$500 + $60 Six-Max No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
After Vinny Mazzaferro (Bayside, NY) and his pocket Kings hold to knock out Jacobo Ferndandez (Dominican Republic) in 26th place, KK is the winning hand that cracks Aces to break the bubble.
Patti Haggerty (Scranton, PA) is all in with AA against the Chad Himmelspach's (Bismark, ND) cowboys.
Haggerty: A♠ A♣
Himmelspach: K♦ K♣
Flop: K♠ Q♠ 10♠ (Himmelspach set of Kings, Haggerty royal flush draw)
Turn: 9♦
River: 6♣
Haggerty misses all her draws and busts on the bubble in 25th place.
The remaining 24 players are in the money for a min cash of $862.
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Event 12: Break Time Big Stacks
$500 + $60 Six-Max No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 2k/4k/400 ante
27 players remain, just three spots from the money. The chip leaders are in the 285k (71 bb) range and includes Mark Sykes (Margate, NJ), Jon Sorscher (Lynbrook, NY) and Brandon Fisher (Richmond, VA).
The average stack is 121k (30 bb).
Blinds 2k/4k/400 ante
27 players remain, just three spots from the money. The chip leaders are in the 285k (71 bb) range and includes Mark Sykes (Margate, NJ), Jon Sorscher (Lynbrook, NY) and Brandon Fisher (Richmond, VA).
The average stack is 121k (30 bb).
Mark Sykes
Brandon Fisher
Jon Sorscher
Event 12: The Big Gambino
$500 + $60 Six-Max No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 1,500/3k/400 ante
With the level winding down, two healthy stacks are all in on the river.
On a board with three spades, Matt Gambino (West Babylon, NY) bets 30k on the river, Jacobo Fernandez (Dominican Republic) moves all in and Gambino calls.
Gambino shows K♠ J♠ for the second nuts and Fernandez folds.
Gambino doubles to 200k, while Fernandez is left with 10k.
Blinds 1,500/3k/400 ante
Gambino (left) Gets the Count of from Fernandez (center)
With the level winding down, two healthy stacks are all in on the river.
On a board with three spades, Matt Gambino (West Babylon, NY) bets 30k on the river, Jacobo Fernandez (Dominican Republic) moves all in and Gambino calls.
Gambino shows K♠ J♠ for the second nuts and Fernandez folds.
Gambino doubles to 200k, while Fernandez is left with 10k.
Event 12: Four from the Money
$500 + $60 Six-Max No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 1,500/3k/400 ante
28 players remain with an average stack of 127k (42 bb) and we're just four spots from the money.
24 players are guaranteed at least $862 while they chase down the $30,463 top prize.
Blinds 1,500/3k/400 ante
28 players remain with an average stack of 127k (42 bb) and we're just four spots from the money.
24 players are guaranteed at least $862 while they chase down the $30,463 top prize.
Event 10 Slideshow
$600 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
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Event 10 Recap
$600 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
A pair of Michael's were heads up for the title and the trophy, and in the end Michael Sneideman (Newtown, CT) wins this event at the Borgata Fall Poker Open. Sneideman defeated Michael Bonita (New City, NY) after having most of the chips when the final two squared off.
His
highest prior finish came in September's Poker Open when he finished
4th in the $1k for $12,000. "I stewed over it for awhile," said
Sneideman, "I misplayed a couple of hands and it stayed with me," and
added, "number one by a mile," on his list of poker accomplishments.
Total Buy-In: $130,200
Place-Name-Payout
1st Michael Sneideman (Newtown, CT) $35,357
2nd Michael Bonita (New City, NY) $20,839
3rd Jeff Wicker (Philadephia, PA) $11,998
4th Igor Skochilo (Astoria, NY) $9,725
5th Luis Khoury (Syosset, NY) $7,578
6th Jordan Ludwick (Cherry Hill, NJ) $6,315
7th Chris O'Hara (Clarks Summit, PA) $5,052
8th Greg Himmelbrand (Bayside, NY) $3,789
9th Jeff Einsidler (Bedford, NY) $2,526
10th Nidal Crowley-Abdelhay (Bronx, NY) $1,642
A pair of Michael's were heads up for the title and the trophy, and in the end Michael Sneideman (Newtown, CT) wins this event at the Borgata Fall Poker Open. Sneideman defeated Michael Bonita (New City, NY) after having most of the chips when the final two squared off.
"I can't believe it," said Sneideman, who is thrilled with his first Borgata trophy. "I get to keep this," he laughed. Sneideman held A♣ K♦ to win with Aces-up on the final hand.
"He played great," said Bonita who was over matched with a 6 to 1 chip deficit, "there's not much I could do."
Sneideman ($35,357) and Bonita ($20,839) earned their highest live paydays, each with their best
career tournament finish.
The 217 entries, in the largest buy-in ($660) to date of the series, created a total buy-in of $130,200. Familiar face Jordan Ludwick (6th) made the final table and was joined in the money by Borgata regulars
Ralph Massey (12th), Tom Dobrilovic (13th), Nick Palma (14th) Nancy Martin (17th) and Steven Rodriguez (19th)
In then end it was a short stack, turned big stack that won the event. Sneideman started the day 17th in chips out of 18 returning players and was down to 115k (10 bb) at the final table.
"He played great," said Bonita who was over matched with a 6 to 1 chip deficit, "there's not much I could do."
Sneideman ($35,357) and Bonita ($20,839) earned their highest live paydays, each with their best
career tournament finish.
The 217 entries, in the largest buy-in ($660) to date of the series, created a total buy-in of $130,200. Familiar face Jordan Ludwick (6th) made the final table and was joined in the money by Borgata regulars
Ralph Massey (12th), Tom Dobrilovic (13th), Nick Palma (14th) Nancy Martin (17th) and Steven Rodriguez (19th)
In then end it was a short stack, turned big stack that won the event. Sneideman started the day 17th in chips out of 18 returning players and was down to 115k (10 bb) at the final table.
"Patience
was the key," said Sneideman, who knocked out third place finisher Jeff Wicker and Igor Skochilo in 4th to hold 85% of the chips heads up. "But
once I got chips, I took advantage of a tight table image and was able
to chip up without a lot of hands."
Sneideman is a mailman in his
tight-knit Connecticut community and said he plays poker seriously, but
is "definitely an amateur."
Final Table Results
Entries: 217Total Buy-In: $130,200
Place-Name-Payout
1st Michael Sneideman (Newtown, CT) $35,357
2nd Michael Bonita (New City, NY) $20,839
3rd Jeff Wicker (Philadephia, PA) $11,998
4th Igor Skochilo (Astoria, NY) $9,725
5th Luis Khoury (Syosset, NY) $7,578
6th Jordan Ludwick (Cherry Hill, NJ) $6,315
7th Chris O'Hara (Clarks Summit, PA) $5,052
8th Greg Himmelbrand (Bayside, NY) $3,789
9th Jeff Einsidler (Bedford, NY) $2,526
10th Nidal Crowley-Abdelhay (Bronx, NY) $1,642
Event 10 Winner - Sneideman
$600 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 20k/40k/4k ante
Blinds 20k/40k/4k ante
Michael Sneideman (Newtown, CT)
$35,357
River 5♠
Michael Sneideman had nearly a 6 to 1 chip lead at the start of heads up play and closes the deal against Michael Bonita at the Borgata Fall Poker Open.
Bonita is all in for ~750k and at risk.
Sneideman: A♣ K♦
Bonita: Q♣ T♥
Flop: A♥ J♥ 5♦ (Sneideman pair of Aces, Bonita gutshot straight draw)
Turn: 4♥ (Bonita adds flush draw)
River 5♠
Sneideman dodges Bonita's 12 outs on the river and wins the tournament with Aces up.
"I can't believe it," says Sneideman, who is thrilled and mildly surprised he gets a trophy. "I get to keep this," he asks.
Sneideman started the day 17th in chips out of 18 returning players and was down to 115k (10 bb) at the final table.
"Patience was the key," says Sneideman, who wins his first Borgata trophy. "But once I got chips, I took advantage of a tight table image and was able to chip up without a lot of hands."
Sneideman is a mailman in his tight-knit Connecticut community and says he plays poker seriously, but is "definitely an amateur."
His highest prior finish came in September's Poker Open when he finished 4th in the $1k for $12,000. "I stewed over it for awhile," says Sneideman, "I misplayed a couple of hands and it stayed with me," and adds, "number one by a mile," on his list of poker accomplishments.
Event 10: 2nd Place - Bonita
$600 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 20k/40k/4k ante
Blinds 20k/40k/4k ante
Michael Bonita (New City, NY)
& Jack the Service Dog
& Jack the Service Dog
$20,839
Michael Bonita adds to his success at the Borgata Fall Poker open with a runner-up finish to Michael Sneideman. On the final hand, Bonita's QT doesn't improve against AK and he settles for second place and $20,839.
"It's my best run so far this Fall Open," says Bonita who has three cashes in the four events he's played. "I've been playing more and more tournaments and mixing it up a lot more," he says about his recent success.
Bonita was over matched and never got a double-up with Sneideman holding nearly 85% of the chips when they began heads up play.
In addition to his highest career finish, Bonita came in 10th place in the six-max bounty (Event 9), and finished 30th in the $100,000 Guarantee (Event 6) in this series.
Bonita owns a landscaping business and has increasingly found more time to play poker beyond his usual attendance of the Borgata Winter Poker Open.
Event 10: 3rd Place - Wicker
Blinds 20k/40k/4k ante
Jeff Wicker (Philadephia, PA)
$11,998
Michael Sneideman 3.6 million
Michael Bonita 750k
After surviving A5 against the AK of Michael Sneideman when they chop on a double paired board, Jeff Wicker's luck runs out against Sneideman.
In their next all in, Sneideman's 99 holds against 66 after dodging a flush draw on the river.
"No regrets," says Wicker, as he heads to the cage to pickup is $11,998 for his third place finish.
Sneideman adds 900k to his stack to extend his chip lead heading into heads up play.
Heads Up Chip Counts
Michael Sneideman 3.6 million
Michael Bonita 750k
Event 10: 4th Place - Skochilo
$600 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 20k/40k/4k ante
On one of the first hands back from dinner break, Igor Skochilo is all in with K 3 vs the A 8 of
Michael Sneideman.
The board runs out A 3 6 9 A to give Sneideman winning trips. The chip leader is now up to 2.6 million.
Skochilo takes home $9,725 for his fourth place finish and says, "It's disappointing, but I'll be back. I don't play a lot of tournaments, but when I do I go pretty deep."
Final Three Chip Counts
Michael Sneideman 2.6 million
Jeff Wicker 815k
Michael Bonita 805k
Blinds 20k/40k/4k ante
Igor Skochilo (Astoria, NY)
$9,725
On one of the first hands back from dinner break, Igor Skochilo is all in with K 3 vs the A 8 of
Michael Sneideman.
The board runs out A 3 6 9 A to give Sneideman winning trips. The chip leader is now up to 2.6 million.
Skochilo takes home $9,725 for his fourth place finish and says, "It's disappointing, but I'll be back. I don't play a lot of tournaments, but when I do I go pretty deep."
Final Three Chip Counts
Michael Sneideman 2.6 million
Jeff Wicker 815k
Michael Bonita 805k
Event 12: Post-Dinner Play Underway
$500 + $60 Six-Max No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 12: Blinds 800/1,600/200 ante
57 players remain. Average stack is 62k.
Only 24 get paid, so there's still a long way to go.
Level 12: Blinds 800/1,600/200 ante
57 players remain. Average stack is 62k.
Only 24 get paid, so there's still a long way to go.
Event 10: Dinner Time Chip Counts
$600 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Play resumes at 8:40 pm with Blinds 20k/40k/4k ante
With four players remaining, the average stack is almost 1.1 million.
Here are the chip counts:
Michael Sneideman - 2.189 million
Michael Bonita - 928k
Jeff Wicker - 920k
Igor Skochilo - 379K
And here's what they're playing for:
1st $35,357
2nd $20,839
3rd $11,998
4th $9,725
Play resumes at 8:40 pm with Blinds 20k/40k/4k ante
With four players remaining, the average stack is almost 1.1 million.
Here are the chip counts:
Michael Sneideman - 2.189 million
Michael Bonita - 928k
Jeff Wicker - 920k
Igor Skochilo - 379K
And here's what they're playing for:
1st $35,357
2nd $20,839
3rd $11,998
4th $9,725
Event 12: Payouts
$500 + $60 Six-Max No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Total Entries: 237
Total Buy-In: $118,500
| Place | Payout |
| 1 | $30,463 |
| 2 | $18,104 |
| 3 | $13,793 |
| 4 | $10,920 |
| 5 | $8,621 |
| 6 | $6,322 |
| 7 | $4,885 |
| 8 | $3,448 |
| 9 | $2,012 |
| 10 - 12 | $1,437 |
| 13 -18 | $1,149 |
| 19 -24 | $862 |
Event 10: Dinner Time
$600 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante
On the last hand of the level, Igor Skochilo opened for 65k from the cutoff and Jeff Wicker shoved from the button.
After giving it some thought, Igor folded.
End of level and time for dinner break. Play will resume at 8:40pm.
Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante
On the last hand of the level, Igor Skochilo opened for 65k from the cutoff and Jeff Wicker shoved from the button.
After giving it some thought, Igor folded.
End of level and time for dinner break. Play will resume at 8:40pm.
Event 10: 5th Place - Khoury
$600 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante
Luis Khoury got all-in with pocket 3s and was racing against Igor Skochilo's AK. The board fell J 9 7 5 A and Igor paired up on the river to take the pot.
Luis Khoury busted out in 5th place, earning $7,578.
Blinds 15k/30k/4k ante
Luis Khoury (Syosset, NY)
$7,578
Luis Khoury got all-in with pocket 3s and was racing against Igor Skochilo's AK. The board fell J 9 7 5 A and Igor paired up on the river to take the pot.
Luis Khoury busted out in 5th place, earning $7,578.
Event 12: Counting Down To Dinner Break
$500 + $60 Six-Max No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 11: Blinds 600/1,200/200 ante
About 15 minutes remain in level 11, then players will take a one hour dinner break.
60 players remain. Average stack is ~59k.
Still in the hunt:
Cotton Snuffer
Eddie Blumenthal
Antonio Walker
Josh Brikis
Coco Teknici
Mike Dentale
Mike Shasho
Sardor Gaziev
Mark Sykes
Matt Stout
Jon Sorscher
Will 'the Thrill' Failla
Roman Valerstein
Abe Korotki
Paul Vacchio
Roland Israelashvili
Jacobo Fernandez
Nancy Martin
Natale Kuey
Scott Baumstein
Andrew Zhu
Tom Dobrilovic
Level 11: Blinds 600/1,200/200 ante
About 15 minutes remain in level 11, then players will take a one hour dinner break.
60 players remain. Average stack is ~59k.
Still in the hunt:
Cotton Snuffer
Eddie Blumenthal
Antonio Walker
Josh Brikis
Coco Teknici
Mike Dentale
Mike Shasho
Sardor Gaziev
Mark Sykes
Matt Stout
Jon Sorscher
Will 'the Thrill' Failla
Roman Valerstein
Abe Korotki
Paul Vacchio
Roland Israelashvili
Jacobo Fernandez
Nancy Martin
Natale Kuey
Scott Baumstein
Andrew Zhu
Tom Dobrilovic
Event 10: Bonita Doubles Again
$600 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 12k/24k/3k ante
On the turn with a board of K 9 4 Q, Michael Bonita was all-in for 452k against Luis Khoury.
Michael: JT suited (King-high straight)
Luis: AJ suited (gutshot & flush draw)
River was an offsuit 2 and Michael doubled up again. He's over 1.1 million.
Luis dropped to ~470k.
Blinds 12k/24k/3k ante
On the turn with a board of K 9 4 Q, Michael Bonita was all-in for 452k against Luis Khoury.
Michael: JT suited (King-high straight)
Luis: AJ suited (gutshot & flush draw)
River was an offsuit 2 and Michael doubled up again. He's over 1.1 million.
Luis dropped to ~470k.
Event 10: Big Pots Circling The Felt
$600 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 12k/24k/3k ante
Michael Bonita got all-in with pocket 2s against Jeff Wicker's AT. The board ran out 8 7 4 5 J and the ducks held up Michael doubled up to ~5500k. Jeff dropped to about 900k.
On the turn with a board of 5 2 2 8, Luis Khoury (bb) bet 60k, Michael Sneideman raised to 160k and Luis called. River was a 4 and Luis checked. Michael bet 275k and Luis folded. Sneideman is up to ~1.6 million.
Blinds 12k/24k/3k ante
Michael Bonita got all-in with pocket 2s against Jeff Wicker's AT. The board ran out 8 7 4 5 J and the ducks held up Michael doubled up to ~5500k. Jeff dropped to about 900k.
On the turn with a board of 5 2 2 8, Luis Khoury (bb) bet 60k, Michael Sneideman raised to 160k and Luis called. River was a 4 and Luis checked. Michael bet 275k and Luis folded. Sneideman is up to ~1.6 million.
Event 10: Double, Double
$600 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 12k/24k/3k ante
Luis Khoury was all-in with K5 off against Michael Bonita's A6 of spades.
The board ran out Q 7 5 7 A with hour diamonds and Luis won with pot with his King of diamonds for the flush.
Then Luis was all-in against Jeff Wicker. Luis held 42 of spades against Jeff's K5 of hearts. The board fell A 6 2 2 4 giving Luis a full house. He doubled up again, topping 1.1 million.
Jeff dropped to ~1.1 million.
Blinds 12k/24k/3k ante
Luis Khoury was all-in with K5 off against Michael Bonita's A6 of spades.
The board ran out Q 7 5 7 A with hour diamonds and Luis won with pot with his King of diamonds for the flush.
Then Luis was all-in against Jeff Wicker. Luis held 42 of spades against Jeff's K5 of hearts. The board fell A 6 2 2 4 giving Luis a full house. He doubled up again, topping 1.1 million.
Jeff dropped to ~1.1 million.
Event 10: 6th Place - Ludwick
$600 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 10k/20k/3k ante
Jordan Ludwick got his chips in with pocket 8s and was racing against Michael Bonita's AK. A King on the flop made it a short race. Michael chipped up to ~650k.
Jordan hit the rail in 6th place, earning $6,315.
Blinds 10k/20k/3k ante
Jordan Ludwick (Cherry Hill, NJ)
$6,315
Jordan Ludwick got his chips in with pocket 8s and was racing against Michael Bonita's AK. A King on the flop made it a short race. Michael chipped up to ~650k.
Jordan hit the rail in 6th place, earning $6,315.
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