - 620k
Victor Figueroa - 1.5 million
Johnson Nguyen - 765k
Jack Rolnitzky - 872k
Table 2
David Randall - 2.7 million
Frank Valgenti - 513k
Dan Howe - 502k
Raj Vohra - 198k
Cliff Josephy - 912k
Eric Fields - 2 million
Anthony Zinno - 3.3 million
Table 3
Jerry Payne - 371k
Cong Pham - 5.1 million
Tyler Gaston - 1.6 million
Richard Tatalovich - 1.1 million
Dan Heimiller - 2.8 million
Kat Khaterzai - 983k
Zak Kottler - 1.1 million
Chaqmpionship: Break Time
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 12k/24k/4k ante
Another level gone and time for another break.
Twenty-two remaining players are taking 15 and will return to action shortly.
Blinds 12k/24k/4k ante
Another level gone and time for another break.
Twenty-two remaining players are taking 15 and will return to action shortly.
Championship: 23rd Place - Glantz
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 12k/24k/4k ante
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Matt Glantz (Lafayette Hill, PA)
$17,050
Matt Glantz got all-in with AT against Anthony Zinno's pocket Jacks. The board bricked out and brought no help for Matt. He earned $17,050 for his 23rd place finish.
Championship: 24th Place - Pilossoph
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 12k/24k/4k ante
Blinds 12k/24k/4k ante
Billy Pilossoph (Presto, PA)
$17,050
Billy Pilossoph got his chips in holding pocket 8s and was racing against Cliff 'JohnnyBax' Josphey's AQ.
The board ran out 7 4 2 K Q and Cliff caught a bigger pair on the river to take the pot.
Billy will take home $17,050 for 24th place.
Championship: 25th Place - Agaev
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 12k/24k/4k ante
On the river with a board of Q 7 2 7 9, Norberto Camacho moved in and put Adam Agaev to the test.
Adam called all-in, only to see Norberto held 87 suited for trip 7s.
Adam mucked and headed for the payout desk. He'll pick up $17,050 for 25th place.
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Adam Agaev (Brooklyn, NY)
$17,050
On the river with a board of Q 7 2 7 9, Norberto Camacho moved in and put Adam Agaev to the test.
Adam called all-in, only to see Norberto held 87 suited for trip 7s.
Adam mucked and headed for the payout desk. He'll pick up $17,050 for 25th place.
Championship: 26th Place - Lafaye
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 12k/24k/4k ante
On a flop of A J 8, Glenn Lafaye got all-in and called by Jeremy Kottler.
Glenn: AT (top pair)
Jeremy: J8 (two pair)
The last two fell Q 2 and changed nothing. Jeremy took the pot. Glenn took 26th place and $17,050.
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Glenn Lafaye (Ridgefield, CT)
$17,050
On a flop of A J 8, Glenn Lafaye got all-in and called by Jeremy Kottler.
Glenn: AT (top pair)
Jeremy: J8 (two pair)
The last two fell Q 2 and changed nothing. Jeremy took the pot. Glenn took 26th place and $17,050.
Championship: Back From Break
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 12k/24k/4k ante
Players are back from break.
Twenty-six remain. Average stack is approaching 1.4 million.
Just a couple of Tweets from that break:
Cliff Josephy @JohnnyBaxPoker 8m
Another pretty calm level. Tougher getting much tougher. Have 1.256mm, 26 left, playing 12k-24k/3k next #WPTBorgata
Jerry Payne @sandler1860 9m
534k on break going to 12k 24k 4k. 26 ppl left. grindin!
Blinds 12k/24k/4k ante
Players are back from break.
Twenty-six remain. Average stack is approaching 1.4 million.
Just a couple of Tweets from that break:
Cliff Josephy @JohnnyBaxPoker 8m
Another pretty calm level. Tougher getting much tougher. Have 1.256mm, 26 left, playing 12k-24k/3k next #WPTBorgata
Jerry Payne @sandler1860 9m
534k on break going to 12k 24k 4k. 26 ppl left. grindin!
Championship: Hero Call From Heimiller
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 10k/20k/3k ante
On a flop of Q Q 2, Dan Heimiller bet 90k. Zak Kottler (cutoff) raised to 200k. Dan called.
Turn was an Ace and Dan checked. Zak bet 200k and Dan called.
River was a 4. Dan checked. Zak bet 300k. Dan tanked for a minute, then called.
Zak patted the felt and pushed his cards forward, face down. Dan rolled over pocket Tens.
"Good call" Zak said.
With that pot, Dan chipped up to over 2.3 million. Zak dropped to about 2.3 million.
Dan made the final table of this event in 2008, where he eventually finished 3rd, earning $387,500.
End of level and time for another break.
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Dan Heimiller
On a flop of Q Q 2, Dan Heimiller bet 90k. Zak Kottler (cutoff) raised to 200k. Dan called.
Turn was an Ace and Dan checked. Zak bet 200k and Dan called.
River was a 4. Dan checked. Zak bet 300k. Dan tanked for a minute, then called.
Zak patted the felt and pushed his cards forward, face down. Dan rolled over pocket Tens.
"Good call" Zak said.
With that pot, Dan chipped up to over 2.3 million. Zak dropped to about 2.3 million.
Dan made the final table of this event in 2008, where he eventually finished 3rd, earning $387,500.
End of level and time for another break.
Championship: 27th Place - Palermo
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 10k/20k/3k ante
Alex Rocha opened on the button, then Leonardo Palermo shoved from the small blind for his last ~600k.
Alex snap-called, showing pocket Kings. Leonardo had AQ.
The board ran out T 7 2 Q 2 and changed nothing.
Leonardo busted out in 27th place, earning $17,050.
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Leonardo Palermo (Toms River, NJ)
$17,050
Alex Rocha opened on the button, then Leonardo Palermo shoved from the small blind for his last ~600k.
Alex snap-called, showing pocket Kings. Leonardo had AQ.
The board ran out T 7 2 Q 2 and changed nothing.
Leonardo busted out in 27th place, earning $17,050.
Championship: Gaston Doubles
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 10k/20k/3k ante
Tyler Gaston got all in pre-flop for 704k against Cong Pham.
Tyler: 99
Cong: 55
Board: A J 6 6 K
With the blinds and antes, Tyler doubled up to almost 1.5 million.
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Tyler Gaston
Tyler Gaston got all in pre-flop for 704k against Cong Pham.
Tyler: 99
Cong: 55
Board: A J 6 6 K
With the blinds and antes, Tyler doubled up to almost 1.5 million.
Championship: 29th - Piper; 28th - Palomo
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 10k/20k/3k ante
Two more out the door. They will each pick up $14,777.
The final 27 players are now settled into three tables in The Boardroom, the ultra-high stakes area in the back of the Poker Room.
Blinds 10k/20k/3k ante
Two more out the door. They will each pick up $14,777.
Left to Right
29th - Steve Piper
28th - Ian Palomo
The final 27 players are now settled into three tables in The Boardroom, the ultra-high stakes area in the back of the Poker Room.
Championship: 32nd - 30th Places
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 10k/20k/3k ante
The bust-outs are coming too quick to keep up with. The latest three each earned $14,777.
Blinds 10k/20k/3k ante
The bust-outs are coming too quick to keep up with. The latest three each earned $14,777.
Left to Right:
32nd Place -Glenn Cole (Centreville, MD)
31st Place - Josh Gibson (Fort Meyers, FL)
30th Place - Edwin Torres (Bartow, FL)
Championship: Tweet-Time
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 10k/20k/3k ante
Players are back in action.
Zach Kottler is the chip leader with ~3.8 million.
Vanessa Selbst is up to 2.7 million and third in chips. She tweeted this during the first level to explain how she chipped up:
Break Time Tweets:
ʞʞood⚡ @siince1987 6m [Johnson Nguyen]
Grinding 500k right now
Jerry Payne @sandler1860 9m
382k on break going to 10k 20k 3k. 33 left. won an allin flip, sadly to a guy who had less than i. made the quad tens vs his ak.
Frank Valgenti @FrankValgenti 10m
On break 1,064,000 #bpo
Cliff Josephy @JohnnyBaxPoker 3m
Played very few pots. Have 1.063mm on break. 10k-20k/3k up next, 32 remain #WPTBorgata
Blinds 10k/20k/3k ante
Players are back in action.
Zach Kottler is the chip leader with ~3.8 million.
Vanessa Selbst is up to 2.7 million and third in chips. She tweeted this during the first level to explain how she chipped up:
3rd hand of the day I get AKs in SB, 3b against utg raiser and flop KKJ, I bet bet bet and get called #ezgame Have 2.6MM now
— Vanessa Selbst (@VanessaSelbst) September 19, 2013
Break Time Tweets:
ʞʞood⚡ @siince1987 6m [Johnson Nguyen]
Grinding 500k right now
Jerry Payne @sandler1860 9m
382k on break going to 10k 20k 3k. 33 left. won an allin flip, sadly to a guy who had less than i. made the quad tens vs his ak.
Frank Valgenti @FrankValgenti 10m
On break 1,064,000 #bpo
Cliff Josephy @JohnnyBaxPoker 3m
Played very few pots. Have 1.063mm on break. 10k-20k/3k up next, 32 remain #WPTBorgata
Championship: 33rd Place - Johnston
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 8k/16k/2k ante
Tyler Gaston (Westerville, OH) had been all-in several times without getting a call. Then he shoved and got called by Kat Khaterzai (Levittown, NY).
Tyler: AQ of spades
Kat: AK of hearts
Tyler flopped a flush draw and caught it on the river to double up.
David Johnston got all-in on the turn on a board against Zak Kottler.
David had top pair but Zak had turned two pair. No salvation on the river and David exited in 33rd place ($14,777).
End of level and players are taking ten.
Blinds 8k/16k/2k ante
Tyler Gaston (Westerville, OH) had been all-in several times without getting a call. Then he shoved and got called by Kat Khaterzai (Levittown, NY).
Tyler: AQ of spades
Kat: AK of hearts
Tyler flopped a flush draw and caught it on the river to double up.
David Johnston (Brigantine, NJ)
$14,777
David Johnston got all-in on the turn on a board against Zak Kottler.
David had top pair but Zak had turned two pair. No salvation on the river and David exited in 33rd place ($14,777).
End of level and players are taking ten.
Championship: 34th Place - Haslam
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 8k/16k/2k ante
Peter Haslam got his last chips in with K9 suited, but ran into Eric Fields' KT suited.
A Ten on the flop and a Ten on the river sent the pot to Eric. Peter was sent to the rail in 34th place ($14,777).
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Peter Haslam (UK)
$14,777
Peter Haslam got his last chips in with K9 suited, but ran into Eric Fields' KT suited.
A Ten on the flop and a Ten on the river sent the pot to Eric. Peter was sent to the rail in 34th place ($14,777).
Championship: 35th Place - Kovaci
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 8k/16k/2k ante
Mirsad Kovaci jammed up front and action folded around to the button, where Jerry Payne re-jammed. Everyone else got out of the pot.
Mirsad's AK was racing against Jerry's pocket Tens.
A Ten on the flop and a Ten on the turn gave Jerry quadzilla and the pot.
Mirsad reported to the rail in 35th place, earning $14,777.
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Mirsad Kovaci (Allentown, PA)
$14,777
Mirsad Kovaci jammed up front and action folded around to the button, where Jerry Payne re-jammed. Everyone else got out of the pot.
Mirsad's AK was racing against Jerry's pocket Tens.
A Ten on the flop and a Ten on the turn gave Jerry quadzilla and the pot.
Mirsad reported to the rail in 35th place, earning $14,777.
Championship: 36th Place - Wong
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 8k/16k/2k ante
The first player to hit the rail today was She Lok Wong. He got his short-stack in with A8 suited, but was dominated by Dan Heimiller's AK. The board ran dry and Dan took the pot with nut-no-pair.
Wong took $14,777 for 36th place.
Blinds 8k/16k/2k ante
She Lok Wong (Queens, NY)
$14,777
The first player to hit the rail today was She Lok Wong. He got his short-stack in with A8 suited, but was dominated by Dan Heimiller's AK. The board ran dry and Dan took the pot with nut-no-pair.
Wong took $14,777 for 36th place.
Championship: Early Double for Rolnitzky
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 8k/16k/2k ante
Jack Rolnitzky (Commerce Twp, MI) got his short-stack in good with pocket Aces.
Eric Fields looked him up with pocket Jacks.
The board ran out Q T 7 6 9 and Jack doubled up.
Alex Rocha is now in the house and unbagging his chips.
Blinds 8k/16k/2k ante
Jack Rolnitzky
Jack Rolnitzky (Commerce Twp, MI) got his short-stack in good with pocket Aces.
Eric Fields looked him up with pocket Jacks.
The board ran out Q T 7 6 9 and Jack doubled up.
Alex Rocha is now in the house and unbagging his chips.
Championship: Underway
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Blinds 8k/16k/2k ante
Play has resumed here in the back of the Borgata Poker Room.
Alex Rocha has not yet arrived to unbag his chips, but the other 35 players are ready to rock.
Here's a reminder what's at stake:
1st: $825,099
2nd: $492,569
3rd: $301,225
4th: $251,968
5th: $208,394
6th: $168,610
7th: $132,615
8th: $98,514
9th: $69,528
10th-12th: $45,278
13th-15th: $30,312
16th-18th: $20,271
19th-27th: $17,050
28th-36th: $14,777
Blinds 8k/16k/2k ante
Play has resumed here in the back of the Borgata Poker Room.
Alex Rocha has not yet arrived to unbag his chips, but the other 35 players are ready to rock.
Here's a reminder what's at stake:
1st: $825,099
2nd: $492,569
3rd: $301,225
4th: $251,968
5th: $208,394
6th: $168,610
7th: $132,615
8th: $98,514
9th: $69,528
10th-12th: $45,278
13th-15th: $30,312
16th-18th: $20,271
19th-27th: $17,050
28th-36th: $14,777
Event 24: Greener Grass, Greener Felt?
$260 + $40 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Level 3: Blinds 75/150
Also hunting bounties today is Ari Mizrachi (Ventnor, NJ). Ari manages a poker room in Pennsylvania and is here at Borgata checking out the Best East Coast Poker Room and Best Tournaments anywhere.
No known relationship to the famous Mizrachi brothers, Michael, Robert & Eric, however.
Level 3: Blinds 75/150
Ari Mizrachi
Also hunting bounties today is Ari Mizrachi (Ventnor, NJ). Ari manages a poker room in Pennsylvania and is here at Borgata checking out the Best East Coast Poker Room and Best Tournaments anywhere.
No known relationship to the famous Mizrachi brothers, Michael, Robert & Eric, however.
Championship: Gets Underway at Noon
$3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH
Play resumes for Day 4 at high noon in the Poker Room with blinds continuing at 8k/16k/2k ante and approximately 1 hour left in level 23.
Day 4 concludes when the televised final table of six players is reached, so this could be a long day.
Thirty-six players are coming back with an average stack of 991k.
Cong Pham (Naples, FL) is the chip leader with 2.548 million (159 big blinds).
The short stack is Mirsad Kovaci (Allentown, PA) with 147k (9 big blinds).
Play resumes for Day 4 at high noon in the Poker Room with blinds continuing at 8k/16k/2k ante and approximately 1 hour left in level 23.
Day 4 concludes when the televised final table of six players is reached, so this could be a long day.
Thirty-six players are coming back with an average stack of 991k.
Cong Pham & Mirsad Kovaci
Big Stack & Little Stack
Cong Pham (Naples, FL) is the chip leader with 2.548 million (159 big blinds).
The short stack is Mirsad Kovaci (Allentown, PA) with 147k (9 big blinds).
Event 24: Familiar Bounty Hunters
$260 + $40 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Level 2: Blinds 50/100
More familiar faces are turning up to hunt for bounties today:
David Heck
Frank Ingardia
James Governa
Lyle Diamond
Kate Elliott
Chris Reslock
Richard Devivo
James Boyle
Joe Palma (2-Time 2013 BPO Winner)
Eric Natishvilli
Andrew Interdonato
Reggie Franklin
Level 2: Blinds 50/100
More familiar faces are turning up to hunt for bounties today:
David Heck
Frank Ingardia
James Governa
Lyle Diamond
Kate Elliott
Chris Reslock
Richard Devivo
James Boyle
Joe Palma (2-Time 2013 BPO Winner)
Eric Natishvilli
Andrew Interdonato
Reggie Franklin
Event 23 Recap
2013 Borgata Poker Open $200 Buy-In + $30 Entry Big Stack No Limit Hold'Em (Re-Entry)
Entrants: 937
Prize pool: $181,778
FINAL RESULTS
Good things come to those who wait. That statement might be filled with cliches but in poker it can often be a true one. Joe Boatwright spent most of the final table watching the chip lead go back and forth to everyone but him. Eventually he found himself heads up and facing what seemed to be an insurmountable chip deficit as Lee Childs, former WSOP Main Event final table participant, had him by a nearly 6:1 chip advantage. Two double ups turned that disadvantage into the chip lead and on the final hand Boatwright was able to outrace Childs when his pocket 4's hit a full house on the flop. For defeating the field of 937 registrants, Boatwright took home a staggering $40,905, an amazing Borgata Poker Open trophy, and a unique, custom framed photograph provided by IMPDI. Not a bad days work for a $230 investment!
That meant a nice $400+ would be going to the family. Gracious gesture from a classy lady!
Patti Haggerty (Brigantine, NJ) finished in 10th place winning $2,181.
Entrants: 937
Prize pool: $181,778
FINAL RESULTS
Good things come to those who wait. That statement might be filled with cliches but in poker it can often be a true one. Joe Boatwright spent most of the final table watching the chip lead go back and forth to everyone but him. Eventually he found himself heads up and facing what seemed to be an insurmountable chip deficit as Lee Childs, former WSOP Main Event final table participant, had him by a nearly 6:1 chip advantage. Two double ups turned that disadvantage into the chip lead and on the final hand Boatwright was able to outrace Childs when his pocket 4's hit a full house on the flop. For defeating the field of 937 registrants, Boatwright took home a staggering $40,905, an amazing Borgata Poker Open trophy, and a unique, custom framed photograph provided by IMPDI. Not a bad days work for a $230 investment!
Joe Boatwright (Woodbridge, VA) - Winner Event #23
The final ten, their seating assignments and chip counts were as follows:
Seat 1: Lee Childs (Charlestown, WV) - 1.1 million
Seat 2: Daryl Black (Voorhees, NJ) - 2.5 million
Seat 3: Catherine Dever (Ephrata, PA) - 1.7 million
Seat 4: Joe Boatwright (Woodbridge, VA) - 2.4 million
Seat 5: Chris Tinari (Pompton Lakes, NJ) - 3.7 million
Seat 6: Joe Chaplin (New York, NY) - 3.1 million
Seat 7: Frank Belasic (Cedar Grove, NJ) - 420K
Seat 8: Patti Haggerty (Brigantine, NJ) - 600K
Seat 9: Dennis Altman (Polk City, FL) - 2 million
Seat 10: Charlie Townsend (Dagsboro, DE) - 1.5 million
Seat 2: Daryl Black (Voorhees, NJ) - 2.5 million
Seat 3: Catherine Dever (Ephrata, PA) - 1.7 million
Seat 4: Joe Boatwright (Woodbridge, VA) - 2.4 million
Seat 5: Chris Tinari (Pompton Lakes, NJ) - 3.7 million
Seat 6: Joe Chaplin (New York, NY) - 3.1 million
Seat 7: Frank Belasic (Cedar Grove, NJ) - 420K
Seat 8: Patti Haggerty (Brigantine, NJ) - 600K
Seat 9: Dennis Altman (Polk City, FL) - 2 million
Seat 10: Charlie Townsend (Dagsboro, DE) - 1.5 million
It only took a few moments for us to lose our first player. A short stacked Patti Haggerty moved all in for 600K with the blinds at 60K/120K and received two callers in Chris Tinari and Joe Chaplin. The flop came A♥Q♦Q♣ and Tinari led out for 600. Chaplin called. The turn was the 6♦ and Tinari bet again, this time for one million. Chaplin folded and Tinari turned over K♠Q♠ for flopped trip queens. Haggerty wasn't drawing dead with her pocket 7's but no miracle seven on the river meant her day was done. Haggerty was playing for a special cause as she tweeted early in the day:
Playing with a purpose today. Any cash I have 20% goes to a family with a very sick baby and no health insurance. Using my 1 time today!!
— Patti Haggerty (@Patticakespoker) September 18, 2013
That meant a nice $400+ would be going to the family. Gracious gesture from a classy lady!
Lee Childs, former WSOP Main Event final tablist, had held the chip lead for the majority of the latter part of the day before having a bad run right before the final table. With the blinds still at 60K/120K, Childs moved all in for approximately one million in chips. He was called by Joe Boatwright who held pocket 10's. Lee was in great shape with queens and was in even better shape when a queen flopped. A full house on the turn meant Lee would survive and double up to over two million in chips.
Frank Belasic came in as the shortest stack and down to his last 160K decided it was a good time to gamble with suited connectors and he called all in for less after Daryl Black had opened for 240K. Frank had the 4♣3♣ and was up against Daryl's pocket eights. The board was no help for Belasic and he was off to the cage to collect his winnings.
Frank Belasic (Cedar Grove, NJ) finished in 9th place winning $3,363.
With the blinds now at 80K/160K, Dennis Altman moved all in for 955K. Lee Childs asks for a count and after finding out how much it is makes the call. Altman has J♦9♦ which trails the A♥8♠ Lee has. Altman looks like he is heading to the rail after the flop comes A♠A♣Q♦ to give Lee trip aces but the miracle of all miracle's comes for Altman as the turn is the K♥ and the river is the T♥ to give Altman runner-runner straight. Childs jumped out of his chair after the hand, walking off in disbelief. He would say later that was "the first time I've ever responded like that. It was just so improbable. Dennis in the meantime can only laugh. "What a stupid game," he says, almost giggling.
A short stacked Charlie Townsend then moved all in first to act for his last
800K. It was folded to Catherine Dever who announced that she was all
in. "Uh oh," Charlie joked. "It's going to hurt getting beat by a girl."
Charlie turned over Q♠J♣ and was in big trouble as Catherine had Aces.
The board didn't improve Charlie's hand leading Catherine to tease the
good-natured Charlie "you got beat by a girl!"
Charlie Townsend (Dagsboro, DE) finished in 8th place winning $4,908.
There are different kinds of luck in poker. One might consider getting a big hand and getting no action a form of bad luck (others would argue that would be good luck). Regardless, Chris Tinari had to feel a little upset when as the chip leader he raised on back to back hands and got no action. His hands? Queens and Aces.
Daryl Black opened to 500K with the blinds at 100K/200K and found one caller in Catherine Dever. The flop came K♣8♦8♣ and Black again bet 500K which was called by Dever. The turn was the 9♠ and this time Black moved all in, effectively setting Dever all in if she decided to call. And call she did, in about a nanosecond, as she had flopped quad 8's. A dejected Black could only turn over A-K and he shipped all but a few of his chips over to Dever who took over the chip lead with nearly six million in chips.
Joe Boatwright was down to 810K and moved it all in with the 9♠8♠. Dennis Altman had an easy call with A♣K♣ but it would be Boatman getting the last laugh as he hit two pair by the time the river was put out. "I was due to lose one, I shouldn't even be here," laughed Dennis.
Daryl Black was forced all in from the big blind for 180K which was 20K less than the 200K big blind. Catherine Dever limped under the gun and Lee Childs made the call from the small blind. The two would check it down all the way and the straight that Dever hit on the turn would be more than enough to knock out Daryl.
Daryl Black (Voorhees, NJ) finished in 7th place winning $6,453.
Lee Childs would double through Catherine Dever when he moved all in over the top of her 600K opening raise with the blinds at 100K/200K. Lee had 1.2 million more on top and Dever decided to make the call with the powerful A♦Q♠. It wasn't powerful enough, however, as Lee had pocket kings and would cruise to victory when he flopped a set.
Dennis Altman would survive several all ins with chopped pots. After one such hand, Dennis said "he lives, he lives" while laughing the entire time. "I used to sell anything," Dennis said. The table believes him, all laughing as a big grin comes over Altman's face as he adds "I'm one hell of a great liar too."
The three biggest stacks decided to take on one another when Chris Tinari opened for 455K and was called by both Lee Childs in the small blind and Catherine Dever in the big blind. The flop came T♠9♥6♣ and all three players checked. Lee Childs led out for 550K after the 2♦ turn and both Dever and and Tinari made the call. Childs checked after the 6♥ river and Dever made a bet of 700K. Chris starts talking to himself and asks for a count of Dever's bet. Talking to himself, he eventually talks his way into a fold. The action is then on Childs who also takes his time, first counting out the chips for the call while turning the chips over in his hands. Finally he folds and Catherine shows a complete bluff with the 5♠3♠. It's a daring move that gets appreciation from all the players at the table.
The players went on a break and the chip counts were as follows:
Lee Childs 2.35 million
Catherine Dever 6.425 million
Joe Boatwright 1.9 million
Chris Tinari 4.815 million
Joe Chaplin 1.5 million
Dennis Altman 1.5 million
With the blinds at 120K/240K and down to his last million, Joe Chaplin moved all in and was called by Lee Childs. Chaplin had A-5 while Lee had A-9. The 9 kicker would end up playing and Chaplin was done for the evening.
Joe Chaplin (New York, NY) finishes in 6th place winning $8,089
The always laughing Dennis Altman would be next to go when he moved all in for 825K with the blinds at 120K/240K and was called by Lee Childs. Altman held a suited J-T that was dominated by Lee's A-J. The board ran out all blanks and Childs added Altman's chips to his ever growing stack.
Dennis Altman (Polk City, FL) finished in 5th place winning $9,998.
With the blinds now at 150K/300K, Lee Childs raised to 675K. Catherine Dever was one seat to Lee's left. She glanced at her cards and announced that she was all in. A huge over bet that was for an effective 5 million plus in chips. Childs instantly called and casually turned over kings yet again. "Bad timing," a sheepish Dever said. She was unable to hit a miracle and Childs doubled up and now assumed a commanding chip lead with nearly ten million in chips.
Double ups seemed to be the theme of the night and Joe Boatwright was the benefactor of several of these double ups including an A-Q that held up against the A-9 of Chris Tinari. "Aaaaaaahhhh," a frustrated Tinari said as the pot got sent to Joe. "How can you have A-Q there," says a slightly angry Chris, not believing his luck.
The blinds are still at 150K/300K when Catherine Dever moves all in first to act from the button. Boatwright folds but Tinari is down to 1.6 million and is finding it difficult to fold only having five big blinds in front of him. He counts his chips, shakes his head, and asks the table to give him just a second. Looking at Catherine, he can only shake his head again while counting his chips. Cathy remains stoic but still makes an occasional glance over at Tinari. He counts his stack three different times all the while talking to himself. "Wow," he says. "Oh man." He looks at the tournament clock, knowing the blinds are going to be going up soon. "300," he says, referring to the size of the big blind. Looking at his cards again, this time with a stack of chips in his hands, Tinari again mutters about the big blind size. "300 again... Man...." Ultimately, Tinari decides he can't fold and makes the call with Q♦4♠ . Catherine has K♦J♠ and is ahead but it would be Tinari who would outdraw Dever when the board comes Q-4-2-9-7 giving Tinari two pair. Chris started the hand with 1.6 million so the double up puts him up to approximately 3.5 million.
Dever doubles through Lee Childs with A♥6♥ against Lee's 8♠5♠ but it's only a small dent in Lee's stack - one million total. Lee continues to apply pressure, moving all in from the small blind when it is Dever's big blind. Catherine peeks at her cards, folds them, and giggles by going "tee hee" which draws laughter from the table.
The blinds moved up to 200K/400K and Childs raises to 950K. Chris Tinari decides he's had enough and moves all in from the big blind for the rest of his stack. Lee snap calls again... and again he has a big hand... this time kings. Tinari has an ace and some hope for a miracle. It doesn't happen though and he is eliminated.
Chris Tinari (Pompton Lakes, NJ) finished in 4th place winning $12,179.
Joe doubles through Catherine with a bit of good fortune when the two get it all in on a K-Q-8 flop with Catherine holding K-2 and Joe Q-9. The turn is a 3rd queen for Joe and he works on building his stack some more. All Catherine can do is say "Geeze".
After blinding down some and with the blinds an astronomical 200K/400K, Joe doubles up yet again through Catherine. This time only with Q-3 that hits two pair by the river. The two have virtually identical stacks when Catherine moves all in for his last 1.2 million and Joe looks her up. T-9 for Catherine and 8-7 for Joe. A seven on the flop gives Catherine the losing and and we are now heads up with Lee holding a significant chip advantage.
Catherine Dever (Ephrata, PA) finished in 3rd place and wins $14,542
With a nearly 15 million to 2.5 million chip advantage, you might think it was a lock that Lee Childs would win this tournament. So big was Lee's chip lead that the first time Boatwright called one of Lee's all ins he specifically stated "let's see if we can get you home" and then called with 9♦8♦ which was up against Lee's K♠Q♠. An 8 flopped and now the chip lead was a more manageable (for Boatwright) 13 million to 5.2 million. The next double up would come when the two saw a 8-7-6 flop. Boatwright opened the action for 500K and was raised by Lee to one million. Boatwright moved all in and Lee called. Lee had 8-5 for top pair with an open ended straight draw. Joe had K-8 for top pair with a better kicker. The turn and river did not improve Lee's hand and Joe now had the chip lead with a 10 million to 8 million edge.
The final hand would see the two foes get it in heads up and the hand would be over quickly as 4's for Joe would hit a full house and that would be more than enough to win it all.
Lee Childs (Charlestown, WV) finished in 2nd place and wins $24,086.
Joe Boatwright is the winner of Event #23! Joe said after the tournament was over that "Lee is a great player but so am I." The 63 year old Boatwright, a retired Army Major, has been playing for years and over the past decade has started to take it more seriously. The $40,905 he took home for first place is the most he has ever won in a poker tournament and he plans on "sticking it in the bank." Make sure to leave some out to play your rush Joe!
Joe Boatwright (Woodbridge, VA) finished in 1st place winning $40,905
Event 24: Bounty Hunters Begin
$260 + $40 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Level 1: Blinds 25/50
The Borgata regulars are out in force today, taking another shot at the Borgata Open trophy and customized 16 x 20 framed photo with Borgata chip and event information plaque, which goes to the winner.
Of course they're also hoping to collect those Double Green Chip Bounties, which are worth $50 each.
Tim Little (Cheverly, MD) and Paul Spitzberg (Tenafly, NJ) both made the final table of the Seniors event about a week ago, with Tim finishing 3rd ($7,902) and Paul finishing 2nd ($13,724).
They're both back today taking another shot at glory.
Level 1: Blinds 25/50
The Borgata regulars are out in force today, taking another shot at the Borgata Open trophy and customized 16 x 20 framed photo with Borgata chip and event information plaque, which goes to the winner.
Of course they're also hoping to collect those Double Green Chip Bounties, which are worth $50 each.
Tim Little (Cheverly, MD) and Paul Spitzberg (Tenafly, NJ) both made the final table of the Seniors event about a week ago, with Tim finishing 3rd ($7,902) and Paul finishing 2nd ($13,724).
They're both back today taking another shot at glory.
Event 24: Post-Lim Underway
$260 + $40 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Level 1: Blinds 25/50
Today's penultimate post-liminary event is underway in the Poker Room. It is an ever-popular Bounty event, with a Double Green Chip ($50) bounty on every player's head.
Players began with 15,000 chips.
All levels are 30 minutes long and this is a one day event, so they'll play all night until a winner is determined.
Late registration and re-entry are available through level 6 (about 2:30pm).
Cards are in the air!
Level 1: Blinds 25/50
Today's penultimate post-liminary event is underway in the Poker Room. It is an ever-popular Bounty event, with a Double Green Chip ($50) bounty on every player's head.
Players began with 15,000 chips.
All levels are 30 minutes long and this is a one day event, so they'll play all night until a winner is determined.
Late registration and re-entry are available through level 6 (about 2:30pm).
Cards are in the air!
Event 23: 1st place Boatwright
$200 + $30 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Never say never is a motto that holds true in poker... especially in No Limit Hold 'Em tournaments. Down by a 6:1 chip margin, Joe Boatwright used a little luck and some timely double ups to surge past Lee Childs to wrestle the chip lead away. From there, it was off to the races and the pocket 4's Boatwright held easily won when he flopped a full house. Boatwright battled for over 20 hours to take down this title, defeating an impressive field of 937 registrants to take down an astonishing $40,905 first place prize, a beautiful Borgata Poker Open trophy and a unique, custom framed photograph provided by IMPDI.
The 63 year old Boatwright has been playing poker all of his life but has taken it seriously the last decade of his distinguished life. A retired Army major, this is Boatwright's biggest live score to date. "I've won a lot of daily tournaments," Joe said, adding "I have a ton of hats to prove it. I won 30K once before but this is the most I've ever won in a tournament." When asked what he was going to do with the money, Joe gave a simple but blunt answer... "stick it in the bank." Now that's a nice bank deposit if I ever saw one.
Congratulations on your win Joe!
Never say never is a motto that holds true in poker... especially in No Limit Hold 'Em tournaments. Down by a 6:1 chip margin, Joe Boatwright used a little luck and some timely double ups to surge past Lee Childs to wrestle the chip lead away. From there, it was off to the races and the pocket 4's Boatwright held easily won when he flopped a full house. Boatwright battled for over 20 hours to take down this title, defeating an impressive field of 937 registrants to take down an astonishing $40,905 first place prize, a beautiful Borgata Poker Open trophy and a unique, custom framed photograph provided by IMPDI.
The 63 year old Boatwright has been playing poker all of his life but has taken it seriously the last decade of his distinguished life. A retired Army major, this is Boatwright's biggest live score to date. "I've won a lot of daily tournaments," Joe said, adding "I have a ton of hats to prove it. I won 30K once before but this is the most I've ever won in a tournament." When asked what he was going to do with the money, Joe gave a simple but blunt answer... "stick it in the bank." Now that's a nice bank deposit if I ever saw one.
Congratulations on your win Joe!
Joe Boatwright (Woodbridge, VA) - $40,905
Event 23: 2nd place Childs
$200 + $30 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 250K/500K Ante 50K
It was well into the early morning hours and the blinds were astronomical. So it wasn't that much of a surprise that it didn't take much for Lee Childs to lose the dominating chip lead he had heads up. In fact, it took only two double ups for Joe Boatwright to take over the chip lead. Then it was off to the races on the final hand with Boatwright holding pocket 4's and Childs A-7. The flop came Q-Q-4 giving a boat to Boatwright. Childs would need a miracle turn and river but it just wasn't in the cards for him tonight and he settles for a 2nd place finish. This was Childs' second final table of this series (third if you count the Survivor tournament he made the final table on as well) as he had a 5th place finish earlier in Event #2. Not a bad series for Lee and he'll go home with his wallet quite a bit fatter.
Blinds 250K/500K Ante 50K
It was well into the early morning hours and the blinds were astronomical. So it wasn't that much of a surprise that it didn't take much for Lee Childs to lose the dominating chip lead he had heads up. In fact, it took only two double ups for Joe Boatwright to take over the chip lead. Then it was off to the races on the final hand with Boatwright holding pocket 4's and Childs A-7. The flop came Q-Q-4 giving a boat to Boatwright. Childs would need a miracle turn and river but it just wasn't in the cards for him tonight and he settles for a 2nd place finish. This was Childs' second final table of this series (third if you count the Survivor tournament he made the final table on as well) as he had a 5th place finish earlier in Event #2. Not a bad series for Lee and he'll go home with his wallet quite a bit fatter.
Lee Childs (Charlestown, WV) - $24,086
Start of Day 4 Table Assignments & Chip Counts
WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship
$3,300 + $200 Deep Stack Double Play No Limit Hold'em
September 15-20, 2013
IN POKER ROOM TODAY
Entries: 1,189
Total Buy-In: $3,923,700
Players Remaining: 36
Average Chip Stack: 991,000
START OF DAY 4 TABLE ASSIGNMENTS & CHIP COUNTS:
T1 | S1 - ALEXANDER ROCHA (SOUTH SETAUKET, NY): 1,473,000
T1 | S2 - GLENN COLE (CENTREVILLE, MD): 219,000
T1 | S3 - NORBERTO CAMACHO (MEDFORD, NY): 1,320,000
T1 | S4 - VANESSA SELBST (LAS VEGAS, NV): 1,739,000
T1 | S5 - JEREMY KOTTLER (LOS ANGELES, CA): 1,734,000
T1 | S6 - JAKE SCHWARTZ (NEW YORK, NY): 2,145,000
T1 | S7 - VICTOR FIGUEROA (MIAMI BEACH, FL): 943,000
T1 | S8 - MATTHEW GLANTZ (LAFAYETTE HILL, PA): 452,000
T1 | S9 - GLENN LAFAYE (RIDGEFIELD, CT): 888,800
T2 | S1 - DAVID RANDALL (WESTERVILLE, OH): 2,020,000
T2 | S2 - JACK ROLNITZKY (COMMERCE TWSP, MI): 366,000
T2 | S3 - IAN PALOMO (NEW YORK, NY): 267,000
T2 | S4 - RAJESH VOHRA (LAKEWORTH, FL): 702,000
T2 | S5 - CLIFF JOSEPHY (MUTTONTOWN, NY): 1,007,000
T2 | S6 - ERIC FIELDS (GREENSBORO, NC): 1,353,000
T2 | S7 - RICHARD TATALOVICH (SCOTTSDALE, AZ): 1,506,000
T2 | S8 - PETER HASLAM (UNITED KINGDOM, 8F): 212,000
T2 | S9 - WILLIAM PILOSSOPH (PRESTO, PA): 573,000
T3 | S1 - JERRY PAYNE (CENTERVILLE, OH): 274,000
T3 | S2 - CONG PHAM (NAPLES, FL): 2,548,000
T3 | S3 - TYLER GASTON (WESTERVILLE, OH): 1,183,000
T3 | S4 - MIRSAD KOVACI (ALLENTOWN, PA): 147,000
T3 | S5 - EDWIN TORRES (BARTOW, FL): 550,000
T3 | S6 - ADAM AGAEV (BROOKLYN, NY): 728,000
T3 | S7 - KATAYON KHATERZAI (LEVITTOWN, NY): 1,014,000
T3 | S8 - JOSHUA GIBSON (FORT MEYERS, FL): 485,000
T3 | S9 - FRANCIS VALGENTI (MANASQUAN, NJ): 856,000
T4 | S1 - DANIEL HEIMILLER (LAS VEGAS, NV): 592,000
T4 | S2 - DANIEL HOWE (BRIGANTINE, NJ): 1,384,000
T4 | S3 - SHE LOK WONG (QUEENS, NY): 183,000
T4 | S4 - LEONARDO PALERMO (TOMS RIVER, NJ): 420,000
T4 | S5 - DAVID JOHNSTON (BRIGANTINE, NJ): 2,050,000
T4 | S6 - ZACHARY KOTTLER (SCOTTSDALE, AZ): 1,443,000
T4 | S7 - ANTHONY ZINNO (CRANSTON, RI): 1,643,000
T4 | S8 - JOHNSON NGUYEN (PHILADELPHIA, PA): 575,000
T4 | S9 - STEVEN PIPER (DAVIDSONVILLE, MD): 533,000
$3,300 + $200 Deep Stack Double Play No Limit Hold'em
September 15-20, 2013
IN POKER ROOM TODAY
Entries: 1,189
Total Buy-In: $3,923,700
Players Remaining: 36
Average Chip Stack: 991,000
START OF DAY 4 TABLE ASSIGNMENTS & CHIP COUNTS:
T1 | S1 - ALEXANDER ROCHA (SOUTH SETAUKET, NY): 1,473,000
T1 | S2 - GLENN COLE (CENTREVILLE, MD): 219,000
T1 | S3 - NORBERTO CAMACHO (MEDFORD, NY): 1,320,000
T1 | S4 - VANESSA SELBST (LAS VEGAS, NV): 1,739,000
T1 | S5 - JEREMY KOTTLER (LOS ANGELES, CA): 1,734,000
T1 | S6 - JAKE SCHWARTZ (NEW YORK, NY): 2,145,000
T1 | S7 - VICTOR FIGUEROA (MIAMI BEACH, FL): 943,000
T1 | S8 - MATTHEW GLANTZ (LAFAYETTE HILL, PA): 452,000
T1 | S9 - GLENN LAFAYE (RIDGEFIELD, CT): 888,800
T2 | S1 - DAVID RANDALL (WESTERVILLE, OH): 2,020,000
T2 | S2 - JACK ROLNITZKY (COMMERCE TWSP, MI): 366,000
T2 | S3 - IAN PALOMO (NEW YORK, NY): 267,000
T2 | S4 - RAJESH VOHRA (LAKEWORTH, FL): 702,000
T2 | S5 - CLIFF JOSEPHY (MUTTONTOWN, NY): 1,007,000
T2 | S6 - ERIC FIELDS (GREENSBORO, NC): 1,353,000
T2 | S7 - RICHARD TATALOVICH (SCOTTSDALE, AZ): 1,506,000
T2 | S8 - PETER HASLAM (UNITED KINGDOM, 8F): 212,000
T2 | S9 - WILLIAM PILOSSOPH (PRESTO, PA): 573,000
T3 | S1 - JERRY PAYNE (CENTERVILLE, OH): 274,000
T3 | S2 - CONG PHAM (NAPLES, FL): 2,548,000
T3 | S3 - TYLER GASTON (WESTERVILLE, OH): 1,183,000
T3 | S4 - MIRSAD KOVACI (ALLENTOWN, PA): 147,000
T3 | S5 - EDWIN TORRES (BARTOW, FL): 550,000
T3 | S6 - ADAM AGAEV (BROOKLYN, NY): 728,000
T3 | S7 - KATAYON KHATERZAI (LEVITTOWN, NY): 1,014,000
T3 | S8 - JOSHUA GIBSON (FORT MEYERS, FL): 485,000
T3 | S9 - FRANCIS VALGENTI (MANASQUAN, NJ): 856,000
T4 | S1 - DANIEL HEIMILLER (LAS VEGAS, NV): 592,000
T4 | S2 - DANIEL HOWE (BRIGANTINE, NJ): 1,384,000
T4 | S3 - SHE LOK WONG (QUEENS, NY): 183,000
T4 | S4 - LEONARDO PALERMO (TOMS RIVER, NJ): 420,000
T4 | S5 - DAVID JOHNSTON (BRIGANTINE, NJ): 2,050,000
T4 | S6 - ZACHARY KOTTLER (SCOTTSDALE, AZ): 1,443,000
T4 | S7 - ANTHONY ZINNO (CRANSTON, RI): 1,643,000
T4 | S8 - JOHNSON NGUYEN (PHILADELPHIA, PA): 575,000
T4 | S9 - STEVEN PIPER (DAVIDSONVILLE, MD): 533,000
Event 23: 3rd place Dever
$200 + $30 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 200K/400K Ante 40K
The two short stacks went at it in a blind vs blind battle. T-9 for Catherine Dever and 8-7 for Joe Boatwright. Catherine had about 1.2 million in chips while Joe had 1.4 million. A 7 flopped and Dever was unable to hit any of her cards and we're now heads up with Lee Childs holding a significant advantage in chips.
Blinds 200K/400K Ante 40K
The two short stacks went at it in a blind vs blind battle. T-9 for Catherine Dever and 8-7 for Joe Boatwright. Catherine had about 1.2 million in chips while Joe had 1.4 million. A 7 flopped and Dever was unable to hit any of her cards and we're now heads up with Lee Childs holding a significant advantage in chips.
Catherine Dever (Ephrata, PA) - $14,542
Event 23: 4th place Tinari
$200 + $30 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 200K/400K Ante 50K
Lee Childs opened the action for 950k and Chris Tinari moved all in for just a little under two million more. Childs snap called, quickly turning over kings for the 2nd time this final table. Chris was going to need some help with his A♥5♥. It didn't come and the birthday boy is sent to the cashier cage to collect a nice birthday present.
Blinds 200K/400K Ante 50K
Lee Childs opened the action for 950k and Chris Tinari moved all in for just a little under two million more. Childs snap called, quickly turning over kings for the 2nd time this final table. Chris was going to need some help with his A♥5♥. It didn't come and the birthday boy is sent to the cashier cage to collect a nice birthday present.
Chris Tinari (Pompton Lakes, NJ) - $12,179
Thursday, September 19
TODAY'S EVENTS (POKER ROOM)
11AM: Event 24 - $260 + $40 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
12PM: Event 21 - $3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)
$3 MILLION GUARANTEED - Day 4
6 PM: Event 54 - $100 + $20 + $25 Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
11AM: Event 24 - $260 + $40 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
- Players start with 15,000 in tournament chips
- This is a Bounty tournament. Players must have their Bounty chips clearly displayed on table in order to remain active in tournament.
- Levels will last 30 minutes each
- Players that bust within the first 6 Levels may Re-Enter (unlimited re-entries)
- 1-Day event
12PM: Event 21 - $3300 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)
$3 MILLION GUARANTEED - Day 4- Day 2+ Levels: will last 90 minutes each
- Day 4 ends at 6 players
- 5-Day event with two starting days
6 PM: Event 54 - $100 + $20 + $25 Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
- Players start with 12,000 in tournament chips
- This is a Bounty tournament. Players must have their Bounty chip clearly displayed on table in order to remain active in tournament.
- Levels will last 20 minutes each
- Players that bust within the first 6 Levels may Re-Enter (unlimited re-entries)
- 1-Day event
Event 23: 5th place Altman
$200 + $30 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 120K/240K Ante 30K
A short stacked Dennis Altman moved all in for 825K. Lee Childs re-raised to 1.5 million and everyone folded. Altman held J♥T♥ while Lee held A♣J♠. The board ran out 8-6-3-K-9 and the jovial Altman smiled and wished everyone well as he went off to collect his winnings.
Blinds 120K/240K Ante 30K
A short stacked Dennis Altman moved all in for 825K. Lee Childs re-raised to 1.5 million and everyone folded. Altman held J♥T♥ while Lee held A♣J♠. The board ran out 8-6-3-K-9 and the jovial Altman smiled and wished everyone well as he went off to collect his winnings.
Dennis Altman (Polk City, FL) - $9,998
Event 23: 6th place Chaplin
$200 + $30 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 120K/240K Ante 30K
Down to 980K, Joe Chaplin moved all in first to act. Lee Childs in the big blind asked for a count and then made the call with A♠9♦. Joe held A♣5♦ and when the board ran out K-T-2-6-T he was eliminated.
Blinds 120K/240K Ante 30K
Down to 980K, Joe Chaplin moved all in first to act. Lee Childs in the big blind asked for a count and then made the call with A♠9♦. Joe held A♣5♦ and when the board ran out K-T-2-6-T he was eliminated.
Joe Chaplin (New York, NY) - $8,089
Event 23: 7th place Black
$200 + $30 Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 100K/200K Ante 30K
After getting crippled against Catherine Dever when he flopped top pair with A-K on a K-8-8 flop and losing to Dever's quad 8's, Daryl Black was all in from the big blind for 180K. Catherine called from under the gun and Lee Childs completed from the small blind. Dever and Childs checked it down and Dever turned over a straight with her A-9 that was good enough to win the pot and eliminate Black.
Blinds 100K/200K Ante 30K
After getting crippled against Catherine Dever when he flopped top pair with A-K on a K-8-8 flop and losing to Dever's quad 8's, Daryl Black was all in from the big blind for 180K. Catherine called from under the gun and Lee Childs completed from the small blind. Dever and Childs checked it down and Dever turned over a straight with her A-9 that was good enough to win the pot and eliminate Black.
Daryl Black (Voorhees, NJ) - $6,453
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