Event 4: $500 PLO Hi/Lo | 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

04-12-2014 20:02 UTC-5

Barringer Busts

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Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Wilfredo Divio led for a sizable bet on a flop of , Sean Barringer called, and the rest of Barringer's money went in after the turn was the .

Divio:
Barringer:

Barringer was drawing to a heart or a deuce to stay alive, but the river was a repeat three - the - and he was eliminated. Divio is up to 200,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wilfredo Divio	200,000 40,000	40,000
Sean Barringer	Busted

Tags: Sean Barringer Wilfredo Divio

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 0

04-12-2014 19:47 UTC-5

Binkage

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Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

After series of bets and raises on a flop of , four players were all in, including Harold Duffey and Timothy D'Alessandro.

Duffey:
D'Alessandro:
Opponent 1:
Opponent 2:

D'Alessandro and Duffey both flopped straights, but Duffey's was higher. D'Alessandro's luck turned around when the turn and river came , respectively, giving him a full house, and he took down half of the pot to push his stack to 60,000.

Duffey plummeted to 21,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy D'Alessandro	57,000
Harold Duffey	21,000 -33,000	-33,000

Tags: Harold Duffey Timothy D'Alessandro

04-12-2014 19:33 UTC-5

PLO8 Photos

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04-12-2014 19:31 UTC-5

Mucciaccio Mucks the Turn

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Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

C.J. Mucciaccio led out for 5,000 on a flop of , and Vincent Firsching made the call.

The turn was the , Mucciaccio opted to check, and Firsching fired out 9,500. Mucciaccio mulled the decision over for a bit, then folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
C.J. Mucciaccio	70,000 -7,000	-7,000
Vincent Firsching	60,000

Tags: C.J. Mucciaccio Vincent Firsching

04-12-2014 19:27 UTC-5

Big Stacks Butt Heads

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Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

With Sean Barringer absent in the big blind, Amnon Filippi limped in from early position, and Wilfredo Divio completed from the small blind. The flop fell , Divio check-called a bet of 3,000, and the turn was the .

Divio led out for 8,000, and Filippi folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amnon Filippi	190,000 -30,000	-30,000

Wilfredo Divio	160,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Amnon Filippi Wilfredo Divio

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 0

04-12-2014 18:21 UTC-5

Barringer Doubles; Dinner Time

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Level 11 : 800/1,500, 0 ante

Sean Barringer doubled on the last hand before dinner break, and now has over 60,000 chips.

Barringer opened for a raise in first position, and a player bet the pot out of the small blind. Barringer called. The flop came down , the player in the small blind moved all in, and Barringer called for 24,300.

Small Blind:
Barringer:

Barringer's flopped flush held as the turn and river came , respectively, and he now has around 60,000 chips.

The remaining 29 players are now on a 60-minute dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Barringer	60,000 12,500	12,500

Tags: Sean Barringer

04-12-2014 18:01 UTC-5

Filippi Crushing

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Level 11 : 800/1,500, 0 ante

There are still 31 other players between him and the trophy, but Amnon Filippi has emerged as a clear favorite to win the event, rocketing up to 220,000 chips in Level 11.

There is only one other player above 100,000 chips, Wilfredo Divio (143,000), and the average stack is around 42,000.

Other players with above average stacks are C.J. Mucciaccio (77,000), and Harold Duffey (54,000).