Live Tournament Updates
Table #2 is Chip Heavy
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
The current four players at the top of the leaderboard -- Roy Winston, Mark Weitzman, Eugene Todd, and Haralabos Voulgaris -- are all sitting at Table #2.
Sorted In: Borgata Poker Open, Borgata, Season VI12:27 PM, 09/19/07
Tom Nguyen Eliminated in 15th Place ($54,321)
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
Mark Weitzman raises from middle position to 100,000, and Tom Nguyen calls from the big blind. The flop comes 10
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, Nguyen checks, Weitzman bets 200,000, Nguyen moves all in for 980,000, and Weitzman calls with K
K. Nguyen shows A10 for a pair of tens, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.
The turn card is the K, giving Weitzman a set and leaving Nguyen drawing dead. (The meaningless river card is the 4.) Weitzman takes the pot, increasing his stack to about 2.3 million.
Tom Nguyen is eliminated in 15th place, earning $54,321.
12:24 PM, 09/19/07
Loi Phan Doubles Up Through Brian Strahl
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
Loi Phan opens the pot for 100,000 under the gun and Brian Strahl raises to 300,000. Phan reraises all in for 475,000 and Strahl makes the call. Phan flips over pocket aces and Strahl shows pocket nines. The roller coaster board rolls out 984A8 and Phan doubles up to 955,000 and survives. Strahl is left with 415,000 after the hand.
12:15 PM, 09/19/07
Updated Chip Counts
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
Here are the approximate chip counts for the final 15 players: TABLE #1 1. Heung Yoon - 1,040,000 2. Loi Phan - 955,000 3. John Kranyak - 1,510,000 4. Brian Strahl - 415,000 5. Steve Weinstein - 980,000 6. Victor Ramdin - 530,000 7. Zvi Shiff - 435,000 8. 9. Mike Matusow - 650,000 TABLE #2 1. Eugene Todd - 2,025,000 2. 3. Dale Pinchot - 490,000 4. Mark Weitzman - 1,220,000 5. 6. Sang Hwang - 1,200,000 7. Roy Winston - 2,720,000 8. Haralabos Voulgaris - 1,560,000 9. Tom Nguyen - 750,000
Sorted In: Borgata Poker Open, Borgata, Season VI12:14 PM, 09/19/07
Dale Pinchot Doubles Through Mark Weitzman
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
Dale Pinchot moves all in for 245,000 and Mark Weitzman makes the call. Pinchot shows K
10 and Weitzman shows AA. The board comes J6435 and Pinchot makes a club flush to double up to 525,000.
12:02 PM, 09/19/07
Haralabos Voulgaris vs. Eugene Todd
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
Eugene Todd raises from middle position to 90,000, and Haralabos Voulgaris calls from the big blind. The flop comes J107, and both players check. The turn card is the 4, Voulgaris bets 75,000, and Todd calls. The river card is the J, Voulgaris checks, Todd bets 140,000, and Voulgaris calls.
Todd says, "Ace high," and Voulgaris shows K7 for two pair, jacks and sevens. Todd mucks, and Voulgaris wins the pot.
12:00 PM, 09/19/07
Darrell Hopkins Eliminated in 16th Place ($34,222)
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
Darrell Hopkins moves all in from middle position for 61,000, and Roy Winston calls from the big blind with A10. Hopkins shows QQ, and he's a favorite to double up here.
The flop hits both players hard, falling KQ2. Hopkins makes a set, while Winston has a gutshot royal flush draw, taking the lead with a jack or any heart that doesn't pair the board.
The turn card is the 5, and the river card is -- the J. Roy Winston wins the pot with an ace-high straight. Darrell Hopkins is eliminated in 16th place, earning $34,222.
The remaining 15 players are guaranteed at least $54,321.
11:57 AM, 09/19/07
Blinds Increase
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
The final 16 players return from break to increased blinds of 15,000-30,000, with a 3,000 ante.
Sorted In: Borgata Poker Open, Borgata, Season VI11:45 AM, 09/19/07
Official Chip Counts
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
Here are the official chip counts from the break: TABLE #1 1. Heung Yoon - 927,000 2. Loi Phan - 241,000 3. John Kranyak - 1,391,000 4. Brian Strahl - 1,150,000 5. Steve Weinstein - 877,000 6. Victor Ramdin - 635,000 7. Zvi Shiff - 382,000 8. 9. Mike Matusow - 869,000 TABLE #2 1. Eugene Todd - 2,403,000 2. Darrell Hopkins - 124,000 3. Dale Pinchot - 314,000 4. Mark Weitzman - 1,517,000 5. 6. Sang Hwang - 1,239,000 7. Roy Winston - 2,155,000 8. Haralabos Voulgaris - 1,767,000 9. Tom Nguyen - 820,000
Sorted In: Borgata Poker Open, Borgata, Season VI11:36 AM, 09/19/07
20-Minute Break
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
The players take a 20-minute break.
Sorted In: Borgata Poker Open, Borgata, Season VI11:23 AM, 09/19/07
