$350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty NLH
Kevin Saul is the overwhelming Chip Leader,
3-handed play continues...
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Event 11: 4th Gallagher, 5th Spagnuolo
$350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty NLH
Robert Gallagher (Philadelphia, PA)
$7,006
Marguerite Spagnuolo (Staten Island, NY)
$5,459
Event 12 (Seniors) Recap
$350 + $50 Seniors NLH
The Seniors Event met all expectations. The old "war stories" and authentic laughs were well worth the price of admission for Event 12.
The biggest laugh went to Abraham Mevorah (Staten Island) who was crowned our 2012 Seniors Champion. The New York City comedy club owner takes home $18,128 and a custom engraved Borgata trophy for his 1st place finish.
The calm and relaxing atmosphere surrounding the Seniors Event is always refreshing during the madness of the Borgata Winter Poker Open. The relaxed, patient poker from the 'old guard' still brings exciting poker, without the trash talk and fancy headphones. A total of 178 Seniors helped the buy-in total reach $62,300.
Mevorah fought off a tough final table that included the 'Bagel Boss' Jerry Rosner from Long Island. The family business man collected $5,741 for his 3rd place finish.
His elimination put Mevorah heads up with Pasquale Boffice (Manahawkin, NJ), who put up quite a fight. Boffice's laid back style and patient play ended when he finished as runner-up. "I can relate to these guys," said our 2nd place finisher, "it's honest poker with a bunch of good people."
Words that echo the sentiments from most of the field which had a great time, but none more than Mevorah who's laughing all the way to the bank with a five figure score.
Final Table Results
Place-Name-Amount
1 Abraham Mevorah (Staten Island, NY) $18,128
2 Pasquale Boffice (Manahawkin, NJ) $9,971
3 Jerry Rosner (Wantagh,NY) $5,741
4 Robert Wayne Lowry (Chesterfield, VA) $4,834
5 Thomas Ennis (Turnersville, NJ) $3,626
6 Michael Marucci (Bristol, PA) $3,022
7 Gary Schoengold (Olney, MD) $2,417
8 Bernard Sierra (Maspeth, NY) $1,813
9 Gary Friedman (Beachwood, OH) $1,360
10 Craig Collins (Warminster, PA) $1,209
The Seniors Event met all expectations. The old "war stories" and authentic laughs were well worth the price of admission for Event 12.
The biggest laugh went to Abraham Mevorah (Staten Island) who was crowned our 2012 Seniors Champion. The New York City comedy club owner takes home $18,128 and a custom engraved Borgata trophy for his 1st place finish.
The calm and relaxing atmosphere surrounding the Seniors Event is always refreshing during the madness of the Borgata Winter Poker Open. The relaxed, patient poker from the 'old guard' still brings exciting poker, without the trash talk and fancy headphones. A total of 178 Seniors helped the buy-in total reach $62,300.
Mevorah fought off a tough final table that included the 'Bagel Boss' Jerry Rosner from Long Island. The family business man collected $5,741 for his 3rd place finish.
His elimination put Mevorah heads up with Pasquale Boffice (Manahawkin, NJ), who put up quite a fight. Boffice's laid back style and patient play ended when he finished as runner-up. "I can relate to these guys," said our 2nd place finisher, "it's honest poker with a bunch of good people."
Words that echo the sentiments from most of the field which had a great time, but none more than Mevorah who's laughing all the way to the bank with a five figure score.
Final Table Results
Place-Name-Amount
1 Abraham Mevorah (Staten Island, NY) $18,128
2 Pasquale Boffice (Manahawkin, NJ) $9,971
3 Jerry Rosner (Wantagh,NY) $5,741
4 Robert Wayne Lowry (Chesterfield, VA) $4,834
5 Thomas Ennis (Turnersville, NJ) $3,626
6 Michael Marucci (Bristol, PA) $3,022
7 Gary Schoengold (Olney, MD) $2,417
8 Bernard Sierra (Maspeth, NY) $1,813
9 Gary Friedman (Beachwood, OH) $1,360
10 Craig Collins (Warminster, PA) $1,209
Event 12 Champion: Abraham Mevorah
$350 + $50 Seniors NLH
Abraham Mevorah (Staten Island, NY)
$18,128
The 'Comedy Club King' from the city was full of laughs after capturing the Seniors Event title.
The newly crowned Borgata champion tells the blog "I like playing with the od guys, it's a nice bunch of people with lots of respect."
The New Yorker pockets $18,128 and takes home a custome Borgata trophy.
Event 12: 2nd Pasquale Boffice
$350 + $50 Seniors NLH
Pasquale Boffice (Manahawkin, NY)
$9,971
Pasquale raved about the atmosphere on his way to a 2nd place finish.
"I feel comfortable in this tournament, it's honest poker," says the seasoned card-player.
Event 12: 3rd Jerry Rosner
$350 + $50 Seniors NLH
Jerry Rosner (Wantagh, NY)
$5,741
Jerry Rosner (Wantagh, NY)$5,741
The die hard Yankees fan earns a solid 4-figure score for his efforts, a great showing from the 'Bagel Boss'.
The Long Island native said, "I love the war stories" before his 3rd place exit.
The Long Island native said, "I love the war stories" before his 3rd place exit.
Event 11: 6th John Mason
$350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty NLH
John Mason (Greensboro, NC)
$4,549
Mason who enjoys traveling the East Coast looking for small buy-in tournaments, found a Final Table appearance in Ecvent #11.
The Triad native honed his skills in North Carolina cashgames, he takes a 6th place finish and $4,549 back down South.
Event 12: 4th Robert Lowry
$350 + $50 Seniors NLH
Robert Lowry (Chester, VA)
$4,834
With one lonely, loyal railbird Robert Lowry managed to nurse his short stack to an impressive 4th place finish in the Seniors Event.
Event 11: FT Bustouts
$350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty NLH
Recent Eliminations:
7th Place - Robert Intrabartolo (Rockaway Park, NY) - $3,639
The iron worker says tournaments are simple "you have to get lucky."
8th Place - Steven Rosenberg (Manalapan, NJ) - $2,730
Impressive performance from the Borgata regular.
Recent Eliminations:
7th Place - Robert Intrabartolo (Rockaway Park, NY) - $3,639
The iron worker says tournaments are simple "you have to get lucky."
8th Place - Steven Rosenberg (Manalapan, NJ) - $2,730
Impressive performance from the Borgata regular.
Event 11: Stack Sizes
$350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty NLH
5 players left,
Avg. Stack: 645,000
Chip Counts:
Rob Gallagher - 630,000
Kevin Saul - 1,400,000
Harry Zhou - 335,000
Robert Fetzko - 705,000
Marguerite Spagnuolo - 516,000
5 players left,
Avg. Stack: 645,000
Chip Counts:
Rob Gallagher - 630,000
Kevin Saul - 1,400,000
Harry Zhou - 335,000
Robert Fetzko - 705,000
Marguerite Spagnuolo - 516,000
Event 12: Chip Counts
$350 + $50 Seniors NLH
Blinds @ 15k / 30k / 3k ante
Chip Counts:
Abraham Mevorah - 305,000
Robert Lowry - 290,000
Pasquale Boffice - 635,000
Jerry Rosner - 490,000
Blinds @ 15k / 30k / 3k ante
Chip Counts:
Abraham Mevorah - 305,000
Robert Lowry - 290,000
Pasquale Boffice - 635,000
Jerry Rosner - 490,000
Event 12: 5th Thomas Ennis
$350 + $50 Seniors NLH
Thomas Ennis (Turnersville, NJ)
$3,626
The New Jersey native takes home a nice 4-figure score for his 5th place finish in Event #12.
Thomas Ennis (Turnersville, NJ)$3,626
The New Jersey native takes home a nice 4-figure score for his 5th place finish in Event #12.
Event 12: 6th Michael Marucci
Michael Marucci (Bristol, PA)$3,022
Maruucci was all-in for his tournament life a few times before finally busting in 6th place. He grinded a short stack from the Dinner Break to the Final Table. He pockets $3,022 for his 6th place result.
Event 12: 7th Gary Schoengold
$350 + $50 Seniors NLH
Gary Schoengold (Olney, MD)
$2,417
Solid play from the most technical player at the Final Table. Schoengold gave off no tells with his robotic and stoic betting patterns. He used his tight image to earn $2,417 .
Event 11: 9th William Lau
$350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty NLH
William Lau (Sewell, NJ) loses the rest of his short stack in a standard spot with A♦Q♣. was up against Robert Intrabartolo scooped the pot holding K♠K♥.
"I took a gross beat for 200k with Aces, it was sick bro," says the latest Final Table casuality.
Lau takes home $1,820 for his 9th place finish.
William Lau (Sewell, NJ) loses the rest of his short stack in a standard spot with A♦Q♣. was up against Robert Intrabartolo scooped the pot holding K♠K♥.
"I took a gross beat for 200k with Aces, it was sick bro," says the latest Final Table casuality.
Lau takes home $1,820 for his 9th place finish.
Event 11: 10th Ron Wilson
$350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty NLH
Ron Wilson (Hanover Twp, PA) battled on the short stack all day. He takes home $1,183 for his Final Table run.
"I dodged and weaved with no chips all day," said the 10th place finisher.
"I can't complain."
Ron Wilson (Hanover Twp, PA) battled on the short stack all day. He takes home $1,183 for his Final Table run.
"I dodged and weaved with no chips all day," said the 10th place finisher.
"I can't complain."
Event 12: Senior Bustouts
$350 + $50 Seniors NLH
Official Eliminations and Payouts:
8th - Bernard Sierra - $1,813
9th - Gary Friedman - $1,360
10th - Craig Collins - $1,209
11th - Benjamin Laves - $1,209
12th - Michael Dunn - $1,209
13th - Brad Sotoloff - $1,058
Official Eliminations and Payouts:
8th - Bernard Sierra - $1,813
9th - Gary Friedman - $1,360
10th - Craig Collins - $1,209
11th - Benjamin Laves - $1,209
12th - Michael Dunn - $1,209
13th - Brad Sotoloff - $1,058
Event 11: Saul Binks
$350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty NLH
Kevin Saul gets his last 169,500 in the middle with two black 10's. The poker pro is up against pocket AA's, but binks a red 10 on the turn to scoop the pot.
"Sorry sir, that's poker," says the seasoned tournament veteran.
Kevin Saul gets his last 169,500 in the middle with two black 10's. The poker pro is up against pocket AA's, but binks a red 10 on the turn to scoop the pot.
"Sorry sir, that's poker," says the seasoned tournament veteran.
Event 12: Seniors Lose 2
$350 + $50 Seniors NLH
Recent Eliminations...
Gary Friedman busts when his AJ fails to improve vs the pocket JJ's of Chip Leader, Jerry Rosner. He pockets $1,360 for his 9th place finish.
Craig Collins becomes our 10th place finisher when he runs AJ into AQ.
He takes home $1,209 for his efforts.
Recent Eliminations...
Gary Friedman busts when his AJ fails to improve vs the pocket JJ's of Chip Leader, Jerry Rosner. He pockets $1,360 for his 9th place finish.
Craig Collins becomes our 10th place finisher when he runs AJ into AQ.
He takes home $1,209 for his efforts.
Event 11: Final Table
$350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty NLH
Seat - Name - Chip Count:
seat 1 - Rob Gallagher - 471,000
seat 2 - Wiliam Lau - 198,000
seat 3 - Steve Rosenberg - 220,000
seat 4 - John Mason - 805,000
seat 5 - Kevin Saul - 275,000
seat 6 - Harry Zhou - 195,000
seat 7 - Ron Wilson - 80,000
seat 8 - Robert Fetzko - 475,000
seat 9 - Robert Intrabartolo - 405,000
seat 10 - Marguerite Spagnuolo - 122,500
Seat - Name - Chip Count:
seat 1 - Rob Gallagher - 471,000
seat 2 - Wiliam Lau - 198,000
seat 3 - Steve Rosenberg - 220,000
seat 4 - John Mason - 805,000
seat 5 - Kevin Saul - 275,000
seat 6 - Harry Zhou - 195,000
seat 7 - Ron Wilson - 80,000
seat 8 - Robert Fetzko - 475,000
seat 9 - Robert Intrabartolo - 405,000
seat 10 - Marguerite Spagnuolo - 122,500
Event 12: Seniors Final Table
$350 + $50 Seniors NLH
Seat - Name - Chip Count:
seat 1 - Bernard Sierra - 197,000
seat 2 - Gary Schoengold - 210,000
seat 3 - Abraham Mevorah - 279,000
seat 4 - Robert Lowry - 51,000
seat 5 - Craig Collins - 136,000
seat 6 - Michael Marucci - 48,000
seat 7 - Pasquale Boffice - 151,000
seat 8 - Tom Ennis - 200,000
seat 9 - Gary Friedman - 120,000
seat 10 - Jerry Rosner - 325,000
Seat - Name - Chip Count:
seat 1 - Bernard Sierra - 197,000
seat 2 - Gary Schoengold - 210,000
seat 3 - Abraham Mevorah - 279,000
seat 4 - Robert Lowry - 51,000
seat 5 - Craig Collins - 136,000
seat 6 - Michael Marucci - 48,000
seat 7 - Pasquale Boffice - 151,000
seat 8 - Tom Ennis - 200,000
seat 9 - Gary Friedman - 120,000
seat 10 - Jerry Rosner - 325,000
Event 8 Champion: Evers
$400 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Tom Evers (E. Northport, NY)
$53,324
Final showdown with blinds at 120k/240k/30k ante.
Evers: K♥ J♠
Evers: K♥ J♠
Graffa: A♣
6♣
Flop: Q♣
3♥ 2♥
Turn: J♣ (pair of jacks for Evers, flush draw and over card - 12 outs for Graffa)
River: K♦
The river brick gives Evers the title. "It feels good to get my first tournament win," says Ever who also pick up his first live tournament cash. "The stars were aligned with the anniversary and everything," he says on this 19th wedding anniversary
Tom Evers and wife Lori, who was on the rail take home $53,324 for the win.
Event 8: 2nd Place - Graffa
$400 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Graffa misses 12 outs on the river with A♣
6♣ against Tom Evers' K♥ J♠ and has to settle for second place when Evers wins the tournament with two pairs, kings and jacks.
Trevor Graffa (Lancaster, PA)
$29,985
"I really wanted the trophy," says Graffa who began heads up play with the chip lead. "Being heads up in one of these before it's pretty disappointing."
Graffa, a software engineer, finished 2nd in the 2011 Borgata Summer Poker Open $560 Event ($22,000) and has to settle for runner-up again, this time for $29,985.
Event 11: John Mason (Chipleader)
$350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty NLH
John Mason (Greensboro, NC) The Chip Leader stands alone with only 12 players left. He keeps his foot on the gas peadal to exploit short stacks on the Final Table bubble.
Event 8: Eight for Eight
$400 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Since the blinds have risen to 120k/240k/30k ante, Trevor Graffa has shifted gears and moved in eight times preflop and Tom Evers has folded each time. "I was behind everyone of those hands," says Evers.
Graffa has nearly doubled his stack after dropping to less than 3 million chips. He's now chipped up to 5.5 million to Evers' 8 million.
We haven't seen a flop for 25 minutes.
Since the blinds have risen to 120k/240k/30k ante, Trevor Graffa has shifted gears and moved in eight times preflop and Tom Evers has folded each time. "I was behind everyone of those hands," says Evers.
Graffa has nearly doubled his stack after dropping to less than 3 million chips. He's now chipped up to 5.5 million to Evers' 8 million.
We haven't seen a flop for 25 minutes.
Event 11: Bustouts
$350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty NLH
Recent Eliminations:
13th - Jacob Ferro $1,001
14th -Don Lotano $1,001
15th - Austen Johnson $1,001
16th - Adam Miller $910
17th - Michael Endress $910
18th - Richard Walsh $910
19th -Simon Verkhovsky $819
20th - Daniel Chen $819
Recent Eliminations:
13th - Jacob Ferro $1,001
14th -Don Lotano $1,001
15th - Austen Johnson $1,001
16th - Adam Miller $910
17th - Michael Endress $910
18th - Richard Walsh $910
19th -Simon Verkhovsky $819
20th - Daniel Chen $819
Event 12: Senior Bustouts
$350 + $50 Seniors NLH
Recent Eliminations receiving $906 in prize money:
16th - Dennis Blake
17th - Robert Martirano
18th - Donald Manganaro
Recent Eliminations receiving $906 in prize money:
16th - Dennis Blake
17th - Robert Martirano
18th - Donald Manganaro
Event 8: Evers Extends Lead
$400 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 100k/200k/30k ante
Trevor Graffa raises to 500k
Tom Evers calls
Flop: 9♣ 9♥ 6♣
Graffa bets 700k
Evers calls
Turn K♠
Graffa and Evers both check
River: 8♣
Evers bets 1.5 million
Graffa calls
Graffa shows 9♦ 3♥ for trip 9s, Graffa frustratedly mucks
Evers has 10.5 million chips, Graffa drops to less than 3 million.
Blinds 100k/200k/30k ante
Trevor Graffa raises to 500k
Tom Evers calls
Flop: 9♣ 9♥ 6♣
Graffa bets 700k
Evers calls
Turn K♠
Graffa and Evers both check
River: 8♣
Evers bets 1.5 million
Graffa calls
Graffa shows 9♦ 3♥ for trip 9s, Graffa frustratedly mucks
Evers has 10.5 million chips, Graffa drops to less than 3 million.
Event 8: Evers Doubles
$400 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Blinds: 100k/200k/30k ante
Tom Evers and Trevor Graffa both check the flop of 6♠ 8♣ 8♣.
Turn: 10♦
Graffa bets 750k
Evers raises to 1.75 million
Graffa is all in
Evers calls.
Graffa: K♥ 8♥ (trip 8s)
Evers: Q♥ Q♠
River 4♠
Evers' trip 8s get him a 3.8 million double-up as he takes the chip lead 8.5 million to 5 million.
Blinds: 100k/200k/30k ante
Tom Evers and Trevor Graffa both check the flop of 6♠ 8♣ 8♣.
Turn: 10♦
Graffa bets 750k
Evers raises to 1.75 million
Graffa is all in
Evers calls.
Graffa: K♥ 8♥ (trip 8s)
Evers: Q♥ Q♠
River 4♠
Evers' trip 8s get him a 3.8 million double-up as he takes the chip lead 8.5 million to 5 million.
Event 11: Final Table Bubble
$350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty NLH
13 players remaining
Chip Counts:
John Mason - 725,000
Robert Intrabartolo - 405,000
Rob Gallagher - 354,000
Kevin Saul - 350,000
Bill Blanda - 295,000
13 players remaining
Chip Counts:
John Mason - 725,000
Robert Intrabartolo - 405,000
Rob Gallagher - 354,000
Kevin Saul - 350,000
Bill Blanda - 295,000
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