2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Event 8: $450 Big-Stack PLO Reentry
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k7q2
Prize
$12,629
Event Info
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$36,084
Entries
93
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
0

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 0

Arthur Shap Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,083)

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Arthur Shap - 9th Place
Arthur Shap - 9th Place

Arthur Shap was riding a short stack and when he looked down to see a bevy of big cards with {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}{j-Clubs}{10-Clubs} in the hole, he made his stand with a preflop shove.

Both Marc Goldsmith and Emad Alabsi called to put Shap at risk, and the flop came down {9-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{7-Spades}. Goldstein then made his own all-in wager, this one for 52,000 and Alabsi quickly called while asking "do you have aces?"

Goldsmith quickly replied in the affirmative and revealed his {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{5-Spades} happily, and while we couldn't catch Alabsi's hand in the frenzy of four-card reveals, his query suggested he held {k-}{k-} and two other cards. Shap, for his part, was left to call for eights hoping to make complete his gutshot straight draw.

The turn ({q-Clubs}) and river ({2-Hearts}) changed nothing and Goldsmith's aces held up, eliminated Shap in the process.

Player Chips Progress
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Marc Goldsmith
245,000
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Arthur Shap
Busted

Tags: Arthur ShapMarc GoldsmithEmad Alabsi

Chang Flops the World, Spikes Turn

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Danny Chang
Danny Chang

The flop fell {4-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} with Danny Chang a three-way pot against one opponent and Emad Alabsi. After the small blind checked, Chang fired out for 38,000 and only Alabsi called.

The turn brought the {k-Spades} to the table and Chang quickly moved all in for his last 73,000. After a minute of tanking, Alabsi asked "will you show?" and when Chang nodded in the affirmative, Alabsi's cards went into the muck.

Chang showed he was a man of his word and he revealed the {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{J-Clubs} for a flopped flush draw which improved to a set of kings on fourth street.

Player Chips Progress
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Emad Alabsi
230,000
-95,000
-95,000
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Danny Chang
195,000

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Michael Confronts Chip Leader Alabsi

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Joseph Michael
Joseph Michael

After seeing a flop of {5-Clubs}{4-Spades}{k-Clubs} heads up against the table captain and chip leader in Emad Alabsi, Joseph Michael showed no fear.

He led into Alabsi for a pot-sized bet of 30,000 and after a quick call produced the {5-Spades} on the turn, he fired a second barrel of 50,000.

Alabsi tanked for about two minutes, saying "I know what you have" and rechecking his own cards, before finally finding the fold button.

Player Chips Progress
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Emad Alabsi
325,000
-29,000
-29,000
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Joseph Michael
260,000
55,000
55,000

Tags: Joseph MichaelEmad Alabsi

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 0

Joseph Michael Makes His Straight

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
Joseph Michael
Joseph Michael

With the final board reading {9-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{5-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} we saw Joseph Michael fire a bet of 40,000 into the middle.

His opponent agonized over his decision for upwards of two minutes, before finally announcing the call.

Michael rolled over the {7-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{a-Hearts} for a straight to the queen, as one of his many draws had come through on the river.

Player Chips Progress
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Joseph Michael
205,000
205,000
205,000

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Alabsi Crushing

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
Emad Alabsi
Emad Alabsi

Emad Alabsi just returned from a bathroom break to find that yet another short stack had gone broke.

"We're all in the money now?" he asked with a wide grin. "I leave and we make the money!"

Since then, Alabsi has been rolling over the table, taking down pot after pot to build his already massive stack.

On a recent hand he potted preflop and found two callers, before betting 26,000 on the {k-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{5-Clubs} flop. Both opponents quickly threw their hands away, and yet another pot was dragged in by Alabsi.

Player Chips Progress
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Emad Alabsi
354,000