2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Event 14: $15,400 $5 Million Guaranteed WPT World Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$1,350,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$15,000
Prize Pool
$4,852,400
Entries
328
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25

Maurice Hawkins Eliminated in 25th Place ($33,967)

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Maurice Hawkins - 25th Place
Maurice Hawkins - 25th Place

Ryan D'Angelo was in the cutoff and he opened to 35,000 to start the action, with Abraham Korotki three-betting to 85,000 by grabbing a handful of chips from his as yet unstacked pile.

Maurice Hawkins had been crippled in unknown action during a previous hand, and he threw the last of his 75,000 or so into the pot with a slight splash.

D'Angelo decided to see the flop so he flatted Korotki's three-bet, and the two checked through to the turn on a {6-Hearts}{10-Spades}{k-Hearts}{6-Clubs} board. When Korotki tapped the table once again on the {3-Spades} river D'Angelo moved a bet forward which instantly folded Korotki (he still had some chip-stacking to do after all).

Hawkins stood up and asked to see a flush draw, but when D'Angelo tabled the {a-Clubs}{3-Hearts} he shrugged his shoulders and said "oh yeah, that'll do it."

Hawkins earned $33,967 for the deep run here today, more than enough to treat his wife on her birthday this Saturday.

Player Chips Progress
Abraham Korotki us
Abraham Korotki
1,530,000
Ryan D'Angelo us
Ryan D'Angelo
1,120,000
406,000
406,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
Busted

Tags: Abraham KorotkiMaurice HawkinsRyan D'Angelo

Jesse Sylvia Eliminated in 26th Place ($33,967)

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Jesse Sylvia - 26th Place
Jesse Sylvia - 26th Place

Maurice Hawkins raised to 32,000 from under the gun - roughly 20 percent of his stack - and both Jesse Sylvia and Abraham Korotki called from the blinds.

The dealer spread {7-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}, both players in the blinds checked, and Hawkins continued for 35,000. Sylvia check-raised to 90,000, Korotki quickly cold-called, and Hawkins went into the tank. After a two-minute, agonizing tank, which looked a little embellished for the cameras, Hawkins made the fold.

The turn was the {6-Spades}, the 2012 WSOP Main Event runner-up open-shoved for 445,000, and the 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open Championship Event winner instantly called.

Sylvia showed {j-Clubs}{7-Spades} for top two pair, and a few seconds passed before Korotki revealed {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds} for a set. A few players at the table scoffed at the sight of the apparent slowroll, and one of them even called for a jack as the dealer burned and turned the river; the {9-Hearts}.

Sylvia hit the rail, earning $33,967, while Korotki is now up to 1.53 million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Abraham Korotki us
Abraham Korotki
1,530,000
1,180,000
1,180,000
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
82,000
-548,000
-548,000
Jesse Sylvia us
Jesse Sylvia
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Abraham KorotkiJesse SylviaMaurice Hawkins

David Grandieri Triples

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Scott Seiver opened to 32,000 from late position and Eric Afriat flatted from the cutoff.

Sitting in the big blind with just 43,000 left to work with, David Grandieri three-bet shoved for the last of it, with the blinds folding and both Seiver and Afriat flatting.

The board rolled out {8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{10-Clubs} was checked through to the river, and when it was, Grandieri announced "I think I'm alive!" Indeed he was, as his {j-Spades}{9-Clubs} had connected all the way through, flopping top pair on the flop and making a straight in the end.

Player Chips Progress
David Grandieri us
David Grandieri
169,000
-105,000
-105,000

Tags: David GrandieriEric AfriatScott Seiver

Jordan Cristos Eliminated in 27th Place ($33,967)

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Jordan Cristos - 27th Place
Jordan Cristos - 27th Place

A short-stacked Jordan Cristos was in the big blind and moved all in for 144,00 after Curt Kohlberg raised it to 32,000 from the cutoff. Kohlberg made the call. Cristos held {A-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and Kohlberg {K-Hearts}{J-Spades}.

The flop came {Q-Clubs}{5-Spades}{3-Spades} keeping Cristos in the lead.

The turn was the {4-Diamonds} and Cristos was one card from the double up.

The river had other plans for Cristos, however, as it was the {K-Diamonds} giving Kohlberg a pair of Kings and sending Cristos home in 27th place. A great World Poker Tour season for the young man regardless of how it ended here today.

Player Chips Progress
Curt Kohlberg us
Curt Kohlberg
1,235,000
185,000
185,000
Jordan Cristos us
Jordan Cristos
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Curt KohlbergJordan Cristos

Final Three Tables

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

This is how the final three tables look:

TableSeatName
11David Grandieri
12Corey Hochman
13Ray Qartomy
14Cathy Dever
15Curt Kohlberg
16Scott Seiver
17Tom Dobrilovic
18Jordan Cristos
19Eric Afriat
   
21Keven Stammen
22Bobby Aboodi
23David Daggett
24Byron Kaverman
25Glenn Fafaye
26Jeff Madsen
27Leonardo Palermo
28Brock Parker
29Chris O'Rourke
   
31Abraham Korotki
32Maurice Hawkins
33Tony Gregg
34Hans Winzeler
35Yuval Harosh
36Justin Young
37Tony Dunst
38Ryan D'Angelo
39Jesse Sylvia

Jonathan Tamayo Eliminated in 28th Place ($30,085)

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Jonathan Tamayo - 28th Place
Jonathan Tamayo - 28th Place

Jonathan Tamayo, who won his way into the WPT World Championship thanks to DraftKings.com and a game-winning home run from New York Mets backup catcher Anthony Recker, open-shoved for 140,000 in early position, and Ray Qartomy called a few spots to his left. The rest of the players got out of the way.

Tamayo: {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Qartomy: {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}

Tamayo failed to improve as the board came out {2-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{k-Spades}{2-Diamonds}, and hit the rail in 28th place.

The remaining 27 players are now guaranteed at least $33,967.

Player Chips Progress
Ray Qartomy us
Ray Qartomy
675,000
44,000
44,000
Jonathan Tamayo us
Jonathan Tamayo
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching

Tags: Jonathan TamayoRay Qartomy

Dever Enjoying the Friendly Confines

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Cathy Dever
Cathy Dever

Cathy Dever is a Borgata regular who has accumulated $135,984 in live earnings, with the bulk of her cashes coming right here in the friendly confines of the Borgata Poker Room.

Today, Dever has survived through the money bubble despite riding a short stack all day, and after clashing with the tournament's overwhelming chip leader Eric Afriat, she can stick around to enjoy this experience a little longer.

By making the money in the WPT World Championship - something many of the game's greatest players failed to do on Day 3 - Dever has already earned more than she ever has before for a live cash, but she has her sights set on something special. A recent double just might give her the momentum she needs to reach another goal: the final table.

Dever got her last 142,000 into the middle by three-bet shoving, coming over the top of Curt Kohlberg's open to 24,000, and Afriat's flat. Kohlberg got out of the way but Afriat called her down with {K-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} while saying "I'll give you action."

Action was right, as Dever held {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs} and made top set on the {j-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} flop. The sweat continued though, with Afriat flopping an open-ended straight draw, but the turn ({6-Clubs}) and river ({2-Diamonds}) missed his hand, sending the pot to the Borgata's newest local hero.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Afriat ca
Eric Afriat
1,820,000
70,000
70,000
WPT 3X Winner
Cathy Dever us
Cathy Dever
309,000
66,000
66,000

Tags: Cathy DeverCurt KohlbergEric Afriat

Two Doubles During Break

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Ryan D'Angelo
Ryan D'Angelo

There were two doubles during the break, barring us from getting full counts from around the room.

In the first, Hans Winzeler raised to 28,000 in middle position, Yuval Harosh called on the button, and Ryan D'Angelo re-raised to 80,000 out of the small blind. Winzeler folded, and Harosh called.

The flop fell {6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}, D'Angelo led out for 60,000, and Harosh moved all in for 250,000. D'Angelo called.

Harosh: {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}
D'Angelo: {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

Harosh flopped top set of nines, and was in great shape to send D'Angelo packing, but the {k-Clubs} spiked on the turn to give D'Angelo a superior set. Only the case nine could eliminate D'Angelo on the river, but the {5-Hearts} on the river was a meaningless card.

He doubled to 714,000 chips, while Harosh dropped down to 650,000.

At an adjacent table, three players took a flop of {7-Clubs}{4-Spades}{k-Spades}; Brock Parker, Bobby Oboodi, and Byron Kaverman. Parker led out for a bet of 28,000 into a pot of around 100,000, Oboodi moved all in for 174,000, and only Parker called.

Parker: {k-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}
Oboodi: {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}

Parker needed to catch a king or running fours to eliminate Oboodi, and the latter held as the turn and river bricked off {6-Diamonds}, {10-Hearts} respectively.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan D'Angelo us
Ryan D'Angelo
714,000
354,000
354,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Yuval Harosh
Yuval Harosh
650,000
-250,000
-250,000
Brock Parker us
Brock Parker
574,000
-421,000
-421,000
Bobby Oboodi us
Bobby Oboodi
470,000
207,000
207,000

Tags: Ryan D'AngeloYuval HaroshBrock ParkerBobby Oboodi

Table 4 Updated Chip Counts

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Right before the break Tony Dunst doubled up in a blind vs. blind confrontation against Glenn LaFaye that saw Lafaye limp in, Dunst raise to 32,000, Lafaye make it 112,000, Dunst move all in and Lafaye call.

Dunst had {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts} and Lafaye had {A-Spades}{10-Hearts}. A Queen in the window would be more than enough to give Dunst the double up.

Here are the rest of the chip counts at the table.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Young us
Justin Young
1,091,000
476,000
476,000
WPT 1X Winner
Ray Qartomy us
Ray Qartomy
631,000
27,000
27,000
Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
590,000
85,000
85,000
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Corey Hochman (Cory Hochman)
Corey Hochman (Cory Hochman)
537,000
32,000
32,000
Chris O'Rourke
Chris O'Rourke
426,000
194,000
194,000
Glenn Lafaye us
Glenn Lafaye
313,000
-151,000
-151,000
Jonathan Tamayo us
Jonathan Tamayo
136,000
-181,000
-181,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching

Level: 20

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000