Event 21: 8th Place - Williamson

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH

 Tiffany Williamson (Gaithersburg, MD)  

$1,344 

Williamson is all in with pocket 8s against the AJ of Kevin Lupowitz.

Flop: Q 4 2

Turn: J (pair of jacks for Lupowitz)

River: 5

Williamson is beaten by a pair of jacks and finishes in 8th place for $1,344.  

Williamson was the 15th place finisher ($400,000) in the 2005 WSOP Main Event, the year Joe Hachem won the title.  She says she doesn't play much poker since her big score.

Event 21: Break Time

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH  

 Great Eight

Players are back from a break as blinds are moving up to 12k/24/3k ante.  The average stack is 578k (24 BB).

Chip Counts:

Seat-Name-Count

1 Kevin Lupowitz (New York, NY) 520k
2 Leonardo Palermo (Toms River, NJ) 270k
3 Alyson Parker (Plainsboro, NJ) 515k
4 Dave Deneegaard (E. Northport, NY) 700k
5 Tiffany Williamson (Gaithersburg, MD) 125k
6 Donnie Brown (Blackwood, NJ) 730k
7
8 Brendan Buckley (Long Beach, NY) 940k
9 Tom Gleason (Blackwood, NJ) 800k
10

Event 21: Big Hand Before Break

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH

Leonardo Palermo raises preflop and Donnie Brown calls from the blind.

Brown check-calls the flop and turn, then jams 237k on the river.

Palermo calls and mucks when he sees Brown's flopped set of 5s.

Brown takes his stack to more than 700k, while Palermo is down to 190k.

Event 21: 9th Place - Johnson

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH

 Montez Johnson (Sicklerville, NJ) 

$896

After a double-up, Johnson puts his new chips at risk with AQ vs the pocket jacks of Brendan Buckley.  The board runs out 10 9 8 5 2 and Johnson is out in 9th place for $896.

Event 21: 10th Place - DeQuatro

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH  

 Chris DeQuatro (Norfolk, VA) 

$583 

DeQuatro moves all in UTG for 114k and Tom Gleason calls.

DeQuatro: A♠ Q♦

Gleason: 7♣ 7♥

Flop: 3♠ 8♥ 6♣

Turn: K♦

River: 5♠

DeQuatros' AQ doesn't get any help and Gleason wins the pot with pocket 7s.  DeQuatro is out in 10th place, earning $583.

Event 21: Irish Poker - "Dublin Up"

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH 

The short stacks keep staying alive.

Chris DeQuatro (Q2) doubles 50k through Alyson Parker (AK) when a deuce hits the flop.

A few hands later, it's new life for Montez Johnson who doubles 174k with AJ vs the pocket 10s of Brendan Buckley when a jack hits the board.

But Buckley turns around and sends 217k to Kevin Lupowitz who gets his chips in bad KJ vs Q9. Lupowitz hits a nine on the turn and stays alive.

4 double-ups and no eliminations this level.  Blinds are up to 10k/20k/3k ante.

Event 21: Big Hand for Brown

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH 

Donnie Brown and Chris DeQuatro and two other players see a flop of Q♣ 2♦ 6♦. After heavy action Brown and DeQuatro are all in and close in chips.

Brown: Q♠ 5♥
DeQuatro: A♦ 5♦ (over card, nut flush draw)

Turn: 9♠

River: 3♣

Brown dodges all of DeQuartro's outs and goes from 175k to 430k and says, "that was for
Team Scotto

DeQuatro is left with 50k.

Event 21: Final Table Lineup

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH 

The final 10 players are in their new seats with an average stack of 462k (39 BB) as blinds are 6k/12k, 2k ante.

Seat-Name-Chip Count

1 Kevin Lupowitz (New York, NY) 195k (12 BB)
2 Leonardo Palermo (Toms River, NJ) 600k
3 Alyson Parker (Plainsboro, NJ) 630k
4 Dave Deneegaard (E. Northport, NY) 400k
5 Tiffany Williamson (Gaithersburg, MD) 290k
6 Donnie Brown (Blackwood, NJ) 220k
7 Chris DeQuatro (Norfolk, VA) 425k
8 Brendan Buckley (Long Beach, NY) 550k
9 Tom Gleason (Blackwood, NJ) 814k (68 BB)
10 Montez Johnson (Sicklerville, NJ) 300k

Event 21: 11th Place - Presman

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH 

 Alex Presman (Staten Island, NY)

$583

 6k/12k/2k ante

Alyson Parker raises to 36k

Presman makes it 95k (leaving 100k behind)

Parker moves all in and has Presman covered

Presman calls

Presman: A♠ A♣

Parker: 8♦ 8♠

Before the dealer puts out the flop, Parker says very politely, "I'd like it very much if you could please put an 8 out there."

Flop: 8♥ 6♣ 5♠ (Parker set of 8s)

Turn: K♠

River: 10♦

 

An 8 in the window gives Parker the winning set and knocks Presman out in 11th place, earning him $583.

Event 21: 12th Place - Capone

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH 

Chris Capone (Palmyra, PA)

$583

Capone loses 180k in just a couple of hands. 

First he doubles up Tiffany Williamson when his pocket 7s run into pocket aces.  Then Capone sees a K 9 4 flop with Montez Johnson and moves all in. 

Capone: J 9 (middle pair)

Johnson: K 8 (top pair)

Capone doesn't get help on the turn or river and is out in 12th place earning him $583.

Event 21: 13th Place - Gatlin

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH  

Doug Gatlin (Silver Spring, MD)

$493

Gatlin is all in for 180k and appears to be in great shape vs Kevin Lupowitz.

Gatlin: A♦ A♥

Lupowitz: A♠ K♠

The flop brings two spades and a third on the turn to give Lupowitz the nut flush to crack Gatlin's aces.  Gatlin earns $493 for his 13th place finish.

Event 21: Numbers Game

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH 

Number of Entries: 231
Players Remaining: 13
Chips in Play:  4.6 million

Average Stack: 355k (36 BB)
Big Stack: 653 (65 BB)

Next Blinds: 5k/10k/1k ante

Play Resumes: 9 pm

Total Buy-In: $46,200
First Prize:  $12,550
Next Cash: $493

Event 21: Dinner Break

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH 

On the last hand before dinner break Chris DeQuatro knocks out Toney Gerges in 14th place.  That sends the remaining 13 players on dinner break,

Tom Gleason leads the chip counts with 653k (65 BB).

Play resumes at 9 pm as the players go after the $12,550 first prize.

Event 21: 14th Place - Gerges

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH  

Toney Gerges (Bayonne, NJ)

 $493 

Gerges is all in vs Chris DeQuatro for 100k.

Gerges: A 9

DeQuatro: A J

Flop: 9 X X (pair of 9s for Gerges)

Turn: J (pair of jacks for DeQuatro)

River: X

Gerges's pair of 9s is second best and he's out in 14th place for $493.

Event 21: 15th Place - Nachman

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH 

Natalie Nachman (New York, NY)

$493

Event 21: 16th Place - Nakada

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH 

Tony Nakada (Bergenfield, NJ)

$448

Event 21: 17th Place - Durso

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH

Robert Durso (Brooklyn, NY)

$448

Event 21: Two Tables

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH 

Just before the two table redraw Christopher Hagen (Cortland Manor, NY) is out in 18th place and earns $448.

Here's a look at the who is still in the running for the $12,550 first prize.

Table 1

Seat-Name

1 Alyson Parker
2 Chris DeQuatro
3 Alex Presman
4 Dave Deneegaard
5 Robert Durso
6 Toney Gerges
7 Brendan Buckley
8 Tom Gleason
9

Table 2

Seat-Name

1 Chris Capone
2 Tony Nakada
3 Doug Gatlin
4 Montez Johnson
5 Natalie Nachman
6 Tiffany Williamson
7 Kevin Lupowitz
8 Leonardo Palermo
9 Donnie Brown

Event 21: Places 19-27 ($403)

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH 

In addition to Steve Eyzerovich, the following players all earn $403.

Position-Name

19 Christopher Walker (Elkridge, MD)
20 Richard Coen (Philadelphia, PA)
21 John Nguyen (Piscataway, NJ)
22 Adam Sanders (Atlantic Heights, NJ)
23 Dylan Schlich (Ocean, NJ)
24 Steven Markowitz (Brooklyn, NY)
25 Gerald Sosler (Purchase, NY)
26 Joseph Raffa (Sicklerville, NY)
27 Vyacheslav "Steve" Eyzerovich (Staten Island, NY)

Event 21: Steve Makes Money, Busts

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH  

 Steve (right) Explains the Action

Vyacheslav "Steve" Eyzerovich (Staten Island, NY) survives the money bubble, but doesn't last long as he's eliminated in 27th place.

Eyzerovich loses with AK against 77 for his last 55k and will pick up a few more points in the Tournament Leaderboard standings for his min cash of $403.

Coming into the final day of the Borgata Summer Poker Open, Eyzerovich trailed Cuong Phung, who failed to make the money, by 120 points.

Eyzerovich and Phung have one more chance to pick up points as they're now both playing in the final event of the series which began at 6 pm.

The winner of the Leaderboard contest wins a $3,500 seat into the WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship Event in September.

Event 21: In the Money!

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH 

The bubble only takes 15 minutes and is over when Chris DeQuarto (Norfolk, VA) adds to his bounties.  His AK knocks out a player who is down to 9k in chips and holding AQ.

The knockout comes in 28th place and sends the remaining 27 players into the money for a min cash of $403.

Brendan Buckley (Long Beach, NY) continues to lead the chip counts with nearly 600k.

Event 21: Two Men Overboard

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH 

 DeQuarto Dispatches Two More

Chris DeQuarto (Norfolk, VA) pockets another $100 with a double knockout while holding pocket 10s.  "I'm officially free rolling," says the Navy man, who is originally from Brooklyn, NY.

Chris Edwards is one of the casualties as DeQuarto now has 7 knockouts. The field is down to 36, nine from the money.

Event 21: Back From Break

 $200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH  

Back from break with 38 players.  27 get paid, so countdown to the bubble has begun.

Level 16:  Blinds 2,500/5,000 with 500 ante.

Average stack is 122k.

Brendan Buckley (Long Beach, NY) is well above average with 565k.  He's also well above the field.

Brendan sends a shout-out to the Real Annie Duke.

Event 21: Bounty Hunter Busted

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH 

Former big stack and big-time bounty hunter Luke Smith has busted out.  He left with at least 7 bounties, so still made a profit on his entry.

Down to 40 players already.  Average stack is 116k.

Steve Eyzerovich is still in (after re-entering once) and is not only hunting for bounties, but is also in the hunt for more leaderboard points.

End of level 15 and players are on break while the black 100 chips are colored up.

Event 21: Buckley Busts Both

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH 

In a three-way pre-flop all in, chip leader Brendan Buckley (Long Beach, NY) had AK and was behind both pocket Queens and pocket Jacks.

Then the board came  9 9 8 A 4 and Brendan paired his Ace on the turn for the bigger pair, busting both opponents in the process.  He added two more bounties to his growing collection (5 so far).

"Suck out!"  he said "I told you, I suck out!" 

He's now up to ~480k and well ahead of the field.

Blinds up!

Level 15:  Blinds 2k/4k with 400 ante.

Event 21: Table Two Action

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH  

Blinds up!

Level 14:  Blinds 1,500/3,000 with 400 ante

Leonardo Palermo's QT somehow cracks David Laufer's pocket Kings.  David reported to the rail.

Leonardo pocketed another bounty.  "Three or four" he can't remember.

Down to five tables now and they're going 9-handed.  Already down to 45 players.

Average is 103k.

Borgata Leaderboard points leader Cuong Phung has busted out.  Tonight's 6pm tournament will be his last chance to accumulate points.

Event 21: Palermo v Presman

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH  

On the turn with a board of 9 5 2 3, Alex Presman checked.  Leonardo Palermo (button) bet 11,700.  Alex called.

River was an 8 and both players checked.  Leonardo showed A9 off for a pair of 9s.  Alex mucked.

Leonardo chipped up to ~120k.  Alex was left with ~130k.

Brendan Buckley (Long Beach, NY) is still the chip leader.  He's up to ~340k.

55 players remain.  Average is 84k.

Event 21: Goners

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH   

Play resumed after the break with

Level 13:  Blinds 1,200/2,400 and 300 ante.

Not back in action are these dearly departed:
Howard Wolper
Ronnie Braverman
Frank 'the Bank' Rothgeb
Demetrios Georgous
Len Vizirov
Joshua Supsak
Ricardo Velasco
Mike Lydon
Gregg Miller
Glenn Lafaye
Gil Sacks

NEW! All In Or Fold Wednesdays!

New Weekly Tournament at Borgata!  All In Or Fold!

Due to the buzz created by the first-ever Borgata All In Or Fold tournament during the Summer Open, Borgata has added a weekly All In Or Fold tournament to their regular schedule.

Beginning on Wednesday, June 27th, at 11pm, this will be a regular weekly tournament!

$50 + $15 + $50 Bounty All In Or Fold No Limit Hold'em

Event 21: New Chip Leader

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH   

Brendan Buckley (Long Beach, NY) is up to ~320k, good for sole possession of the chip lead.

Brendan Buckley

When asked how he acquired all those chips, he replied "I sucked out".  Whatever works!

He has also collected three bounties.

Goners:
Doug Pinto
Syracuse Chris Tsiprailidis

Only 7 tables remain -- 70 players still hunting for bounties.

End of level 12 and time for another break.

Event 21: Payouts

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH 

Total Entries:  231
Total Buy-In:  $46,200

1:   $12,550
2:   $7,394
3:   $4,257
4:   $3,451
5:   $2,689
6:   $2,241
7:   $1,793
8:   $1,344
9:   $896
10 - 12:   $583
13 - 15:   $493
16 - 18:   $448
19 - 27:   $403

Event 21: Chip Co-Leaders

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH  

Blinds Up!

Level 12:  Blinds 1k/2k with 300 ante.

David Deneergaard (E Northport, NY) and Luke Smith (New York, NY) are both up to ~200k and too close to call the chip lead.

 David Deneergaard & Luke Smith

Bounties are the tie-breaker though.  David has collected 3 bounties so far.  Luke has collected 7!  With $350 already in his pocket in green chips, Luke is free-rolling in this event.


***  Cuong Phung, winner of event 19 and leaderboard points leader, has been moved to table 8 with David Deneergaard.  ***

Event 21: Parker Doubles

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH 

Blinds up!

Level 11:  Blinds 80/1,600 with 200 ante.

Alyson Parker (Plainsboro, NJ) had her last chips in with JT offsuit.  Her opponent was ahead with pocket 9s.

The board came K J 7 5 3 and Alyson took the pot with a pair of Jacks, denying her opponent her bounty.

Alyson's table (13) will be the next to break, so that tough collection of players will be scattered into empty seats elsewhere in the room.


***  When table 13 broke, Alyson Parker and Chris Tsiprailidis were both moved to table 3, but they are no longer seated next to each other.  ***

Event 21: Young Kings Good

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH 

Young Yoon was involved in a three-way pre-flop all-in.  He had both opponents covered in chips and crushed with pocket Kings.

 Young Yoon

One short-stack had AT.  The other had AQ.

The board came Q 9 2 3 2 and Young's Kings were good.  He collected the pot and his first two bounties of the day.

Event 21: Back In Action

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH  

After a color up break, play has resumed with

Level 10:  Blinds 600/1,200 with 200 ante.

140 players remain of the (unofficial) 231 that entered.  Average stack is 33k.

Event 21: Bounties Abound

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH 

Tables are breaking fast now that no new entries (or re-entries) are arriving.

Doug Pinto busted out and re-entered before reigstration closed, landing to the left of big stack Alex Tresman.

 Vyacheslav 'Steve' Eyzerovich

Steve Eyzerovich busted out and re-entered.  It was a good move for him as he just flopped a set of 8s to bust a player with AJ, collecting his first bounty.  He's up to ~50k.

Gil Sacks doubled up with 4s-full against a player with trip Aces, leaving that player short.  Gil got the last of his chips and hit bounty soon after.

End of level 9 and time for another break.

Event 21: New Chip Leader

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds Up!

Level 9:  Blinds 500/1,000 with 100 ante.  Levels are now 30 minutes for the duration of the tournament.

Alex Presman (Staten Island, NY) is up to ~100k and in the lead.

Alex Presman

He was the small blind in a hand that went to the river with a board of A 3 3 J 3.

Alex announced he was all-in, having his opponent well covered -- his opponent folded.

Event 21: Jimmy The Greek

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds Up!

Level 8:  Blinds 400/800 with 75 ante.  This is the last 20-minute level.

Demetrios Georgous (Washington Heights, NY) is in the field today.  "Just call me Jimmy the Greek" he says.  He's cashed several times here at Borgata, including a couple of final tables, but is still looking for his first title.

 Demetrios Georgous

"I started gambling when I was 8 years old, playing in my parents Stud games at home" that's why they call him Jimmy the Greek.  "I was born on the day of Super Bowl #1" he says.  That makes him a Capricorn and forty-something years old.

Last summer, Demetrios told me an hour into event 18 that he was going to win that tournament.  Well, he didn't, so I guess you can't believe everything he says (like most gamblers).

That event was won by Adam Agaev (Brooklyn, NY) who picked up $28,026 for his victory.

Event 21: Tough Table Thirteen

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

Registration is officially closed -- no more re-entries!

Level 7:  Blinds 300/600 with 75 ante.

My pick for toughest table in the room goes to table 13.

Seated there are:
Alyson Parker - NL Survivor winner last week (top left)
Syracuse Chris Tsiprailidis - 1 WSOP bracelet, $2.6+ million lifetime
Cuong Phung - Event 19 winner, points leader
Glenn Lafaye - 32nd in Championship event (top right)
John Ciofalo - 7th in event 19 out of 746 players (bottom)

Event 21: More Faces

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

Doug Pinto - Winner of $260 Big Stack NLH

 
Doug Pinto (Princeton, NJ) won event 20 about 11 hours ago ($12,636) and is already back for more poker, looking to go back-to-back.


More familiar faces have turned up:

Gil Sacks
David Laufer
John Ciofalo - 7th in event 19
Steve Eyzerovich - winner of event 3, second on points leaderboard

End of level six and time for a break!

Event 21: Table Change!

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds Up!

Level 6:  Blinds 200/400 with 50 ante.

Chris Edwards (Little Silver, NJ) has managed to get a table change -- by busting out and re-entering.

 Chris Edwards

On a flop of A Q Q, he got his chips in and found out his Ace was out-kicked by AK.  He busted out and re-entered, landing at a new table that he likes much better.

This is the last level for entering and re-entering.  Registration will close at the end of the break following level six.

Event 21: Braverman Misses Bounty

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry) 

Blinds Up!

Level 5:  Blinds 150/300 with 25 ante.

During the previous level, Ronnie Braverman's top pair/top kicker had a short-stack all-in and at risk.  No bounty for Ronnie, though.  His opponent caught a flush on the river to double up.

Event 21: Early Chip Leader

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

Level 4:  Blinds 100/200.

Players concluded three levels then took a break.  They're back in action again, looking for bounties.

 Florentino DeLeon, Jr.

As of the break, the chip lead belonged to Florentino DeLeon, Jr. (Joppa, MD) who had ~60k.  He's tripled his starting stack and collected one bounty in the process.

Leading in the hunt for Bounties is Leonardo Palermo, who has already collected two.  He's up to ~45k.

Event 21: Looking For More

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

Gregg Miller (Marlboro, NJ) finished 7th in yesterday's $260 Big Stack NLH event ($1,685) and he's back again today, in the hunt for bounties.

Glenn Lafaye (Ridgefield, CT) is back for more, after finishing 32nd in the Championship event ($4,402).

'Syracuse' Chris Tsiprailidis is making an appearance today.  Chris won his WSOP bracelet playing Limit Hold'em in 2000 and he has more titles than you can shake a stick at.  He's won tournaments from Atlantic City to Los Angeles, with winnings in excess of $2.6 million, but has yet to claim a Borgata Open title.  Could this be his day?

Event 21: Familiar Faces

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

Although many Borgata Regulars have returned to lives, or moved on to Vegas for the WSOP, there are still some familiar faces in today's final Summer Open event.

Headlining today's field is Cuong Phung (Atlantic City, NJ) who is the points leader in the Leaderboard Contest.  He's got 693 points and leads second place by 120 points, thanks to his win in event 19 a couple of days ago.

Also spotted:

Howard Wolper
LenVizirov
Joshua Supsak
Ricardo Velasco
Alyson Parker
Chris Edwards
Mike Lydon

Event 21: Ace-Men Cometh

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

On the first hand of play, when the stacks were all even at 20k each,  Leonardo Palermo (Toms River, NJ) and Ronnie Braverman (New Camp Square, PA) went to the flop, then got all the chips in the middle.

 Leonardo Palermo & Ronnie Braverman - Ace-Men

Both had visions of $25 Green Bounty Chips in their heads...until they rolled over their hands.

BOTH players had pocket Aces!  Nobody caught the four-flush so they chopped the pot and no one collected any bounties.

Level 2:  Blinds 50/100.

Event 21: Shuffle Up & Deal

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

The final main event of the 2012 Borgata Summer Open is underway!

Players began with 20,000 chips (Big Stack) and if they lose all of those in the first six levels, they can re-enter if they wish.  The player who busts them will collect their 'Double Green Chip Bounty', good for $50 in their pocket.

Levels 1 through 8 are 20 minutes long, then they increase to 30 minutes for the rest of the event.

Late registration is also available through level 6 (until about 1:20pm).

Level 1 blinds are 25/50.  Cards are in the air.

The final Summer Open Trophy will be awarded at the end of this one-day event!

Leaderboard (6/22)

Borgata Summer Poker Open Leaderboard
By participating in any Borgata Summer Poker Open event (June 6 - 22, 2012), players earn points based upon the Borgata Poker Tournament Leaderboard Formula.

TWO MORE EVENTS TO EARN POINTS:  EVENT 21 & 49


Below are the top scores for the 2012 Borgata Summer Poker Open Leaderboard*

(Final Results from Main events: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Qualifiers and Secondary events: 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 29, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
693.860:  CUONG PHUNG

573.200:  VYACHESLAV EYZEROVICH

441.300:  POFUK YING

373.113:  THOMAS MCGARRY

361.025:  GREG POGARSKY

355.843:  ZAUR MAMEDOV

345.775:  MICHAEL MARDER

344.975:  PAUL VACCHIO

341.225:  JOHN HINDS

314.475:  MICHAEL LINSTER

313.100:  MELAD MARJI

303.470:  CHARLES GEIER

299.575:  JORDAN LUDWICK

299.475:  YEVGENI RAPOPORT

298.765:  BRIAN ADRAGNA

294.390:  MICHAEL MELKERSEN

282.588:  MICHAEL FORCA

282.130:  ALPHONSE DEVIVO

276.500:  COLLIN WHYTE

275.913:  LEIBY GOLDBERGER

Friday, June 22

TODAY'S EVENTS (POKER ROOM)
REGISTER IN POKER ROOM


11AM: Event 21 - $200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

• Players start with 20,000 in tournament chips 
• Levels 1-8:  will last 20 minutes each | Levels 9+: will last 30 minutes each
• Players that bust within the first 6 Levels may Re-Enter (unlimited re-entries)
• 1-Day event

6 PM:  Event 49 - $100 + $20 + $25 Green Chip Bounty No Limit Hold'em

• Players start with 12,000 in tournament chips 
• This is a Bounty tournament.  Players must have their Bounty chip clearly displayed on the table.
• Levels will last 20 minutes each
• 1-Day event

DAILY TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE RESUMES SATURDAY, JUNE 23

Event 20 Recap

$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry) 

Doug Pinto (Princeton, NJ) had his arm twisted to come to the Borgata Summer Poker Open and he's glad he finally gave in.  Pinto defeated Leo Goldberger (Brooklyn, NY) heads up to win the penultimate event of the series and $12,636.

"After all the texts, emails and phone calls I decided to play," said Pinto who gave credit to friend Steve Coppola (Staten Island, NY) for convincing him to come along.  "I didn't want him to be alone," joked Pinto who was glad for Coppola's support on the rail after he busted early in the day.

The pivotal heads up hand came when Pinto and Goldberger were nearly dead even in chips and Pinto out flopped Goldberger's pocket jacks with K 8.  A few hands later, Pinto won the tournament with Q♥ 2♠ vs Goldberger's pocket 2s when the board double paired and Pinto's queen kicker was best.

"I got a little unlucky at the end," said Goldberger, "but overall I played very, very good."

Borgata trophy winner James Sloat came to the final table with the chip lead and rode it to a third place finish.  "I had to make some tough lay downs," said Sloat, who won a Deep Stack in April's Spring Poker Open for $34,000.  "I don't like calling off against another big stack," he said.

After the money bubble broke, it only took one hour to go from 18 to seven players as the eliminations were fast and furious.  Borgata regular Rob Saladin came in 15th place ($737), while familiar face Matt Piccolo finished 5th. 

The 167 entries featured the Miller brothers, Borgata regular Eric and his brother Gregg, who finished in 7th place.  Others who contributed to the $43,420 total buy-in included Jason Warriner
Andrew Interdonato and Borgata three time trophy winner Howard Wolper.

"This is my first official Borgata win with a trophy," said Pinto, who was all smiles.  "I need to unwind and then be back in the morning. I want to go back-to-back."

No arm twisting this time for Pinto who said he and Coppola will be playing in Friday's final event of the Summer Open.

Final Table Results

Position-Name-Amount

1 Doug Pinto (Princeton, NJ) $12,636
2 Leo Goldberger (Brooklyn, NY) $6,949
3 James Sloat (Halethorpe, MD)$4,001
4 Stan Zavoyskiy (Brooklyn, NY) $3,369
5 Matt Piccolo (Dumont, NJ) $2,527
6 Frank DiRe (Columbus, NJ) $2,106
7 Gregg Miller (Marlboro, NJ) $1,685
8 Peter Baracks (Setauket, NY) $1,264
9 Patrick Nestor (Jersey City, NJ) $948
10 Dan DeMeo (Ballston Lake, NY) $842

Event 20 Winner - Pinto

$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

Doug Pinto (Princeton, NJ) 

$12,636

  

Blinds 30k/60k/5k ante

The pivotal hand comes with Pinto holding K 8 vs Leo Goldberger's pocket jacks.

Pinto: K♥ 8♦

Goldberger: J♠ J♣

Flop: K♣ A♠ 10♦ (Pinto pair of kings, Goldberger gutshot straight draw)

Turn: 8♠ (Pinto two pairs)

River: 2♥

Pinto wins the hand with two pairs, kings and eights and it's actually a double-up.  Goldberger barely has Pinto covered and after shipping 1.555 across the table is left with 225k.

A few hands later Pinto wins the tournament with Q 2 vs the pocket 2s of Goldberger. The board runs out 9 9 6 6 7 and Goldberger's pocket pair is counterfeited giving Pinto the win with his queen kicker.

"This is my first official Borgata win with a trophy," says Pinto, who is all smiles.

The stock trader was persuaded by friend Steve Coppola (Staten Island, NY) to play in the tournament and is now $12,636 richer because of it.  Coppola busted early in the day, but was on the rail watching Pinto get the win.

Event 20: 2nd Place - Goldberger

$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

 Leo Goldberger (Brooklyn, NY) 

$6,949

Goldberger was down 2 to 1 in chips when heads up play began, but pulled even with a great run of cards.  On four straight hands he got KK, AK, AA and JJ, but unfortunately the jacks didn't hold.

Goldberger, after showing the first three hands without a flop, is called by Doug Pinto with K 8. Pinto ends up with two pairs and most of the chips.

A few hands later Goldberger is eliminated when his pocket twos are counterfeited and Pinto's Q 2 wins the tournament with the queen kicker.

"I got a little unlucky at the end," said Goldberger, "but overall I played very, very good."

Goldberger, who started his own business dealing with self help, earned $6,949 for his runner-up finish.

Event 20: 3rd Place - Sloat

$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

 

James Sloat (Halethorpe, MD)

$4,001

Blinds 30k/60k/5k ante 

Sloat moves all in for his last 600k and is up against Leo Goldberger

Sloat: K♦ 7♦

Goldberger: Q♠ Q♥

Flop: A♣ 3♥ 8♠

Turn: 6♣

River: 8♥

Goldberger's queens hold and he knocks out Sloat in 3rd place for $4,001.

Goldberger is now heads up with Doug Pinto who has a 2 to 1 chip lead, 2.2 million to 1.1 million.

Event 20: Trading Chips

$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

 (l-r) Pinto, Sloat and Leo G.

Doug Pinto (Princeton, NJ), Leo Goldberger (Brooklyn, NY) and James Sloat (Halethorpe, MD) have been chips for the last 30 minutes.

They're on a 10 minute color up break as the orange (1k) chips are removed from play.

Blinds are moving up to 30k/60k/5k ante.

Event 20: Sloat Doubles Through Pinto

$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

James Sloat is all in and at risk for 600k with AK vs Doug Pinto's AJ.  The board is clean and Sloat gets the double up to 1.2 million, while Pinto drops to 800k.

Updated Chip Counts

Leo Goldberger 1.3 million
James Sloat 1.2 million
Doug Pinto 800k

Event 20: 4th Place - Zavoyskiy

$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

Stan Zavoyskiy (Brooklyn, NY) 

$3,369

Zavoyskiy is all in for 425k with KQ vs the J 10 of Leo Goldberger.  The board is J 10 8 7 5 and Goldberger;'s two pairs is good.

Zavoyskiy earns $3,369 for his 4th place finish.

Event 20: 5th Place - Piccolo

$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

 Matt Piccolo (Dumont, NJ) 

$2,527

Piccolo is all in for 250k with A 4 vs the AK of James Sloat.

Flop: A K K 

The flopped full house is more than enough for Sloat as Piccolo is out in 5th place for $2,527.