From rags to riches...
Event #8 Chipleader, Eric Hall, battled back from 3,900 chips to lead the field with only 56 players left.
The hockey fan and part-time tournament player has 831,000 chips.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Event 8: Chip Leader - Eric Hall
$400 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
From rags to riches...
Event #8 Chipleader, Eric Hall, battled back from 3,900 chips to lead the field with only 56 players left.
The hockey fan and part-time tournament player has 831,000 chips.
From rags to riches...
Event #8 Chipleader, Eric Hall, battled back from 3,900 chips to lead the field with only 56 players left.
The hockey fan and part-time tournament player has 831,000 chips.
Event 6 Recap
$1,000 + $90 No Limit Hold'em
The first $1k of the Borgata Winter Poker Open brought out the big guns and aspiring poker stars and in the end young pro Scott Schwalich (Miamisburg, OH) takes home the trophy and the top prize of $57,579. Schwalich carved through the field with patience, "thats where I have an edge," said the up and coming pro.
Schwalich's 1st place finish didn't come easy as he fought through a tough field that included a lot of tournament pros. The 212 players who put up the total buy-in of $212,000 included Mike Scarborough (8th), Bill Blanda (11th), Matt Brady (23rd), Vinny Pahuja (25th), Matt Glantz, 'Action' Bob Hwang, Kevin Saul, Lee Childs, Josh Brikis, Ryan Eriquezzo and Gordon Eng.
A tough final table featured Schwalich, who put his stamp on the poker world with a 14th place finish in the 2011 WSOP Main Event, Scarborough and Day 1 chip leader Philip Risman, who finished 5th. Risman, a Finance and Marketing major saw his tournament end when he ran into A♣ A♦.
Tournament regular, David Finkelstein, fought hard to record his 6th Borgata final table. "It was a good run and fun background chatter," the East Coast card player says, as he (and his loyal railbirds) fought through the grind of a 20-hour poker day. Finkelstein finished third for $19,536 and set up heads up play between Schwalich and Cedric Adam.
Adam was quiet and stoic in his approach to the final table. The Frenchman spends most of his time in St. Maarten selling Villa rentals and took up poker in his free time. His no limit hold em' tournament hobby paid off with a 2nd place finish and $33,931.
In the end it was the Ohio native, Scottt Schwalich, who became Borgata's newest champion as he adds to impressive poker resume.
Final Table Results
Place-Name-Amount
1 Scott Schwalich (Miamisburg, OH) $57,579
2 Cedric Adam (Prodo Neort, Fra) $33,931
3 David Finkelstein (Upper Saddle River, NJ) $19,536
4 Marvin Rosen (Woodbury, NY) $15,834
5 Philip Risman (Greenwich, CT) $12,338
6 Thang Van Nguyen (Mclean, VA) $10,282
7 Manh Nguyen (Munhall, PA) $8,226
8 Michael Scarborough (Lawrenceburg, IN) $6,169
9 Cynthia Albert (Germantown, MD) $4,113
10 Ray Shackelford (Fredericksburg, VA) $2,673
The first $1k of the Borgata Winter Poker Open brought out the big guns and aspiring poker stars and in the end young pro Scott Schwalich (Miamisburg, OH) takes home the trophy and the top prize of $57,579. Schwalich carved through the field with patience, "thats where I have an edge," said the up and coming pro.
Schwalich's 1st place finish didn't come easy as he fought through a tough field that included a lot of tournament pros. The 212 players who put up the total buy-in of $212,000 included Mike Scarborough (8th), Bill Blanda (11th), Matt Brady (23rd), Vinny Pahuja (25th), Matt Glantz, 'Action' Bob Hwang, Kevin Saul, Lee Childs, Josh Brikis, Ryan Eriquezzo and Gordon Eng.
A tough final table featured Schwalich, who put his stamp on the poker world with a 14th place finish in the 2011 WSOP Main Event, Scarborough and Day 1 chip leader Philip Risman, who finished 5th. Risman, a Finance and Marketing major saw his tournament end when he ran into A♣ A♦.
Tournament regular, David Finkelstein, fought hard to record his 6th Borgata final table. "It was a good run and fun background chatter," the East Coast card player says, as he (and his loyal railbirds) fought through the grind of a 20-hour poker day. Finkelstein finished third for $19,536 and set up heads up play between Schwalich and Cedric Adam.
Adam was quiet and stoic in his approach to the final table. The Frenchman spends most of his time in St. Maarten selling Villa rentals and took up poker in his free time. His no limit hold em' tournament hobby paid off with a 2nd place finish and $33,931.
In the end it was the Ohio native, Scottt Schwalich, who became Borgata's newest champion as he adds to impressive poker resume.
Final Table Results
Place-Name-Amount
1 Scott Schwalich (Miamisburg, OH) $57,579
2 Cedric Adam (Prodo Neort, Fra) $33,931
3 David Finkelstein (Upper Saddle River, NJ) $19,536
4 Marvin Rosen (Woodbury, NY) $15,834
5 Philip Risman (Greenwich, CT) $12,338
6 Thang Van Nguyen (Mclean, VA) $10,282
7 Manh Nguyen (Munhall, PA) $8,226
8 Michael Scarborough (Lawrenceburg, IN) $6,169
9 Cynthia Albert (Germantown, MD) $4,113
10 Ray Shackelford (Fredericksburg, VA) $2,673
Event 8: Bubble Broken
$400 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
David Spier calls off the rest of his chips with K♣10♣
to become our unfortunate 'Bubble Boy' in Event #8.
Cheers and high-fives when Borgata floor personnel announces
"Congratulations Players, you're in the Money."
The 54 players left will all receive prize money.
David Spier calls off the rest of his chips with K♣10♣
to become our unfortunate 'Bubble Boy' in Event #8.
Cheers and high-fives when Borgata floor personnel announces
"Congratulations Players, you're in the Money."
The 54 players left will all receive prize money.
Event 9: 6th Place - Hubbard
$350 + $50 Ladies Big Stack NLH
Blinds: 10k/20k/3k ante
Lana O'Brien opens to 50k
Leanne Rosenblatt calls
Stephanie Hubbard calls
Flop: A♥ 9♥ J♣
Hubbard moves all in for 250k
O'Brien is also all in for 500k
Rosenblatt has 450k, tanks and open folds A♦ 9♦ (two pairs)
Hubbard: K♥ 10♥ (nut flush draw, gutshot straight draw)
O'Brien A♣ K♦ (pair of aces)
Turn: 4♦
River: 3♦
Hubbard whiffs and is eliminated, saying "how do I brick a big draw?"
O'Brien wins the hand with a pair of aces to take her stack to 1 million chips
Rosenblatt can't believe her two pairs would've have held if she calls
This is Hubbard's 4th Borgata final table and she's fresh off of winning a WSOP pendant, which is awarded in lieu of a ring to the Ladies Champion at a circuit event.
Stephanie Hubbard earns $1,698 for her 6th place finish.
Stephanie Hubbard (Hazlet, NJ)
$1,698
Hand of the tournament:
Blinds: 10k/20k/3k ante
Lana O'Brien opens to 50k
Leanne Rosenblatt calls
Stephanie Hubbard calls
Flop: A♥ 9♥ J♣
Hubbard moves all in for 250k
O'Brien is also all in for 500k
Rosenblatt has 450k, tanks and open folds A♦ 9♦ (two pairs)
Hubbard: K♥ 10♥ (nut flush draw, gutshot straight draw)
O'Brien A♣ K♦ (pair of aces)
Turn: 4♦
River: 3♦
Hubbard whiffs and is eliminated, saying "how do I brick a big draw?"
O'Brien wins the hand with a pair of aces to take her stack to 1 million chips
Rosenblatt can't believe her two pairs would've have held if she calls
This is Hubbard's 4th Borgata final table and she's fresh off of winning a WSOP pendant, which is awarded in lieu of a ring to the Ladies Champion at a circuit event.
Stephanie Hubbard earns $1,698 for her 6th place finish.
Event 10: Final Table Bubble
$400 + $50 Big Stack Pot Limit Omaha - High (Re-Entry)
Sitting on the Final Table bubble with 11 players remaining.
Top 3 Chip-Counts:
Vince T - 410,000
James Newberry - 279,000
Mike Linster - 245,000
Sitting on the Final Table bubble with 11 players remaining.
Top 3 Chip-Counts:
Vince T - 410,000
James Newberry - 279,000
Mike Linster - 245,000
Event 9: 7th Place - Mitchnick
$350 + $50 Ladies Big Stack NLH
Lynne Mitchnick (North Bergen, NJ)
$1,358
Mitchnick and Leanne Rosenblatt both begin the hand with ~230k.
Mitchnick raises, Rosenblatt moves all in, Mitchnick tank-calls.
Mitchnick: A♥ J♠
Rosenblatt: 10♠ 10♥
Flop: 5♣ 7♠8♣
Turn: 2♦
River 10♦
Rosenblatt's set of 10s wins the hand and after the count has Mitchnick covered by only 4k.
Mitchnick, who has $137,000 in career earnings, picks up her first cash since 2009. She has a market research company and poker playing has taken a back seat because over the last five years she's been traveling to Africa working on HIV preventatives.
With blinds and antes, Rosenblatt's near double-up gives her 495k.
Lynee Mitchnick earns $1,358 for her 7th place finish.
Event 6 Champion: - Schwalich
$1,000 + $90 No Limit Hold'em
Scott Schwalich (Miamisburg, OH)1st Place - $57,579
The young tournament pro lists "patience and running above average" as the two biggest keys to taking down Event #6.
"I thought Day 1 was soft, today was much tougher," adds the rising poker star from Ohio.
Another tournament, another trophy...Scott Schwalich takes home $57,579 as the newest Borgata champion.
Event 9: On Break, Chip Counts
$350 + $50 Ladies Big Stack NLH
Play has been seven-handed for 90 minutes since the last bustout. Players are on a ten minute break and when play resumes blinds are 10k/20k/3k ante.
Seat-Name-Chip Count
1
2
3 Leanne Rosenblatt (Brigantine, NJ) 296k
4 Jane Gold (Ridgewood, NJ) 312k
5
6 Hallee LoGrasso (Vorhees, NJ) 1866k (9 BB)
7 Lynne Mitchnick (North Bergen, NJ) 225k
8 Stephanie Hubbard (Hazlet, NJ) 410k (21 BB)
9 Kim Sachse (Baltimore, MD) 253k
10 Lana O'Brien (Englishtown, NJ) 320k
Play has been seven-handed for 90 minutes since the last bustout. Players are on a ten minute break and when play resumes blinds are 10k/20k/3k ante.
Seat-Name-Chip Count
1
2
3 Leanne Rosenblatt (Brigantine, NJ) 296k
4 Jane Gold (Ridgewood, NJ) 312k
5
6 Hallee LoGrasso (Vorhees, NJ) 1866k (9 BB)
7 Lynne Mitchnick (North Bergen, NJ) 225k
8 Stephanie Hubbard (Hazlet, NJ) 410k (21 BB)
9 Kim Sachse (Baltimore, MD) 253k
10 Lana O'Brien (Englishtown, NJ) 320k
Event 6: 2nd Place - Cedric
$1,000 + $90 No Limit Hold'em
Adam Cedric (Prodo Neort, France)2nd Place - $33,931
Our runner-up finisher made the trek to Borgata from the Islands of St Maarten.
The semi-pro poker player claims he's going to donate more time towards poker and cut back on the Carribean villa rentals.
The Frenchman earns $33,931 for his 2nd place effort. A solid two days of high level poker from Adam.
The semi-pro poker player claims he's going to donate more time towards poker and cut back on the Carribean villa rentals.
The Frenchman earns $33,931 for his 2nd place effort. A solid two days of high level poker from Adam.
Event 6: 3rd Place - Finkelstein
$1,000 + $90 No Limit Hold'em
David Finkelstein (Saddle River, NJ)
3rd Place - $19,536
"The J♥ was my enemy today...It kept my opponents alive and sent me to the rail," says our 3rd place finisher.
Finkelstein adds the Winter Open 1K to his list of 6 Final Tables. He played two great days of poker and gave credit to the young guys after his exit.
"These young guys are good, real experienced."
Another great showing from David and his loyal railbirds.
David Finkelstein (Saddle River, NJ)
3rd Place - $19,536
"The J♥ was my enemy today...It kept my opponents alive and sent me to the rail," says our 3rd place finisher.
Finkelstein adds the Winter Open 1K to his list of 6 Final Tables. He played two great days of poker and gave credit to the young guys after his exit.
"These young guys are good, real experienced."
Another great showing from David and his loyal railbirds.
Event 8: Tourney Info.
$400 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Number of Entrants: 552
Players remaining: 61
Avg. Stack: 226,000
Top Chip-Counts:
Eric Hall - 700,000
Loren Chang - 695,000
Nick Spence - 503,000
Jay Nair - 479,000
Cathy Dever - 474,000
Carla Moebius - 431,000
Notables still alive:
'Muffins' Mazzeo
'Miami' John Cernuto
Mike 'Little Man' Sica
Number of Entrants: 552
Players remaining: 61
Avg. Stack: 226,000
Top Chip-Counts:
Eric Hall - 700,000
Loren Chang - 695,000
Nick Spence - 503,000
Jay Nair - 479,000
Cathy Dever - 474,000
Carla Moebius - 431,000
Notables still alive:
'Muffins' Mazzeo
'Miami' John Cernuto
Mike 'Little Man' Sica
Event 9: Rosenblatt Doubles Through O'Brien
$350 + $50 Ladies Big Stack NLH
Leanne Rosenblatt opens the pot and from early position and Lana O'Brien moves all in from the SB and has Rosenblatt covered.
Rosenblatt makes the call and O'Brien, one of the big stacks says, "I was trying to steal."
♦ ♥ ♠ ♣
O'Brien: J♦ 4♥
Rosenblatt: A♦ J♠
The board runs out with the two remaining jacks and Roseblatt's ace kicker wins the hand as she doubles 136k. O'Brien drops to 300k.
Leanne Rosenblatt opens the pot and from early position and Lana O'Brien moves all in from the SB and has Rosenblatt covered.
Rosenblatt makes the call and O'Brien, one of the big stacks says, "I was trying to steal."
♦ ♥ ♠ ♣
O'Brien: J♦ 4♥
Rosenblatt: A♦ J♠
The board runs out with the two remaining jacks and Roseblatt's ace kicker wins the hand as she doubles 136k. O'Brien drops to 300k.
Event 6: 1K Suited Connector
$1,000 + $90 No Limit Hold'em
After no action for awhile, Adam Cedric shoves 9♥10♥ and gets called by the A♥K♠ of David Finkelstein.
The miracle runner, runner heart gives the Frenchman a flush and
another pot to stay alive.
Unofficial Chip-Counts:
Scott Schwalich - 1,215,000
Cedric Adam - 1,500,000
David Finkelstein - 750,000
After no action for awhile, Adam Cedric shoves 9♥10♥ and gets called by the A♥K♠ of David Finkelstein.
The miracle runner, runner heart gives the Frenchman a flush and
another pot to stay alive.
Unofficial Chip-Counts:
Scott Schwalich - 1,215,000
Cedric Adam - 1,500,000
David Finkelstein - 750,000
Event 9: 8th Place - Perez
$350 + $50 Ladies Big Stack NLH
Perez is all in with Q♥ J♣ vs Lynne Mitchnick's A♦ A♥. Perez gets a huge flop of K♣ Q♣ 9♣, but can't connect on any of her outs as the turn and river brick.
Perez is a daily tournament grinder who says Borgata is her "second office." Her first job is as a medical surgical nurse.
Karen Perez takes home $1,019 for her 8th place finish.
Karen Perez (Chalfont, PA)
$1,019
Perez is all in with Q♥ J♣ vs Lynne Mitchnick's A♦ A♥. Perez gets a huge flop of K♣ Q♣ 9♣, but can't connect on any of her outs as the turn and river brick.
Perez is a daily tournament grinder who says Borgata is her "second office." Her first job is as a medical surgical nurse.
Karen Perez takes home $1,019 for her 8th place finish.
Event 10: PLO Chip Leader
$400 + $50 Big Stack Pot Limit Omaha - High (Re-Entry)
The Chipleader won't give us his last name.
"Everytime I'm on the blog, bro, I get jinxed."
The Rangers hockey fan they call "Vince T." sits with 189,000.
35 Players left
Avg. Stack: 48,571
The Chipleader won't give us his last name.
"Everytime I'm on the blog, bro, I get jinxed."
The Rangers hockey fan they call "Vince T." sits with 189,000.
35 Players left
Avg. Stack: 48,571
Event 9: 9th Place - Hernandez
$350 + $50 Ladies Big Stack NLH
Hernandez: K 10
Leanne Rosenblatt: A 9
The flop brings both a 10 and a 9 to give Hernandez the lead, but her tournament ends when a 9 hits the river to give Rosenblatt trip 9s.
Hernadez works as an executive assistant:; it's her third Borgata cash and first final table.
Ivonne Hernandez wins $764 for her 9th place finish
Ivonne Hernandez (Holbrook, NY)
$764
All in hand for 34k:Hernandez: K 10
Leanne Rosenblatt: A 9
The flop brings both a 10 and a 9 to give Hernandez the lead, but her tournament ends when a 9 hits the river to give Rosenblatt trip 9s.
Hernadez works as an executive assistant:; it's her third Borgata cash and first final table.
Ivonne Hernandez wins $764 for her 9th place finish
Event 6: 1K Stacks 3-Handed
$1,000 + $90 No Limit Hold'em
Blinds @ 12k / 24k / 3k ante
Unofficial Chip-Counts:
Scott Schwalich - 1,314,000
Cedric Adam - 1,330,000
David Finkelstein - 960,000
Blinds @ 12k / 24k / 3k ante
Unofficial Chip-Counts:
Scott Schwalich - 1,314,000
Cedric Adam - 1,330,000
David Finkelstein - 960,000
Event 6: 4th Place - Rosen
$1,000 + $90 No Limit Hold'em
Marvin Rosen runs pocket 9's into pocket KK's to bust 4th in Borgata's first 1K of the Winter Open series.
The Insurance agent from up state New York takes home a nice 5-figure score.
Marvin Rosen (Woodbury, NY)
4th Place - $15,834
Marvin Rosen runs pocket 9's into pocket KK's to bust 4th in Borgata's first 1K of the Winter Open series.
The Insurance agent from up state New York takes home a nice 5-figure score.
Event 8: Top Stacks
$400 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Number of Entrants: 552
Players remaining: 83
Avg. Stack: 166,000
Top Chip-Counts:
Eric Hall - 615,000
Loren Chang - 455,000
Jeff Einsidler - 405,000
Mike Zhang - 363,000
Mike McTigue - 330,000
Notables still alive:
Charlie Townsend
'Muffins' Mazzeo
'Miami' John Cernuto
Mike 'Little Man' Sica
John Allan Hinds
Number of Entrants: 552
Players remaining: 83
Avg. Stack: 166,000
Top Chip-Counts:
Eric Hall - 615,000
Loren Chang - 455,000
Jeff Einsidler - 405,000
Mike Zhang - 363,000
Mike McTigue - 330,000
Notables still alive:
Charlie Townsend
'Muffins' Mazzeo
'Miami' John Cernuto
Mike 'Little Man' Sica
John Allan Hinds
Event 9: Final Table Chip Counts
$350 + $50 Ladies Big Stack NLH
After the 10th place elimination of Jaye Morris, the final 9 players are on a 10 minute color break break as the purple (500) chips are removed from play.
Play resumes with the average stack of 222k (22 BB) and blinds are 5k/10k/1k ante.
Seat-Name-Chip Count
1
2 Karen Perez 67k
3 Leanne Rosenblatt 172k
4 Jane Gold 301k
5 Ivonne Hernandez 39k (4 BB)
6 Hallee LoGrasso 178k
7 Lynne Mitchnick 330k
8 Stephanie Hubbard 438k (44 BB)
9 Kim Sachse 168k
10 Lana O'Brien 333k
After the 10th place elimination of Jaye Morris, the final 9 players are on a 10 minute color break break as the purple (500) chips are removed from play.
Play resumes with the average stack of 222k (22 BB) and blinds are 5k/10k/1k ante.
Seat-Name-Chip Count
1
2 Karen Perez 67k
3 Leanne Rosenblatt 172k
4 Jane Gold 301k
5 Ivonne Hernandez 39k (4 BB)
6 Hallee LoGrasso 178k
7 Lynne Mitchnick 330k
8 Stephanie Hubbard 438k (44 BB)
9 Kim Sachse 168k
10 Lana O'Brien 333k
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Event 9: 10th Place - Morris
$350 + $50 Ladies Big Stack NLH
Jaye Morris (Church Road, VA)
$679
On a board of 7♣ 8♥ 2♠ all the chips are in the middle and Morris puts her final 45k at risk against Jane Gold.
On a board of 7♣ 8♥ 2♠ all the chips are in the middle and Morris puts her final 45k at risk against Jane Gold.
Gold: K♠ J♠
Morris: J♦ 10♦
The board bricks for Morris and Gold wins the pot with king high.
"I'm very pleased with my play," says the retired financial adviser for a popular credit card company. "I've never made a final table at a tournament with more than 40 players."
Jaye Morris what's in your wallet? An extra $679 for a 10th place finish.
Event 6: Meet the 1K Chipleader
$1,000 + $90 No Limit Hold'em
Tournament Pro, Scott Schwalich, follows up his impressive 2011 with a Final Table run in Event #6.
The rising poker star is in control with only 4 players remaining.
Scott's 2011 results include:
WSOP Main Event - 14th Place - $478,174
WSOP Circuit Event - 1st Place - $17,279
For added coverage, follow the Chipleader @ScottSchwalich #BWO2012
CHIP LEADER - Scott Schwalich
Tournament Pro, Scott Schwalich, follows up his impressive 2011 with a Final Table run in Event #6.
The rising poker star is in control with only 4 players remaining.
Scott's 2011 results include:
WSOP Main Event - 14th Place - $478,174
WSOP Circuit Event - 1st Place - $17,279
For added coverage, follow the Chipleader @ScottSchwalich #BWO2012
Event 8: 15th Place - Zhang
$400 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Liping Zhang (Doylestown, PA)
$594
Event 10: PLO Chip-Counts
$400 + $50 Big Stack Pot Limit Omaha - High (Re-Entry)
Chris Reslock is grinding a short stack (64,000), while
George Garvin remains the Chipleader.
With all the table talk about Tom Brady and Eli Manning,
the field shrinks to 37 players.
Top Chip-Counts:
George Gavin - 148,500
James Newberry - 141,000
Michael Drabot - 102,000
Mike Linster 98,000
Chris Reslock is grinding a short stack (64,000), while
George Garvin remains the Chipleader.
With all the table talk about Tom Brady and Eli Manning,
the field shrinks to 37 players.
Top Chip-Counts:
George Gavin - 148,500
James Newberry - 141,000
Michael Drabot - 102,000
Mike Linster 98,000
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