Event 5: Round & Round

$300 + $40 Seniors No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 15k/30k/3k ante

Of the 8 remaining players, nobody has more than 500k or less than 200k. Everyone is right around the chip average of  350k (12 bb).
 
Remaining Players

Mitchell Friedman (Chatham, NJ)
Sam Keyrouze (Harrisburg, PA)
Chuck Newmark (Chapel Hill, NC)
Chris Bourassa (Leesburg, VA)
Jose Gonzalez (Staten Island, NY)
Gerard Ciofalo (Massapequa, NY)
Robert DaCosta (Baiting Hollow,  NY)
Larry DiGiovanna (Brooklyn, NY)

Remaining Prize Pool

1st $16,585
2nd $9,123
3rd $5,253
4th $4,423
5th $3,317
6th $2,765
7th $2,212
8th $1,659

Event 5: 9th Place - Brown

$300 + $40 Seniors No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 12k/24k/3k ante

Don Brown (Westbury, NY)

$1,244

Don Brown is all in for 65k with A♣ J♠ vs the A♥ Q♥ of Sam Keyrouze.

Flop: 9♥ 8♥ 3♥  

Kerouze flops the flush and Brown is drawing dead.  "It's the best hand I've seen in two hours and it's garbage," says Brown, finishes in 9th place for $1,244.

Event 5: 10th Place - Snoots

$300 + $40 Seniors No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 10k/20k/3k ante

Ray Snoots (Leonardtown, MD)

$1,106 

Ray Snoots is all in for 42k (2 bb) and gets calls from Sam Keyrouze and Chuck Newmark.

Keryouze and Newmark check the board of J-2-8-3, but Kerouze throws out a 20k bet when a King hits the river.  Newmark folds and Snoots sees the bad news as Keyrouze tables K9 for a pair of Kings.

"Had you to the river," says Snoots who shows QJ.

Snoots finishes in 10th place for $1,106.

Event 5: Final Table

$300 + $40 Seniors No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 10k/20k/3k ante

 Top 10 Seniors

Michael Marucci's elimination in 11th place is on the final hand of the previous level. The remaining 10 players now have new seats at the final table.

Seat-Name-Chip Count

1 Don Brown (Westbury, NY) 252k
2 Ray Snoots (Leonardtown, MD) 90k
3 Mitchell Friedman (Chatham, NJ) 364k
4 Sam Keyrouze (Harrisburg, PA) 222
5 Chuck Newmark (Chapel Hill, NC) 261k
6 Chris Bourassa (Leesburg, VA) 308k
7 Jose Gonzalez (Staten Island, NY) 445k
8 Gerard Ciofalo (Massapequa, NY) 103k
9 Robert DaCosta (Baiting Hollow,  NY) 422k
10 Larry DiGiovanna (Brooklyn, NY) 363k

Event 5: 11th Place - Marucci

$300 + $40 Seniors No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 8k/16k/2k ante

Michael Marucci (Bristol, PA)

$1,106

Michael Marucci is the final table bubble boy after Chris Bourassa cracks Marucci's AA to cripple his stack.  Marucci limps with AA and Bourassa sticks around with 5♦ 7♦ and ends up with quad 7s for 124k double-up.

Marucci is eventually knocked out by Larry DiGiovanna (A8 vs T7) to finish in 11th place for $1,106.

Event 5: 12th Place - Berger

$300 + $40 Seniors No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 6k/12k/1k ante

Marc Berger (Woodbury, NY)

$1,106

Marc Berger has a volatile time at the final two tables as he was down to crumbs after losing a three-way all in with AK (vs AA and JJ). He rebuilt his stack by hitting a miracle straight, but after a few rough hands was left with only 1k after paying the small blind.

Berger is all in with 83 against the pocket Kings of Gerard Ciofalo, but this time there's no miracle.  Berger finishes in 12th place for $1,106.

Event 5: 13th Place - Gross

$300 + $40 Seniors No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 6k/12k/2k ante

 Jeff Gross (Leucadia, CA)

$968 

Jeff Gross runs his A5 into the pocket Aces of Chuck Newmark for his last 131k.

Gross earns $968 for his 13th place finish.

Event 5: 14th Place - Haab

$300 + $40 Seniors No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 6k/12k/2k ante

 Gordon Haab (Richmond, VA)

$968

"I'm going to need some help," says Haab who is slightly ahead with 22 vs Gerard Ciofalo's KQ. There's a King on the flop and coincidentally Haab loses his last 22k on the hand.

Haab finishes in 14th place for $968.

Event 5: 15th Place - Marceca

$300 + $40 Seniors No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
 
Blinds 5k/10k/1k ante

 Vinnie Marceca (Oakland, NJ)

$968

Vinnie Marceca runs A8 into the pocket Kings of Gordon Haab for his last 80k.

Marceca finishes in 15th place for $968.

Event 5: 16th Place - Meskowitz

$300 + $40 Seniors No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 5k/10k/1k ante

Dan Meskowitz (Glen Head, NY)  

$829

Dan Meskowitz and  Jeff Gross get all the chips in on a 9 7 3 flop.

Meskowitz: T8 (OE straight draw)

Gross: 86 (lower OE straight draw)

Turn: T (Gross straight)

River: 7

Gross wins the hand with a straight and sends Meskowitz home with $829 in 16th place.

Event 5: Final Two Tables

$300 + $40 Seniors No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 5k/10k/1k ante

Table 1

Mitchell Friedman (Chatham, NJ) 240k
Ray Snoots (Leonardtown, MD) 50k
Jeff Gross (Leucadia, CA) 194k
Dan Meskowitz (Glen Head, NY) 69k
Don Brown (Westbury, NY) 141k
Chuck Newmark (Chapel Hill, NC) 360k
Robert Dacosta (Baiting Hollow,  NY) 320k
Sam Keyrouze (Harrisburg, PA) 206k

Table 2

Larry DiGiovanna (Brooklyn, NY) 300k
Michael Marucci (Bristol, PA) 120k
Vinnie Marceca (Oakland, NJ) 100k
Gerard Ciofalo (Massapequa, NY) 200k
Gordon Haab (Richmond, VA) 90k
Jose Gonzalez (Staten Island, NY) 245k
Marc Berger (Woodbury, NY) 118k
Chris Bourassa (Leesburg, VA) 55k

Event 5: 18th - 17th Places

$300 + $40 Seniors No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) 

End of level 18 and time for a color-up break.

Two players have already cashed out, earning $829:

18th - Mark Harrison (Allentown, PA)
17th - Mikail Vainstein (Staten Island, NY)

Play will resume shortly.

Event 6: In The Money

$300 + $40 Seniors No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Level 18: 4k/8k/1k ante 

The bubble has burst and the final 18 players are now in the money and guaranteed to earn at least $829.

They've draw seats and moved to the final two tables.

Event 5: Bubble Time

$300 + $40 Seniors No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Level 18: 4k/8k/1k ante

Down to 19 players which means it is bubble-time.  They're playing hand-for-hand until one more player is eliminated. 

Robert Dacosta

Robert Dacosta is the chip leader with ~400k.

Event 5: Seniors Payouts

Borgata Fall Poker Open
Event 5:  $300 + $40 Seniors (50+) No Limit Hold'em
November 17, 2013

Entries:  190
Total Buy-In:  $57,000

	PLACE			PAYOUT
	1			$16,585
	2			$9,123
	3			$5,253
	4			$4,423
	5			$3,317
	6			$2,765
	7			$2,212
	8			$1,659
	9			$1,244
	10 - 12			$1,106
	13 - 15			$968
	16 - 18			$829

Event 6: Photo Slideshow

 

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Event 6: End of Day 6A

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

Players are bagging up their chips for the night.

James Sansone

James Sansone is the chip leader with 345,500 chips.  He earned a $1,000 bonus.

Chris Leong is second with 290k chips.  He earned a $500 bonus.

Of the 201 entries today, only 27 players remain.  These are the only other stacks over 200k:

Raymond Tetsoshvili - 277k
Hallee LoGrasso - 251k
Reece Lightner - 234,500
Lyle Diamond - 228k
John Mitchell - 202k
Mike Caruso - 200k

Day 2 begins Tuesday at 12 noon.

Tomorrow there are two more flights.  Flight B starts at 11am and flight C starts at 5pm.

Event 6: Last Level

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

Level 16: Blinds 2,500/5k/500

This is the last level of the night.

Only 31 players remain with about 20 minutes left to play.  Patty Haggerty was one of the recent casualties.

When this level is done, the black 100 chips will be colored up before they bag for the night.

Event 6: Mongeluzi Busts Funston

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

Level 15: Blinds 2k/4k/400

Lance Funston (Borgata File Photo)

 Lance Funston was all-in against Dan Mongeluzi.  Dan's AK was ahead of Lance's AQ, until a Queen came on the turn.

Then a King on the river gave Dan the bigger pair, busting Lance in the process.  Dan's now up to ~200k.

Event 5: Dinner's Done

$300 + $40 Seniors No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Level 16: 2,500/5k/500 ante

The Seniors returned from dinner break to some new, bigger blinds.

Now its a race to the finish as this is a one-day event and they'll play until a winner is determined.

Event 6: Mongeluzi Doubles

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

Level 15: Blinds 2k/4k/400

Dan Mongeluzi

Just before the blinds went up:

Dan Mongeluzi was all-in for ~55k against a couple of opponents.  Lyle Diamond folded, but seat 7 called.

Dan's AK was racing against pocket Tens.  He caught a King on the turn to secure the double-up. His opponent was left short and busted out soon after.

Event 6: Final Forty

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

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

Pasquale Boffice (Manahawkin, NJ) got his last chips in with pocket Jacks, but ran into pocket Kings.  He'll be back to try again tomorrow.

Alex Rocha was all in after a raise from Baruch Thaler and calls from Chris Tryba and the player in seat 9.  They all surrendered and Alex picked up the pot without a confrontation.

Table 5 has just broken, so they're down to 40 players remaining of the 201 that started this flight.
Average stack is 100k.

Just two more levels to play before the end of the night.

Event 5: Seniors Photo Slideshow

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Event 5: Early Bird Special

$300 + $40 Seniors No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

End of Level 15: Blinds 2k/4k/400 ante

At the end of level 15, the Seniors were sent on a one hour dinner break.  Play will resume at 7:15pm with level 16, blinds 2,500/5k/500 ante.

33 Seniors remain with an average stack of 86k.  They got 190 entries in this event.

Still in the hunt are:

Don Brown
John Sykes
Chris Bourassa
Bob Haavind
Jack 'Team Snake' Deutsch
Robert Dacosta
Rosalind Dunmore

Event 4: Photo Slideshow

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Event 4 Recap

$450 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B 

When the chips went in on the final hand, it looked like another chop, which happens a lot in heads-up Omaha High/Low.  The board showed 7 5 4 rainbow and Hal Rotholz held Q332 for the low.  Hsiao 'Sasha' Liu held AJ75 for two pair.  The Ace on the turn gave Hal the wheel, the scoop, and the win.  He will collect $12,222 for first place and his first Borgata Open trophy.

Sasha Liu had to settle for second place and $6,635. She's a professional poker player from Indiana.

Third place went to another poker pro and Borgata regular Leonardo Palermo.  He started Day 2 and the final table as chip leader, but as Sasha Liu's stack climbed, Leonardo's fell.  She took the chip lead from him and he ended up taking third place and $4,190.

This two day event began with 80 players on Saturday at 3pm and when 2am rolled around, thirteen players remained to bag up their chips.  Total buy-ins came to $36,000 and only the final nine would get paid.  Thirteen players returned for Day 2 at 12 noon Sunday and four of them left with nothing, including Lonnie Heimowitz, who has more than half a million dollars in lifetime tournament earnings.

Hal Rotholz is a Director of Products and has to get back to work.  He can only play on the weekends, so we won't be seeing him again during this series.  He'll be back in January for the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open.

Final Results
1 - Hal Rotholz (New York, NY)  $12,222

2 - Hsiao 'Sasha' Liu (Lawrenceburg, IN)  $6,635

3 - Leonardo Palermo (Jackson, NJ)  $4,190

4 - Ron 'Schifty' Schiffman (Las Vegas, NJ)  $3,143

5 - Robert Lynch (Manalapan, NJ)  $2,444

6 - Dan Hofer (Ossining, NY)  6th - $2,095

7 - Menachem Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ)  7th - $1,746

8 - Arthur Mitchell (Pasadena, TX) 8th - $1,397

9 - Dan Shapiro (Great Neck, NY)  9th - $1,048

FINAL RESULTS

Event 4: 1st Place - Rotholz

$450 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B

Hal Rotholz (New York, NY)

$12,222

When the chips went in on the final hand, it looked like another chop, which happens a lot in heads-up Omaha High/Low.  The board showed 7 5 4 rainbow and Hal Rotholz held Q332 for the low.  Hsiao 'Sasha' Liu held AJ75 for two pair.

The Ace on the turn gave Hal the wheel, the scoop, and the win.  He will collect $12,222 for first place and his first Borgata Open trophy.

Event 4: 2nd Place - Liu

 $450 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B

Limits 30k/60k

 Hsiao 'Sasha' Liu (Lawrenceburg, IN)

$6,635

The heads-up battle finally saw a lead change after a big pot that Liu raised pre-flop.  The river was a King and Hal Rotholz took the pot with KK52 (set of Kings).  Liu did not show, but said she had flopped a set.  After that pot, Hal led with about 850k to Liu's 350k.

They continued to battle, trading pots until another key hand.  On the river the board read T T 2 4 Q and Hal bet.  Liu thought about it, then called.  Hal tabled AQT9 for the full house to scoop the pot.

Liu was left short-stacked and got all-in with AJ75 against Hal's Q332 on a flop of 7 5 4 rainbow.  Her two pair was good for half against his low, but then an Ace on the turn gave Hal the wheel and the scoop.  River was a useless 2.

Sasha Liu had to settle for second place and $6,635.  She's a professional poker player and I expect we'll be seeing more of her in this series.

Event 4: Still Heads-Up

 $450 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B

Level 22: Limits 20k/40k 

The final two continue to battle back and forth.

Hal Rotholz bet the river on a paired/flush board with no low possible.  Hsiao Liu called with a flush and scooped.

Limits up to 30k/60k

On a 9 3 2 rainbow flop, Liu checked, Hal bet and Liu check-raised.  Hal called.  Both checked the 7 turn and 4 river.  Liu showed KKxx.  Hal showed Q642 for two pair to scoop.

The heads-up battle continues with Hsiao Liu holding about 800k to Hal Rotholz' 400k.

Event 4: 3rd Place - Palermo

$450 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B

Level 22: Limits 20k/40k 

Leonardo Palermo (Jackson, NJ)

$4,190

Hal Rotholz has started to climb back into this event, scooping a couple of pots from Hsiao Liu.

Then Leonardo Palermo called from the button and Hal raised from the small blind.  Leonardo called.

On the flop of K 5 5, both checked.  Turn was a 4 and Hal bet.  Leonardo folded, leaving only about 25k behind.

On the next hand, Leonardo had 20k in for the big blind.  Hsiao Liu raised from the small and Leonardo put his last few chips in.

Liu:  AQ95 (spades)
Leonardo: QTT6

Board: 8 6 3 A K with 3 spades

Hsiao Liu made a flush and low to scoop the pot.  Leonardo busted out in 3rd place, earning $4,190.


At the start of heads-up play, Hsiao Liu has a slight lead with 674k to Hal Rotholz' 526k.

Event 4: Liu Crushing

$450 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B

Level 22: Limits 20k/40k 

Limits have just gone up.

Hsiao Liu continues to crush the table.  She's up to ~880k.

Hal Rotholz has ~210k.

Leonardo Palermo has ~120k.

Event 4: 4th Place - Schiffman

$450 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B

Level 21: Limits 16k/32k

Ron 'Schifty' Schiffman (Las Vegas, NJ)

$3,143

Ron 'Schifty' Schiffman fell prey to the ever-increasing limits.  He got his last chips in with some possibilities, but whiffed and was busted by Hsiao Liu, whose big stack got bigger.


Ron finished in 4th place, earning $3,143.

Event 4: 5th Place - Lynch

$450 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B

Level 21: Limits 16k/32k

Robert Lynch (Manalapan, NJ)

$2,444

Hal Rotholz raised to 32k from the cutoff, then Hsiao Liu raised again to 48k from the button.  Robert Lynch (sb) raised to 64k, leaving only 2k behind.  Hal and Hsiao both called.

On the flop of A♠K♦2♠, it was checked to Liu, who bet 16k.  Robert tossed in his last 2k and Hal folded.

Robert:  QT52 (pair of deuces)
Liu:  K♠K♥J♥T♠ (set of Kings, flush draw)

The last two came Q♠5♣ and Liu made the flush on the turn to scoop the pot since Robert couldn't make a low.  He busted out in 5th place, earning $2,444.

With that pot, Hsiao Liu chipped up to over 600k.

Rough counts for the other three:

Hal Rotholz - 320k
Leonardo Plaermo - 160k
Ron Schiffman - 80k

Event 4: 6th Place - Hofer

$450 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B

Level 21: Limits 16k/32k

Dan Hofer (Ossining, NY)

6th - $2,095

Dan Hofer finally lost the last of his chips, busting out in 6th place for $2,095.

Event 4: Stuck At Six

$450 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B

Level 20: Limits 12k/24k   

Dan Hofer has been all in a few times, but managed to hang on, winning three-quarters of a pot, then splitting another pot.

Robert Lynch is the other short-stack and he was all in in a multi-way pot with Dan and Leonardo Palermo.  He also managed to survive by scooping a side pot and chopping the main pot.

Still six players.

Event 4: 7th Place - Rosenberg

$450 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B

Level 20: Limits 12k/24k  

 Menachem Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ)

7th - $1,746

Play resumed after the break and they played about half the level before Menachem Rosenberg busted out.  He finished 7th for $1,746.  He also declined having his picture taken.

Event 4: 8th Place - Mitchell

$450 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B

Level 19: Limits 10k/20k  

 Arthur Mitchell (Pasadena, TX)

8th - $1,397

End of level and the final seven are taking a break.

Event 4: 9th Place - Shapiro

$450 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B

Level 19: Limits 10k/20k  

Dan Shapiro (Great Neck, NY)

9th - $1,048

Event 4: In The Money

$450 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B

Level 19: Limits 10k/20k  

Hua Wei

Hua Wei (Edison, NJ) busted out in 10th place, earning zip, nada, zilch.  He's today's bubble-boy.

The final nine are now in the money and guaranteed to leave with at least $1,048.

Here are some rough chip counts:

Leonardo Palermo - 360k
Hal Rotholz - 335k
Robert Lynch - 135k
Hsiao Liu - 110k
Arthur Mitchell - 75k
Ron Schiffman - 55k
Menachem Rosenberg - 45k
Daniel Hofer - 40k
Dan Shapiro - 30k

Event 6: Tweet Time

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

Level 5: Blinds 150/300/25

Players have returned from their first break.

Keep those Tweets coming!  #BFPO

Got a few Tweets during the break:

5350 at 25/150/300
— Chris Leong (@ChrisLeongPoker) November 17, 2013

18k from 20k ss at first break of #borgata230
— Ari Engel (@realAriEngel) November 17, 2013

@BorgataPoker . 19k on first break.
— Baruch Thaler (@BlessssYouGod) November 17, 2013

Event 5: Registration Closed for Seniors

$300 + $40 Seniors No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Level 7: Blinds 300/600/75

Seniors have returned from their second break and registration is now closed. 

Got a couple of Tweets from the field:

End round 6: 43475. 134/187, rebuy ending. Average 20900. Laid down QQ to utg that limped/called raise and reraise. He shoved postflop-nice!
— Jeff Gross (@jeff15qa) November 17, 2013

15kss -> 1.1k -> 16.5k my chip stack/IQ #BFPO05 coming back to 600/75a
— Chris Bourassa (@BoringAssa) November 17, 2013

Event 4: Final Table Time

$450 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B

Level 18: Limits 8k/16k  

Joel Frank

Joel Frank busted out in 11th place and with his departure, the final ten players drew seats and moved to the final table.

Here's the new lineup:

Seat - Player
1 - Leonardo Palermo
2 - Hua Wei
3 - Ron Schiffman
4 - Dan Hofer
5 - Hal Rotholz
6 - Hsiao Liu
7 - Menachem Rosenberg
8 - Arthur Mitchell
9 - Robert Lynch
10 - Dan Shapiro

They're still one from the money, so it is bubble-time!

Event 6: Break Coming Up

$200 + $30 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
   $100,000 Guaranteed 

Level 4: Blinds 100/200

Approaching the end of level 4 and the first break of the day.

Only 14 tables are in action in this event here in The Signature Room.

Still plenty of time to register and re-enter as registration doesn't close until the break after level 8 (about 3:30pm).

They need 500 entrants over three starting flights to meet the $100,000 guarantee.  Flight 1B starts Monday at 11am.  Flight 1C starts Monday at 5pm.

Event 4: Yo Eleven

$450 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B

Level 17: Limits 6k/12k  

Jeffrey Moses

 
Jeffrey Moses (E Rutherford, NJ) was the first to go in 13th place.

Lonnie Heimowitz

Then Lonnie Heimowitz (Monticello, NY) got all his chips in against Menachem Rosenberg.

Lonnie: AK84
Menachem: A985

Board: 7 7 3 4 6

Menachem made a straight for the high and a 65-low to scoop the pot, busting Lonnie in the process.

Eleven players remain.  Still one from the final table and two from the money.

Event 4: Omaha-lics Underway

$450 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B

Play resumes at noon with Level 17: Limits 6k/12k 

Cards are in the air in the back of The Signature Room.

Thirteen players remain.  Only nine get paid.  Here's what they're playing for:

1st  $12,222
2nd  $6,635
3rd  $4,190
4th  $3,143
5th  $2,444
6th  $2,095
7th $1,746
8th  $1,397
9th  $1,048

Event 5: Seniors Back From Break

$300 + $40 Seniors No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Level 4: Blinds 100/200

The Seniors have returned from their first break of the day.

Late registration and re-entry is available through level six, so three more levels.

Event 4: Omaha Day Two Seats & Chips

$450 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B

Play resumes at noon with Level 17: Limits 6k/12k

Day 2 begins at 12 noon with 13 returning players.  Here they are with their seat assignments:

	Table 1
Seat	Player	Chips
1	Menachem Rosenberg	108,000
2	Lonnie Heimowitz	47,000
3	Ron Schiffman	70,000
4	Leonardo Palermo	255,000
5	Hal Rotholz	198,000
6	Daniel Hofer	98,000
7
	Table 2
Seat	Player	Chips
1	Hua Wei	36,000
2	Arthur Mitchell	65,000
3	Robert Lynch	85,000
4	Joel Frank	16,000
5	Jeffrey Moses	41,000
6	Dan Shapiro	50,000
7	Hsiao Liu	127,000

and sorted by chip count:
 

Table	Seat	Player	Chips
1	4	Leonardo Palermo	255,000
1	5	Hal Rotholz	198,000
2	7	Hsiao Liu	127,000
1	1	Menachem Rosenberg	108,000
1	6	Daniel Hofer	98,000
2	3	Robert Lynch	85,000
1	3	Ron Schiffman	70,000
2	2	Arthur Mitchell	65,000
2	6	Dan Shapiro	50,000
1	2	Lonnie Heimowitz	47,000
2	5	Jeffrey Moses	41,000
2	1	Hua Wei	36,000
2	4	Joel Frank	16,000

Event 6: Day 1A Underway

$200 + $30 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
   $100,000 Guaranteed

Level 1:  Blinds 25/50

Cards are in play in The Signature Room for Day 1A of the $100,000 Guaranteed event.

Players started with 20,000 chips and levels are 30 minutes long.

This is the first of three starting flights.  The other two are Monday at 11AM and 5PM.

All starting flights will play 16 levels (no dinner break) and bag up for the night.

Survivors will return for Day 2 on Tuesday.

Event 5: Familiar Seniors

$300 + $40 Seniors No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Level 1: Blinds 25/50

Some of the familiar 'mature' faces in this event today:

Arthur Bressler
Tony Shurilla
Don Brown
Bob 'Mad Viking' Haavind
Nancy Martin
James Governa
Jack 'Team Snake' Deutsch
Pat Knoll
John Sykes
Marc Ginsberg

Event 5: Seniors Cranking

$300 + $40 Seniors No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Level 1: Blinds 25/50

The Seniors event is underway here in the Poker Room.  They began with 15,000 chips and all levels are 30 minutes long.

Late registration and re-entry are available through the break after level 6 (about 1:20pm).

Mike 'Little Man' Sica with his Toothpick Holder

We are dedicating this event to Mike 'Little Man' Sica, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 69.  This was always one of his favorite events, playing with his peers.

Sunday, November 17th

TODAY'S EVENTS (Poker Room/The Signature Room )

10AM: Event 5 - $300 + $40 Seniors No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

• Players start with 15,000 in tournament chips 
• Levels will last 30 minutes each
• Players that bust within the first 6 Levels may Re-Enter (unlimited re-entries) 
• 1-Day event

11AM: Event 6, Flight 1A- $200 + $30 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
         Flight 1B 11AM Monday, Flight 1C 5PM Monday
$100,000 Guaranteed

• Players start with 20,000 in tournament chips 
• Levels will last 30 minutes each
• Players that bust within the first 8 Levels may Re-Enter (unlimited re-entries)
• Players may register for Day 1A, 1B, and/or 1C.  Players that bust out or forfeit chips may enter any subsequent day.
• Players participating in multiple Day 1's may chose their 'best' stack for start of Day 2.
• 2-Day event

  3PM: Event 25 - $200 + $30 Survivor No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) (~1 in 10 wins $2,000)

• Players start with 15,000 in tournament chips 
• Levels 1-10: will last 20 minutes each | Levels 11+: will last 25 minutes each
• 1-Day event

  7PM: Event 26 - $100 + $20 + $25 Green Chip Bounty No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

• Players start with 12,000 in tournament chips 
• This is a Bounty tournament.  Players must have their Bounty chips clearly displayed on table in order to remain active in tournament
• Levels will last 20 minutes each
• Players that bust within the first 6 Levels may Re-Enter (unlimited re-entries) 
• 1-Day event

Event 3: Photo Slideshow

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Event 3 Recap

$350 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

At a final table that featured multiple Borgata trophy winners and more than $2 million in career tournament earnings, it was a newbie who stole the show.  In his first ever casino tournament Marvin Hayes (Brooklyn, NY) beat them all at the Borgata Fall Poker Open.

Hayes' defeated "Action" Bob Hwang (Barnegat, NJ) heads up when he hit a flush while holding 7♣ 5♣ and had Hwang drawing dead.

"It's definitely a surprise," said Hayes' who turned a $400 investment into $53,637. "I can't wait to tell everybody."

"Congratulations Marvin it was a pleasure playing with you," said Hwang who won a 2005 Borgata bracelet (pre trophy era) and now has $1.3 million in live earnings.

"It's tough to win tournaments," said Hwang, but it was Hayes' who made it look easy. He built up a big stack just before the money bubble and was one of the chip leaders the rest of the way.

"I definitely never thought I'd make to the end," said the truck driver who plays mostly in home games. "When I got in the 60s (players remaining), I was happy to double my money."

Hayes decided to try this tournament after hearing from friend Steve Jiminez that "Borgata was the most prestigious place to play in A.C."

"He's one of the best guys in the (home) game," said Jiminez who showed up late for the event and was on the rail, "and that's much props over AZ the hip hop star."

Hayes' grooved to his own music where it was a Borgata Dancing with the Stars type final table. In addition to Hwang, there were two, two-time trophy winners in Manh Nguyen and Brian O'Donoghue.

Nguyen bluffed most of his chips in a 7 million chip pot when Hayes' called his 2 million all-in bet on the river. "I bluffed with air," said Nguyen, who finished 7th. "I thought if he was all in I could get him off the hand."

A few minutes later O'Donoghue, who was 6th, sent his stack to Hwang who flopped a full house with pocket Queens. A another landmine Hayes avoided was 9th place finisher Eddie Blumenthal who has more than $600,000 in career earnings after a runner-up finish at the 2011 WSOP.

The field began with 658 entries and produced a total buy-in of $230,300. Borgata regulars who made the money included three-time Borgata trophy winner Howard Wolper (48th), Sheree Bykofsky (31st) and Tim Little (17th).

"When I got to the 20s (players remaining), I thought I could do it," said Hayes. "Then when I got to the main (final) table, I knew I had to really, really play.

"I came down here saying, 'win or lose, at least I tried and I enjoyed it.'"

Hayes did more than that and said, "this was bigger and better than I ever thought it would be."

Final Table Results

Number of Entries: 658
Total Buy-In $230,300

Place-Name-Amount 

1st Marvin Hayes (Brooklyn, NY) $53,637
2nd "Action" Bob Hwang (Barnegat, NJ) $30,158
3rd Dan McAuliffe (Long Beach, NY) $18,988
4th Nick Partenope (Colonia, NJ) $15,414
5th Kirkor Tekneci (Whitestone, NY) $12,287
6th Deon Nossel (New York, NY) $10,164
7th Brian O'Donohue (Bayside, NY) $8,154
8th Manh Nguyen (Munhall, PA) $6,143
9th Eddie Blumenthal (Madison, WI) $4,244
10th Kevin Kernan (Warwick, RI) $2,904

Final Results

Event 3 Winner - Hayes

 $350 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 150k/130k/40k ante

Marvin Hayes (Brooklyn, NY)

$53,637

After shipping a double-up to Bob Hwang to close the chip gap, Marvin Hayes ends the tournament with a flush.

On a board of 3♣ 8s 10♣ Q♣ , Hayes check-raises all in and Hwang calls.

Hayes: 7♣ 5♣

Hwang: Q♦ 9♦ (pair of Queens)

Hwang is drawing dead against Hayes' flush to take the title.

"This is the first tournament I ever bought in," says Hayes who plays home games in New York. "I definitely never thought I'd make it to the end, it's definitely a surprise."

Hayes is truck driver who plans on sharing his new found wealth with his wife and says a new car is "up there on the list," of things he'll do with the money.

Event 3: 2nd Place - Hwang

$350 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 150k/300k/40k ante

Bob Hwang (Barnegat, NJ)

$30,158

"Action" Bob Hwang is on the ropes most of heads up play and eventually finishes runner-up to Marvin Hayes.

Hwang hits a pair of Queens on the turn while holding Q♦ 9♦, but the Q♣ gives Hayes the winning flush with 7♣ 5♣ as Hwang is drawing dead.

"Congratulations Marvin it was a pleasure playing with you," says Hwang who pushes his career tournament earnings to $1.3 million.  "It is what it is," adds Hwang, "I had a good time."

Event 3: Hwang Doubles

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Blinds 150k/300k/40k ante

After being whittled down from 7 million to less than 3 million, Bob Hwang is all in with A♥ 4♥ vs Marvin Hayes' KT. The board runs out 8 4 9 9 J and Hwang gets the double-up to nearly 6 million chips.

Hayes still has the chip lead 10.8 million to 5.8 million.

Event 3: 3rd Place - McAuliffe

$350 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 120k/240k/30k

Dan McAuliffe (Long Beach, NY)

$18,988

Dan McAuliffe is all in for 2.7 million (11 bb) with QT vs the A7 of Marvin Hayes. An Ace on the flop seals the deal for Hayes who has the chip lead heading into heads up play.

McAuliffe takes home $18,988 for his third place finish. It's his second Borgata cash and doubles his career earnings.

Heads Up Chip Counts

Marvin Hayes 9.7 million
"Action" Bob Hwang 7 million

Event 3: 4th Place - Partenope

$350 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

 Blinds: 100k/200k30k ante
 

Nick Partenope (Colonia, NJ) 

$15,414

Nick Partenope played very few hands at the final table and his final one comes with 10♦ 9♦ for 1.2 million.  Chip leader Marvin Hayes gets the knockout with K♦ 2♦ to extend his lead.

Partenope earns $15,414 for finishing in fourth place. This is his first Borgata cash and second largest career payday.

Final 3 Chip Counts

Marvin Hayes 8 million 

"Action" Bob Hwang 5 million

Dan McAuliffe 3.4 million

Event 3: 5th Place - Tekneci

$350 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Blinds: 80k/160k/2k

 Kirkor Tekneci (Whitestone, NY) 

$12,287 

Kirkor Tekneci moves all in for 2.2 million. After Dan McAuliffe tank-folds, Marvin Hayes makes the call.

Tekneci: JJ

McAuliffe: AQ

An Ace on the flop gives Hayes the pot and the chip lead with 6.5 million.

Kirkor Tekneci adds $12,287 to his bankroll for a 5th place finish. This is his 4th and largest career Borgata cash.

Event 3: 6th Place - Nossel

$350 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 80k/160k/20k ante

Deon Nossel (New York, NY) 

$10,164

Deon Nossel is all in for 1.2 million (8 bb) with A9 against Bob Hwang's 44.  The pocket pair holds and Hwang is the chip leader with 6 million.

Deon Nossel finishes in 6th place for $10,164. It's his largest career cash, and highest Borgata finish, one spot better than in a 2012 Spring Poker Open $400 event.

Event 3: 7th Place - O'Donoghue

$350 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 60k/120k/20k ante

Brian O'Donohue (Bayside, NY)

$8,154

Brian O'Donohue raises, Bob Hwang shoves, O'Donoghue calls and is at risk for 2.3 million.

O'Donoghue: KJ

Hwang: QQ

Flop: QTT

Hwang flops a full house and O'Donoghue flips his cards into the muck as Hwang wins the hand and takes his stack to 5 million.

O'Donohue, the two-time Borgata trophy winner earns $8,154 for his seventh place finish.

@Brian__OD I feel your pain.
— Manh Nguyen (@MunMunny) November 17, 2013

Event 3: 8th Place - Nguyen

$350 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) 
 
Blinds 50k/100k/10k ante

Manh Nguyen (Munhall, PA) 

$6,143

On a board of K 10 2 6 8, Manh Nguyen moves all in against Marvin Hayes who calls for his last 2 million.  Hayes shows K4 to take the pot and Nguyen mucks.  "I bluffed with air," says Nguyen, "I thought if he was all in I could get him off the hand. Oh well, what are you going to do?"

The hand gives Hayes the 6.8 million chip pot and cripples Nguyen who eventually goes out with Q9 suited against Brian O'Donoghue's pocket 10s.

Nguyen, a two-time Borgata trophy holder, finishes in 8th place for $6,143.

For those who care... I bluffed off my stack and finished 8th. #BFPO2013
— Manh Nguyen (@MunMunny) November 17, 2013

Event 3: 9th Place - Blumenthal

$350 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)


Blinds: 30k/60k/5k ante

Eddie Blumenthal (Madison, WI)

$4,224

Eddie Blumenthal takes a huge hit when his Aces are cracked by Manh Nguyen's Queens, before Nguyen eventually knocks out Blumenthal.

Blumenthal is pained to see the two-outer on the river and sends a 1.3 million chip double-up to Nguyen and is left with 1 million chips.  The two tangle again with Blumenthal all in with A9 against Nguyen's pocket 5s. Nguyen hits another set to get the knockout and take his stack to 3.5 million.

Blumenthal finishes in 9th place for $4,224.

Nguyen is now second in chips behind Marvin Hayes' 4 million.

Event 3: 10th Place - Kernan

$350 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) 

Blinds 25k/50k/5k ante

Kevin Kernan (Warwick, RI) 

$2,904

Kevin Kernan is down to less than 10 big blinds when he moves all in with pocket Queens.  Kirkor Tekneci, the initial raiser, snap calls with pocket Kings and the hand holds.

Kernan is out in 10th place, earning $2,904.

Event 3: Final Table

$350 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 25k/50k/5k ante

 Final Table

The average stack is 1.6 million (32 bb).

Seat- Name

1 "Action" Bob Hwang
2 Eddie Blumenthal
3 Dan McAuliffe
4 Brian O'Donohue
5 Marvin Hayes
6 Kevin Kernan
7 Manh Nguyen
8 Deon Nossel
9 Nick Partenope
10 Kirkor Tekneci

Event 3: 11-12th Places ($2,904)

$350 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Place-Name

11th Daniel Rovner (Freehold, NJ)
12th Spencer Mensh (Reisterstown, MD)

 Daniel Rovner

Spencer Mensh

Event 3: 13-15th Places ($2,122)

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Place-Name

13th John Renshaw (Ewing, NJ)
14th Daniel Friedman (Smithtown, NY)
15th Raymond Ross (Maple Glen, PA)

 John Renshaw

Daniel Friedman

Raymond Ross

Event 3: 16-18th Places ($1,564)

$350 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Place-Name

16th Todd Burger (Monroe Township, NJ)
17th Tim Little (Cheverly, MD)
18th Thomas Hooper (Jersey City, NJ)

Todd Burger

Tim Little