Championship: 8th Place - Holley

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 25k/50k/5k ante

John Holley (Niceville, FL)

$41,432

John Holley was all-in utg, then Ken Silberstein shoved for 875k.  Everyone else got out of the pot.

John:  AK
Ken:  QQ

Board:  A J J Q 6

John took the lead on the flop, but then Ken caught his set on the turn to double up to ~1.8 million.  John was left with only 40k.

After anteing, John was all-in for 35k of the 50k big blind on the next hand.  Kyle Bowker called from the small.

Kyle: 55
John: A7

Board: A K 3 K 9

John more than doubled to 110k.

John anteed until he was all-in utg for 50k against Scott Blackman.

Scott:  88
John:  A5

John caught an Ace on the river to double-up again. 

Then on the last hand of the level, Russell Crane opened for 110k and John moved in from the big blind for 100k more.  Russell called with K8 off.  John had 64 suited.  The board fell Q 8 4 7 K and Russell took the pot with two pair.

John Holley took $41,432 for 8th place.

Event 15: 14th Place - Cho

$200 + $30 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Steven Cho (Derwood, MD)

$493

Event 15: 15th Place - Edivan

$200 + $30 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Peter Edivan (Landsdowne, VA)

$493

Championship: 9th Place - Josephy

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 25k/50k/5k ante

Cliff Josephy (Muttentown, NJ)

$28,626

Cliff Josephy got all-in pre-flop holding AK.  Russell Crane had pocket 9s and it was race time.

The race went to Russell when he flopped a set.  He chipped up to over 5.4 million and reclaimed the chip lead.

Cliff Josephy busted out in 9th Place, earning $28,626.

Event 15: Final Two Tables (Remaining Players)

$200 + $30 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Table 1
Iakov Oranskiy
Alexander Barsan
Steven Cho
Lyle Diamond
Martino Scaturro
Troy Bell
Peter Edivan

Table 2

Neville Darrell (Standing)
Luann Vu
Keith Chin
Brian Lee
Mikhail Sher
Yakov Radutman 
James Dimele

Championship: Low Takes Lead

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 25k/50k/5k ante   

On the turn with a board of K♦J♦2♦5♣, Tyng Low (sb) bet 800k.  Scott Blackman (utg+1) tanked for about a minute, then called.

River was the 4♦.  After taking some time, Tyng announced he was all-in.  Scott folded, leaving himself with about 1.2 million.

Tyng Low chipped up to about 4.6 million, good for the chip lead.

Event 15: 16th-18th Places ($448)

$200 + $30 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

 Joey Mallon

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16th Joey Mallon (Alexandria, VA)
17th Matt Burnitz (Bear, DE)
18th Vincent Ciarrocchi (Whitsett, NC)

Event 15: 19th-27th Places ($403)

$200 + $30 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

19th Gary Freedman (McLean, VA)
20th Ronald Shankoff (W. Windsor, NJ)
21st Thomas Moriarty (Jersey City, NJ)
22nd Antonio Amato (Langhorne, PA)
23rd Qing Guo (Edison, NJ)
24th Daniel Sewnig (Yardville, NJ)
25th Ivan Tsarev (Balashikha, Russia)
26th Eric Natishvili (Hoboken, NJ)
27th John Koliner (Northport, NY)

Championship: Wong Doubles Thru Blackman

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 25k/50k/5k ante   

Scott Blackman opened for 105k, then She Lok Wong made it 500k straight.  Scott shoved and Wong called.

Scott: TT
Wong: KK

Board:  K Q 9 2 6

Wong doubled up to ~2.7 million.  Scott dropped to ~2.5 million.

Championship: Break Time Chip Counts

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 25k/50k/5k ante  

The final nine players completed the level, took ten, and have resumed play.

Here are the break time chip counts:

Russell Crane - 4.3 million
Scott Blackman - 3.6 million
Tyng Low - 2.2 million
Tony Abi-Yaghi - 1.9 million
Cliff Josephy - 1.8 million
She Lok Wong - 1.35 million
Ken Silberstein - 1.3 million
Kyle Bowker - 1.2 million
John Holley - 1.1 million

Championship: 10th Place - Shteyman

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 20k/40k/5k ante 

Alex Shteyman (Edison, NJ)

$19,586

Alex Shteyman (hijack) shoved for ~400k and got looked up by Cliff Josephy in the big blind.

Alex:  JT suited
Cliff:  44

The pocket pair held up and Cliff chipped up to ~1.8 million.

Alex busted out in 10th place, earning $19,586.

Championship: 11th Place - Linster

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 20k/40k/5k ante

Mike Linster (Island Park, NY)

$19,586

Mike Linster got his chips in with A2 and was dominated by Scott Blackman's A4.  Mike flopped a 2, but Scott rivered a 4 for the higher pair.  He's up to over 3.6 million.

Mike Linster busted out in 11th place, earning $19,586.

The final ten have moved to the final table where play has resumed.  Here's the new lineup:

Seat - Player
1 - John Holley
2 - Tyng Low
3 - Cliff Josephy
4 - Ken Silberstein
5 - Scott Blackman
6 - Russell Crane
7 - Tony Abi-Yaghi
8 - Alex Shteyman
9 - She Lok Wong
10 - Kyle Bowker

Event 14: In The Money - Payouts

$200 + $30 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

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

Down to the final 27 and they're now in the money.  Here's what they're playing for :

Place - Payout

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

Championship: 13th - Hanes; 12th - Rocha

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 20k/40k/5k ante

Simultaneous bust-outs:

Rob Hanes (Odessa, TX)

$14,313

 
Alex Shteyman opened and Rob Hanes shoved.  Alex called with QJ.  Rob was ahead with AK, but a Jack hit the board and then Alex rivered a flush.

Rob busted out in 13th place, earning $14,313.

Alex Rocha (S Setauket, NY)

$19,586

Meanwhile, on the other table, Alex Rocha opened for 85k utg and Tony Abi-Yaghi shoved from the big blind.  Alex called all-in for ~800k holding pocket 9s.  Tony had AK.  A King on the river sent the pot to Tony.

Alex Rocha hit the rail in 12th place, earning $19,586.

Championship: Break Time Chip Counts

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 20k/40k/5k ante

Play resumed after the break.  Average stack is 1.4 million (36 big blinds).

Here are the approximate counts as of the break:

Scott Blackman - 3.4 million  (85 big blinds)
Russell Crane - 2.9 million
Tyng Low - 2.1 million
John Holley - 1.75 million
Alex Rocha - 1.5 million
Alex Shteyman - 1.2 million
Kyle Bowker - 1.2 million
Tony Abi-Yaghi - 1.05 million
Mike Linster - 850k
Cliff Josephy - 800k
Ken Silberstein - 740k
She Lok Wong - 600k
Rob Hanes - 505k ( < 13big blinds)

Championship: 15th Place - Dentale

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante 

Mike Dentale (Brooklyn, NY)

$14,313

Mike Dentale got his short-stack in good with pocket Kings against the A7 off of Alex Rocha.  The board ran out J 9 8 9 T giving Alex a straight and the pot.

Mike busted out in 15th place, earning $14,313.

Championship: Abi-Yaghi Doubles

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante 

Ken Silberstein opened for 80k from the cutoff, then Mike Linster raised to 150k from the button.  After the blinds got out of the way, Ken shoved for another 370k on top.  Mike let it go.  Ken chipped up to ~750k.

Tony Abi-Yaghi shoved utg for 376k and action folded around to Scott Blackman, who called from the small blind.

Tony: 77
Scott: AK

Board: J 4 4 4 3

Tony doubled up to ~800k.

Still 15 players.

Championship: Bowker Chipping Up

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante

On the river with a board of T♥5♠3♠2♠A♣, Ken Silberstein (utg) checked.  Kyle Bowker (button) bet 205k. 

After a couple of moments in the tank, Ken called.  Kyle showed pocket Tens.  Ken patted the felt and mucked his hand.

With that pot, Kyle chipped up to ~1.5 million.

Event 15: Dinner Break Numbers

$200 + $30 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Play resumes with Level 17:  Blinds 2,500/5,000/500 ante at 8:25pm.

Total Entries:  231
Total Buy-In:  $46,200
Places Paid:  27

Total Chips In Play:  5.775 million
Players Remaining:  38
Average Stack:  152k

Championship: Bowker Doubles Through Abi-Yaghi

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante

On one of the first hands back from dinner break Kyle Bowker is all in for 360k with Ac 7c against the pocket Jacks of Tony Abi-Yaghi.

Bowker flops an Ace and doubles-up, while Abi-Yaghi is cut to 300k.

Championship: Back in Action

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante

The final 15 players have an average stack of 1.25 million (42 bb). Russell Crane is the chip leader with 2.9 million (97 bb).

The short stacks are Mike Dentale, Robert Hanes, and Kyle Bowker who all have less than 15 big blinds.

Championship: Dinner Break Chip Count

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)
 
Play Resumes 7:30 pm

Table 1

Seat-Name-Chip Count

1 She Lok Wong 500k
2 Alex Shteyman 980k
3 John Holley 2 million
4 Tyng Low 1.2 million
5 Russell Crane 2.9 million
6
7 Cliff Josephy 638k
8 Joseph Neiman 1.3 million
9 Robert Hanes 375k

Table 2

Seat-Name-Chip Count

1
2 Ken Silberstein 1.2 million
3 Mike Linster 1.4 million
4 Mike Dentale 275k
5 Scott Blackman 2.6 million
6
7 Kyle Bowker 380k
8 Tony Abi-Yaghi 663k
9 Alex Rocha 2 million

Championship: 16th Place - Marder

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry) 

Blinds 12k/24k/4k ante

Mike Marder (Sewell, NJ)

$10,546 

Mike Marder grinded 10-20 big blinds most of the tournament before finally going out in 16th place.

Marder's A♥ K♥ doesn't improve against Alex Rocha's JJ. Marder who briefly reached the 1 million chip mark for some breathing room, is all in for 560k (23 bb).

"It was a good run," says Marder, who is one of the more popular players at Borgata. He takes home $10,546 for his work.

Out-flipped by @THE_ALEX_ROCHA AKhh<JJ aipf to bust 16th for $10,546. GG and GL, thanks for all the support as always! #BFPO13
— Michael Marder (@MMarder86) November 27, 2013

Championship: 17th Place - Filippi

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 12k/24k/4k ante

 Amnon Filippi (New York, NY)

$10,546

Amnon Filippi loses a flip with 88 against the AK of Alex Shteyman, who flops a King to win the 400k chip pot.

Filippi is out in 17th place for $10,546.

Championship: 18th Place - Hughes

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 12k/24k/4k ante

Larry Hughes (Seattle, WA)

$10,546

Larry Hughes is all in with A♠ K♠ against pocket Aces for 450k.

Flop: Kx 10x 10♠

Turn: 8♠ (Hughes flush draw)

River: 5♣

"I swear it was a spade," says the good natured Hughes after the black 5 hit the river. "I had some hope with the flush and trip Kings after the flop."

Hughes takes home $10,546 for his 18th place finish.

New table, 1st hand, aggro young gun opens, button 3-bets, I see AsKs, jam, Button has AA,GROSS! Flop KTTs brings a little hope, turn SPADE!
— Laurence Hughes (@hugepoker) November 27, 2013

...River is black, it's a five, I see it as a spade for a happy instant, but no ... Five of Clubs, and I'm out in18th for $10,546. Exhale
— Laurence Hughes (@hugepoker) November 27, 2013

Championship: Crane Rising at Final Two Tables

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 12k/24k/4k ante

Russell Crane has knocked out the last three players to become the overwhelming chip leader with two tables to go.  "Running good," says Crane as he stacks nearly 3 million chips.

Here's a look at the two table redraw. At the end of this level (6:47 pm), players will take a quick 40 minute dinner break.

Table 1

Seat-Name

1 She Lok Wong
2 Alex Shteyman
3 John Holley
4 Tyng Low
5 Russell Crane
6 Amnon Filippi
7 Cliff Josephy
8 Joseph Neiman
9 Robert Hanes

Table 2

Seat-Name

1 Michael Marder
2 Ken Silberstein
3 Mike Linster
4 Mike Dentale
5 Scott Blackman
6 Larry Hughes
7 Kyle Bowker
8 Tony Abi-Yaghi
9 Alex Rocha

Championship: 19th Place - Diaz

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry) 

Blinds 12k/24k/4k ante

Fernando Diaz (Miami, FL)

$8,286 

Fernando Diaz sends the last of his 500k to Russell Crane when his pocket 6s don't hold against AQ.
It's Crane's third straight knockout, as the chip leader takes his stack to nearly 3 million.

Diaz is out in 19th place for $8,286.

The remaining 18 players are doing the two table redraw.

Championship: Silberstein Doubles Through Dentale

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 12k/24k/4k ante

We didn't see the hand, but could hear the commotion outside the Boardroom as Mike Dentale can't believe his pocket Kings are beaten by Ken Silberstein's AQ.

"I haven't three bet all day," laments Dentale after an Ace lands on the flop.

Silberstein doubles his 500k, leaving Dentale with ~200k.

Here's Dentale's Twitter version.

Michael Dentale ‏@Mikunbelievable 2

3 bet 2 (redacted) black KK and this wizard ships AQ for 500k and flops an ace. And says I thought you would fold. My first 3 bet in 9 hours...

Championship: 20th Place - Gandhi

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 12k/24k/4k ante

Nick Gandhi (Stamford, CT)

$8,286

Nick Gandhi puts the last of his chips in on an 8-high flop and is against Russell Crane

Gandhi: J8 (pair of 8s)
Crane: QQ (over pair)

The Queens hold and Crane gets his second straight knockout to take the chip lead at 2.5 million.

Gandhi is out in 20th place for $8,286.

Championship: 21st Place - Crowder

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry) 

Blinds 12k/24k/4k ante 

Keith Crowder (Elkins Park, PA)

$8,286

Keith Crowder and Russell Crane mix it up in a 1.8 million chip pot, with Crowder all in and at risk.

Crowder: A♥ 10♥

Crane: Ax Kx

Flop: J♥ Tx 8♥ (Crowder pair of Ts, flush draw)

Turn: 8x

River: Kx

"Dirty," says Crowder, who's disappointed his hand doesn't hold after the flop.

"I was behind preflop, but I'm due for a suckout, just one time. Of all the year's I've been coming here I haven't had one yet," he laments.  

Crowder finishes in 21st place for $8,286.

Championship: Two Shorties Double

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 12k/24k/4k ante

Two short stacks get much needed double-ups after coming back from break.

First, it's Tony Abi-Yaghi shipping 350k with KJ against Cliff Josephy's pocket 5s. Abi-Yaghi hits a Jack to stay alive.  While on Table 1, Amnon Filippi holds with A9 against Mike Dentale's KT for 119k.

Dentale, who began the day 30th out of 37 returning stacks has chipped up throughout the day including a nice pot from Alex Rocha that got him up to 600k.

Championship: Break Time Chip counts

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 12k/24k/4k ante

At the end of the last level Cliff Josephy makes a 4-bet all in against Scott Blackman who folds.
Josepy shows the A♠ as he rakes chips and is up to nearly 2 million chips.

There are lots of chips on Table 2 as the field is back from break.

The average stack is 893k (37 bb) with 21 players remaining.

Amnon Filippi is the short stack with 280k (12 bb), while She Lok Wong and Tony Abi-Yaghi are the short stacks at ~350k (15 bb).

There will be a two-table redraw at 18.

Table 1

Joseph Neiman 1 million
She Lok Wong 340k 
Tyng Low 1.1 million
Ken Silberstein 560k
Amnon Filippi 280k (12 bb)
Mike Dentale 715k
Alex Rocha 1.2 million

Table 2

Mike Marder 838k
Cliff Josephy 1.93 million (80 bb)
Scott Blackman 1.35 million
Mike Linster 1.55 million
Kyle Bowker 890k
Tony Abi-Yaghi 350k 
Robert Hanes 780k

Table 3

Larry Hughes 338k
Nick Gandhi 882k
Russell Crane 1.3 million
John Holley 1.45 million
Keith Crowder 930k
Fernando Diaz 521k
Alex Shteyman 800k

Championship: 22nd Place - Beier

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 10k/20k/3k ante

Matt Beier (Yonkers, NY)

$8,286

Matt Beier is holding 8♥ 7♥ for 300k on his final hand against Mike Linster's 6♠ 6♥.

Flop: Q♥ 6♦ 4♥ (Linster set; Beier, flush draw & gutterball straight draw)

Turn: 3♣

River: 10♦

Linster fades the draw and takes his stack to 1.5 million.

Beier is out in 22nd place, earning $8,286.

Championship: 23rd Place - Abrams

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 10k/20k/3k ante

Larry Abrams (Mahwah, NJ)

$8,286

"Couldn't get anything going at all," says Larry Abrams, who is out in 23rd place. "I was card dead all day."

Abrams is all in with A4 for 71k (3 bb) and Mike Linster calls with any two cards, this time it happens to be 10 6.  Linster turns the 6 and sends Abrams to the rail.

Abrams, who finished runner-up to Jia Liu in the 2012 Borgata Spring Poker Open, adds $8,286 to his bank roll.

Championship: 24th Place - Schwartz

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 10k/20k/3k ante

Jake Schwartz (New York, NY) 

$8,286 

Jake Schwartz began the day as the chip leader, but ends up going out in 24th place.

The pivotal hand comes with QQ against Alex Shteyman's suited T7, who goes runner-runner flush for a double-up.  The hand drops Schwartz from 600k to 100k and Shteyman eventually gets the last of the chips.

"I'm just mad I did the same thing in September," says Schwartz who earns $8,286.  "I was second in chips with four tables to go and managed to give them away."  Schwartz finished 21st in that event, the WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship.

Championship: Abrams Nearly Doubles

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 10k/20k/3k ante

Larry Abrams is all in for 120k with AT and in position to double-up against the A6 of Robert Hanes. But the board runs out 9 9 8 5 8 to make it a chopped pot.

Abrams picks up a few chips, but is still on life support.

Championship: 25th Place - Menard

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 10k/20k/3k ante

Jeremy Menard (Raliegh, NC)

$8,286

After losing most of his stack to Michael Marder's set of 4s, Menard is bad shape with KT against the KK of Mike Linster.

"Oh my God, I'm drawing dead," says Menard, who doesn't pick up a sweat and is out in 25th place.

Menard takes home $8,286.

And it's all over boys.... Shoved KT and ran into Ks. We fought valiantly but in the end the bad guys won. Gl to everyone still in
— Jeremy Menard (@endlessj) November 27, 2013

Lost a huge one with Aq against 4s on A42hh board, down to 130k at 1k-2k with 25 left #prayforme
— Jeremy Menard (@endlessj) November 27, 2013

Championship: Marder on the Move

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 8k/16k/2k ante

Michael Marder began the level at 200k (13 bb) and after winning a pot from Robert Hanes and then getting more than a double-up on another hand he's up to nearly 1 million chips (63 bb).

The big hand comes when Marder, Mike Linster and Jeremy Menard see a flop of A♥ 2♥ 4♣.

Marder checks, Linster bets 55k (305k behind) and Menard makes it 140k (350k behind).

Marder check-raises all in for 378k and Linster jumps up from his chair and can't believe the bet.

Linster eventually folds, putting Menard in the tank.  After a two minutes, Menard calls and gets the bad news.

"I knew that's what you had," says Linster as Marder tables a set of 4s.  Menard is drawing thin with AQ and ends up shipping the double.

"Running over the table," jokes one player to which Marder simply smiles and stacks the chips.

Championship: Bowker Doubles Through Rocha

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 8k/16k/2k ante

Just after crossing the 1 million chip mark Alex Rocha sends a 347k double-up to Kyle Bowker who has pocket 9s against Rocha's AK.

Bowker wins the coin flip and hits a set on the river to double-up.

Bowker is up to 700k while Rocha drops to 650k.

Championship: "I'm Here to Gamble"

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 8k/16k/2k ante

The flop is 7 6 4 and Robert Haynes check-raises Mike Linster, who moves all in.

Haynes makes the call.

Haynes: 75 (pair of 7s, OE straight draw)
Linster: JJ (over pair)

Turn: 9 (no change)

River: 7

Haynes hits trip 7s on the river and gets a 637k double-up which takes his stack to 1.4 million.

"I'm here to gamble says Haynes," who is now among the chip leaders.

"Nice hand, nice call, and nice call preflop," quips Linster. "You said you're here to gamble, nice hand."

Linster drops to 400k.

Championship: 26th Place - Boffice

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 8k/16k/2k ante

Pasquale Boffice (Manahawkin, NJ)

$8,286

Pasquale Boffice moves all in for 100k and gets a call from Robert Hanes.

"Though you were making a move," says Hanes who's behind with A3 against Boffice's AQ.

The flop brings a 3 and the winner for Hanes.

"Nice playing with you," says Mike Linster, as Boffice heads to the rail.  Players from the other tables stop by to congratulate Boffice who at 81-years old was the elder statesman of the group with an engaging personality.

Boffice takes home $8,286 for his 26th place finish.

Championship: 27th Place - Cristos

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry) 

Blinds 6k/12k/2k ante

Jordan Cristos (Palmdale, CA)

$8,286

Jordan Cristos loses half of his 280k stack with 44 to Mike Dentale's AA, then get his remaining stack
all in against Amnon Filippi (AJ vs AT).

Filippi flops a Ten to get the elimination.

Cristos is out in 27th place for $8,286.

Championship: Break Time Chip Counts

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 8k/16k/2k ante

Players are back from break with Scott Blackman holding the chip lead. A look at the big stacks and some break time tweets:

Big Stacks

Scott Blackman 1.65 million
Cliff Josephy 1.4 million
Fernando Diaz 1.3 million
Jake Schwartz 1.25 million

We're on break, 26 players left, I'm sitting on 1.45mm which is twice the average. Loooong way to go tho #BorgataME
— Cliff Josephy (@JohnnyBaxPoker) November 27, 2013

199,000 coming back to 16k/2k, 26 left. #BFPO13
— Michael Marder (@MMarder86) November 27, 2013

Championship: 28th Place - Liberto

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 6k/12k/2k ante
 

Justin Liberto (Fallston, MD)

$7,382

Justin Liberto says he lost a big hand when he called the flop, then led the turn and river on a board
of T 5 4 5 T. 

Jeremy Menard was in the tank and eventually moves all in forcing Liberto to fold.  "I had a five," says Liberto for the under-boat and that Menard's "face showed it," that he had the bigger full house.

Liberto lost half his stack and was eventually eliminated in 28th place for a $7,382 pay day.

Championship: 29th Place - Marquette

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 6k/12k/2k ante

JR Marquette (York, PA)

$7,382

John Holley opens the action, JR Marquette moves all in for 175k, Nick Gandhi is also all in for 195k and
Holley makes the call.

Holley: JJ
Marquette: AK
Gandi: AQ

Flop: 6 5 4 (Holley still leads)

Turn: 5 (no change)

River: Q

The Queen on the river gives Gandi the knockout and a near triple-up.

Marquette is out in 29th place for $7,382.

Championship: 30th Place - Jacobs

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 6k/12k/2k ante

Larry Jacobs (New York, NY)

$7,382

The board is J 9 4 7 when Cliff Josephy is all in and at risk for 556k against Larry Jacobs.

Josephy: T8 (nut straight)
Jacobs: KJ (drawing dead)

A meaningless 7 on the river gives Josephy the winning Jack-high straight that cripples Jacobs down to 30k and he's out a few hands later.

Jacobs finishes in 30th place for $7,382.

Championship: 31st Place - Shulman

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Blinds 6k/12k/2k ante

TJ Shulman (Boynton Beach, FL)

$7,382

Out 31 borgata main Ty great event as always Ty tab ur the best
— Tj Shulman (@TjShulman) November 27, 2013

Championship: 32nd Place - Massey

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry) 

Blinds 6k/12k/2k ante
 

Aaron Massey (Chicago, IL)

$7,382

Just like that I'm out
— Aaron Massey (@nevermissmassey) November 27, 2013

Some things just aren't meant to be
— Aaron Massey (@nevermissmassey) November 27, 2013

Championship: Chipping Up

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Blinds 6k/12k/2k ante

Blinds are up after the first hour of play (completion of 5k/10k) with all levels running 75 minutes.

Pasquale Boffice gets a triple up with AQ and is up to 215k. "Thanks to my buddies," he laughs and points to John Holley on his right and Fernando Diaz on his left.

There isn't much movement with the big stacks as Jake Schwartz is down a bit to 1.3 million, while Diaz, Scott Blackman and Ken Silberstein are all in the 1-1.1 million range.

Lawrence Jacobs has chipped up from 709k to 900k, while Mike Dentale is the lone stack below 200k.

Championship: 33rd Place - Broedelet

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Allard Broedelet (New York, NY via Netherlands)

$7,382

Championship: 34th Place - Dube

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Marke Dube (Newburyport, MA)

$7,382

Championship: 35th Place - D'Agostino

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John D'Agostino (Egg Harbor Twp., NJ)
$7,382

Championship: 36th Place - Reddick

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry) 

Blinds 5k/10k/1k ante

Joe Reddick (Bronx, NY)

$7,382

Championship: Day 3 Underway

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds 5k/10k/1k ante

Boardroom

Play resumes with three of the final four tables in the Boardroom and Table 4 in the Poker Room.

Late arrivals include Alex Rocha and Mike Dentale on Table 1, while on Table 4, Laurence Hughes still has chips in his bag when he takes down the second hand of the day with Pocket Kings.

There's one hour left on the clock and players are prepared for a long 15+ hour grind as they chase down the top prize of $361,747. 

Table 4

Championship: Start of Day 3 Chip Leaders

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PLACE	NAME			CHIP COUNT
1	JAKE SCHWARTZ			1,480,000
2	FERNANDO DIAZ			1,197,000
3	SCOTT BLACKMAN			1,140,000
4	KENNETH SILBERSTEIN			1,004,000
5	SHE LOK WONG			973,000
6	JOSEPH NEIMAN			929,000
7	LAURENCE HUGHES			805,000
8	JOHN HOLLEY			796,000
9	LAWRENCE JACOBS			709,000
10	LAWRENCE ABRAMS			671,000
11	CLIFF JOSEPHY			666,000
12	ROBERT HANES			584,000
13	KEITH CROWDER			563,000
14	MICHAEL LINSTER			562,000
15	ALEXANDER ROCHA			552,000
16	JUSTIN LIBERTO			545,000
17	JEREMY MENARD			515,000
18	AMNON FILIPPI			446,000
19	KYLE BOWKER			430,000
20	ROBERT MARQUETTE			410,000
21	TYNG LOW			385,000
22	JORDAN CRISTOS			383,000
23	AARON MASSEY			383,000
24	TANIOS ABI-YAGHI			354,000
25	MATTHEW BEIER			328,000
26	RUSSELL CRANE			294,000
27	NIKUNJ GANDHI			258,000
28	TJ SHULMAN			202,000
29	MARK DUBE			201,000
30	MICHAEL DENTALE			180,000
31	ALLARD BROEDELET			171,000
32	ALEXANDER SHTEYMAN			170,000
33	JOHN DAGOSTINO			157,000
34	MICHAEL MARDER			142,000
35	PASQUALE BOFFICE			115,000
36	JOSEPH REDDICK			81,000

Championship: Day 3 Seat Assignments

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Table		Seat	FIRST NAME	LAST NAME		CHIP COUNT
1		1	JOSEPH	NEIMAN		929,000
1		2	SHE LOK	WONG		973,000
1		3	KEITH	CROWDER		563,000
1		4	KENNETH	SILBERSTEIN		1,004,000
1		5	JORDAN	CRISTOS		383,000
1		6	JOSEPH	REDDICK		81,000
1		7	KYLE	BOWKER		430,000
1		8	MICHAEL	DENTALE		180,000
1		9	ALEXANDER	ROCHA		552,000
2		1	MICHAEL	MARDER		142,000
2		2	LAWRENCE	ABRAMS		671,000
2		3	CLIFF	JOSEPHY		666,000
2		4	SCOTT	BLACKMAN		1,140,000
2		5	MICHAEL	LINSTER		562,000
2		6	ALLARD	BROEDELET		171,000
2		7	MARK	DUBE		201,000
2		8	AARON	MASSEY		383,000
2		9	LAWRENCE	JACOBS		709,000
3		1	ROBERT	MARQUETTE		410,000
3		2	NIKUNJ	GANDHI		258,000
3		3	JAKE	SCHWARTZ		1,480,000
3		4	TANIOS	ABI-YAGHI		354,000
3		5	RUSSELL	CRANE		294,000
3		6	JOHN	HOLLEY		796,000
3		7	PASQUALE	BOFFICE		115,000
3		8	FERNANDO	DIAZ		1,197,000
3		9	JOHN	DAGOSTINO		157,000
4		1	JUSTIN	LIBERTO		545,000
4		2	AMNON	FILIPPI		446,000
4		3	LAURENCE	HUGHES		805,000
4		4	ROBERT	HANES		584,000
4		5	TYNG	LOW		385,000
4		6	MATTHEW	BEIER		328,000
4		7	ALEXANDER	SHTEYMAN		170,000
4		8	JEREMY	MENARD		515,000
4		9	TJ	SHULMAN		202,000

Championship: Final 36 Players w Seats (Alpha List)

$2,500 + $200 Championship Deep Stack Double Play NLH (Re-Entry)

NAME		CHIP COUNT		Table	Seat
TANIOS ABI-YAGHI		354,000		3	4
LAWRENCE ABRAMS		671,000		2	2
MATTHEW BEIER		328,000		4	6
SCOTT BLACKMAN		1,140,000		2	4
PASQUALE BOFFICE		115,000		3	7
KYLE BOWKER		430,000		1	7
ALLARD BROEDELET		171,000		2	6
RUSSELL CRANE		294,000		3	5
JORDAN CRISTOS		383,000		1	5
KEITH CROWDER		563,000		1	3
JOHN DAGOSTINO		157,000		3	9
MICHAEL DENTALE		180,000		1	8
FERNANDO DIAZ		1,197,000		3	8
MARK DUBE		201,000		2	7
AMNON FILIPPI		446,000		4	2
NIKUNJ GANDHI		258,000		3	2
ROBERT HANES		584,000		4	4
JOHN HOLLEY		796,000		3	6
LAURENCE HUGHES		805,000		4	3
LAWRENCE JACOBS		709,000		2	9
CLIFF JOSEPHY		666,000		2	3
JUSTIN LIBERTO		545,000		4	1
MICHAEL LINSTER		562,000		2	5
TYNG LOW		385,000		4	5
MICHAEL MARDER		142,000		2	1
ROBERT MARQUETTE		410,000		3	1
AARON MASSEY		383,000		2	8
JEREMY MENARD		515,000		4	8
JOSEPH NEIMAN		929,000		1	1
JOSEPH REDDICK		81,000		1	6
ALEXANDER ROCHA		552,000		1	9
JAKE SCHWARTZ		1,480,000		3	3
ALEXANDER SHTEYMAN		170,000		4	7
TJ SHULMAN		202,000		4	9
KENNETH SILBERSTEIN		1,004,000		1	4
SHE LOK WONG		973,000		1	2