Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
Players are back from a 10 minute break and the blinds going up are a bigger story than the chip counts. Blinds are now 150k/300k/30k ante.
Chip Counts (in millions)
Vadim Shlez 8.9
Trevor Savage 5.1
Bobby Suer 3.3
LJ Sande 4
Friday, February 4, 2011
Savage Doubles Through Shlez
Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
Trevor Savage moves all-in for 2.25 million, Vadim Shlez calls.
Savage: AK
Shlez: AJ
Ace-king is good for Savage and the chips continue to go round and round.
With blinds at 120k/240k/30k ante, any player with 2.5 million chips barely has 10 big blinds.
10 minutes left before the next break.
Final Four
Trevor Savage moves all-in for 2.25 million, Vadim Shlez calls.
Savage: AK
Shlez: AJ
Ace-king is good for Savage and the chips continue to go round and round.
With blinds at 120k/240k/30k ante, any player with 2.5 million chips barely has 10 big blinds.
10 minutes left before the next break.
Final Four
Event 26: Black Jack
$200 + $30 No Limit Hold'em (1 Re-entry)
21 players remain as there's a steady stream to the cage.
Still in the running for the $12,873 first prize:
James Boyle
Howard Wolper
Joanne Leban
Jesse Dara
Hamilton Dimaya
21 players remain as there's a steady stream to the cage.
Still in the running for the $12,873 first prize:
James Boyle
Howard Wolper
Joanne Leban
Jesse Dara
Hamilton Dimaya
Shlez Doubles Through Savage
Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
The chips are all-in preflop and Shlez is at risk for 2.75 million
Shlez: KK
Savage: 5 3 off suit
The board runs clean and Shlez doubles to more than 5 million, Savage is cut in half to less than 4 million.
The chips are all-in preflop and Shlez is at risk for 2.75 million
Shlez: KK
Savage: 5 3 off suit
The board runs clean and Shlez doubles to more than 5 million, Savage is cut in half to less than 4 million.
Another Break
Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
It's been quiet since the only post dinner break elimination. While there hasn't been any double ups in a while, there have been decent pots that swing the chip stacks.
Chip Counts (in millions)
Bobby Suez 8.4
Trevor Savage 6
LJ Sande 5
Vadim Shleth 2.7
Blinds are 120k/240k/30k ante.
It's been quiet since the only post dinner break elimination. While there hasn't been any double ups in a while, there have been decent pots that swing the chip stacks.
Chip Counts (in millions)
Bobby Suez 8.4
Trevor Savage 6
LJ Sande 5
Vadim Shleth 2.7
Blinds are 120k/240k/30k ante.
Event 26: Bubble Breaks
$200 + $30 No Limit Hold'em (1 Re-entry)
The top 27 players are in the money and a new chip leader has emerged.
David Eisenstein is up to 235k and says he won a 140k pot when his AQ beat pocket 9s.
A reminder of what they're playing for.
Place-Amount
1 $12,873
2 $7,586
3 $4,367
4 $3,540
5 $2,758
6 $2,298
7 $1,839
8 $1,379
9 $920
10-12 $598
13-15 $506
16-18 $460
19-27 $414
The top 27 players are in the money and a new chip leader has emerged.
David Eisenstein is up to 235k and says he won a 140k pot when his AQ beat pocket 9s.
A reminder of what they're playing for.
Place-Amount
1 $12,873
2 $7,586
3 $4,367
4 $3,540
5 $2,758
6 $2,298
7 $1,839
8 $1,379
9 $920
10-12 $598
13-15 $506
16-18 $460
19-27 $414
Savage Doubles Through Sande
Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
LJ Sande raises from the button, Trevor Savage is all-in for a little less than 2 million. Sande tanks and calls with A 9 vs Savage's KK. The kings hold and Savage goes to 3.5 million.
Savage moves all-in several more times without a call and twice Sande show s the same A 9 he just lost with.
LJ Sande raises from the button, Trevor Savage is all-in for a little less than 2 million. Sande tanks and calls with A 9 vs Savage's KK. The kings hold and Savage goes to 3.5 million.
Savage moves all-in several more times without a call and twice Sande show s the same A 9 he just lost with.
Sande Doubles Through Suer
Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
The board is 9♥ 4♥ 10♠ 4♣ K♦ and on the river LJ Sande moves all-in for 2.7 million
Bobby Suer counts down his stack and see he'll have 5.5 left if he loses the hand. Suer makes the call and quickly turns over A♦ K♣ , for top pair, top kicker, but is beat by the Q♠ J♠ as Sande hits the straight.
Sande doubles to 5.4 million, while Suer drops to 5.5 million.
The board is 9♥ 4♥ 10♠ 4♣ K♦ and on the river LJ Sande moves all-in for 2.7 million
Bobby Suer counts down his stack and see he'll have 5.5 left if he loses the hand. Suer makes the call and quickly turns over A♦ K♣ , for top pair, top kicker, but is beat by the Q♠ J♠ as Sande hits the straight.
Sande doubles to 5.4 million, while Suer drops to 5.5 million.
Event 26: Back from Break
$200 + $30 No Limit Hold'em (1 Re-entry)
As play resumes in the last trophy event, the field is down to 31 players, just three from the bubble and four away from the money.
The top two stacks continue to be Brandon Guss and Mark Stafford who are at the same table.
Stafford Watches Chip Leader Guss Stack More Chips
As play resumes in the last trophy event, the field is down to 31 players, just three from the bubble and four away from the money.
The top two stacks continue to be Brandon Guss and Mark Stafford who are at the same table.
Stafford Watches Chip Leader Guss Stack More Chips
Suer Still Sizzling
Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
There's a big pot brewing and the board is 4♠ 7♥ J♥ 3♠ A♦.
Bobby Suer quickly moves all-in on the river and has Vadim Shlez covered. Shlez mucks and Suer takes his stack to more than 10 million chips.
There's a big pot brewing and the board is 4♠ 7♥ J♥ 3♠ A♦.
Bobby Suer quickly moves all-in on the river and has Vadim Shlez covered. Shlez mucks and Suer takes his stack to more than 10 million chips.
Back from Break/Chip Counts
Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
Savage Secures the Hoody
Count in Millions
Bobby Suer 6.9
Vadim Shlez 6.4
LJ Sande 6.0
Trevor Savage 2.8
Blinds are 100k/200k/20k ante
Savage Secures the HoodyCount in Millions
Bobby Suer 6.9
Vadim Shlez 6.4
LJ Sande 6.0
Trevor Savage 2.8
Blinds are 100k/200k/20k ante
Last Hand Before Break
Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
From the cutoff LJ Sande leads out for 350k
Trevor Savage from the button makes it 875k
Sande Calls
Flop: Q♥ 10♦ 8♦
Check, Check
Turn: A♠
Check, Check
River: 6♥
Sande bets 700k and Savage calls.
Sande shows 8 ♣ 10 ♣ for two pairs, Savage mucks.
Savage, the former chip leader, is now the short stack with less than 3 million.
From the cutoff LJ Sande leads out for 350k
Trevor Savage from the button makes it 875k
Sande Calls
Flop: Q♥ 10♦ 8♦
Check, Check
Turn: A♠
Check, Check
River: 6♥
Sande bets 700k and Savage calls.
Sande shows 8 ♣ 10 ♣ for two pairs, Savage mucks.
Savage, the former chip leader, is now the short stack with less than 3 million.
Suer Doubles and More
Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
Bobby Suer doubles through Trevor Savage and now has 3.2 million chips.
The flop is 2♦ J♣ J♥
Suer checks
Savage bets 350k
Suer raises to 800k
Savage moves all-in
Suer calls
Savage: J♣ Q♥ (trip jacks)
Suer: 9♣ 2♣ (two pairs)
Turn: K♣ (Savage picks up flush draw)
River: 8♦
Suer dodges a club on the river and doubles his stack to 4 million.
On the very next hand Suer and and LJ Sande go to the river and Sande has the higher straight for another 3.5 million chip pot and has gone from 2 million to 7.5 million in back to back hands.
Suer (left) Wins a Pot from Sande
Bobby Suer doubles through Trevor Savage and now has 3.2 million chips.
The flop is 2♦ J♣ J♥
Suer checks
Savage bets 350k
Suer raises to 800k
Savage moves all-in
Suer calls
Savage: J♣ Q♥ (trip jacks)
Suer: 9♣ 2♣ (two pairs)
Turn: K♣ (Savage picks up flush draw)
River: 8♦
Suer dodges a club on the river and doubles his stack to 4 million.
On the very next hand Suer and and LJ Sande go to the river and Sande has the higher straight for another 3.5 million chip pot and has gone from 2 million to 7.5 million in back to back hands.
Suer (left) Wins a Pot from Sande
Rough Chip Count Update
Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
With four players remaining, the leaderboard has taken another shakeup.
Vadim Shlez has reclaimed the chip lead with ~7.7 million.
Trevor Savage is second with ~6 million.
LJ Sande is third with ~5.5 million.
Bobby Suer is fourth with ~2.3 million.
With four players remaining, the leaderboard has taken another shakeup.
Vadim Shlez has reclaimed the chip lead with ~7.7 million.
Trevor Savage is second with ~6 million.
LJ Sande is third with ~5.5 million.
Bobby Suer is fourth with ~2.3 million.
5th Place - Gil Sacks
Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
Gil Sacks got his chips in against LJ Sande.
Gil held AK and was racing against LJ's pocket 6s. The board came T 8 4 3 J and LJ's pair held up. The stacks had to be counted down, but in the end, LJ had him covered.
Gil Sacks finished in 5th place, earning $126,407.
Gil was the oldest player at this final table and did very well, outlasting some much younger opponents. He's retired and lives in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.
This is Gil's biggest score to date, but he won a $200 No Limit event during the 2010 Borgata Summer Open, good for $28,077. In September 2007, he played the $5k WPT Championship during the Borgata Summer Open and finished 14th, taking home $21,905.
For his greatest accomplishment outside of poker, he says "I'm still alive."
Gil Sacks got his chips in against LJ Sande.
Gil Sacks
Gil held AK and was racing against LJ's pocket 6s. The board came T 8 4 3 J and LJ's pair held up. The stacks had to be counted down, but in the end, LJ had him covered.
Gil Sacks finished in 5th place, earning $126,407.
Gil was the oldest player at this final table and did very well, outlasting some much younger opponents. He's retired and lives in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.
This is Gil's biggest score to date, but he won a $200 No Limit event during the 2010 Borgata Summer Open, good for $28,077. In September 2007, he played the $5k WPT Championship during the Borgata Summer Open and finished 14th, taking home $21,905.
For his greatest accomplishment outside of poker, he says "I'm still alive."
Event 26: Dinner Break
$200 + $30 No Limit Hold'em (1 Re-entry)
Here's a look at various chip counts as players are on a one hour dinner break. Three stacks top the 100k mark.
Chip Leaders:
Brandon Guss 197k
Mark Stafford 173k
Hamilton Dimaya 112k
Various Stacks:
Robert Scott Fisher 89k
Calabria Pasquale 80k (up from 9k)
Glenn Faegenburg 75k
James Boyle 65k
Willis Robert 55k
Joseph Gillies 45k
Matt Damon 43k
Richard Sarkisian 43k
George Reid 26k (AKA as anonymous when QQ was cracked by AK)
Anthony Casale 9,300 ("write it down so when I come back to win you'll have a story."
35 players remain with an average stack of 68k
Play resumes at 8:45 pm
Here's a look at various chip counts as players are on a one hour dinner break. Three stacks top the 100k mark.
Chip Leaders:
Brandon Guss 197k
Mark Stafford 173k
Hamilton Dimaya 112k
Various Stacks:
Robert Scott Fisher 89k
Calabria Pasquale 80k (up from 9k)
Glenn Faegenburg 75k
James Boyle 65k
Willis Robert 55k
Joseph Gillies 45k
Matt Damon 43k
Richard Sarkisian 43k
George Reid 26k (AKA as anonymous when QQ was cracked by AK)
Anthony Casale 9,300 ("write it down so when I come back to win you'll have a story."
35 players remain with an average stack of 68k
Play resumes at 8:45 pm
Savage Ships it to Suer
Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
Bobby Suer moved in from the button and Trevor Savage called the 1.39 million (total) from the big blind. Bobby held A3 off and was ahead of Trevor's QJ offsuit. The board came 9 7 3 9 5 and Bobby doubled up to ~2.8 million.
Bobby Suer moved in from the button and Trevor Savage called the 1.39 million (total) from the big blind. Bobby held A3 off and was ahead of Trevor's QJ offsuit. The board came 9 7 3 9 5 and Bobby doubled up to ~2.8 million.
Play Has Resumed
Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
The final five players (well, four of them) have returned from dinner break and resumed play with blinds of 80k/160k and 10k antes.
Chip leader Trevor Savage has not yet returned. Blinds and antes are being posted for him.
(Trevor returned after missing a couple of hands.)
The final five players (well, four of them) have returned from dinner break and resumed play with blinds of 80k/160k and 10k antes.
Chip leader Trevor Savage has not yet returned. Blinds and antes are being posted for him.
(Trevor returned after missing a couple of hands.)
Event 26: Featured Table
$200 + $30 No Limit Hold'em (1 Re-entry)
Borgata regulars James Boyle, Patti Haggerty and Howard Wolper are all at the same table.
Boyle, who was the PPI Points Leader heading into the Championship Event says, "this is my last tournament," of course this is the last event of the Borgata Winter Open.
On a board of 3♣ Q♠ 9♥ 8♦ K♣, Joe Gillies (Philadelphia, PA) moves all-in for 15k, Haggerty tanks and calls. Gillies shows J♦ 10♣ for the rivered straight and now has 60k.
Haggerty is left short and is out shortly after that, her replacement? Joanne Leban (New York, NY) who bubbled the final table in Event 25, finishing 11th.
Truly this is the featured group as players are gearing up for the 7:30 pm dinner break.
Borgata regulars James Boyle, Patti Haggerty and Howard Wolper are all at the same table.
Boyle, who was the PPI Points Leader heading into the Championship Event says, "this is my last tournament," of course this is the last event of the Borgata Winter Open.
On a board of 3♣ Q♠ 9♥ 8♦ K♣, Joe Gillies (Philadelphia, PA) moves all-in for 15k, Haggerty tanks and calls. Gillies shows J♦ 10♣ for the rivered straight and now has 60k.
Haggerty is left short and is out shortly after that, her replacement? Joanne Leban (New York, NY) who bubbled the final table in Event 25, finishing 11th.
Truly this is the featured group as players are gearing up for the 7:30 pm dinner break.
Savage Beats Sande Before Dinner
Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
On the last hand before the dinner break, LJ Sande (cutoff) got involved with Trevor Savage (button). At the river the board read Q J 7 2 Q (no flush possible). LJ checked, Trevor bet 560k into the million-dollar pot. LJ tanked until time ran out in the level, then called. Trevor showed AJ for two pair. LJ mucked.
With that pot, Trevor reclaimed a commanding chip lead. He's up to 8.2 million.
LJ dropped to 3.1 million.
Remaining chip counts:
Vadim Shlez- 6.2 million
Gil Sacks - 2.3 million
Bobby Suer - 2 million
Players have been sent on a 75 minute dinner break. Play will resume at about 7:25pm
On the last hand before the dinner break, LJ Sande (cutoff) got involved with Trevor Savage (button). At the river the board read Q J 7 2 Q (no flush possible). LJ checked, Trevor bet 560k into the million-dollar pot. LJ tanked until time ran out in the level, then called. Trevor showed AJ for two pair. LJ mucked.
With that pot, Trevor reclaimed a commanding chip lead. He's up to 8.2 million.
LJ dropped to 3.1 million.
Remaining chip counts:
Vadim Shlez- 6.2 million
Gil Sacks - 2.3 million
Bobby Suer - 2 million
Players have been sent on a 75 minute dinner break. Play will resume at about 7:25pm
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