Live Tournament Updates
Table #1 - Approximate Chip Counts
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
Here are the approximate chip counts for Table #1: 1. Heung Yoon - 1,100,000 2. Loi Phan - 515,000 3. John Kranyak - 980,000 4. Brian Strahl - 1,220,000 5. Steve Weinstein - 865,000 6. Victor Ramdin - 440,000 7. Zvi Shiff - 595,000 8. Dale Pinchot - 520,000 9. Mike Matusow - 550,000
Sorted In: Borgata Poker Open, Borgata, Season VI10:42 AM, 09/19/07
Haralabos Has a lot of Chips
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
Tom Nguyen raises 125,000 under the gun and Haralabos Voulgaris raises to 400,000. Nguyen then reraises all in and Voulgaris makes an all-in call. Nguyen flips up A
J and Voulgaris shows down pocket kings. The board runs out 99
63
7 and Voulgaris doubles up to more than 1.6 million.
10:41 AM, 09/19/07
Dale Pinchot Doubles Through Victor Ramdin
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
Victor Ramdin raises from middle position to 80,000, Dale Pinchot moves all in from late position for 236,000, and Ramdin calls with A4. Pinchot shows AQ, and he's in a dominant position to double up.
The board comes 9826
6, and Pinchot wins the pot with his queen kicker, doubling up to about 520,000 in chips. Ramdin drops to about 540,000.
10:33 AM, 09/19/07
Tom Nguyen Picks Up a Pot
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
Haralabos Voulgaris raises to 70,000 and Tom Nguyen makes the call. The flop comes down K1010 and Voulgaris bets 85,000. Nguyen makes the call and the turn is the 8. Both players check to the river which brings the 7. Nguyen bets 200,000 and Voulgaris folds.
10:24 AM, 09/19/07
The Final 17 Players Slow Down a Bit
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
Unlike the flurry of action earlier today, the final 17 players have slowed down, and there haven't been any big confrontations since the break. The chip counts have just been updated, and stay tuned for more updates.
Sorted In: Borgata Poker Open, Borgata, Season VI10:22 AM, 09/19/07
Haralabos Chips Up
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
John Hoang raises to 70,000 and Haralabos Voulgaris calls from the big blind. The flop comes KJ5 and Haralabos checks, Hoang bets 120,000, and Haralabos calls. The turn is the 10 and Haralabos moves all in for 484,000 which gets Hoang, who only has 560,000 behind, to release his hand.
With that pot Haralabos chips up to 880,000.
10:15 AM, 09/19/07
Blinds Increase
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
The players return from break to increased blinds of 12,000-24,000, with a 3,000 ante.
Sorted In: Borgata Poker Open, Borgata, Season VI10:05 AM, 09/19/07
Mike Vela Eliminated in 18th Place ($34,222)
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
Shortly before the break, Roy Winston raises under the gun to 70,000, Mike Vela reraises from the small blind to 250,000, Winston pushes, and Vela calls all in for more than 600,000 with AA. Winston shows 99, and Vela is a big favorite to double up here.
But there is a nine in the window as the board comes 96352, and Winston flops a set to win the pot, increasing his stack to about 2.2 million.
Mike Vela is eliminated in 18th place, earning $34,222.
09:49 AM, 09/19/07
Break Time
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
The players are on a 20 minute break.
Sorted In: Borgata Poker Open, Borgata, Season VI09:45 AM, 09/19/07
Sang Hwang Doubles Through Mike Vela
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
Sang Hwang raises under the gun to 80,000, and Mike Vela calls from the big blind. The flop comes J102, Vela checks, Hwang bets 80,000, Vela pushes, and Hwang calls all in for 293,000 with AA. Vela shows K10 for a pair of tens, and he'll need to improve to bust Hwang.
The turn card is the 5, the river card is the J, and Hwang's pocket aces hold up to win the pot. Hwang doubles up to about 770,000, while Vela drops down to about 580,000.
09:41 AM, 09/19/07
