2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Event 6: $300 Ladies Deep-Stack NLHE Reentry
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k8
Prize
$8,651
Event Info
Buy-in
$260
Entries
98
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Playing Napkins... Literally

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Sandi Phelps' tournament just came to an end, and she accepted her defeat graciously after running {J-}{j-} into {k-}{k-} to become crippled.

The backstory to the hand, however, showed that she was drawing even thinner than the standard underpair-versus-overpair confrontation.

Apparently, one of the four jacks in the deck had been inadvertently slid under a napkin near a player's water bottle, remaining hidden away for over an hour. Eventually, during a bit of routine table cleaning by one of the players, the lost jack was discovered... but only after Phelps ran her fishhooks into the cowboys.

This situation obviously affected more than just Phelps, as any player searching for straights, or even flushes using the missing card's suit, were playing with a depleted arsenal of outs.

Despite the miscue, Phelps took the beat in stride, mentioning that accidents happen and poker is poker.

Update (Wed. 3:40 p.m. EST): According to Borgata staff, Director of Poker Operations Vince Alonge reviewed the tape of this incident, and according to him the {j-} in question was only missing for "16 seconds." Likewise, no hands were played without the {j-}.

Player Chips Progress
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Sandi Phelps
Busted

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