$400 + $50 Deep Stack Double Play NL (2 Re-Entry)
Cards are in the air! Level 1 blinds are 25/50.
Players started with 25,000 chips and levels 1-10 are 30 minutes long.
This is day 1B of the tournament that began yesterday when 168 entries were whittled down to only 23 remaining players after playing through level 16.
Players entering today will be able to re-enter up to two times if they bust out during the first six levels. We may also see some players return who busted out yesterday, taking another shot at this field.
Unofficial chip leaders from day 1A:
Roland Israelashvili - 450,000
Bill Patterson - 425,000
Marc Carpentier - 353,000
Chris Valsamos - 325,000
Daniel Chan - 291,000
Monday, April 18, 2011
Monday, April 18
Today's Events in the Poker Room
11AM: Event 8B - $400 + $50 Deep Stack Double Play No Limit Hold'em
(2 Re-Entry)
- Players start with 25,000 in tournament chips
- Levels 1-10 last 30 minutes each | Levels 11+ last 40 minutes each
- Players that are eliminated within the first six Levels may Re-Enter two more times
- Players that had entered into Day 1A and been eliminated from tournament or forfeited his/her chips may register for Day 1B
- 2-Day event with two starting days | Day 2 starts at 12P on Tuesday
4PM: Event 34 - $150 + $30 SURVIVOR No Limit Hold'em
- Players start with 10,000 in tournament chips
- Levels last 20 minutes each
- Approximately 1 in 10 wins $1,500 CASH
- 1-Day event
7PM: Event 35 - $150 + $30 No Limit Hold'em
- Players start with 10,000 in tournament chips
- Levels last 20 minutes each
- 1-Day event
Event 9 Recap
$300 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B 120 Omaholics gathered in the Signature Room at high noon, all vying for a piece of the $36,000 total buy in. Our big winner after sixteen hours of play was Carlos "The Peruvian Prince" Santos.
Carlos, originally from Peru, will take home $10,476 for this long day of Omaha H/L 8B.
Many of these players prefer Omaha over No Limit or just want to improve their O-skills. Regardless, players were having a ton of fun throughout this well run tournament.
Our feature players included Allen Kessler and Chris Reslock who have a lifetime last-longer bet for $100. Allen won this round as he final tabled for 9th Place while Chris went out one behind the bubble.
Also opting for Omaha today are Hold'em regulars Gordon Eng, Larry Gold, and Joe Simmons. Bo Toft, Barry Gassen, Barry Levy, and Gloria LoRusso were also in the field . Gloria is quite accomplished in Omaha, where she has made six final tables (playing Omaha or Omaha/Stud mixed). She finished 13th today. With top 18 making the money, Gloria cashed for $698.
At one point, Barry Levy claimed the chip lead with 25,600.
Right after Chris Reslock was knocked out, his wife Joy was on the bubble.
Doug Zinneman built a wall of chips courtesy of quads – three times throughout the tournament then lost a hand against a straight flush. Doug rode his streak all the way to second place for $5,762, just falling short from the ultimate prize.
Once we were down to two tables the players exited The Signature Room and concluded Event 9 in Borgata's Poker Room.
The final table was a grind and took several hours to complete.
Last Woman Standing honors went to Toni Pennington who was chip leader after dinner and made it all the way to the final table where she exited 6th. At 2:30am, after getting knocked out, Avner, Patricia, Lynn, and Barry rooter their friend on as the table applauded. Toni's poker family support system (12 players strong) call themselves "The Rack Pack".Third place went to John Klodie who rubbed a lucky rabbit's foot he's carried around for forty years. John will add $3,317 to his Borgata bankroll.
But once again, our big winner hoisting the Event 9 trophy was professional poker player and pool shark Carlos Santos.
Carlos owns Action Billiards and Coffee in Jersey and a book called Running The table - The Last American Hustler has been penned about his life.
Tonight Carlos ran the final table to take home $10,476 first place prize. Look for Carlos to make another big run in Borgata's highly anticipated HOSE event.
Event 9: Carlos Santos - 1st Place
$300 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B
Carlos Santos - 1st Place - $10,476
Carlos Santos - 1st Place - $10,476Carlos "The Peruvian Prince" Santos is your Event 9 Champion. It was a long, hard fought battle from noon this afternoon until 4am when the last hand was dealt.
All day Carlos played primarily good cards, was patient, and read his opponents well.
Combined, these ingredients helped him become the chip leader, reach a final table, and ultimately win the tournament.
Carlos really wanted this trophy and let out a cheer upon realizing his full house was the winner.
Look for Santos in Borgata HOSE Event and maybe in the Championship Event next week.
Carlos is originally from Peru and currently owns Action Billiards and Coffee in New Jersey.
His key hand where he caught lucky on the river and seized the chiplead at first had him in a world of hurt against three kings. But that last card changed everything giving Carlos the nut low and a straight.
His friends railed him at the end of the tournament early Monday morning.
Mike Carlos Ron
All day Carlos played primarily good cards, was patient, and read his opponents well.
Combined, these ingredients helped him become the chip leader, reach a final table, and ultimately win the tournament.
Carlos really wanted this trophy and let out a cheer upon realizing his full house was the winner.
Look for Santos in Borgata HOSE Event and maybe in the Championship Event next week.
Carlos is originally from Peru and currently owns Action Billiards and Coffee in New Jersey.
His key hand where he caught lucky on the river and seized the chiplead at first had him in a world of hurt against three kings. But that last card changed everything giving Carlos the nut low and a straight.
His friends railed him at the end of the tournament early Monday morning.
Mike Carlos RonCongratulations to Borgata's Omaha H/L 8B winner, Carlos Santos who will add $10,476 to his bank.
Event 9: Doug Zinneman - 2nd Place
$300 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B
Doug Zinneman - 2nd Place - $5,762
Doug Zinneman - 2nd Place - $5,762What a day for Doug Zinneman who had quads three times today and lost a hand against a straight flush.
Doug's heads up battle with Carlos Santos lasted only one hand.
Holding J-9-K-5 and outchipped, Doug shipped the rest of his chips and Carlos called.
The board ran out 10-3-Q-8-Q.
Carlos tabled 5-5-10-10 giving him a full house for the win.
Doug played like a champ today but fell one spot short from taking home the hardware.
Doug's heads up battle with Carlos Santos lasted only one hand.
Holding J-9-K-5 and outchipped, Doug shipped the rest of his chips and Carlos called.
The board ran out 10-3-Q-8-Q.
Carlos tabled 5-5-10-10 giving him a full house for the win.
Doug played like a champ today but fell one spot short from taking home the hardware.
Event 9: John Klodie - $3,317
$300 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B
John Klodie - 3rd Place - $3,317
John Klodie - 3rd Place - $3,317The man with the lucky rabbit's foot hopped his way to third place for $3,317.
John had a knack for talking his opponents into doing what he wanted them to do.
With three players left, John's demise came against Carlos Santos.
Carlos raised every street and John called him down.
At showdown Carlos showed 5-7 for a straight against a board of 9-8-8-6-6 felting John's 10-6-4-3.
John had a knack for talking his opponents into doing what he wanted them to do.
With three players left, John's demise came against Carlos Santos.
Carlos raised every street and John called him down.
At showdown Carlos showed 5-7 for a straight against a board of 9-8-8-6-6 felting John's 10-6-4-3.
Event 9: Vaughan Machado - 4th Place
$300 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B
Vaughan Machado - 4th Place - $2,794
Vaughan Machado - 4th Place - $2,794Curtains for Vaughan Machado who had his eye on the trophy but just fell short. "I didn't know they were gonna have a trophy. So cool, I wanted that more than the cash" said Vaughan.
He'll get his chance in next week's HOSE tournament. Vaughan hasn't played much poker lately but when he does it's mix games all the way.
He's played in WSOP mix game tournies and will try his hand this year in the $1500 HORSE.
Machado was only all in twice the entire tournament. The last time didn't work out so well despite flopping top set. The draw heavy board saw Doug calling with a gutterball draw and hitting it for the win.
Vaughan thought Event 9 was a tough structure but extremely well run.
Congrats to your 4th place finish for $2,794.
He'll get his chance in next week's HOSE tournament. Vaughan hasn't played much poker lately but when he does it's mix games all the way.
He's played in WSOP mix game tournies and will try his hand this year in the $1500 HORSE.
Machado was only all in twice the entire tournament. The last time didn't work out so well despite flopping top set. The draw heavy board saw Doug calling with a gutterball draw and hitting it for the win.
Vaughan thought Event 9 was a tough structure but extremely well run.
Congrats to your 4th place finish for $2,794.
Event 9: Claudangelo Beaudouin - 5th Place
$300 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B
Claudangelo Beaudouin- 5th Place - $2,095
Claudangelo is not taking home the trophy but he is taking home $2,095 for a fifth place finish.
Great job!
Claudangelo Beaudouin- 5th Place - $2,095Claudangelo is not taking home the trophy but he is taking home $2,095 for a fifth place finish.
Great job!
Event 9: Toni Pennington - 6th Place
$300 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B
Toni Pennington - 6th Place - $1,746
Toni Pennington - 6th Place - $1,746After playing terrific all day, Toni's time at the final table came to a close. But she went out like a true champion - to applause. The entire table applauded her, along with her support group on the rail.
Avner, Patricia, Lynn, and Barry rooter their friend on (keep in mind it's 2:30am). Toni and eleven other friends are all part of "The Rack Pack". "We support one another, go on poker cruises together...we literally picked each other up while playing poker."
The Rack Pack is floating around Borgata during the Spring Poker Open. They prefer to play Omaha and other mix games.
Toni did deserve applause. She was the chip leader before the bubble broke and ended up being the last woman standing.
She was disappointed in her 6th place finish because she had her eye on first place but the $1,746 she earned will certainly be put to good use.
Doug Zinneman knocked Toni out of Event 9 and had to come from behind to do so.
We'll look out for "The Rack Pack" in upcoming Events.
Avner, Patricia, Lynn, and Barry rooter their friend on (keep in mind it's 2:30am). Toni and eleven other friends are all part of "The Rack Pack". "We support one another, go on poker cruises together...we literally picked each other up while playing poker."
The Rack Pack is floating around Borgata during the Spring Poker Open. They prefer to play Omaha and other mix games.
Toni did deserve applause. She was the chip leader before the bubble broke and ended up being the last woman standing.
She was disappointed in her 6th place finish because she had her eye on first place but the $1,746 she earned will certainly be put to good use.
Doug Zinneman knocked Toni out of Event 9 and had to come from behind to do so.
We'll look out for "The Rack Pack" in upcoming Events.
Event 9: Tom Bessoir - 7th Place
$300 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B
Tom Bessoir - 7th Place - $1,397
Tom Bessoir - 7th Place - $1,397Tom Bessoir (New York, NY) designed his own cafe press T-shirt ripped right from recent headlines.
Tom is used to the grind of Omaha as he plays 15/30 cash 2 to 3 times a week. It was very impressive to watch Tom survive a short stack at least 6 times at the final table.
"Every time I was all in I either won or chopped" exclaimed Tom.
Regarding the final hand, Tom only had 30,000 and the blinds were 20,000. His A-2-5-6 fell to Carlos Santos who caught a straight.
Tom will stuff his wallet with $1,397 of cold hard cash for his Omaha play today.
Tom is used to the grind of Omaha as he plays 15/30 cash 2 to 3 times a week. It was very impressive to watch Tom survive a short stack at least 6 times at the final table.
"Every time I was all in I either won or chopped" exclaimed Tom.
Regarding the final hand, Tom only had 30,000 and the blinds were 20,000. His A-2-5-6 fell to Carlos Santos who caught a straight.
Tom will stuff his wallet with $1,397 of cold hard cash for his Omaha play today.
Event 9: Freddie Rouhani - 8th Place
$300 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B
Farzad "Freddie" Rouhani - 8th Place - $1,048
Farzad "Freddie" Rouhani - 8th Place - $1,048Action Freddie Rouhani is Omaha-ed out of here in 8th place. Freddie normally plays higher stakes no limit but loves that Borgata offers Omaha tournaments so he can practice and hone his game.
"I'd love to play in some WSOP Omaha events and this is great practice" explained Freddie.
"I'd love to play in some WSOP Omaha events and this is great practice" explained Freddie.
In his last hand he felt good after turning a straight, but lost to John Klodie's flush.
Freddie was one of the more animated characters we've covered so far in the Borgata Spring Poker Open and I'm sure we'll see more of him in the days to come.
Freddie was one of the more animated characters we've covered so far in the Borgata Spring Poker Open and I'm sure we'll see more of him in the days to come.
Event 9: Final Table Chip Stacks
$300 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B
Seat Number - Player - Chips
1. Toni Pennington - 120,000
2. Vaughan Machado - 80,000
3. Doug Zinneman - 189,000
4. Tom Bessoir - 65,000
5. Claudangelo Beaudouinl - 90,000
6. Farzad "Freddie" Rouhani - 165,000
7. John Klodie 284,000
8. Carlos Santos - 262,000
Players are on a quick break - thanks to Michael our dealer for his assist on counting up chips.
Your big stack is lucky rabbit's foot John Klodie with 284,000 and the shorty looking to double is Tom Bessoir.
Seat Number - Player - Chips
1. Toni Pennington - 120,000
2. Vaughan Machado - 80,000
3. Doug Zinneman - 189,000
4. Tom Bessoir - 65,000
5. Claudangelo Beaudouinl - 90,000
6. Farzad "Freddie" Rouhani - 165,000
7. John Klodie 284,000
8. Carlos Santos - 262,000
Players are on a quick break - thanks to Michael our dealer for his assist on counting up chips.
Your big stack is lucky rabbit's foot John Klodie with 284,000 and the shorty looking to double is Tom Bessoir.
Event 9: Allen Kessler - 9th Place
$300 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B
Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler - 9th Place - $786
The poker professional and well known mix game specialist will take home $786 for his 9th Place finish.
The chainsaw ran out of gas as he was positioned in a spot and a hand he couldn't fold.
Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler - 9th Place - $786Allen survived a couple all-in short stack shoves to get to the final table but on his final attempt ran into Doug Zinneman's flush.
The poker professional and well known mix game specialist will take home $786 for his 9th Place finish.
The chainsaw ran out of gas as he was positioned in a spot and a hand he couldn't fold.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Event 9: Craig Hammerman Hammered - 12th Place
$300 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B
Craig Hammerman (Brooklyn, NY) - 12th Place - $698
You can't feel too bad when you lose to quads, but it still hurts when you've been playing patiently, waiting for AA, are short stacked, and still lose.
Craig had a sic run earlier going from 5300 to 48,000 in 3 hands. He doubled up, then quaded up, then quaded up again. Solid - tight game was working today until the last hand.
Oh and by the way, guess who had the quads - it was Doug Zinneman for his third quad of the day.
Craig Hammerman (Brooklyn, NY) - 12th Place - $698You can't feel too bad when you lose to quads, but it still hurts when you've been playing patiently, waiting for AA, are short stacked, and still lose.
Craig had a sic run earlier going from 5300 to 48,000 in 3 hands. He doubled up, then quaded up, then quaded up again. Solid - tight game was working today until the last hand.
Oh and by the way, guess who had the quads - it was Doug Zinneman for his third quad of the day.
Event 9: LoRusso Busto - 13th Place
$300 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B
Gloria LoRusso (Brigantine, NJ) - 13th Place - $611
Gloria is a retired school teacher, now a Borgata regular who did well in this Event last year so figured she'd give it another shot.
Gloria LoRusso (Brigantine, NJ) - 13th Place - $611Gloria is a retired school teacher, now a Borgata regular who did well in this Event last year so figured she'd give it another shot.
Event 9: Final Two Tables
$300 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B
Table 1
1. Claudangelo Beaudouinl
2. Antoinett Pennington
3. Farzad "Freddie" Rouhani
4. Tom Bessoir
5. Mark Fiocco
6. Joe Black
7. Doug Zinneman
8. Craig Hammerman
Table 2
1. John Klodie
2. Gloria LoRusso
3. Richard Weisberg
4. Carlos Santos
5. Allen Kessler
6. Vaughan Machado
7. Sean Scavillo
Table 1
1. Claudangelo Beaudouinl
2. Antoinett Pennington
3. Farzad "Freddie" Rouhani
4. Tom Bessoir
5. Mark Fiocco
6. Joe Black
7. Doug Zinneman
8. Craig Hammerman
Table 2
1. John Klodie
2. Gloria LoRusso
3. Richard Weisberg
4. Carlos Santos
5. Allen Kessler
6. Vaughan Machado
7. Sean Scavillo
Event 9: Room Change
$300 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B
Final two tables are bagging chips and relocating into Borgata Poker Room.
Sayonara Signature Room...
Chip updates and bustouts coming soon to a Borgata Blog near you!
Final two tables are bagging chips and relocating into Borgata Poker Room.
Sayonara Signature Room...
Chip updates and bustouts coming soon to a Borgata Blog near you!
Event 9: Couple Of Bubbleheads
$300 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B
Joy & Chris Reslock - Going Out Together
Joy & Chris Reslock - Going Out TogetherChris Reslock went out in 20th Place and his wife Joy joined him going out in 19th Place - which happened to be the bubble.
That means Allen Kessler won this round of the Lifelong Lastlonger $100 bet.
Joy just missed the money as her last 35oo was forced into the pot and her hand didn't hold.
In a prior hand after flopping fives, her kicker was edged out by one card - crippling her stack.
It was fun reporting on the Reslocks and I'm sure we'll see more of them throughout the 2011 Borgata Spring Poker Open.
That means Allen Kessler won this round of the Lifelong Lastlonger $100 bet.
Joy just missed the money as her last 35oo was forced into the pot and her hand didn't hold.
In a prior hand after flopping fives, her kicker was edged out by one card - crippling her stack.
It was fun reporting on the Reslocks and I'm sure we'll see more of them throughout the 2011 Borgata Spring Poker Open.
Event 8: Day 1A Ends
$400 + 50 Deep Stack Double Play NL (2 Re-Entry)
Number of Day 1A Entrants: 168
Players remaining: 23
Day 2 play resumes Tuesday, April 19th at 12 noon.
Top 5 Unofficial Chip-Leaders:
Roland Israelashvili - 450,000
Bill Patterson - 425,000
Marc Carpentier - 353,000
Chris Valsamos - 325,000
Daniel Chan - 291,000
Number of Day 1A Entrants: 168
Players remaining: 23
Day 2 play resumes Tuesday, April 19th at 12 noon.
Top 5 Unofficial Chip-Leaders:
Roland Israelashvili - 450,000
Bill Patterson - 425,000
Marc Carpentier - 353,000
Chris Valsamos - 325,000
Daniel Chan - 291,000
Event 9: Bubble Looming
$300 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B
Two away from the bubble for the last 15 minutes.
Lucky rabbit's foot paying off for John Klodie who is the new chip leader with 140,000.
"I knocked out a couple players" said John when casually explaining how he leaped up the leaderboard.
Blinds: 2500 / 5000 Limits: 5000 / 10,000
Twenty players remain on three tables.
Average chip stack: 57,142
Two away from the bubble for the last 15 minutes.
Lucky rabbit's foot paying off for John Klodie who is the new chip leader with 140,000.
"I knocked out a couple players" said John when casually explaining how he leaped up the leaderboard.
Blinds: 2500 / 5000 Limits: 5000 / 10,000
Twenty players remain on three tables.
Average chip stack: 57,142
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