Borgata Winter Poker Open 2009

Event #16: Final Results

2009-02-02T11:09:00.000-05:00

Event 16 - $350 + $50 No Limit Hold’em

January 17, 2009

387 Entries

$135,450 Prize Pool

1. MICHAEL SCHNEIDER (COVINGTON, GA): $39280

2. KIM LEEMASTER (NEW HOPE, PA): $22755

3. JUSTIN ARNWINE (UPPER MARLBOR, MD): $11242

4. KEVIN BERMAN (BETHLEHEM, PA): $9481

5. ALFIE KASLOV (ARLINGTON, VA): $8127

6. EDGAR CONCEPCION (BROOKLYN, NY): $6772

7. JOSEPH REDDICK (BRONX, NY): $5418

8. JOSEPH SCARPIGNATO (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $4064

9. PAMELA DUNBAR (DALLAS, PA): $2709

10. VINCENT LEE HOUSDEN (STANLEY, VA): $1761

11. JOSHUA ROSEN (LIVINGSTON, NJ): $1761

12. CHRISTOPHER BARRILE (MARLBOROUGH, MA): $1761

13. MICHAEL VELA (NEWBURGH, NY): $1355

14. DAREN STABINSKI (MIAMI, FL): $1355

15. WALTER KAUFMANN (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $1355

16. PATRICIA BARSANTI-CHOU (METUCHEN, NJ): $948

17. NATHAN EMERSON (MADISON, WI): $948

18. ROBERT ZARZYCKI (HEWITT, NJ): $948

19. ALEXANDER CUKAR (SCOTTSDALE, AZ): $813

20. JUSTIN SHAFFER (DOUGLASVILLE, PA): $813

21. PETER DEWOLF (NEW EGYPT, NJ): $813

22. WARREN KARP (LAKE FOREST, CA): $813

23. JOHN EISENBERG (FORT LEE, NJ): $813

24. MIKE LEAH (INNISFIL, CAN): $813

25. ROBERT BEATTY (WAYNE, NJ): $813

Event #14: Final Payouts

2009-01-30T09:59:00.001-05:00

Event 14 - $3000 + $200 CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT

January 25-29, 2009

1,017 Entries

$3,051,000 Prize Pool

1st STEVEN WEINSTEIN (ANDES, NY): $658405

2nd TODD TERRY (HOBOKEN, NJ): $434767

3rd ROBERT MERULLA (NEWYORK, NY): $236452

4th ROBERT MCLAUGHLIN (WASHINGTON, DC): $205942

5th MICHAEL CONTESSA (ROCHELLE PARK, NJ): $175432

6th FRANKLIN CALDWELL (NICHOLASVILLE, KY): $144922

7th ORY HEN (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $114412

8th CARL PION (BRAMPTON, CAN): $83902

9th CHARLES MARCHESE (SHOREHAM, NY): $61020

10th SHAWN PAUL PILOT (NORTH HILLS, CA): $39663

11th GEORGE MEDRANO (GRAPEVINE, TX): $39663

12th KENNETH SMARON (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $39663

13th MANELIC MINAYA (TAMPA, FL): $28984

14th MIRSAD KOVACI (BROOKLYN, NY): $28984

15th BALINT BARTA (CLIFTON, NJ): $28984

16th JOHN MYUNG (VIENNA, VA): $18306

17th STEPHEN VANAUKEN (MILFORD, PA): $18306

18th WILLIAM EDLER (LAS VEGAS, NV): $18306

19th PHILIP NEIMAN (FLUSHING, NY): $13729

20th KIJOON PARK (FLUSHING, NY): $13729

21st ANTHONY ARGILA (N BELLMORE, NY): $13729

22nd ABUL MOBORROD (VENTNOR CITY, NJ): $13729

23rd CHARLES HOOK (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $13729

24th DAVID LEVY (TAMARAC, FL): $13729

25th ANDREW EASTOM (FORT WAYNE, IN): $13729

26th PAUL SPITZBERG (TENAFLY, NJ): $13729

27th VICTOR JOHNSON (MIDDLETOWN, NY): $13729

28th GERALD WADE (WOODBRIDGE, VA): $11594

29th FRANK FLOWERS (HIGHLAND, NY): $11594

30th CARL DAVIS (SILVER SPRING, MD): $11594

31st STEVEN FUNG (WALNUT, CA): $11594

32nd STEPHANE DALLAIRE (BROSSARD, CAN): $11594

33rd PETER IPPOLITO (E MEADOW, NY): $11594

34th DONALD MATUSOW (BRYN MAWR, PA): $11594

35th STEVEN LEVY (PEABODY, MA): $11594

36th WILLIAM HOOKER (KINSTON, NC): $11594

37th JOHN MCEWEN (NAZARETH, PA): $9763

38th GORDON ENG (CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ): $9763

39th SATURNINO RODRIGUEZ (ROCKLEDGE, FL): $9763

40th KENNETH MOORE (CANAL WINCHST, OH): $9763

41st WILLIAM DOLLAR (RALEIGH, NC): $9763

42nd GREG MCDONALD (PRESTONBURG, KY): $9763

43rd THOMAS FRANKLIN (GULFPORT, MS): $9763

44th ESTER TAYLOR (LAS VEGAS, NV): $9763

45th MOE MANALOW (HOWELL, NJ): $9763

46th MARINKO MATURA (FRANKLIN SQ, NY): $8543

47th STEVE KARP (NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL): $8543

48th FARHAD SINAEI (NEW BRITAIN, CT): $8543

49th MICHAEL SILVERMAN (MT. CLAIRE, NJ): $8543

50th NEIL KELLEHER (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $8543

51st MILAN DOBRILOVIC (WEST NYACK, NY): $8543

52nd PHILIP GURIAN (BOCA RATON, FL): $8543

53rd MATTHEW MILLIKEN (MADISON, WI): $8543

54th MATTHEW BRADY (UPPER DARBY, PA): $8543

55th CLIFTON ALLEN (CAMARILLO, CA): $7628

56th LAHCEN IMKHAOUN (CELEBRATION, FL): $7628

57th PAUL CASSANO (BRONX, NY): $7628

58th DAVID PETERS (TOLEDO, OH): $7628

59th MARK HERM (ROYERSFORD, PA): $7628

60th CESAR ROMERO (SAN JOSE, CA): $7628

61st GUY LOUIS CICCONI (LAS VEGAS, NV): $7628

62nd GEOFFREY STERN (NEW YORK, NY): $7628

63rd JOSEPH LOGUIDICE (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ): $7628

64th ERIC VANAUKEN (RIDGEWOOD, NJ): $6712

65th YUGESHWAR RAJKUMAR (TEANECK, NJ): $6712

66th JACK DEUTSCH (STATEN ISLAND, NY): $6712

67th EUGENE F FOUKSMAN (MANALAPAN, NJ): $6712

68th EMIL LEBOVICH (FAIR LAWN, NJ): $6712

69th RONALD P GLANTZ (W.FLORIDA, FL): $6712

70th BRIAN BARTLETT (PT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ): $6712

71st RENE BATTISTON (CLIFTON, NJ): $6712

72nd JUAN CATALA (PROVIDENCE, RI): $6712

73rd JEFFRIE CHARLTON (LAKE WORTH, FL): $6102

74th JEFFREY VANCHIRO (BROOKLYN, NY): $6102

75th ELIA AHMADIAN (CHANTILLY, VA): $6102

76th ALBERT RICCOBONO (OSSINING, NY): $6102

77th WILLIAM HILL (SILVER SPRING, MD): $6102

78th HOVAN NGUYEN (PASADENA, MD): $6102

79th MICHAEL SANTORO (EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ): $6102

80th CLINTON FROMAL (HOLMES, PA): $6102

81st JASON YOUNG (SUFFERN, NY): $6102

82nd JULIAN PARK (STATEN ISLAND, NY): $5492

83rd KISHOR SHARMA (FLUSHING, NY): $5492

84th JASON KOON (PITTSBURGH, PA): $5492

85th STEPHEN COWAP (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ): $5492

86th AMI SHARMA (FOREST HILLS, NY): $5492

87th NAJIB BENNANI (HOBOKEN, NJ): $5492

88th MICHAEL BUTTACAVOLI (VENTNOR CITY, NJ): $5492

89th LOGAN RASKIN (N HOLLYWOOD, CA): $5492

90th ANTHONY VILLANI (BRIARCLIFF MANOR, NY): $5492

91st BERNARD BROCK JR (OLD BRIDGE, NJ): $4882

92nd KENNETH LEE (OAKTON, VA): $4882

93rd IGOR MELOMED (HOLLANDALE BEACH, FL): $4882

94th MICHAEL SHAMMAS (CHESAPEAKE, VA): $4882

95th STEPHEN BARBELLA (MALVERN, PA): $4882

96th GEORGE DIETZ (OAK PARK, IL): $4882

97th WILLIAM STRADLEY (BOOTHWYN, PA): $4882

98th GRAND COOMBS 3RD (COCKYS HT VLY BA, MD): $4882

99th VINCENT DONOHUE (OLD BRIDGE, NJ): $4882

100th BRIAN EDMONDS (MANALAPAN, NJ): $4882

Steve Weinstein Wins Borgata Winter Poker Open Main Event!

2009-01-30T00:03:00.000-05:00

Steve Weinstein takes home $658,405, the Tag Heuer watch, and the Borgata Winter Poker Open Main Event title! Congratulations!

That will do it for us here at the Borgata Poker Blog. Thanks for reading!

Todd Terry Eliminated in 2nd ($434,767)

2009-01-29T23:57:00.000-05:00

Todd Terry is all in and Steve Weinstein calls.

Todd: Qd-10s
Steve: Ac-10d

Board: Jc-Ad-9d-Ah-6c

Todd finishes in second, earning $434,767.

Steve Weinstein Doubles

2009-01-29T23:48:00.001-05:00

Steve Weinstein raises to 800,000 and Todd Terry calls.

The flop is 3c-Qh-10h and Todd bets 1,000,000. Steve goes all in and Todd calls.

Steve: Qs-6h
Todd: 8h-4h

The turn and river are 5d-7c and Steve doubles up.

Blinds Up

2009-01-29T23:43:00.000-05:00

We are now playing with $200,000/$400,000 with a $50,000 ante. Yes, the players are now putting in the starting chip stack for this tournament on every hand.

Short Break

2009-01-29T23:28:00.000-05:00

The heads up players are taking a short break. Here are the heads up chip counts at the moment.

Steve Weinstein 10,630,000
Todd Terry 40,220,000

Steve Weinstein Takes Some Back

2009-01-29T23:19:00.000-05:00

Steve Weinstein just won a 2 million chip pot to undo some of the damage of that last big hand.

Todd Takes Big Pot Heads Up

2009-01-29T23:03:00.001-05:00

Todd Terry raises to 625,000 and Steve Weinstein calls.

The flop is 2c-5d-7s and Steve checks. Todd bets 900,000 and Steve calls.

The turn is 6h and Steve bets 1,800,000. Todd calls.

The river is 5c and Steve bets 3,000,000. Todd raises to 8,000,000 and Steve folds.

Todd flashes Qd-6c.

Anthony Merulla Eliminated in 3rd ($236,452)

2009-01-29T22:39:00.000-05:00

Todd Terry raises to 600,000 and Anthony Merulla re-raises to 1,400,000. Todd calls.

The flop is Ac-Js-4c and Anthony leads out for 2,000,000. Todd calls.

The turn is Jd and Anthony goes all in. Todd calls.

Anthony: Ad-Kh
Todd: Kd-Jc

The river is 5d and Anthony is eliminated. Todd has a big lead over Anthony as heads up begins.

Jeremy McLaughlin Busted 4th ($205,942)

2009-01-29T22:32:00.000-05:00

Jeremy McLauglin, who was severely crippled on his last hand taking A/Q into Todd Terry's A/A, again shoves his remaining $1,740,000 all-in and is called by Terry.

Terry shows As/Kh while McLaughlin has Ac/2d. The board comes down Jd/4d/5c/9d/4s and Jeremy McLaughlin has been eliminated after an extremely WPO series in which he makes the final table of both the $2,000 event as well as the $3,000 championship event.

We are Back

2009-01-29T22:27:00.000-05:00

Blinds are 120,000 / 240,000 with a 20,000 ante. Four players remain. Shuffle up and deal!

Impromptu

2009-01-29T22:14:00.001-05:00

The four players have extended their impromptu break by a few minutes.

Break Time

2009-01-29T22:03:00.001-05:00

The remaining four players are on a 10-minute break.

Michael Contessa Eliminated in 5th ($175,432)

2009-01-29T21:52:00.002-05:00

Steve Weinstein raises and Michael Contessa calls. The flop is 9c-7d-10d. Michael checks and Steve checks. The turn is 9s. Michael checks. Steve bets 2,000,000. Michael calls. The river is 9d. Steve Weinstein goes all in for about 7 million and Michael Contessa goes into the tank. After several minutes, he calls. "Queens," says Steve. "Nooo!" says Michael.

Steve: Qc-Qh
Michael: 5d-5s

The queens are good and Michael is eliminated in a huge pot. Steve has the chip lead by a wide margin.

Frank Caldwell Eliminated in 6th ($144,922)

2009-01-29T21:44:00.000-05:00

Frank Caldwell and Michael Contessa get it all in preflop.

Frank: 9c-9s
Michael: Ah-Ks

Board: Qc-3d-10c-7s-Js

The straight hits on the end and Frank is out.

Ory Hen Eliminated in 7th ($114,412)

2009-01-29T21:40:00.002-05:00

Ory Hen shoves for 2,415,000 and Steve Weinstein calls.

Ory: Ac-10s
Steve: 7c-7h

Board: Kd-2c-3h-6s-Ks

Ory is out.

Friday $50,000 Guarantee

2009-01-29T21:26:00.001-05:00

Don't forget that Friday is the return of the $50,000 Guarantee tournament. The buy-in is $300+$40 and it kicks off at 12 noon.

Carl Pion Eliminated in 8th ($83,902)

2009-01-29T21:08:00.001-05:00

Carl Pion open-shoves and Jeremy McLaughlin re-raises all in. Everyone else gets out of the way.

Carl: 3s-3c
Jeremy: As-Ah

Board: Ac-10d-2d-6s-Qc

Carl is eliminated.

The remaining seven players are guaranteed six figures.

PPI Update

2009-01-29T21:05:00.002-05:00

Eric Siegel reports that Poker Players International would like to thank the Borgata for an amazing series of Winter Open events. Everyone involved including Tournament Director Tab, his entire staff and dealers did a wonderful job. The Borgata had the insight to make innovative changes to this year's Main Event, and we would like to acknowledge their vision, which attracted over 1,000 players, generating a prize pool of over $3,000,000, one million over the prize guarantee. PPI would also like to thank all of the poker players and fans that helped make this years Borgata Winter Open an amazing success. Finally we want to applaud Michael Friedman, Johnnie Walker and Tropical Steve, who have covered the entire series of events here on the Borgata Poker Blog. You have enhanced the 'Borgata Poker Experience" for all the players while keeping all our friends, families and fans in tune to the action every step of the way.

Michael Contessa Doubles Yet Again

2009-01-29T21:03:00.001-05:00

Michael Contessa raises to 600,000 and Carl P re-raises all in.

Michael calls.

Michael: Ah-Qs
Carl: 10s-10d

Board: Ks-Kc-6h-As-9c

Michael doubles up. He has the largest cheering section, and they are quite loud indeed.

Charlie Marchese Busts 9th ($61,020)

2009-01-29T20:51:00.003-05:00

Charlie Marchese shoves his remaining $1.5 million into the pot and it is folded around to Jeremy McLaughlin who wakes up with A/A and makes the easy call. Charlie has J/9 and will need some help.

The board comes out Q/3/J/2/4 and McLaughlin wins with his aces and takes Marchese out of our main event with over $60,000 for his efforts.

Blinds Up

2009-01-29T20:46:00.001-05:00

Blinds are 100,000 / 200,000 with a 20,000 ante. Nine players are left. Let's go!

Going On Break

2009-01-29T20:32:00.002-05:00

The players are on a 10 minute break while the $5,000 chips are colord up and taken out of play. We have 9 players remaining.

Shawn Pilot Eliminated in 10th ($39,663)

2009-01-29T20:31:00.004-05:00

Steve Weinstein raises to 405,000 and Shawn Pilot calls. The flop is 5c-3s-3h and Shawn goes all in. Steve asks for a count. "One million and..."

Steve: "I call."

Steve: Js-Jd
Shawn: Kd-10d

The turn and river are 3d-10s and Shawn is eliminated. We're now at our official final table.

Jeremy McLaughlin Doubles

2009-01-29T20:21:00.003-05:00

Anthony Merulla raises the pot to $750,000 and Jeremy McLaughlin in the big blind shoves all-in for 2 million total. He gets the call from Merulla holding the A/5 while McLaughlin has A/Q. The board comes out 9d/2s/2c/10h/Qd, shipping the pot to McLaughlin and putting him at nearly $5 million.

They Ain't Biting

2009-01-29T20:13:00.001-05:00

Almost every player has threatened the table with an all-in raise preflop. However, nobody is taking the bait, even for a tenth of their stack to call. Tight is right at this table of 10, apparently.

Final 10

2009-01-29T19:54:00.002-05:00

Here are the final 10 participants.

1. Anthony Merulla
2. Steve Weinstein
3. Frank Caldwell
4. Carl P
5. Jeremy McLaughlin
6. Todd Terry
7. Charlie Marchese
8. Ory Hen
9. Shawn Pilot
10. Michael Contessa

George Medrano Busts in 11th Place ($39,663)

2009-01-29T19:45:00.002-05:00

With a flop of 3h/Qh/5s, George Medrano bets out $350,000 into the pot and is raised by Anthony Merulla who comes over the top with a raise to 1 million. Medrano gives some thought about his predicament and goes all-in. Merulla snap calls the bet and flips over 5/5 for the set while George has K/K. The turn and river come out 8c/7d and Medrano, after having had his stack chopped up in a previous hand from Merulla, has been eliminated.

Michael Contessa Doubles Again

2009-01-29T19:41:00.003-05:00

Carl P raises to 160,000. Shawn Pilot re-raises to 460,000. Michael Contessa three-bets to 1,155,000 all in. Carl folds and Shawn goes into the tank. Eventually, he calls.

Shawn: Js-Jc
Michael: Qs-Qd

Board: 8s-Kd-As-Ks-4h

Michael doubles through.

Carl P. Shouts Out Again

2009-01-29T19:27:00.001-05:00

More wishes from Carl P. as he wants to say a big hello and thanks to the Cosenza (sp?) gang and Aaron.

Anthony Merulla Hits a Huge Double Up

2009-01-29T19:23:00.005-05:00

Anthony Merulla and George Medrano take a flop and see a 2s/Ad/Jh hit the board. George bets out $500,000 and Merulla re-raises and makes it 1 million. George wastes no time in moving his stack all-in and after about 2 minutes, Merulla makes the call for his remaining $3.4 million and throws down A/5 while George flips over A/K and has him in very bad shape. The turn does not change anything when the 8c hits the board but the 5c spikes on the river and Merulla hits his three outer shooting up from his chair yelling "One time....yes, finally one time!"

Ory Hen Doubles Again

2009-01-29T19:23:00.002-05:00

Ory Hen is all in and Steve Weinstein calls.

Ory: 6h-6c
Steve: Ks-Qh

Board: Jc-8c-4d-2c-7s

Ory doubles up.

Nice Pot

2009-01-29T19:20:00.002-05:00

Shawn Pilot raises to 325,000 and Carl P calls. The flop is 2s-6c-8s and both check. The turn is 3d and Carl bets 275,000. Shawn calls. The river is 2h and Carl bets 450,000. Shawn folds.

We are Back

2009-01-29T19:07:00.001-05:00

Blinds are 80,000 / 160,000 with a 20,000 ante. Price just went up! We're now eleven handed. Let's go!

Carl P. Sends a Shout Out

2009-01-29T19:05:00.002-05:00

Carl P. wanted to send a hello and shout out to Daniel C. who is watching tonight on the blog.

We wish Carl all the best as the tournament continues.

Break Time

2009-01-29T17:53:00.000-05:00

The remaining 11 players are on a one-hour dinner break.

Marchese Stacks a Pot

2009-01-29T17:46:00.002-05:00

The last PPI player standing just stacked a monster pot after making his opponent fold. Marchese shows A/K face-up and Seat 5 errupts with disapproval. "How can you play that?"

Marchese: "I wanted a call. I thought we were going to race."

Huge Pot Swing

2009-01-29T17:32:00.002-05:00

Steve Weinstein raises to 325,000 and Shawn Pilot calls.

The flop is 3s-9c-4d and Shawn checks. Weinstein bets 350,000. Shawn calls.

The turn is 2c and Shawn bets 1,000,000. Weinstein calls.

The river is Qh and Shawn bets 3,000,000. Weinstein folds. One of the biggest pots of the day without an elimination or double up.

Kenneth Smaron Eliminated in 12th ($39,663)

2009-01-29T17:16:00.002-05:00

The bustouts are fast and furious, folks!

Kenneth Smaron and Todd Terry are all in.

Kenneth 4-2
Todd: A-4

Board: A-2-4-A-x

Kenneth is out. We're down to 11, just like that.

Manny Minaya Eliminated in 13th ($28,984)

2009-01-29T17:12:00.001-05:00

Manny Minaya and Michael Contessa get it all in.

Manny: Qc-10s
Michael: Ad-Qs

Board: 8c-10c-6c-As-4h

Manny is eliminated.

Mirsad Kovaci Busts 14th ($28,984)

2009-01-29T17:08:00.002-05:00

Mirsad Kovaci sitting on a very short stack finally ships his chips all-in for $255,000 and gets a call from Jeremy McLaughlin in the big blind. Kovaci holds Jd/Qh versus Kd/2d for McLaughlin.

The flop comes down 3s/4h/3c helping neither player but the turn shoots McLaughlin into the lead when the Kh falls. The river is Ah and sends Kovaci home in 14th place.

Andrew Barta Eliminated in 15th ($28,984)

2009-01-29T17:07:00.002-05:00

Andrew Barta shoves and Carl P calls.

Andrew: Ac-4s
Carl: Ad-Kd

Board: 7c-As-Qc-5d-3d

Andrew is out.

John Myung Eliminated in 16th ($18,306)

2009-01-29T17:01:00.003-05:00

John Myung open-shoves on the button and Ory Hen calls.

John: Jd-10h
Ory: 7d-3c

Board: 8c-3s-2h-9d-8d

John got seventh place in September, so this is his second straight top-16 finish at Borgata Opens.

Steve Weinstein Doubles

2009-01-29T16:52:00.001-05:00

On a flop of 3d-6s-3s, Steve Weinstein bets 500,000 and John Myung calls. The turn is 10c and Steve is all in for 1,065,000. Myung tanks for about eleven minutes and finally calls with Qc-Qd, but Steve has Kh-Kc. The river bricks out and Steve doubles up big. John has just 600,000 left.

John Myung Doubles

2009-01-29T16:39:00.001-05:00

John Myung and Steve Weinstein get it all in preflop.

John: Qd-Qh
Steve: Ac-Kc

Board: 7d-9s-7s-4d-6h

John doubles up.

Level Up

2009-01-29T16:35:00.000-05:00

We are $60,000/$120,000 with $10,000 ante.

Oh Look...It's Medrano Again

2009-01-29T16:08:00.003-05:00

4 players take a flop that shows 3h/9d/10c and all players check the flop. The turn comes down a 5c and Todd Terry bets $250,000 while George and Shawn Pilot make the call. The river brings a Qs and it is checked around to Pilot who bets out $350,000, both Terry and Mederano make the call and George flips up Q/K for the rivered Queen and Terry mucks his hand with a visible look of disgust as he asks to have the dealer show Pilot's hand (A/4).

Medrano continues to increase his stack well over the $12 million mark.

Medrano Vs Pilot

2009-01-29T15:58:00.003-05:00

Once again, George Medrano and Shawn Pilot have clashed with the same results. Mederano seems to have Pilot's number after he got Pilot to fold As/2s on a Ks/2s/5d board when he moved all-in, putting Pilot to a decision for his tournament life. Pilot folded his Nut flush draw.

Merulla vs. Terry

2009-01-29T15:50:00.002-05:00

Anthony Merulla raises to 250,000. Todd Terry and George Medrano call.

The flop is 5h-Jh-5c and it's checked to Anthony, who bets 350,000. George folds. Todd calls.

The turn is 7h and both check.

The river is 10c and Todd checks. Anthony bets 300,000. Todd reacts in shock. "River a set of 10s?" he wonders. Todd makes the call and Anthony shows Ad-5d for flopped trips and the pot.

George "Any Two" Medrano

2009-01-29T15:41:00.005-05:00

This was just sick.

Pre-flop:
Medrano:bet $220,000
Seat 7: call
Sean Pilot: call

Flop: 4h/7s/3/s
Pilot checks
Medrano: bet $500,000
Pilot: call

Turn: 9c
Pilot bets $500,000
Medrano: raise to $1 million
Pilot: call

River: 7d
Pilot: bet $1 million
Medrano: insta-shoves all-in
Pilot: tanks for a while and then folds.

When asked to show his hand, Medrano obliged the fans showing Qc/6c for the stone cold bluff.

Blinds Up

2009-01-29T15:19:00.004-05:00

50,000 / 100,000 with a 10,000 ante. We're just about ready to get started. Shuffle up and deal!

Break Time

2009-01-29T15:06:00.000-05:00

The remaining 16 players are on a 15 minute break.

Jeremy McLaughlin Doubles

2009-01-29T15:01:00.002-05:00

With a flop showing K/K/J, Jeremy McLaughlin checks his hand and Carl P. bets out $275,000. Jeremy check-raises all-in for an additional $440,000 and after about 2 minutes Carl P. finally makes the call and flops over 3/3. Jeremy has Ah/Jh and when the turn and river comes down 9s/8h, McLaughlin doulbes his stack to around $1.3 million.

Medrano Adds to His Stack

2009-01-29T14:57:00.005-05:00

Pre-flop:
Todd Terry: bet $200,000
Medrano: calls
Steve Vanauken: calls
Seat 8: call

Flop: 6/7/9
Medrano: bet $500,000
Vanauken: re-raise all-in
Medrano: Insta-call

Vanauken: 7/10
Medrano: 5/8 for the flopped straight

Steve Vanhauken is out 17th ($18,306)

Turn: 6
River: 9

Ory Hen Doubles Up

2009-01-29T14:49:00.003-05:00

Frank Caldwell raises to 250,000 and Ory Hen re-raises all in to 1,040,000. Frank calls, saying "This is such a bad call," and having Ory covered quite a bit.

Frank: 10s-7s
Ory: Js-Jh

Board: 5h-8d-Kh-6c-Qc

Ory doubles through.

The Stunning One is Down

2009-01-29T14:38:00.004-05:00

This hand kind of shocked us, but then again, what do we know.

Pre-Flop:
Shawn Pilot: bet $200,000
Bill Edler: raise to $575,000
Pilot: Insta-shoves all-in
Edler: tanks for 8 minutes before making the call

Pilot: J/J
Edler: Js/9s

The board came: A/5/4/7/10 and Edler's day is done.

Play Tightens

2009-01-29T14:30:00.003-05:00

There's a whole lot of small pots at these two tables, as many hands are decided without showdown, or if there is a showdown, it's because the board is checked down. We haven't heard an All In in some time.

Final Two Tables

2009-01-29T14:08:00.001-05:00

We've done the redraw, and here are the final 18.

Table 1
1. Charlie Marchese
2. Todd Terry
3. Bill Edler
4. George Medrano
5. Steve Vanauken
6. Anthony Merulla
7. Kenneth Smaron
8. Shawn Pilot
9. Mirsad Kovaci

Table 2
1. Manny Minaya
2. Michael Contessa
3. Steve Weinstein
4. Andrew Barta
5. John Myung
6. Frank Caldwell
7. Ory Hen
8. Jeremy McLaughlin
9. Carl P

Philip Neiman Out 19th ($13,729)

2009-01-29T13:59:00.002-05:00

Neiman moved all-in holding K/10 and was called by Stephen Vanuaken who held A/J. Vanauken flopped an Ace, but ended up hitting a flush on the river, which is far more than Neiman could land when the board bricked.

Ki Joon Park Out 20th ($13,729)

2009-01-29T13:50:00.001-05:00

Park's day is done after getting all his chips in the middle holding A/K. Unfortunately Anthony Argila's A/Q hit on the turn when the case Queen fell.

Blinds Up

2009-01-29T13:45:00.000-05:00

Blinds are 40,000 / 80,000 with a 5,000 ante.

Hen Ory Doubles

2009-01-29T13:40:00.001-05:00

Ory moves all-in holding pockets sixes against Carl P. who makes the cal with K/Q. A six comes on the turn and Ory doubles up.

Medrano Makes The Bluff

2009-01-29T13:23:00.000-05:00

With a board showing 5c/Qd/As/Qs, Misrad Kovaci bets out $150,000. George Medrano does not waste any time by re-raising to $525,000. Kovaci foes into the tank for 2-3 minutes before finally muckng his hand. Medrano proudly shows the 9c/6c for the bluff and scoops up the pot.

Manny Makes Another Sick Laydown

2009-01-29T13:22:00.001-05:00

Although we don't typically discuss hands when players fold, Manny Minaya has made two sick lay-downs in a row against Seat 7. He verbally called out what the player had and managed to get away from monsters both times. Sometimes it's not the hands you win that are important. It's the hands that you get away from that can make the difference.

Philip's Chips

2009-01-29T13:22:00.000-05:00

Philip Neiman wants everyone back home to know that he has 1,800,000 right now. The average chip stack is 2,542,500.

Anthony Argila Eliminated in 21st ($13,729)

2009-01-29T13:13:00.000-05:00

Steve Weinstein raises to 165,000 from late position and Anthony Argila re-raises all in from the hijack to 515,000. Steve goes into the tank for several minutes and finally calls.

Steve: Ah-Jd
Anthony: Ks-Qs

Board: Qc-9h-10h-9d-Kh

Steve makes his straight and Anthony is eliminated.

Mirsad Kovaci Doubles Up

2009-01-29T12:57:00.000-05:00

With blinds at $30,000/$60,000, Mirsad Kovaci open shoves his remaining $850,000 into the pot and after about 2 minutes of deliberation, Ory Hen makes the call and shows Ah/10s while Kovaci shows Ad/Kh and it holds up as the board draws blanks and Ory Hen finds himself on the short stack.

John Myung Doubles

2009-01-29T12:47:00.000-05:00

John Myung is all in and Kenneth Smaron calls.

John: As-5d
Kenneth: Ac-Qh

Board: 5s-Kh-Ad-9c-10d

John doubles through.

Abul Moborrod Busts 22nd ($13,729)

2009-01-29T12:33:00.000-05:00

Abul Moborrod raises up the pot to $150,000 and Carl P sits on the button and raises it up to $700,000. The blinds fold and Abul pushes all-in while Carl wastes no time in making the call. Carl P. holds 10/10 while Abul has A/Q. The flop comes down 2c/Ah/2s putting Abul in the lead until the 10d hits the turn putting Carl way ahead with the turned full house. The river is 8c and Carl P finds himself scooping nearly 2 million on top of his already huge stack while Abul goes home with nearly $14,000.

Charlie Hook Eliminated in 23rd ($13,729)

2009-01-29T12:30:00.000-05:00

Charlie Hook is all in and Andrew Barta calls.

Charlie: Ac-Qs
Andrew: 10h-10d

Board: 7s-3c-3h-3s-5d

Charlie is out. And owes Matt Brady some money.

Blinds Up

2009-01-29T12:27:00.000-05:00

Blinds are 30,000 / 60,000 with a 5,000 ante. Twenty-three players remain. Let's get it on!

Break Time

2009-01-29T12:17:00.000-05:00

The remaining 23 players are on a 15-minute break.

David Levy Eliminated 24th ($13,729)

2009-01-29T12:09:00.000-05:00

David Levy open shoves from under the gun to $935,000 and it is folded around to Shawn Pilot sho sits in the small blind. Shawn looks down at his cards and sits up as he caps his hand. "This is my favorite hand" he says, "I Don't think I can lay this down here..I call". The big blind folds and Levy shows Ah/10c. Pilot flips over K/K and when the board comes out, it shows 8d/3h/Jh/3c/9s and Levy's day is done. He will take home over $13,000 for his finish.

Andrew Eastom Eliminated in 25th ($13,729)

2009-01-29T11:56:00.000-05:00

Andrew Eastom is all in with Kc-Jc and Manny Minaya calls. Jeremy McLaughlin is also all in.

Andrew: Kc-Jc
Manny: Ah-Kc
Jeremy: Ac-Kd

Board: 5h-10d-10h-8s-6s

Andrew is out and Manny and Jeremy split the pot.

Paul Spitzberg Eliminated in 26th ($13,729)

2009-01-29T11:44:00.000-05:00

On the very next hand, Paul Spitzberg is all in and George Medrano calls.

Paul: Kc-Qc
George: 9s-9h

Board: 7-3-6-A-2

Paul is out.

Anthony Argila Doubles Up

2009-01-29T11:41:00.000-05:00

Anthony Argila is all in and Paul Spitzberg calls.

Anthony: Ad-Jd
Paul: 8h-8c

Board: Kd-5h-Kh-10d-10s

Anthony doubles through. Paul is now short stacked.

Victor Johnson Eliminated in 27th ($13,729)

2009-01-29T11:26:00.000-05:00

Victor Johnson is all in and Todd Terry calls.

Victor: Jc-10h
Todd: Ad-Qc

Board: 7c-3c-9c-Kd-4s

Victor is our first player eliminated on day 4.

A Shout Out Filled With Love

2009-01-29T11:23:00.000-05:00

Bill Edler mentioned to us that his daughter's birthday is on Friday. He said to say, "I love you and your are the light of my life Valeria." Hopefully "The Stunning One" will snag the big first-place cash so he can buy her a phat toy.

Michael Contessa Doubles

2009-01-29T11:20:00.000-05:00

Michael Contessa raises to 65,000 amd Abul Moborrod re-raises to 325,000. Contessa three-bets all in and Abul calls.

Abul: Ah-Qh
Michael: Ad-Ks

Board: Qd-Jd-Jc-Kd-2d

Michael doubles up, and Abul doesn't have much left.

Blinds Up

2009-01-29T11:09:00.002-05:00

Blinds are 25,000 / 50,000 with a 4,000 ante. Shuffle up and deal! There's a little under an hour and two minutes left in the level.

Main Event: The Final Day

2009-01-29T11:03:00.000-05:00

The top 27 players are unbagging their massive stacks (which should shrink considerably in a level or two when the orange 1,000 chips are raced off). We're set to begin starting at 27 players, in just a moment. This is the last day, so we'll be playing down to a main event champion.

We'd like to take this time to point out that Philip Neiman on table 3 busted the 28th place player last night with A-K > Q-Q with a king on the river. He says he's got an average chip stack right now. Good luck, Philip!

Event #14 Day Three Recap

2009-01-29T10:18:00.003-05:00

175 players started Event #14's third day of action Wednesday morning, but many of them would miss the magical payout number of 100 players as the day progressed. Once the bubble burst at 3:31 PM, the rest of the field moved rapidly to try to secure one of today's final 27 spots.

A number of top players hit the rail along the way including E Tay, Captain Tom Franklin, Gordon "Gordonk" Eng, Tony "Bagels," Farhad "The Knight Rider" Sinaei, Al Riccobono, Matt Brady and Event #1 winner Jason Young. Fortunately, the noted players still have some firepower left as Bill "The Stunning One" Edler ($3,894,000) and Todd Terry ($2,965,000) managed to survive and put themselves in position to take down the tournament.

Leading the way going into the final day of play is Toronto's Carl Pion, who saw his stack swell to $4,720,000 by the end of Day Three. A one-man wrecking crew, Pion repeatedly decimated players at his table with solid play and several strong bluffs that fooled some of the more experienced tournament players.

Make sure to tune in for today's action. We will once again be back in the Poker Room and we will play down to a winner. Play begins at 11:00 AM.

Editor's Note: One last thing. We on the tournament reporting staff would like to say thank you to the players, the people watching at home, and the Borgata staff for all of their kind words and support. It means a lot to know that you enjoy what we do and honestly, we wouldn't be here is it wasn't for you (the players). Congratulations on another spectacular series and we look forward to seeing you in the future. Now sit back, relax and enjoy watching today's exciting action.

The Chip Counts for Event #14: The Final Day of Play

2009-01-29T10:14:00.000-05:00

1. CARL PION (BRAMPTON, CAN): 4720000

2. WILLIAM EDLER (LAS VEGAS, NV): 3894000

3. ROBERT MERULLA (NEWYORK, NY): 3006000

4. TODD TERRY (HOBOKEN, NJ): 2965000

5. KENNETH SMARON (PHILADELPHIA, PA): 2785000

6. CHARLES MARCHESE (SHOREHAM, NY): 2713000

7. ORY HEN (HOLLYWOOD, FL): 2437000

8. SHAWN PAUL PILOT (NORTH HILLS, CA): 2394000

9. MANELIC MINAYA (TAMPA, FL): 2361000

10. GEORGE MEDRANO (GRAPEVINE, TX): 2045000

11. STEPHEN VANAUKEN (MILFORD, PA): 1915000

12. ROBERT MCLAUGHLIN (WASHINGTON, DC): 1911000

13. ABUL MOBORROD (VENTNOR CITY, NJ): 1825000

14. KIJOON PARK (FLUSHING, NY): 1640000

15. PHILIP NEIMAN (FLUSHING, NY): 1613000

16. FRANKLIN CALDWELL (NICHOLASVILLE, KY): 1474000

17. STEVEN WEINSTEIN (ANDES, NY): 1423000

18. BALINT BARTA (CLIFTON, NJ): 1282000

19. MICHAEL CONTESSA (ROCHELLE PARK, NJ): 1249000

20. DAVID LEVY (TAMARAC, FL): 1213000

21. CHARLES HOOK (PHILADELPHIA, PA): 1200000

22. ANDREW EASTOM (FORT WAYNE, IN): 1142000

23. PAUL SPITZBERG (TENAFLY, NJ): 1039000

24. JOHN MYUNG (VIENNA, VA): 978000

25. VICTOR JOHNSON (MIDDLETOWN, NY): 929000

26. ANTHONY ARGILA (N BELLMORE, NY): 623000

27. MIRSAD KOVACI (BROOKLYN, NY): 394000

Event #15 Final Results

2009-01-29T10:01:00.000-05:00

Event 15 - $500 + $60 No Limit Hold’em

January 20-23, 2009

245 Entries

$122,500 Prize Pool

1st MICHAEL CUTRO (MARMORA, NJ): $36750

2nd JOHN WERTMAN (DALLAS, PA): $20825

3rd LUIGI GRILLA (VENTNOR, NJ): $11453

4th JOSEPH ANTHONY (DURHAM, NC): $8575

5th JESSE BOULERICE (CARY, NC): $7350

6th JONATHAN MOLTUMYR (CLINTON, MD): $6125

7th CHRISTOPH ALBANESE (NEW YORK, NY): $4900

8th ROBERT FLORENCE (MARTINSBURG, WV): $3675

9th WILLIAM BRADEN (TOMS RIVER, NJ): $2450

10th ARISTEDES SANTANA (YONKERS, NY): $1592

11th MICHAEL VITALO (MASPETH, NY): $1592

12th ABRAHAM SASON (BROOKLYN, NY): $1592

13th FRANK SCHINCO (FREELAND, MI): $1347

14th SIDNEY AHRENS (FAR HILLS, NJ): $1347

15th PATRICK GAASCHE (COLLEGEVILLE, PA): $1347

16th JOHN HEATON (EASTON, PA): $1103

17th EMANUEL FAILLA (COMMACK, NY): $1103

18th MICHAEL SHAMMAS (CHESAPEAKE, VA): $1103

19th DAREN LOTTS (CRIMORA, VA): $919

20th JEROME PICKETT (ODENTON, MD): $919

Main Event: End of Day 3

2009-01-28T23:57:00.000-05:00

We're down to our final 27, including such players as Todd Terry, George Medrano, Bill Edler, and Charlie Hook. All 27 players return Thursday at 11 a.m. to play down to a final winner. First place pays out an unbelievable $658,405. We'll see you then!

Jerry Wade Eliminated in 28th ($11,594)

2009-01-28T23:56:00.000-05:00

Jerry Wade shoves and Bill Edler calls.

Jerry: As-9s
Bill: Qd-Qc

Board: Jh-Ks-10s-2c-2d

Jerry is out.

Frankie Flowers Eliminated in 29th ($11,594)

2009-01-28T23:47:00.000-05:00

Frankie Flowers is all in and Victor Johnson calls.

Frankie: Qs-Jd
Victor: As-Ac

The board is 6h-2c-6s-9d-2s and Frankie is out.

Level Up

2009-01-28T23:43:00.001-05:00

Blinds are 25,000 / 50,000 with a 4,000 ante.

Good Check, Sir

2009-01-28T23:36:00.001-05:00

Steven Weinstein raises to 100,000 and seat 3 calls. Todd Terry calls and the flop is 2s-2c-6d. Todd checked and Weinstein bets 225,000. Seat 3 folds. Todd calls.

The turn is 4c and Todd checks. Steven bets 400,000 and Todd calls. The river is 9d. Todd checks and seat 9 goes into the tank. He checks behind.

"Good check, sir!" says Todd. "I have a full house." Todd shows 4d-2d and wins about a 1.5 million chip pot.

Carl Davis Eliminated in 30th ($11,594)

2009-01-28T23:13:00.000-05:00

Carl "Flawless" Davis goes all in and Charlie Marchese calls.

Cark: Ah-Qd
Charlie: Ks-Kh

Board: 4d-5d-7c-10c-8c

Carl is out.

Steven Fung Eliminated in 31st ($11,594)

2009-01-28T23:09:00.000-05:00

Manny Manaya limps in and David Levy calls. Todd Terry raises to 235,000 and Steven Fung is all in for 543,000. Manny calls and David folds. Todd asks for counts and ultimately calls, having both all-ins covered.

Manny: As-Ad
Todd: Ac-Kd
Steven: Ah-Jc

Board: 3s-5d-7d-9c-3d

Steven is out, Manny gets the main pot, but Todd gets the significant side pot.

Stefan Delliere Eliminated in 32nd ($11,594)

2009-01-28T22:55:00.001-05:00

After getting crippled on that hand, he goes all in and seat 7 calls.

Stefan: Qh-3h
Seat 7: 10h-4c

Board: Jd-Js-5c-4h-3c

Stefan is out.

Victor Johnson Doubles Up

2009-01-28T22:53:00.001-05:00

Victor Johnson is all in and Stefan Delliere calls.

Victor: Kc-Kh
Stefan: 4h-3h

Board: 3d-Js-5h-7h-Kd

Victor doubles through.

Peter Ipolito Eliminated in 33rd ($11,594)

2009-01-28T22:43:00.000-05:00

Carl P re-raises to 225,000 and Peter Ipolito calls. (Peter appears to have raised to start the action.)

The flop is 6c-4h-6d and Carl leads out for 500,000. Peter re-raises all in and Carl calls.

Carl: 8s-8c
Peter: Ad-Js

The turn and river are 8h-9d and Peter is eliminated.

Level Up

2009-01-28T22:28:00.001-05:00

We are back from the 15 minute break. The blinds are now at $20,000/$40,000 with a $4,000 ante.

Break Time

2009-01-28T22:12:00.000-05:00

The remaining 33 players are on a 15-minute break.

Don Matusow Eliminated in 34th ($11,594)

2009-01-28T22:11:00.001-05:00

John Myung Doubles

2009-01-28T22:08:00.000-05:00

John Myung raises to 82,000 and seat 6 calls. Seat 8 calls and Frankie Flowers is all in. Myung re-raises all in and everyone else folds.

Myung: Ah-Kd
Frankie: Kh-Jh

The folding players groan as they claim to have had better hands than that.

Board: 2c-4d-Qd-5c-5d

John doubles through Frankie.

Thirty-Four

2009-01-28T21:53:00.001-05:00

There are 34 left now. Seven more out tonight.