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2008-09-22T11:48:00.000-05:00

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2008 Borgata Poker Open WPT Final Table

2008-09-18T16:07:00.002-05:00

"This is a sick game.
Jason Strochak

The final table of the 2008 Borgata Poker Open is underway with the final 6 players shooting for the $1,400,000 first place prize. The TV table is set up and the audience has been seated.

Vivek Rajkumar - 6,400,000
Mark Seif - 4,665,000
Dan Heimiller - 3,360,000
Sang Kim - 3,085,000
Jason Strochak - 1,650,000
Andrew Knee - 1,475,000

As the play gets underway there have been some sick hands. Big pairs cracked by underpairs, flopped straight for Jason turned into a chopped pot on the turn and Vivek pulling a +$12,000,000 pot by cracking Mark Seif's AA with tens.

The action has been fast and furious getting down to 4 players just after the first break

6th - Andrew Knee - $237,500
5th - Mark Seif - $287,500

End of Day

2008-09-17T23:59:00.000-05:00

"And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is The Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee."

Jules - Pulp Fiction

Vivek Rajumar took us down to the final TV table of 6 players.

7th - John Myung - $187,500

The remaining players were relieved and John Myung was left to collect his 8th place money. The railbird are talking to their friends still left in the game and the rest are heading for the tables. It will take a while to get the chips counted and bagged but they final 6 know they'll be playing on the big stage tomorrow afternoon looking to bag just south of a mil and a half.

I'll post the chip counts when they are official and I'll be live blogging from the WPT final table tomorrow afternoon.

Chris Arvantitis out in 8th

2008-09-17T23:55:00.002-05:00

And we're down one more player. One more til the TV table is set.

Chris Arvantitis, a Canadian, was Main Event entrant 516 out of 516 after satelliting his way in at the very list minute before registration closed. He took his last minute shot and walked away with $137,500 for his efforts.

8th - Chris Arvantitis - $137,500

End of Level 28

2008-09-17T22:05:00.003-05:00

"These are the times that try men's souls"
Thomas Paine

Amen sir. The remaining 9 players were holding onto their chips like they are worth their weight in gold. Since I am unaware of the current price of gold, that might actually be true. No one wants to get this far and fail to make first prize money but it has to happen.

Stephen Vanauken will not be making his television debut when he busted out at the beginning of Level 28.

9th - Stephen Vanauken - $100,000

Mark Seif made a move from big stack to chip leader in a lesson to be learned. SB limped with aces and got burned. For most of his stack.

End of Level 27 - Michael Binger out

2008-09-17T21:34:00.004-05:00

The players are either being extremely careful at this point or there is a concerted effort to hypnotize the floor staff then run off with the loot. There's a $35k difference between 9th and 10th and that will certainly buy a ton of Panda Express down in the cafeteria. The one lone bit of excitement was short stacked Michael Binger getting all in with 99 versus AK. 9 on the flop made the flopped ace pointless and Binger doubles up.

The railbirds are still going strong but they look to mostly be friends of the players. The casual looky lou stops in for about 10 minutes before heading back to the tables.

The blinds are going to start catching up with some of the players shortly and things should pick back up.

Mark Seif is the current short stack.

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I wrote this post, completely ready to publish it then run for the smoking border. Then Michael Binger busted out on the last hand before the break. He will collect $65,000 for his effort and we're down to the final 9.

10th - Michael Binger - $65,000

End of Level 26

2008-09-17T20:02:00.003-05:00

Level 26 started out with fireworks having Dannenmann going out early. Then things slowed to a crawl. Nothing outrageous except a hand that belongs in the Ace-Rag Hall of Fame between Heimiller and Myung, Seif tossed his AQ away and the other two chopped the pot.

We're still sitting at 10 players and moving onto Level 27.

Not sure about the players or railbirds, but I personally went on tilt when they turned the TV's in the room from the Phillies game to the cage fighting.

Steve Dannenmann out

2008-09-17T19:05:00.002-05:00

Steve Dannenmann was knocked out almost immediately after the break ended. He got in a battle of the blinds against Vivek Rajkumar. Vivek called a million chip raise with AJ, luckily for him Dannenman pushed with A7.

It would have been really interesting to see Dannenman at the WPT TV final table but it will have to happen another time.

The tables have combined with the final 11. One more $65,000 payout and we'll see the first 6 digit prize for the 9th player eliminated.

11th - Steve Dannenmann - $65,000

Dinner break over

2008-09-17T19:01:00.003-05:00

Players are back from the dinner break and I see no signs of any food comas. Still sitting at 11 players and they will combine to one table when down to 10.

This is the start of Level 26 with the blinds at 30,000/60,000 5,000 ante.

The current chip leader is Dan Heimiller at 3,695,000 and Michael Binger is the shortstack with 725,000.

End of Level 25

2008-09-17T16:31:00.003-05:00

Things picked up a little in this level. Local grinder Nicky Frangos has been nursing a dead stack and dead cards all day until he had to make a move with KQ. "Best hand I've had all day" he said a few hundred times for the poker room to hear. AK had him dominated and he exits. That also things the railbird crowd a bit.

Internet hotshot Thayer "THAY3R" found his stack moving up and down most of the day and was knocked out by his fellow internet pro Vivek "psyduck" Rajkumar.

14th - Patrick Carney - $47,500
13th - Nicky Frangos - $47,500
12th - Thayer Rasmussen - $65,000

Players are heading off on their dinner break and we're still waiting for one more player to bust before they combine the final 10 into the "unofficial" final table.

End of Level 24

2008-09-17T15:07:00.003-05:00

The WPT cameras have shown up with a complete crew. That officially puts the tally at more media than players between the two tables. Before now they were using cute little cameras that make for great internet videos but the big cameras and boom mics are here. They seem to be concentrating most of their attention on the table with Dannenmann, Heilmiller and Seif.

It seems a little cruel to expect a player to make a million dollar decision with a huge spotlight in your face.

Dan Heimiller and Mark Seif are staying solid near the top of the chip count and Nicky Frangos is making some noise WITH his chips this time. Picking up some blinds and antes as well as a courtesy double up from one of his opponents. but still keeping up his chatter with the railbirds.

Only one knockout this level and the railbirds are either falling asleep or losing interest. I'm taking this time to decide whether I'm love with the dealer at table one or the new cocktail waitress. God loves a shift change.

15th - Steve Levy - $47,500

End of Level 23

2008-09-17T13:24:00.002-05:00

If I thought the action was slow the last level, I had something else coming. Only two busted this level and not a lot of monster pots. Dan Heimiller temporarily gave up his chip lead but quickly got it back with a monster pot versus Vivek Rajkumar. Michael Binger knocked out local favorite Bo Toft in 17th by coming behind with his AQ versus AK. The other local players were disappointed to see him go.

17th - "Bo" Toft - $32,500
16th - Bobby Shasta - $32,500

Nicky Frangos is making noise but not with his chips. As the shortest stack left in the tournament he hasn't been able to get any traction with his open raises regularly getting re-raised. If you've seen Nicky play than you know he's spent as much time talking to the rail than he has playing. Towards the end of the level he pushed in several times without getting any action. He is really trying to push Sang Kim's buttons as he's put a few horrid beats on the rest of the table.

The rail is still growing as the field gets smaller. A few poker widows have shown up to take advantage of the comfy stadium seating. Before long the media members will out number the poker players.

Onto the next round.

End of Level 23

2008-09-17T12:46:00.003-05:00

We're down to 2 tables but play definitely slowed down a bit with this level even though it looked ominous when Vihn Nguyen was eliminated at the beginning. Only two other knockouts

20th - Vihn Nguyen - $26,000
19th - Natale Keuy - $26,000
18th - Kevin Lang - $32,500

Once the afternoon moved along we started to see the rail and stands fill up with onlookers. People from all walks of life are straining their necks to get a glimpse of someone they might have seen on TV. And you have the railbirds who are watching their amateur friends make a big score, either for friendship or a piece of the action.

The Borgata staff told a good story today about Chris Arvanitis. Out of 516 players to enter the Main Event, Chris was entrant number 516. He won the very last satellite and enter the tournament nearly 6 hours after the start. He's still sticking around and will make at least $32k for his late entrance.

End of Level 22

2008-09-17T09:53:00.002-05:00

Level 22 was a lot crazier than expected. We lost 7 players during the level and just about down to 2 tables. My seat in media row is conveniently situated right next to Deb from the Borgata who is responsible for paying out players when they bust. I get to hear the players story straight from their mouth.

Ted Forrest was the first eliminate and definitely the sickest. Thayer Rassmussen put nearly half his stack at risk with pocket 8's. His two outter on the river cracked the aces for Forrest. He immediately left the area without getting paid. I'm assuming he left to take his frustrations out on some local donkey. He eventually came back to collect and went straight for the high limit area. He collected $26,000 for the effort.

Also eliminated during Level 22:

26th - Ralph Villela - $26,000
25th - Mikiya Takitani - $26,000
24th - Nam Le - $26,000
23rd - Chris Bell - $26,000
22nd - Randy Pfeifer - $26,000
21st - Christopher Baksh - $26,000

Perhaps things will slow now that some of the smaller stacks have been taken out.

Quote heard from chip leader Dan Heilmiller, "I have too many chips to count". Rough life.

Day 4, playing down to the TV table

2008-09-17T09:25:00.002-05:00

Day 4 will being shortly as the 27 remaining players try for the nearly $1,500,000 first place prize. The field has earned a combined $29,000,000 in their tournament careers and 8 World Series of Poker bracelets led by the 5 held by Ted Forrest. Chip leader Dan Heimiller has cashed in 32 WSoP events including his 2002 bracelet in the Limit Hold'em/Stud mix game.

Tab the Tournament Director will be kicking things off shortly and we have a front row seat. They will start in the middle of Level 21, blinds at 10,000/20,000 2,000 ante. Average chip stack is 764,444.

Here are your final 27 players.

Dan Heimiller - 2,870,000 - Table 3 seat 6
WSoP bracelet winner in 2002. Cashed in 32 WSoP events. $1,497,039 career.

Vivek Rajkumar - 1,756,000 - Table 2 seat 4
8 WSoP cashes. Won 2008 LA Poker Classic Event #18. $457,530 career.

Thayer Rasmussen - 1,413,000 - Table 2 seat 7
7 WSoP cashes. Won 2007 Mandalay Poker Classic Event #1. $429,663 career.

Steven Levy - 1,317,000 - Table 3 seat 8
3 WSoP cashes. $61,478 career.

Jason Strochak - 1,266,000 - Table 1 seat 9
1 WSoP cash. $186,703 career.

Nicky Frangos - 1,140,000 - Table 1 seat 1
11 WSoP cashes. 4 WSoP Final Tables. $761,381 career.

Andrew Knee - 1,091,000 - Table 1 seat 3
$7,830 career.

Mark Seif - 1,087,000 - Table 2 seat 2
2 WSoP Bracelets (2005 Event #15 and 22). 8 WSoP cashes. $1,935,304 career.

Patrick Carney - 1,050,000 - Table 3 seat 4
$5,437 career.

Stephen Vanauken - 1,009,000 - Table 1 seat 5

John Myung - 946,000 - Table 3 seat 1
10 WSoP cashes. $1,706,796 career.

Michael Binger - 718,000 - Table 2 seat 6
14 WSoP cashes. $5,606,573 career.

Steve Dannenmann - 627,000 - Table 1 seat 4
3 WSoP cashes. 2nd in 2005 WSoP Main Event. $4,432,435 career.

Ted Forrest - 607,000 - Table 2 seat 3
5 WSoP Bracelets. 14 WSoP Final Tables. 22 WSoP cashes. $4,939,241 career.

Bobby Shasta - 606,000 - Table 1 seat 8

Ralph Villela - 345,000 - Table 2 seat 8
$7,702 career.

Christopher Baksh - 344,000 - Table 3 seat 2

Vinh Nguyen - 336,000 - Table 3 seat 9

Sang Kim - 316,000 - Table 2 seat 9

Mikiya Takitani - 301,000 - Table 3 seat 3
$36,915 career.

Randy Pfeifer - 288,000 - Table 3 seat 7
$100,798 career.

Robert Toft - 269,000 - Table 1 seat 7
6 WSoP cashes. $365,882 career.

Nam Le - 235,000 - Table 1 seat 6
14 WSoP cashes. $4,299,420 career.

Kevin Lang - 209,000 - Table 1 seat 2
$44,392 career.

Chris Arvanitis - 177,000 - Table 3 seat 5
$833 career.

Natale Kuey - 175,000 - Table 2 seat 5
$122,784 career.

Chris Bell - 165,000 - Table 2 seat 1
8 WSoP cashes. $1,611,048 career.

End of Day 3

2008-09-17T08:55:00.002-05:00

The end of Day 3 came much quicker than anyone anticipate. Play was complete by 8pm with the exit of Borgata regular Vinny Pahuja getting the field down to 27. The action will continue at 11am on Wednesday when they play down to the televised final 6.

Still alive for the nearly $1.5 million first place prize are chip leader Daniel Heimiller, Ted Forrest, Steve Dannenman, Nam Le, Michael Binger, Chris Bell, Mark Seif, and Borgata killer Nicky Frangos.

Back shortly with chip counts, table assignments and mini-bios.

End of Level 20

2008-09-16T16:26:00.003-05:00

The end of Level 20 makes us realize that we won't be working until midnight tonight. With 33 palyers we're only 6 bustouts before we reach the mach number of 27.

Some notable matchups:

Ted Forrest, Steve Dannenmann, Kevin Murray

Michael Binger, Vivek Rajkumar, Nam Le

Mark Seif, Vinny Pahuja, Ryan Young

I suspect that we'll probably lose those 6 players during the next 75 minute level.

End of Level 19

2008-09-16T15:02:00.002-05:00

End of Level 19 leaves just 41 players in the tournament as they play down to the final 27.

When I got back to the big poker room I found that Tiffany Michelle will not be getting any TV time during the televised WPT Final table.

Ted Forrest does not seem real pleased with the player to his immediate right. A few massive overbets in quick succession has the legend a little out of sorts. I wouldn't be surprised if he decided it was more worth his time to get back down the big cash game running in the Borgata poker room.

Steve Dannenmann doubled up against the player to his left with AK versus AQ and is looking back to healthy. Being completely biased, I hope he makes the TV table.

Borgata tournament regulars Nicky Frangos and Vinny Pahuja (finished 2nd in the Borgata Summer Open) are still around and making their presence known.

There's been a Jimmy "Gobboboy" Fricke siting along the rail. Professional poker player/gambler/drinker/prop bettor Gavin Smith is playing in the Borgata Open $300 tournament and scaring his table mates.

Back with more after Level 20.

The Bubble Bursts

2008-09-16T13:57:00.002-05:00

Starting the day with just under 70 players, it only took two levels for the bubble to burst. Top 54 players will make some money and make it a successful tournament. Now players will need to make their moves towards the big money.

Hand for hand didn't last long and the unfortunate bubble boy went out when his aces were cracked by AQ.

Steve Dannemann, Mark Seif, Tiffany Michelle, Tedd Forrest, and Nam Le were a few of the big names the money.

Professional hockey player Scottie Upshall played his Day 3 sitting on the opposite end of the table from uber-player Ted Forrest. Upshall made the money but was knocked out in 52nd place pocketing $15,000 for his charities. He now has to give back the gold plated headphones to Lacey Jones.

Day 3 Starting Chip Counts

2008-09-16T11:14:00.000-05:00

1	THAYER	RASMUSSEN	ST PETERSBURG	FL	$904,500
2	RYAN	YOUNG	TORRANCE	CA	$837,700
3	ANDREW	KNEE	MOUNT SINAI	NY	$697,900
4	ADAM	GERBER	MOORESTOWN	NJ	$610,000
5	SANG	KIM	LEESBURG	VA	$570,800
6	MICHAEL	BINGER	ATHERTON	CA	$521,800
7	ROBERT	TOFT	YARDLEY	PA	$521,800
8	FARID	EBRAHIM	FREDERICKSBURG	VA	$517,400
9	DANIEL	HEIMILLER	HENDERSON	NV	$509,900
10	SOLOMON	EISENBERG	BROOKLYN	NY	$505,100
11	HOWARD	APPLEDORF	PEMBROKE PNES	FL	$492,000
12	VIVEK	RAJKUMAR	SEATTLE	WA	$489,500
13	NATALE	KUEY	BRONX	NY	$481,200
14	STEPHEN	VANAUKEN	MILFORD	PA	$455,000
15	JONATHAN	LITTLE	PENSACOLA	FL	$453,500
16	JOHN	LENNON	MIAMI	FL	$432,300
17	STEVEN	LEVY	PEABODY	MA	$430,000
18	KEVIN	LANG	RALEIGH	NC	$391,300
19	PATRICK	CARNEY	SCRANTON	PA	$387,400
20	WILLIAM	FORREST	LAS VEGAS	NV	$380,600
21	BRANDON	CANTU	LAS VEGAS	NV	$377,000
22	MARK	SEIF	HENDERSON	NV	$373,800
23	SIROUS	JAMSHIDI	BROOMALL	PA	$364,500
24	DAVID	CLARKE	BASKING RIDGE	NJ	$362,500
25	KEVIN	MURRAY	OLNEY	MD	$351,800
26	ERACLES	PANAYIOTOU	TOMS RIVER	NJ	$330,900
27	RALPH	VILLELA	VALLEY STREAM	NY	$309,300
28	OREN	BRAMSON	BRIARCLIFF MANOR	NY	$297,100
29	NICHOLAS	SCHULMAN	NEW YORK	NY	$282,000
30	JASON	STROCHAK	FT LAUDERDALEE	FL	$277,900
31	MICHAEL	JUDGE	BENSALEM	PA	$277,900
32	JUSTIN	SCOTT	REDFORD TWP	MI	$270,200
33	TIFFANY	GRAHAM	NEWHALL	CA	$265,400
34	ROBERT	MIZRACHI	HOLLYWOOD	FL	$262,500
35	BOBBY	SHASTA	WANTAGH	NY	$256,000
36	STEVEN	DANNENMANN	SEVERN	MD	$250,600
37	VINH	NGUYEN	JERSEY CITY	NJ	$250,000
38	NIKOLAOS	FRANGOS	MAYS LANDING	NJ	$242,000
39	DARREN	NELSON	NIAGRA FALLS	NY	$238,800
40	CHRISTOPHER	BAKSH	QUEENS VILLAGE	NY	$230,300
41	JOHN	MYUNG	VIENNA	VA	$227,800
42	MIKIYA	TAKITANI	ASTORIA	NY	$226,000
43	JOHN	COX	FALLS CHURCH	VA	$224,100
44	FARHAD	SINAEI	NEW BRITAIN	CT	$213,600
45	TAM CHI	LY	LANSDALE	PA	$205,500
46	CHI	YOON	WOODBRIDGE	VA	$194,800
47	RICH	AUSTIN	LANSDALE	PA	$194,400
48	BRYAN	BINDERT	WENONAH	NJ	$189,100
49	JESSE	MARTIN	NEWYORK	NY	$186,500
50	ANTHONY	PETRUZZI	BOCA RATON	FL	$186,000
51	VINEET	PAHUJA	NEW YORK	NY	$177,400
52	RANDALL	PFEIFER	HAMBURG	NY	$159,600
53	KEVIN	SCHAFFEL	PEMBROKE PINES	FL	$153,000
54	CLIFF	JOSEPHY	SYOSSET	NY	$151,100
55	CHRISTOPHER	BELL	RALEIGH	NC	$147,200
56	JOSEPH	SEBOK	RNCHO PLS VRD	CA	$145,200
57	CHRISTOS	ARVANITIS	MONTREAL	CAN	$142,800
58	BRETT	RICHEY	NEW YORK	NY	$140,800
59	NAM	LE	HUNTING BEACH	CA	$139,400
60	JOSEPH	MCTAMNEY	NEWTOWN	PA	$130,700
61	ALEX	IM	MCLEAN	VA	$102,000
62	KENNETH RICHARD	WECKESSER JR	COLUMBIA	MD	$96,900
63	STEVE	BRECHER	RENO	NV	$92,500
64	PHUNG	NGO	COMMERCE TWP	MI	$90,400
65	JOSEPH	SPICER	NORRISTWN	PA	$87,700
66	THOMAS	SCHREIBER	DANIELSON	CT	$83,400
67	WILLIAM	UPSHALL	FORT MCMURRAY	CAN	$82,800
68	LEE	MARKHOLT	EATONVILLE	WA	$72,600
69	DOUGLAS	BAKER	BETHESDA	MD	$13,400

Start of Day 3

2008-09-16T10:40:00.002-05:00

Approximately 70 players made it through Day 2. They will be trying to make the money today and play down to the final 27.

Flyer right winger Scottie Upshall is still alive but shortstacked, WSoP runner-up Steve Dannenmann is still alive along with big cash game player Ted Forrest. Tiffany Michelle is changing it up between squating on her seat or doing yoga when not in a hand.

They start off on level 17 and won't stop until down to 27 players. I will post the chip count when I get it.

End of Level 13

2008-09-15T17:42:00.004-05:00

End of Level 13 and we're right around 100 players left in the field. Big names are still pushing their chips around including Steve Dannenmann, Jamie Gold, Robert Mizrachi, Mark Seif and Tiffany Michelle.

Scottie Upshall's chipstack is staying steady and he mentioned in an interview with World Poker Tour that he is playing for charity. If he cashes, 100% of his winnings will go to charity.

He's also wearing headphones provided by Lacey Jones. And they're gold plated. Below is the WPT video interview.

Ted Forrest is still playing and has been accumulating chips so quietly that I didn't even realize he was in the field.

One more level until the players hit the dinner break and play is creeping along.

Poker examples to live by

2008-09-15T14:04:00.002-05:00

There is a reason I am sitting in media row and not playing in a $10k. I obviously don't have the skills to compete at this level but I'm seeing some action that baffles.

A player who bought or satellited his way into the Main Event gets into a pre-flop battle that involved a string bet and two large stacks. Once that was settled the flop came out AA4. Early position player put out a pot sized bet and the string bettor pushed all-in after some thought. EP ended up calling with KQ and Mr. Stringbet was happy.

Until he flipped over his cards and realized he misread his hand. Instead of the all-power (and potentially winning hand) 64o, he was actually holding the inferior hand of 62.

Lesson learned and the rail will be his companion.

Philadephia Flyer taking on WSoP Champ

2008-09-15T13:34:00.002-05:00

Being a Flyers fan, you would think I would have mentioned earlier that Philly right-winger Scottie Upshall made it into Day 2 and has spent the day starting across the table at WSoP Champ Jamie Gold.

I told media row that I thought I could take Upshall in a fair fight and they still haven't stopped laughing.

End of Level 10

2008-09-15T12:53:00.003-05:00

The second level of the day has ended and we've lost nearly a third of the field that started Day 2. 207 players are left when they come back from their break.

- 2006 WSoP Main Event winner Jamie Gold is alive and staying under the radar.
- 2005 WSoP Main Event runner up Steve Dannenmann is amongst the chip leaders early.
- 2008 WSoP Main Event media darling Tiffany Michelle was amongst the chip leaders until she lost a monster pot set over set.
- 2007 WSoP Pot Limit Omaha Champion Robert Mizrachi is still moving up but sitting at a difficult table with JC Tran and Brandon Cantu.

2008 Borgata Poker Open Day 2

2008-09-15T10:01:00.001-05:00

302 players start out on Day2 of the 2008 Borgata Poker Open

PLACE	FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	CITY	ST	CHIP COUNT
1	JOSE	TORRES	HOLLYWOOD	FL	$263,775
2	ONOFRIO	REINA	CARTERET	NJ	$259,225
3	LEE	KIM	HARTSDALE	NY	$252,675
4	STEVEN	DANNENMANN	SEVERN	MD	$249,150
5	KYLE P	BURNSIDE	SOMERSET	MA	$206,500
6	STEPHEN	VANAUKEN	MILFORD	PA	$189,550
7	ERACLES	PANAYIOTOU	TOMS RIVER	NJ	$187,350
8	RYAN	YOUNG	TORRANCE	CA	$186,500
9	THAYER	RASMUSSEN	ST PETERSBURG	FL	$183,325
10	BRANDON	CANTU	LAS VEGAS	NV	$182,000
11	JOHN	LENNON	MIAMI	FL	$181,375
12	ANTHONY	PETRUZZI	BOCA RATON	FL	$179,550
13	JONATHAN	LITTLE	PENSACOLA	FL	$175,300
14	CHARLES	MINTER	YARDLEY	PA	$168,000
15	TOM TAN	NGUYEN	TAMPA	FL	$168,000
16	KENNETH RICHARD	WECKESSER JR	COLUMBIA	MD	$166,100
17	JOSEPH	SEBOK	RNCHO PLS VRD	CA	$163,550
18	JOHN	NAPOLITANO	BROOKLYN	NY	$157,300
19	RICHARD	ZIPES	FT. LAUDERDALE	FL	$155,225
20	BRETT	RICHEY	NEW YORK	NY	$154,350
21	KEVIN	LANG	RALEIGH	NC	$153,725
22	JASON	SOMERVILLE	STONEYBROOK	NY	$150,350
23	NATALE	KUEY	BRONX	NY	$149,225
24	JUSTIN	SCOTT	REDFORD TWP	MI	$148,475
25	THOMAS	HARE	HAVERFORD	PA	$146,900
26	PATRICK	CARNEY	SCRANTON	PA	$146,475
27	TIFFANY	GRAHAM	NEWHALL	CA	$146,250
28	FARID	EBRAHIM	FREDERICKSBURG	VA	$145,025
29	JASON	EVANS	KING OF PRUSSIA	PA	$142,250
30	SANG	KIM	LEESBURG	VA	$140,150
31	MARK	WEITZMAN	LAS VEGAS	NV	$138,175
32	SPENCER	STACEY	KANAWAKE	CAN	$137,250
33	WILLIAM	FORREST	LAS VEGAS	NV	$131,850
34	PAUL	LIEU	AURORA	IL	$131,700
35	ADAM	GERBER	MOORESTOWN	NJ	$129,000
36	ROBERT	MIZRACHI	HOLLYWOOD	FL	$123,575
37	VIVEK	RAJKUMAR	SEATTLE	WA	$122,800
38	MIKIYA	TAKITANI	ASTORIA	NY	$116,700
39	MARK	SEIF	HENDERSON	NV	$116,475
40	RICH	AUSTIN	LANSDALE	PA	$116,400
41	ANDREW	KNEE	MOUNT SINAI	NY	$115,050
42	ALAN	ENGEL	LAS VEGAS	NV	$114,600
43	BRIAN	ECKSTROM	MARLTON	NJ	$114,050
44	RAJENDRA	PATEL	ROCKHILL	CT	$113,000
45	ROBERT	MCLAUGHLIN	WASHINGTON	DC	$112,425
46	LUKE	STAUDENMAIER	PITTSBURGH	PA	$108,825
47	SIROUS	JAMSHIDI	BROOMALL	PA	$108,250
48	STEVEN	GROSS	MARLBORO	NJ	$106,700
49	GREGORY	FISHBERG	WILLOW GROVE	PA	$105,800
50	LAWRENCE	LEVINE	NEW YORK	NY	$104,025
51	ARISTEDES	SANTANA	YONKERS	NY	$103,925
52	JOHN	ROONEY	JUPITER	FL	$102,150
53	JEFFREY	PALARINO	PITTSBURGH	PA	$101,825
54	BETH	SHAK	BRYN MAWR	PA	$101,075
55	BRYAN	BINDERT	WENONAH	NJ	$100,975
56	GARY	GIBBS	HOT SPRINGS	AR	$99,200
57	KENNETH	WEINER	WELLINGTON	FL	$98,750
58	BRIAN	COHEN	NEW YORK	NY	$98,350
59	DANIEL	HEIMILLER	HENDERSON	NV	$96,875
60	MANISH	PATEL	BURLINGTON	NJ	$95,900
61	JAMES	SOWERS	CHARLOTTE	NC	$95,575
62	JEFFREY	CHOTIKUL	CENTREVILLE	VA	$95,500
63	MANELIC	MINAYA	TAMPA	FL	$95,025
64	MICHAEL	KAMRAN	LOS ANGELES	CA	$95,000
65	CLINT	SCHAFER	BATON ROUGE	LA	$94,100
66	ROBERT	COPPOLA	COLTS NECK	NJ	$93,325
67	FRANK	CALABRESE	KISSIMMEE	FL	$92,175
68	CHARLES	KELLEY	STAUNTON	VA	$91,575
69	MIKHAIL	TIKOYAN	LEESBURG	VA	$90,500
70	ROLGUES	RODRIGUEZ	MIAMI	FL	$90,475
71	TA	WEY	HACKENSACK	NJ	$90,475
72	ERIC	FROEHLICH	SPRINGFIELD	VA	$90,250
73	RICHARD	MELI	HOPEWELL JCT	NY	$89,875
74	ABRAHAM	KOROTKI	LAS VEGAS	NV	$89,675
75	STEVEN	SOMMERS	WESTON	FL	$89,600
76	DARREN	NELSON	NIAGRA FALLS	NY	$89,550
77	JOHN	MYUNG	VIENNA	VA	$89,375
78	BOBBY	SHASTA	WANTAGH	NY	$88,100
79	SCOTT	SEIVER	COLD SPRING	NY	$86,925
80	JASON	STROCHAK	FT LAUDERDALEE	FL	$86,925
81	CHRISTOPHER	BAKSH	QUEENS VILLAGE	NY	$86,400
82	MICHAEL	OMELCHUK	BELLPORT	NY	$86,400
83	RONALD	LEMKIN	JACKSON HGHTS	NY	$85,225
84	JOSEPH	SPICER	NORRISTWN	PA	$84,675
85	VINCENT	MALLIA	JENSEN BEACH	FL	$84,150
86	EUGENE	TODD	BROOKLYN	NY	$83,925
87	CHRISTOPHER	BELL	RALEIGH	NC	$81,650
88	GARY	SCHOENGOLD	OLNEY	MD	$81,475
89	BRENT	HANKS	FILLMORE	NY	$80,600
90	CHRISTOPH	KLODNICKI	VOVRHEES	NJ	$79,375
91	ERIC	NABYDOSKI	N ANDOVER	MA	$78,950
92	DAVID DUNG	PHAM	CERRITOS	CA	$78,050
93	EDWIN	LAU	PHILADELPHIA	PA	$77,875
94	DANIEL	SHAK	BRYNMAWR	PA	$77,150
95	ANTONIO	WALKER	WILLINGBORO	NJ	$77,025
96	CARL	RESTIFO	WARETOWN	NJ	$76,500
97	SHANE	PACHECO	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	$76,250
98	ALEX	TODD	NEW YORK	NY	$76,250
99	DEAN	SCHULTZ	STOW	OH	$76,225
100	PHILIPPE	ROUAS	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	$75,900
101	JOHN	CELII	CHADDS FORD	PA	$75,550
102	PAUL	RAMBO	NEW CASTLE	DE	$74,800
103	ARTHUR	PETERS	BRICK	NJ	$74,775
104	LEO	WALKER	GAITHERGBURG	MD	$74,200
105	YEHUDA	BUCHALTER	NEW YORK	NY	$74,050
106	OREN	BRAMSON	BRIARCLIFF MANOR	NY	$73,725
107	FEMING	CHAN	WEST WINDSOR	NJ	$73,400
108	MATT	WOLF	NEW YORK	NY	$72,800
109	MICHAEL	STONEHILL	STAFFORD	VA	$72,200
110	WOOYANG	LIN	MORRISTOWN	NJ	$72,150
111	JOHN	COX	FALLS CHURCH	VA	$72,125
112	HIEU	NGUYEN	FAIRFAX	VA	$71,750
113	LAWRENCE	JACOBS	NEW YORK	NY	$71,675
114	PHUNG	NGO	COMMERCE TWP	MI	$71,325
115	URI	KADOSH	DAVIE	FL	$71,000
116	WAYNE	BOICH	COLUBUS	OH	$70,225
117	JUSTIN	BONOMO	SHERMAN OAKS	CA	$69,825
118	WILLIAM	UPSHALL	FORT MCMURRAY	CAN	$69,750
119	MARK	MARCHES	SAN CLEMENTE	CA	$69,675
120	MICHAEL	BINGER	ATHERTON	CA	$69,600
121	NORMAN	FOXX	IDABEL	OK	$68,975
122	FRANK	ATHEY	MINERAL WELLS	WV	$68,850
123	KENNY PHUONG	TRAN	ARCADIA	CA	$68,250
124	ALEX	IM	MCLEAN	VA	$67,475
125	ZVI	SHIFF	NORTH MIAMI BEACH	FL	$67,425
126	CHI	YOON	WOODBRIDGE	VA	$66,625
127	ALES	KASPAREK	JUPITER	FL	$66,350
128	JAMES	MC CULLUM	GERMANTOWN	WI	$65,950
129	MICHAEL	GLASSER	PLANTATION	FL	$65,900
130	ERIK	CAJELAIS	MASCOUCHE	CAN	$65,600
131	SUKETU	VAIDYA	GERMANTOWN	MD	$65,175
132	TAM CHI	LY	LANSDALE	PA	$65,025
133	EBONY	KENNEY	ESTERO	FL	$64,775
134	ALFREDO	LEONIDAS	RIVERSIDE	CA	$64,250
135	BRIAN	RAGAUCKAS	SECAUCUS	NJ	$63,225
136	MARK	TURES	FREDERICKSBRG	VA	$62,875
137	GEHRIG	WHITE	CHARLOTTER	NC	$62,625
138	WILLIAM	BLANDA	GALVESTON	TX	$62,250
139	NAM	LE	HUNTING BEACH	CA	$62,100
140	STEVEN	LEVY	PEABODY	MA	$61,900
141	EMAD	ALABSI	SOLON	OH	$60,450
142	ANDREW	BORROK	WATER MILL	NY	$60,400
143	PAULINE	WIGHTMAN	HUNTINGTOWN	MD	$60,050
144	THOMAS	SWAIN 3RD	NORFOLK	VA	$60,000
145	LINDSAY	BENNETT	NORFOLK	VA	$59,850
146	DOUGLAS	JOHNSON	WESTON	MA	$59,125
147	MATTHEW	STOUT	GALLOWAY	NJ	$59,025
148	CAMERAN	BAHRAMI	POTOMAC	MD	$58,125
149	DAVID	ROBBINS	FORTSON	GA	$57,750
150	JARED	HAMBY	DENTON	TX	$57,725
151	KEVIN	MURRAY	OLNEY	MD	$57,600
152	GREGORY	WELDON			$56,675
153	CHARLES	TOWNSEND	DAGBORO	DE	$56,450
154	CURT	KOHLBERG	WESTON	MA	$56,425
155	CHRISTOPHER	MCCOY	FINKSBURG	MD	$56,250
156	AKIO	ISHIGE	CHICAGO	IL	$56,225
157	EMELINE	BOICH	LAS VEGAS	NV	$56,075
158	DORON	MALINASKY	HOLLYWOOD	FL	$56,050
159	SOHEIL	SHAMSEDDIN	HOUSTON	TX	$56,000
160	GARRY	HENRICKS	CHESAPEAKE	VA	$55,775
161	MATTHEW	BRADY	UPPER DARBY	PA	$55,650
162	IRVING	LORENZO	GLEN OAKS	NY	$55,200
163	LARRY	KATZ	OCEANSIDE	NY	$55,025
164	ILIAS	BARKOUTSIS	ASTORIA	NY	$54,325
165	YESNIEL	PULIDO	PEMBROKE PINES	FL	$54,250
166	JOHN ANTHONY	CERNUTO	LAS VEGAS	NV	$53,650
167	RAYMOND	COBURN	JACKSON	NJ	$53,325
168	EUGENE	KATCHALOV	BROOKLYN	NY	$53,000
169	DAVID	CLARKE	BASKING RIDGE	NJ	$52,500
170	RICHARD	HALL	BRISTOW	VA	$52,350
171	ANDREW	GOLD	BROOKLYN	NY	$52,075
172	MICHAEL	OFSOWITZ	MIAMI BEACH	FL	$51,900
173	JOSEPH	MCTAMNEY	NEWTOWN	PA	$51,850
174	DOUGLAS	JANNEY	FREDERICKSBURG	VA	$51,775
175	SCOTT	HENRY	SINKING SPG	PA	$51,625
176	NIKOLAOS	FRANGOS	MAYS LANDING	NJ	$51,425
177	THOMAS	DAUBERT	DAUPHIN	PA	$51,375
178	DAVID	INSELBERG	NEW YORK	NY	$51,200
179	CSABA	ALGACS	BELLAIRE	TX	$50,900
180	MATTHEW	COHEN	PHILADELPHIA	PA	$50,875
181	BRUCE	YAMRON	NAPLES	FL	$50,850
182	RICHARD GLENN	SHORES	MYRTLE BEACH	SC	$50,000
183	GREG	DELAHANTY	THE VILLAGES	FL	$49,850
184	EDWARD	JORDAN	BELLE MEAD	NJ	$49,800
185	VINH	NGUYEN	JERSEY CITY	NJ	$49,700
186	EDWARD	BROGDON	THORNDALE	TX	$49,275
187	BRIAN	GREEN	CHICO	TX	$49,150
188	EDGAR	LEMUS-ARGUETA	ORTLEY BEACH	NJ	$48,825
189	VINEET	PAHUJA	NEW YORK	NY	$48,550
190	PETER	MALKOUN	BROOKHAVEN	PA	$48,500
191	MICHAEL	SANTORO	EGG HARBOR TWP	NJ	$48,250
192	PAUL	SPITZBERG	TENAFLY	NJ	$48,250
193	QUINN	DO	DES MOINES	WA	$47,800
194	ERIC	KESSELMAN	NEW YORK	NY	$47,500
195	TOMISLAV	DOBRILOVIC	WEST NYACK	NY	$47,225
196	PASQUALE	DESTEFANO	BROOKLYN	NY	$47,150
197	STEPHEN	FAULKNER	EASTON	PA	$46,850
198	SOLOMON	EISENBERG	BROOKLYN	NY	$44,725
199	ADAM	KATZ	DELRAY BCH	FL	$44,625
200	CLIFF	JOSEPHY	SYOSSET	NY	$43,700
201	RANDALL	PFEIFER	HAMBURG	NY	$43,700
202	THEODOROS	KARIDIS	NORWALK	CT	$43,000
203	DARRELL	LADOW	LITITZ	PA	$43,000
204	ALAN	JAFFRAY	HENDERSON	NE	$42,975
205	HOWARD	APPLEDORF	PEMBROKE PNES	FL	$42,950
206	BRYAN	DEVONSHIRE	SAN DIMAS	CA	$42,700
207	CHRISTOS	ARVANITIS	MONTREAL	CAN	$42,650
208	JON-BRAD	JAMES JR	PELHAM	NH	$42,575
209	JOHN	DAGOSTINO	EGG HARBOR TWP	NJ	$42,275
210	DOUGLAS	CARLI	ALLIANCE	OH	$42,100
211	MICHAEL	JUDGE	BENSALEM	PA	$41,725
212	RONALD	RHOADS	DOUGLASSVILLE	PA	$41,300
213	SUZAN	LANDRUM	FOLSOM	CA	$40,550
214	VICTOR	CIANELLI	CANONSBURG	PA	$40,275
215	STEVE	BRECHER	RENO	NV	$40,175
216	ADAM	GREEN	WASHINGTON	DC	$40,050
217	JAMIE	GOLD	MALIBU	CA	$40,000
218	ALBERT	KRUX	FAYETTEVILLE	NY	$40,000
219	ANTHONY	SALERNO	HOWELL	NJ	$39,375
220	WILLIAM	BURDICK	PALMETTO	FL	$38,675
221	EDWARD	BLOUNT	SPOTSYLVANIA	VA	$38,225
222	JACK	FLANIGAN	TYBEE ISLAND	GA	$37,375
223	THOMAS	SCHREIBER	DANIELSON	CT	$37,050
224	JOSH	SPIEGELMAN	PRINCETON	NJ	$36,500
225	JOHN	RACENER JR	PORT RICHEY	FL	$36,350
226	DARRYL	IEN	NEWARK	NJ	$36,300
227	EDWARD	SYRE	DREXEL HILL	PA	$36,125
228	KEVIN	SCHAFFEL	PEMBROKE PINES	FL	$36,100
229	EDWARD	LAWSON	PLANTATION	FL	$36,000
230	FARHAD	SINAEI	NEW BRITAIN	CT	$35,775
231	DONALD	DOREY	NORFOLK	VA	$35,600
232	JESSE	MARTIN	NEWYORK	NY	$35,600
233	GLEN	CHORNY	WATERLOO	CAN	$35,125
234	ANTON	NIKAJ	PUTNAM VALLEY	NY	$35,000
235	CHRISTOPHER	TRYBA	NORTH LAS VEGAS	NV	$35,000
236	AMNON	FILIPPI	NEW YORK	NY	$34,900
237	ALLEN	KESSLER	LAS VEGAS	NV	$34,900
238	LONNIE	HEIMOWITZ	MONTICELLO	NY	$34,000
239	VINCENT	VALENTI	BROOKLYN	NY	$33,275
240	JOSEPH	DIMARTINO	ANSONIA	CT	$33,150
241	ERIC	TANJELOFF	NEW YORK	NY	$33,100
242	RALPH	VILLELA	VALLEY STREAM	NY	$32,775
243	JUSTIN	TRAN	SACRAMENTO	CA	$32,350
244	MICHAEL	STRAUSS	NEW YORK	NY	$32,300
245	MATTHEW	GRAHAM	RIVER RIDGE	LA	$32,200
246	JONATHAN	FRIEDBERG	LAS VEGAS	NV	$32,025
247	JEFFREY	PAPOLA	LTL EGG HBR	NJ	$31,600
248	JOHN	LAROCHELLE	PROVIDENCE	RI	$31,275
249	DANIEL	SHIFF	AVENTURA	FL	$30,800
250	JONATHAN	TAMAYO	HUMBLE	TX	$30,400
251	JOHN	STEVENSON	PLANTATION	FL	$30,375
252	JAMES	CALDERARO	VENICE	FL	$29,150
253	JOSHUA	EMERSON	WHITE RIVER	VT	$29,100
254	JASON	LESTER	LOS ANGELES	CA	$28,600
255	VASILLIOS	HRISAFINIS	BRICK	NJ	$28,575
256	ROBERT	MCCULLOUGH	KESWICK	VA	$28,375
257	DUANE	GOODISON	LIVERPOOL	NY	$28,250
258	LEIF	FORCE	TALLAHASSEE	FL	$27,625
259	JARED	OKUN	TAMPA	FL	$27,625
260	ALEX	JACOB	TULSA	OK	$27,425
261	MICHAEL	DEMICHELE	EAST HAVEN	CT	$26,950
262	LEONARD	SANTANGELO	GALLOWAY	NJ	$26,575
263	KATHLEEN	LIEBERT	LAS VAGES	NV	$26,000
264	ODETTE CLAIRE	TREMBLAY	MESA	AZ	$25,775
265	ANTHONY	NEWMAN	BROOKLYN	NY	$25,675
266	ERIC	SIEGEL	MELVILLE	NY	$25,000
267	JEFFREY	RUBIN	MASSAPEQUA	NY	$24,400
268	SCOTT	BLACKMAN	WEBSTER	NY	$24,175
269	DICK	CARSON	MANSFIELD	MA	$24,175
270	SUN	CHA	ATLANTIC CITY	NJ	$23,900
271	STAN	JABLONSKI	FORT MOHAVE	AZ	$23,750
272	GENNARO	CAMMAROTA	HAWTHORNE	NJ	$23,725
273	FRANK	CIERI	YONKERS	NY	$23,575
274	DAVID	PETERS	FINDLEY	OH	$23,400
275	JOSEPH	LOGUIDICE	ATLANTIC CITY	NJ	$22,975
276	AVDO	DJOKOVIC	STATEN ISLAND	NY	$22,575
277	DENNIS	YODER	CHESAPEAKE	VA	$22,325
278	EMMANUEL	SYRAGAKIS	KIRKLAND QUEBEC	CAN	$22,000
279	THOMAS	WOLFINGER	MIAMI BEACH	FL	$21,950
280	ANNAND	RAMDIN	LAS VEGAS	NV	$21,900
281	LISA	DELISI	CALVERTON	NY	$21,800
282	PHILIP	CONSOLO	AVENTURA	FL	$21,750
283	NICHOLAS	SLIWINSKI	TROY	PA	$21,125
284	EARL	KING	COLTS NECK	NJ	$20,700
285	NICHOLAS	SCHULMAN	NEW YORK	NY	$19,600
286	NICK	VOYATIS	STUDIO CITY	CA	$19,300
287	THOMAS	COPE	WESTPORT	CT	$18,750
288	MACIEK	GRACZ	RALEIGH	NC	$17,725
289	DOUGLAS	BAKER	BETHESDA	MD	$17,000
290	HARALABOS	VOULGARIS	LOS ANGELES	CA	$16,950
291	LUKE	VRABEL	W HARTFORD	CT	$16,125
292	OFIR	MOR	WOODMERE	NY	$15,575
293	YANNICK	TESSIER	PLANTATION	FL	$14,225
294	JACK	SCHANBACHER	PITTSBURGH	PA	$14,000
295	KRISTY	GAZES	VAN NUYS	CA	$13,600
296	SCOTT	BOHLMAN	HOMER GLEN	IL	$13,400
297	LISA	PARSONS	FRANKLIN	TN	$12,975
298	ANTHONY	COUSINEAU	DAYTONA BCH	FL	$12,200
299	ROBERT	TOFT	YARDLEY	PA	$11,250
300	DAVID	WEISBERGER	NEW YORK	NY	$11,150
301	LEE	MARKHOLT	EATONVILLE	WA	$10,900
302	ELMER	LYNN	ALEXANDRIA	VA	$6,150

Back from dinner

2008-09-14T20:32:00.003-05:00

The players are back from their dinner break for Level 7. Only two more levels left in the day and we have just under 400 players left in the tournament. Toto Leonidas went to the break with the chip lead with Beth Shak and WSoP full-time headliner Tiffany Michelle aren't far behind.

LPR friend Alvin Delgado was knocked out by Beth Shak. Gavin Smith is out and I'm afraid to ask why, he's an angry sober man.

End of Level 5

2008-09-14T16:56:00.003-05:00

The end of Level 5 and the players are still 2 hours from their dinner break.

Apparently hungry poker players are grumpy poker players as there have been a few penalties handed out over the last level. We'll see how they do with a full belly, if they can survive that long.

One of the little extras that you get at the Borgata and nowhere else. Each level is announced with the help of the lovely Borgata ring girls. Not enough to distract the poker players but a welcome break for media row.

Main Event Overlay

2008-09-14T16:42:00.005-05:00

The official numbers are in and we have 516 players poneyed up $10k for the Main Event. Final 54 players will make the money.

516 players, prizepool $5,000,000

1st - $1,424,500
2nd - $750,000
3rd - $387,500
4th - $337,500
5th - $287,500
6th - $237,500
7th - $187,500
8th - $137,500
9th - $100,000
10 - 12th - $65,000
13 - 15th - $47,500
16 - 18th - $32,500
19 - 27th - $26,000
28 - 36th - $21,000
37 - 45th - $17,500
46 - 54th - $15,000

Slow going early

2008-09-14T15:31:00.002-05:00

With the great structure for the Main Event, things are going slow and steady for the players. They are taking advantage of the deep stacks and slow levels to build up their stacks and avoid some of the crazy players. An early bustout by David Singer is the most notable so far. He showed up late and left early.

There are some crazy tables where the unknowns must be cautious. Parked right next to the railbirds we have a table with John Juanda, Brandon Canuto, Carlos Mortensen and the always delightful Maria Ho.

Personal drinking hero Gavin Smith was found sitting at the same table with Lee Watkinson and Ted Lawson.

Friend of LivePokerRadio and unofficial information magnet Alvin Delgado is alive and running hot. Flopping quads early and getting paid off will do that for you.

Barry Leventhal, final table player from the Borgata Summer Open, recently busted out and did not seem pleased.

The dinner break is coming up soon and we'll see how the players respond once their bellies are full of Borgata grub.

2008 Borgata Poker Open Big Guns

2008-09-14T12:07:00.002-05:00

The $5,000,000 guarantee Main Event is bringing out the big guns. Just some of the big names in the game today.

John Juanda
Carolos Mortensen
Miami John
The Brothers Mizrachi
Jamie Gold
Erik Seidel
John Gale
Gavin Smith
Kristy Gazes
Bill Gazes
Chad Brown

Those are just the players I saw on a quick pass through the room.

My favorite quote so far was from Gavin Smith. Notoriously loose in the early part of tournaments, he said "I'm looking at at both cards every hand and having a really hard time NOT putting chips into the pot. It's a lot worse than normal." His tablemates look shellshocked.

2008 Borgata Poker Open Main Event

2008-09-14T10:50:00.002-05:00

The 2008 Borgata Poker Open Main Event is underway. Updates and picture to come shortly.

Numbers

2008-09-13T12:25:00.003-05:00

The official numbers are in. They sold out the tournament at 630 players for a prizepool of $189,000. Quite a bit over the $100k guarantee.

The $2000 satellite into the Main Event will top 300 players before the list is locked. I see quite a few players that I recognize from the Borgata Summer Open Main Event and blogger friend NewinNov is sitting at Table 1. About 5 feet from my seat on media row. Barry Leventhal is in the house.

They can't give me the current numbers entered into the Main Event but I have it on good authority that the field will be monstrous and they will blow past the $5,000,000 guarantee.

Saturday, September 13th

2008-09-13T10:27:00.005-05:00

Tab the Tournament Director gave the order to kick off the $100k tournament only 25 minutes past the scheduled start time. Pretty amazing considering the huge number of players in this last minute event. They are running tables in the Event Center and downstairs in the poker room. There is still a huge line in the hallway for people waiting to register.

They blew past the $100k guarantee early. 510 players registered at 11am and still rising.

Update: they are now seating alternates as the players bust out fast and furious. Ray is telling me that we're right around 600 players at this point.

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There are 4 different big satellites going on today for the $10k Main Event buyin. They'll be going on all day so it's never too late to get down here.

Evy, friend of all bloggers and 5th place finisher in Event #1, won her way into the Act 2 $2000 buyin satellite last evening.

Blogger NewinNov is also down here and will be playing in the Act2.

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The $5,000 buyin Event 12 played down from 228 players to the final 36. Only the top 27 will make the money. They pick there action up at 2pm. The players and chip counts.

1. Luke Staudenmaier 369k
2. John "The Razor" Phan 335k
3. Jae-chul Chang 279k
4. David Fox 257k
5. Paul Lieu 238k
6. Tomislav Dobrilovic 222k
7. Francis Vizza 208k
8. Jack Schanbacher 193k
9. Suketu Vaidya 167k
10. Gary Gibbs 159k
11. Shawn Cunix 144k
12. Nicholas Sliwinski 143k
13. Darryll Fish 137k
14. Jacobo Fernandez-Hernandez 131k
15. Juan Vazquez 126k
16. Bruce Yamron 118k
17. Philip Rousseaux 113k
18. Howard Appledorf 109k
19. Ronald Cooperman 104k
20. Peter Muller 99k
21. Bryan Devonshire 86k
22. Rolgues Rodriguez 78k
23. David White 78k
24. Nils Bardsley 77k
25. Eracles Panayiotou 74k
26. Michael Dentale 73k
27. Bill Gazes 64k
28. Gary Haubelt 54k
29. Kathy Liebert 54k
30. Doron Malinasky 54k
31. Josh Spiegelman 54k
32. Scott Paston 49k
33. Jaron Okun 42k
34. Richard Kirsch 38k
35. Peter Malkoun 36k
36. Lee Markholt 27k

Prize pool and payouts:

Prize Pool: $1,140,000

1st $342,000
2nd $193,800
3rd $106,590
4th $79,800
5th $68,400
6th $57,000
7th $45,600
8th $34,200
9th $22,800
10-12th $14,820
13-15th $12,540
16-18th $10,260
19-27th $8,550

100k Guarantee

2008-09-12T19:06:00.006-05:00

They've added an extra event to the Borgata Poker Open. It's a $300+40 tournament with a $100k guarantee prize pool. It's starts at 11am tomorrow so it's time to get yourself in gear.

2008 Borgata Poker Open

2008-09-12T16:04:00.004-05:00

Live Poker Radio will be posting from the floor of the 2008 Borgata Poker Open for the next six days.

Look for updates as the days go along.

Labor Day Holiday Edition of the LPRT

2008-09-01T20:58:00.004-05:00

Semi real live blog tonight. Just sit back and don't labor.

Thanks for playing...

ok, First bustout of the night goes to Instant Tragedy who takes out JoshuaCarlsen when his flopped set of nines out do Josh's Top pair third kicker and Josh is out in 8th.

On a two hearted board Riggstad pot bet but JimDniacc puts the all in squeeze and Riggstad calls time, time enough to fold!

Pushmonkey who has been calling for Riggstad's head is out when his pocket pair of 6's don't improve versus ChampSampsons Kings.

Interview with Tonight's winner RaisingCayne

2008-08-25T23:52:00.004-05:00

LivePokerRadio : Cayne, your game has been on fire lately, tell me the one hole that you have found recently?

RaisingCayne : Tough one. But to pick one leak that I feel I've recently fixed would be just to get over a timidness and trust my reads more. For far too long I was over-correcting my play, and responding to every downswing by tightening up far too much. Playing like a complete nit doesn't get one paid... appropriate aggression is required.

LivePokerRadio : With changes recently to online gaming due to the legal issues in the US, do you think that online gambling is on its way up, out or evolving?

RaisingCayne : Evolving. It's hard for me to imagine it climbing much higher in popularity given its so prevalent now already, but I do not foresee any decline either.

RaisingCayne : Always curious of... Avatar, what is it and why?
RaisingCayne : Mine... a donkey, 'cause I'm a donkey.

LivePokerRadio : Mine is a cop because I thought the Air Force dude looked weird and they don't have a radio guy (Mic/Headphones)

LivePokerRadio : Now it's time for the Six Deadly Questions... Are YOU READY?

RaisingCayne : BOO YEAH

So lets get into Six Deadly Questions:

LivePokerRadio : #1 Which poker players would you like to have 1 hour to talk to, 1 hour to play with and 1 hour to observe?

RaisingCayne : Phil Hellmuth to talk to... Phil Ivey to play with... Gus Hansen to observe. (I could relate to Hellmuth's arrogance, and would enjoy the cocky conversation. Ivey's known as the best, so would like to say I sat w/the best. And it would be nice to understand Gus' play.)

LivePokerRadio : #2 Heads Up, 6 Max or Full Ring, Which do you prefer?

RaisingCayne : Full ring (I'm more patient than most)

LivePokerRadio : #3 Which blogger do you find you are reading for entertainment, for learning and to go "What The ?"

RaisingCayne : For entertainment, probably Waffles, just for the wicked rants. (MINUS the ghey WOW posts though.) For learning I enjoy Blinders' strategy posts now and again. Thought provoking, and usually specific to tournament play. And Lucko for the "what the..." factor, as I just view his tourney results with fascination and envy. (He keeps me motivated to think that one CAN win decent amounts playing online MTTs.

LivePokerRadio : #4 What hand do you find yourself second guessing every time you play it?

RaisingCayne : JKo... i'm just uncomfortable with JackKingOff. Get caught one time, and ever since...

LivePokerRadio : #5 If you could make one change in your life what change would it be?

RaisingCayne : Some brutal honesty here, but that's my nature... to get off my dependence on drugs. Weed is getting expensive, and I need my ambition back!

LivePokerRadio : and Finally The easiest question in the world. Roar or Boom?

RaisingCayne : And... BOOOOM! Of course. (Roar is for pussies.)

LivePokerRadio : Thanks for playing this week and we expect to see you back to try and become the first repeat champion.

RaisingCayne : Thanks Tragedy!

Six Deadly Questions with Pirate Lawyer

2008-08-25T23:46:00.005-05:00

LivePokerRadio : Pirate lawyer you made a great effort to win the LPRT last week. What made your mind up to play the LPRT?

Pirate Lawyer: Whimsy + begging by host + chance to defend the prestigious title.

LivePokerRadio : How are you feeling about your game?

Pirate Lawyer: I'm not playing my "A" game at the moment. My patience and discipline is not where it needs to be for a variety of reasons.

LivePokerRadio : What do you need to do to change your game around?

Pirate Lawyer: Some time away from the tables to get my head in the right place. And some good luck wouldn't hurt!

LivePokerRadio : Are you ready for the most painful period in your career?

So lets get into Six Deadly Questions:

Pirate Lawyer: shoot

LivePokerRadio : Which would you play more often 89s or the Hammer

Pirate Lawyer: My favourite hand 89s.

LivePokerRadio : #2 Best Phil Ever?

Pirate Lawyer: Hmm. I'll say Laak because he has a celebrity Canadian girlfriend.

LivePokerRadio : #3 Poker Tournament that you could dominate if you could get your act together (either online or B&M)

Pirate Lawyer: The big buy-in mixed hold'em event at the WSoP.

LivePokerRadio : #4 Blogger that you respect the most and blogger you hate the most...

Pirate Lawyer: (can I be totally frank here?)

LivePokerRadio : Sure and don't call me frank

Pirate Lawyer: For most respected I'll say CK (BWoP) because she's living her dream and taking bold adventurous steps away from the beaten path; and .... Donkette, for reasons that should be very obvious to most everyone.

LivePokerRadio : #5 If you were in a courtroom with any Blogger Lawyer, who would you dominate?

Pirate Lawyer: I'd own Hoy in a courtroom. No contest!

LivePokerRadio : and finally ROAR or BOOM?

Pirate Lawyer: Definitely BOOM!

LivePokerRadio : Thanks for having fun with six deadly questions and for playing the LivePokerRadio.com Tour

Pirate Lawyer: ty Tragedy sir

LivePokerRadio.Com Tournament Four Blog

2008-08-25T19:48:00.043-05:00

11:45 and after a 20 min Heads up battle Waffles is DOMINATED when his 98 is dominated by A6, ace on the flop , six on the turn and RaisingCayne is your week 4 LPRT Champion!

Congrats Cayne!

For our cast of thousands, my spotter OhCaptain, my partner in poker Riggstad, I'm Instant Tragedy reminding you that the only nuts you have is when you get to say BOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!
Good Night from LivePokerRadio.Com

11:25 After one of the brutalist beats when Waffles A9o> Instant Tragedy's A10o Tragedy leaves the parade grounds in third place and RaisingCayne and SirfWalgman go at it heads up.
Still respectable showing for Tragedy, moving closer to TwoBlackAces in the money standings and a first and two thirds in four tourneys. Could third place be the Tragedy position?

11:18 Lots of tournament chips in a pot with IT and TheCloserX5, a paired board with a flushed board chases the CloserX away with what looked to be a river value bet.
1st Cayne 18K 2nd IT with 13k Waffles hanging back in 3rd.

11:15 A lot of pushing and folding going on.

11:13 InstantTragedy has a case of the Astin's as his Aces stand up against 10h9h and he takes out Astin who goes out in 5th place. We are now on the money bubble. RaisingCayne is the Chipleader with 15K 2nd is the CLoserX5 with 12K IT is in 3rd with 10k Waffles is in 4th with 8k

11:10 First hand after break and the CloserX5 doubles up Waffles and he is now in 3rd place.

11:07 We're at break and TheCloserX5 is your leader, RaisingCayne 2nd, InstantTragedy 3rd, Astin 4th and Waffles SirfWalgman in the Dude In Last Place (DILP) Position.
We are now at break!

11:00 Congrats to RaisingCayne and Surflexus who are deep in the Full Tilt 28k. Good luck guys and bring home the moolah!

10:57 From Chipleader to chump After mondo hand 1, TBA pushes with AQo. Waffles calls with pocket 4's. TwoBlackAces hits his ace on the turn but loses when waffles hits his two outer on the river. Waffles is up to third place.

10:54 Tragedy wins a 2900 chip pot when he flops trips and pot bets out. No callers and he is up to 2nd place. TBA is solid chipleader.

10:53 TBA is the chipleader by 55 chips Tragedy is in the DILP position with 6700 chips.

10:50 Astin's AK hurts Ddionysus' 7's with one king on the flop and one on the river to smack him around. DD's is left with a chip and a chair. TwoblackAces Kings bitch slap DD's K8 os and we are down to 6.

10:46 The Taunting of InstantTragedy continues: Astin: feel free to give me your chips
Astin: before she just lounges back topless Astin: I'll get you just like Sean isn't getting Jo right now. Astin: or something like that Astin: hey Tragedy - bigger bre asts - Waffles or Joanna? InstantTragedy: Joanna, she is the most beautiful woman in the world. Astin: here that Waffles? You're not the most beautiful woman in the world

10:44 According to Waffles, IT's Girlfriend teasing him is a plan perfected by the toasted and covered with buttered and syrup.

10:32 Lots of action and the top 2 money winners on the tour are duking it out with TBA and IT looking for money. If IT wins and TBA doesn't cash we wll have a new cash leader on the Livepokerradio.com tour.

TBA and IT in a war and IT is all in with Aces, TBA calls with 9's. Oh no, will the two outer come? NOOOOOoooooooo and IT is up to 11k and is your chip leader.

10:28 And DOWN GOES PVANHARIBO. The player who has a bet out on Waffles on the Mookie Tournaments pushes with J6 os. Waffles calls with A10 and with an Ace and a ten on the flop sends her to the rail. GG LJ!

10:24 Didn't take long to have our first bustout, JoshuaCarlsens two pair is no goot to the Horse Trainer that is Astin (Horseshoe not included)'s trips.

Congrats to everyone who made it so far!

10:23 The new girlfriend is distracting me... But not enough to see the CARNAGE that is RaisingCayne's Queens CRACKING Neo3gs's Aces and we are at the final table.

10:22 Ddionysus drops the hammer to Waffles amusement.

10:21 Pvanharibo is fighting back as back to back pushes have netted the Turbo Fitty warrior a couple of blinds.

10:18 We have Whitewater as InstantTragedy and Pvan go to war. Tragedy has the 8 high flush and Pvan's seven high straight is no good. Still on the final table bubble.

10:16 Table 2 has the action as it's buying the blinds time on table 1.

10:15 Racing all around and this time Pvanharibo loses one and doubles up Neo3gs. Pvan is down in the DILP position.

10:14 Lightning36 can't win a race either as the TwoBlackAces Ramrod continues with pocket 7's the board doesn't improve Lightning's hand and it doesn't strike twice. Down to the Final Table Bubble.

10:12 DQB for DDionysus and TwoBlackAces donates. Tragedy gives up a ton of his chips when he races with Pvanharibo. Pocket 9's are ALWAYS good and Tragedy is approaching the DILP!

10:07 HighonPoker is all in wuth QsAc3d the board. TheCloser goes all in with AA , and even the river 5 can't help HighonPoker who is out in 12th.

The following hand neo3gs double's up when his pair of aces dodge bullets baby and Raising Cayne doubles him up. Down to 11 players. TBA is dominating with 14.6K

10:05 Happy Birthday to JamyHawk who is officially old, neo3gs who is 30 today, and also to Tragedy's father : SilverEagle.

9:59 As we hit the break, I can remind you that 1st place $64, 2nd $38.40 and 3rd will take home $25.60

9:55 Approaching first break and I'm pushing with KsQc Neo calls with 7s8s. And I double up.
Note to self. Stop believing Waffles. After being as high as first, I was down to 1000 chops. Lightning36 doubles through Waffles and its a whole new ballgame.

HighonPoker is in the DILP. Top 5 are TwoBlackaces with 14.8K

9:52 Twoblackaces is making everyone his bitch, taking a significant chunk of joshuacarlsen's chips and now has 15k.

9:50 Twoblackaces is dominating with 9540 chips, neo3gs is in second with 5640, joshuacarlsen has 4800 in chips in third, RaisingCayne with the miracle hammer is in 4th with 3590 and InstantTragedy is in 5th with 3155. The DILP is SmBoatDrinks with 1200.

9:44 No help for defending champ PirateLawyer pushes with Jc10c. smBoatdrinks calls with JsJh. The CloserX5 calls with AsQc. TheCloserx5 catches a queen and takes most of the pot. Smboatdrinks takes the rest. Piratelawyer is down to 430.

9:42 RaisingCayne miracle push of the Hammer doubles through TheCloserx5's AKo who is now in the DILPosition.

9:37 BIG Hand on table two as Pirate Lawyer and HighonPoker go at it. With a pair of nines and an open ended straight draw, Highonpoker pushes and PirateLawyer calls with aces. No miracle hand and HoP is close to DILPing it.

Tragedy's Queens and Eights are no good versus JoshuaCarlsen's NUT BOAT. Down to 3000 for tragedy and Josh is up to 7k

9:34 The two chipleaders are at Table 1, Twoblackaces and InstantTragedy. Tragedy's flopped set is good to take some of TBA's chips but he is still above 10K

34 min in and here are the standings.

1st twoblackaces 10,340
2nd InstantTragedy 6,570
then it takes awhile to get to the chipleader on table 2
3rd HighonPoker with 4330
4th is Astin on table 1 with 3645
and 5th is JoshuaCarlsen with 3550

The DILP is Lightning36 with 1800 chips.

9:31 Numbbono was dude in last place (DILP) and he pushed with 8s6s. Unfortunately for him JoshuaCarlsen wakes up with aces. Board doesn't help and Numbbono is gone in 15th place.

9:23 HighonPoker may be swash and debonair, but his Ks10s is no good to the mighty KQo

9:21 When Skidoo and Twoblackaces go at it, its a war until all the chips are at the table
Skidoo's pocket 9's versus tba's powerful JACKACE.
Ad 10d Jh Ks 2H and Two pair is good enough to send skidoo to the rail. GG sir.
TBA is your definitive leader with 7800 in chips.

9:17 Big hand on table one as Twoblackaces gets all his chips in the middle after a 4d2d10h flop. Iam23skidoo goes to the time bank to calculate odds. Not enough as he folds and we have a new chip leader.

9:13 Top 5

1. InstantTragedy 4050
2. Iam23skidoo 3590
3. Numbbono 3550
4. twoblackaces 3510
5. Highonpoker 3430
ILP. Lightning36 2365

9:09 Pvanharibo makes a late registration and is in to my left. Pvan has been KILLING the Turbo Fitty on Full Tilt. 16 player is how will end up tonight.

9:01 Sirfwalgman is here as well as the dashing HighOnPoker

8:51 9 min to action and 11 players. Will we have Shorthanded donkey fun tonight?

8:42 18 min to chips and still no Wawfuls, the defending Champ Pirate Lawyer is here and we will have 6 deadly questions with him later in the show.

8:30 30 Min to chips in the air and nine people are in so far

What: The LivePokerRadio.com Tour Monday Night Madness
Time : 10 P.M. ET Full Tilt Poker Tonight
Buy In: $10 + $1
Format : Double Stack NLHE KNOCKOUT! $2 Bounty per player
PW : Boom

PirateLawyer may NOT be defending his title. Who will take the vacated crown? could it be WAWFULS?

It's easy to sign up and play.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!

LivePokerRadio.Com Tour Standings after week 3

2008-08-18T23:56:00.001-05:00

		$ Won	Net Won	TRNY	ITM	ITM%	FT	Win	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Bub	ROI
1	twoblackaces	$168.00	$157.00	1	1	100.00%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1427%
2	InstantTragedy	$104.00	$71.00	3	2	66.67%	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	215%
3	hoyazo	$96.60	$85.60	1	1	100.00%	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	778%
4	pebble78	$67.20	$56.20	1	1	100.00%	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	511%
5	PirateLawyer	$60.00	$49.00	1	1	100.00%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	445%
6	pvanharibo	$50.40	$39.40	1	1	100.00%	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	358%
7	Joshuacarlsen	$48.00	$15.00	3	1	33.33%	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	45%
8	OhCaptain	$37.80	$15.80	2	1	50.00%	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	72%
9	Astin	$36.00	$3.00	3	1	33.33%	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	9%
10	deadmoney5	$32.00	$21.00	1	1	100.00%	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	191%
11	lightning36	$0.00	($22.00)	2	0	0.00%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
12	RaisingCayne	$0.00	($33.00)	3	0	0.00%	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	-100%
15	AlCantHang	$0.00	($22.00)	2	0	0.00%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
13	columbo	$0.00	($22.00)	2	0	0.00%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
14	TheCloserX5	$0.00	($22.00)	2	0	0.00%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
16	bdidde	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
21	Gargamel14	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
20	LarryLuv828	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
17	Numbette	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	-100%
18	riggstad	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
19	Schaubs	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
22	oossuuu754	$0.00	($33.00)	3	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
23	PinkyStinky	$0.00	($33.00)	3	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
29	Evy35	$0.00	($22.00)	2	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
24	HighOnPoker	$0.00	($22.00)	2	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
30	jimdniacc	$0.00	($22.00)	2	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
25	MorningThunder	$0.00	($22.00)	2	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
26	NumbBono	$0.00	($22.00)	2	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
27	pushmonkey72	$0.00	($22.00)	2	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
28	scottc25	$0.00	($22.00)	2	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
31	1Queens Up1	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
32	BamBamCan	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
33	bayne_s	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
34	BigSlickNut	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
35	cemfredmd	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
36	cgcpointledge	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
37	ChampSampson	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
38	chitwood	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
39	DDionysus	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
40	Iakaris	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
41	iam23skidoo	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
42	irongirl01	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
43	Kajagugu	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
54	Kevin_with_AK	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
44	madbrooklyn	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
45	MiamiDon	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
46	Mike_Maloney	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
47	muhctim	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
48	OhCountess	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
53	Quickdraw9mm	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
49	Surflexus	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
50	wammie	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
51	wwonka69	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%
52	Zeem	$0.00	($11.00)	1	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-100%

Outflopping PirateLawyer WINS the LPRT

2008-08-18T23:14:00.004-05:00

Blogger wouldn't let me add photos or update the last post.

So PirateLawyer won when 79os outflops Astin's A10o.

PL wins $60 and moves up the LPRT cash list. Astin goes home with $36.

3rd place goes to me InstantTragedy when my 10's are outflopped by Astin's A5. IGHN and $24 goes to my bankroll.

JoshuaCarlsen is out on the bubble when my 45os flops a 5 and turns a 5. His TP was no good.

PirateLawyer was channelling Doyle when his 10d2d suckout against RaisingCayne's AKos with a flopped 2.

I took out Alcanthang in 5th place when I outflopped his Pocket Jacks, with my LJ (Ace Queen off suit). He spent most of the time cursing the people at the bar who kept playing either Mexican Love Songs or Abba. Both made his ears bleed.

The leftovers that I didn't get from Schaubs, were given to PirateLawyer when his As10s > KsJs. A ten flopped and Schaubs was gone.

The Donkey that is LarryLuv828 left the building when his Q9os was dominated by Pirate Lawyer's Ad10d.

Welcome to the Third LivePokerRadio.Com Tournament on Full Tilt

2008-08-18T19:55:00.021-05:00

10:53 Out in 3rd

10:36 On making the money "Astin: I can't wait to see how my Bluff ranking improves."

9:52 Al is back... AlCantHang: 2 big double shots and scaring the poor kid playing mexican love songs on the jukebox

9:41 Alcanthang can't stand the donkey play and has started to sit out.
8th place goes here. :-) GG

9:28 AlCantHang: congrats on getting in 3 races in the first 30 minutes of a tourney :)

9:26 And we have our first ejection as Gargamel14's Ducks are no good versus the Horseshoe that is Astin with Jacks. GG sir

09:24 No pics tonight... and the FT is here.

9:22 We're on the Final Table Bubble. Slow playing? Hell No! Aggressive play is the key

9:17 Jimdniacc learns that 22 > AQo as I flop trips and nothing could help him. Evy35 is up against the Tragedy Steamroll as AKo > 88 as I win yet another race. This will end, and it will end badly.

09:16 You take chips and then you give chips. PirateLawyer has some of Gargamel's chips as AKo > AQo

09:15 Fonkey Poker is alive. My A6o > A8o by Evy35 and No boobage for me. Turned two pair and now her babymaker is hurting as she is down to 1100 chips.

Gargamel is after PapaSmurf but took all of quickdraw9mm's chips when Gargie's American Airlines > KJ os

09:10 OOSSUUU754 is hurting after kdQh was spanked by Astin's K7o. Two pair on the flop and the nut kicker on the river. OOSSUU754 is wishing he was in Lubbock.

9:08 Arrrrrrrr Kevin_with_AK shoves after a raise and re-raise with KhQh but AcKc for PirateLawyer turns the nut flush and we have our Gigli!

9:05 Was hoping to see the dashing HighonPoker tonight, but he has either an appointment with his right hand or wifey Kim has him by the leash. Good Luck HighonPoker!

9:02 Big Action on Table 2 3cJd6h flop. Kevin_with_AK raises and LarryLuv828 quickly reraises. Timebank is in effect and Kevin folds. 15 players tonight.

09:00 Evy35 is in the house. Representing the female race since Sirfwalgman didn't show up. Let's kick this bitch! Good Luck all! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMM!

Remember Late Entry IS AVAILABLE FOR THE TOURNEY through the first level. Come on in!

08:59 13 players.... Last min people are KILLIN Me! :-)

08:58 Realizing that Sirfwalgman's IM of his joining tonight was nothing but a taunt.

08:56 I will continue to taunt him till he joins.

08:54 Taunting Pirate Lawyer who wants to win my chips... Back in again.

08:53 Decided that the temptation to play is overwhelmed by the temptation to taunt.

08:50 Jimdniacc "You playing? I want to be the champ!"

Ten Players so far.

08:48 P CT I've decided that my entry may be withdrawn at any moment. Retire the champ. :-)

You could win tonight, cause Tragedy can't play...

2008-08-18T11:40:00.002-05:00

What: The LivePokerRadio.com Tour Monday Night Madness
Time : 10 P.M. ET Full Tilt Poker Tonight
Buy In: $10 + $1
Format : Double Stack NLHE KNOCKOUT! $2 Bounty per player
PW : Boom

Instant Tragedy will NOT be defending his title. Who will take the vacated crown? could it be WAWFULS?

It's easy to sign up and play.

People have been asking what we are planning to start covering...

Patience friends, LivePokerRadio is in negotiations. That's all we can say.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!

LivePokerRadio Tour Live Blog

2008-08-11T19:11:00.042-05:00

Now I can't really do my own post game interview so let me turn it over to the Razz master of BrickintheNuts : Poker Enthusiast

PokerEnthusiast: IT, you are the winner of the LivePokerRadio's Monday Night Madness. What are you feeling right now?

InstantTragedy : Just amazement, the final table were some heavy hitters and I was glad to have survived.

PokerEnthusiast: Do you have any band-aids

InstantTragedy : No, um, why?

PokerEnthusiast: Your face has to hurt the way the deck smacked it around

InstantTragedy : Wow, I was card dead in the beginning and had to fight back from about 1300.
I've always said I'm a decent short stack player and I fought my way back

Anyway time for SIX DEADLY QUESTIONS with Instant Tragedy

PokerEnthusiast: AQ or 72

InstantTragedy : 72

PokerEnthusiast: Razz or Stud?

InstantTragedy : Razz hands down

PokerEnthusiast: Texas or A&M

InstantTragedy : Ewwww Umm Guns Up Go Red Raiders

PokerEnthusiast: American League or National League?

InstantTragedy : National League, purest sport of them all

PokerEnthusiast: Jenna Jamison(sp) or Jenna Haze?

InstantTragedy : Jamison, I once dated her college roomate

PokerEnthusiast: haha

InstantTragedy : Seriously I did

PokerEnthusiast: and finally
PokerEnthusiast: Boom or Roar?

InstantTragedy : BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

PokerEnthusiast: Thanks Tragedy for answering our 6 Deadly Questions

InstantTragedy : Thanks PokerEnthusiast for stepping in tonight taking MY Place!!!

We will start next week with our standard game, but we don't know what it should be, so go to the poll to the right and let us know what you think.

For our cast of thousands, my spotter OhCaptain, my partner in poker Riggstad, I'm Instant Tragedy reminding you that the only nuts you have is when you get to say BOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!
Good Night from LivePokerRadio.Com

11:26 BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMM!

11:25: With a monster chip lead Josh Carlson shoves and IT hits trips with A2. Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!!!!

11:24 DeadMoney is gone when Tragedy rivers the straight and we are down to the Final 2!!!

11:22 ASTIN IS DEAD ASTIN IS DEAD!!! His KQ cant keep up this time against Tragedy's AA and we are down to three

11:18 Raising Cayne is out with A5 against Deadmoneys KQ and we are down to 4

11:09 Raising Caynes 99 no good vs. Astins A5 and Astin yet again doubles up to 17k Damn Astin may be the death of me yet.

11:06 Friggin Astin... QJ is GOLD against my AJ and I fall back to 1k in chips.

11:03 Tragedy and his Browns PWN Columbo as his 88 is no good to Tragedy's QQ and he take a nice chip lead to $23000

AK versus The CloserX5's 4's I hit my ace on the flop and we are down to six

I missed Gentlemen Jim's exit, but I think I did it... OOPS. Sorry Jim!

Lightning36 said to me after I won the Mookie, "Great you won your first tourney, when are you going to win your next one?" Tonight may be the night. Jackace doesn't let me down. GG Lightning36.

10:55 First major hand of the FT and Jimdniacc's 66 are owned by my 99

10:53 and we have a final table I'm handing the live blogging over to Riggstad. I'll stop in when I don't have a hand to play.

10:50 Finally out of my Razz freeroll in 380th place when my made 7 is no good to runner runner 6.

10:44 Cgcpointledge and jimdniacc both have A9, both all in , both chop. Yawn!

10:43 Josuha Carlsen is down to 1500 chips and almost time to push and pray.

10:35 Even after that ripoff... TOP 5

1st Deadmoney5 (who got sucked out on also) 7840
2nd InstantTragedy 6700
3rd HighOnPoker 5690
4th wwonka69 5400
5th Astin (with most of my chips) 5300

11 players left and JoshuaCarlsen is in the Dank position with 2360

10:31 My AA vs KQ for Astin... Astin is all in thus I am doomed nothing on the flop, Queen on the turn, King on the river. "Astin: oh please, you tried to beat ME with aces?"

10:29 PinkyStinky's A5 < style="font-weight: bold;">" Anyone Anyone?

10:07 and we are back from break and blinds haven't really affected anyone yet so we will wait... and watch.

10:00 And we are at break...

Top 5 :

1st. Deadmonkey5 5799
2nd highonpoker 5440
3rd oossuuu754 5270
4th wwonka69 5210
5th Astin (With full horseshoe powers activated) 4865

Dank Position Pinkystinky 1925

9:53 Wwonka69 doubles up JoshuaCarlsen in the ole fashioned JJ vs AK. Wonka is not evil enough as he gets out flopped and then another Ace comes on the turn to rub salt in the wound.

9:49 jimDniacc, who returned from the casino with enough money to play tonight is on a card rack roll. His Queens are good enough against Pushmonkey72's 4's

9:45 KJ is good for me (InstantTragedy) when a Jack hits on the flop and HighOnPoker doubles me up.

Maybe JJ is ok, I got Jacks in the following hand. I push no callers.

9:38 Numbono is gone when his pocket 7's don't improve against JimDniAcc's Kings.

9:37 What is the host doing tonight while live blogging the LPRT? It's time for another edition of : What's Tragedy doing?

Well tonight I am playing in the Live Poker Radio Tour event while simultaneously watching all the tour tables and playing a Razz free roll. Then I am getting text messages from my business partner Riggstad and IM's from some of the players.

and I'm attempting to play poker. Key word there is attempting. I said that I wouldn't play this week and I am promising you that it is WAY too hard to do this and everything else. So I won't next week, unless I am jonsesing for some action.

Right now I am in the Dank Position. But I've been there before. Just time to suck out!

9:35 Top 5 :

1st. Highonpoker 6500
2nd deadmoney5 6350
3rd Wwonka69 5425
4th 00ssuuu754 4450
5th RaisinCayne4320

9:32 Line from the Chat : "Astin: I'll be all over this like HCl on NaHCO3"

9:30 Crazy Bitch by BuckCherry is on the radio and HighonPoker folds to my check raise with Seigfried and Roy!

9:27 Thecloserx5 and RaisinCayne are at war. All in for TheCloser and his tiny ducks against Cayne's Mighty Aces. Except noone told Cayne about the power of ducks. Turn one of the two outs TheCloser has and he is up to 975 and still in the Dank Position

9:23 The Host flops two pair and they stand up. JimDniacc donates to InstantTragedy and he is back to 3k

9:19 Scottc25 is in the Dank Position with 1350 chips. Action is fairly quiet.

9:14 The prizes will go to 1st $80, 2nd $48 and $32 for 3rd.

Top 5 :
1st. Highonpoker 6520
2nd deadmoney5 6150
3rd RaisinCayne5790
4th jimdniacc 4279
5th 00ssuuu754 4100

9:10 And late registration is over and we have 20 players in tonight. I know there are some
players who have requested byes for this week. Hmmm, don't know that we had byes.

9:08 My Sooted JackQueen is good when I flop two pair and I win a hand that doesn't involve my one hammer drop.

9:05 Morningthunder's flopped set is no good when RaisinCayne catches the OESD and Thunder is down under gone. Down to 18 and two tables.

9:02 Surflexus flopped two pair is no good versus deadmoney5's rivered flush and he is down to 30 chips. Two hands later deadmoney5 takes the rest and the first bounty of the night.

8:58 CT and we are coming down to the wire...

8:55 and we are about ready to go. Olympic fever has caught the tables and we will be paying 3 tonight unless we get a last second rush.

8:47 and the JackAce kills Hoy and AJ <> Event and tonight it's NLHE Knockout. $2 bounties on everyone. Get em while you can.

8:30 It's thirty min from the start and people have been asking me about on air issues. We will NOT be going on air due to issues that I've been advised NOT to mention. We do plan on airing and going on air for some of the LivePokerRadio Tour, but until we can get some "issues" that are above my paygrade fixed, I'm just going to have to apologize and ask for you to be patient.

8:14 And Hoyazo , last weeks second place winner is currently playing in the FTOPS Event #12. 174 will pay, 1300 left and he's in 666 place. Ominous if I were superstitious.

8:00 And an hour away and I've entered the Razz Freeroll that even TRYING to lose last week couldn't do anything but continue to catch, until I wanted to win. Then nothing. That's a Tragedy.

7:50 The defending champ twoblackaces is MIA as of now, but he did register at the last moment last week.

7:37 And there will be no SirfWalgman tonight as he has a wager and a 28K tourney to win. Plenty of time to get in.

7:15 We are less then 2 hours away in the LivePokerRadio Tour Event and tonight it's NLHE Knockout. $2 bounties on everyone. Get em while you can.

TOURNAMENT ANNOUCEMENT

2008-08-10T00:09:00.003-05:00

The latest report from FULL TILT says we can't have the tournament our way YET, so...

What: The LivePokerRadio Tour Monday Night Madness
Time : 10 P.M. ET Full Tilt Poker Monday Night
Buy In: $10 + $1
Format : Double Stack NLHE KNOCKOUT! $2 Bounty per player
PW : Boom

Join us for the fun!

Will TwoBlackAces repeat? Will Waffles show up? Will someone get Alcanthang an escort at the Bash? These questions and more COULD be answered Monday! Be There!

Welcome to the First Live Poker Radio Tournament

2008-08-04T20:55:00.037-05:00

Over 38 runners so far...

Welcome to the Insanity! We're working on getting some great prizes for the future, but everyone wants to be the inaugural champion of the world.

Well, of the LivePokerRadio Tour world.

Well I've been trying to get myself knocked out of a Razz Freeroll but every time I call I catch.

My Trip 8's crush Iam23skidoo and we are off and rolling.

The Initial Gigli of the LivePokerRadio Tour is Wammie whose Qs9s were dominated by Pvanharibo's pocket nines. Wammie flopped the flush draw but no help came.

Bam Bam is gone after Numbblowme's Aces took out the last 60 chips of Bam Bam. From Way DownTOWN BAM BAM!

Top 5 so far
1. Pvanharibo
2. Irongirl
3. Scottc25
4. bdidde
5. Champsampson

and in the Dank position ... Iam23skidoo.

09:12

Recent Ejections : Cemfredmd whose A5 was no match for Bayne_s AJ. JACKACE!
OOSSUUU754 is also out!

Hoy's trip tens were enough to take a chunk of my chips, but I play better short chipped and I am in the Dank Position.

Down to 4 tables...

09:22
Pebbles Trip Kings were enough to take a ton of Numbbono's chips and he is now in the Dank position as I doubled up versus Kajagugu as A3o > 22.

1QueensUp1 aka Pokerbrian is out and we have 35 runners left.

Top 5:

1. Pebble78
2. Bdidde
3. MikeMaloney and his TCU Baloney!
4. Pvanharibo
5. OhCaptain who is looking at puppies that won't chew for OhCountess! (That's his job)

09:30

HighonPkr - Jordan and once Top 5 Irongirl have hit the rail but we would like to invite you back again. HighonPoker's Bitches (Pocket Queens) are called by Pvanharibo's 9's and the RNG is generous to the undercards as Pvanharibo's straight on turn is good enough. Going all in Preflop is not good enough to help the overcards tonight. Just see Irongirl's exit.

Miami Don's 4 flush hurt Irongirl's Cowboys and MadBrooklyn's JackAce is no good versus Fuel's Gold of Riggstad. Pocket fives hold up and we are down to 31.

If you see a nine hit the flop stay away from Pvanharibo. Champsampson's top pair is no good and he is out to her trip nines.

09:40
Set over Set.... Muhctim loses to Ddionysus 10's vs Jacks. Muchtim is in the Dank Position.
Bayne_s A10o is no good to OhCaptain's AK because sometimes Anna Kournakova looks good and wins. But not often.

Top 5
1. Pvanharibo
2. OhCaptian
3. Miami Don
4. Hoyazo
5. Lightning36 and Muhctim is in the Dank position.

Somebody's sleeping on the couch and it looks like Numbette as she takes out her own hubby Numbbono. Down to 27 players.

09:50
I've still got 5k in chips in the freeroll. Now I'm just calling blind, more entertaining for me. Runner Runner Runnered someone with KK7 showing. Got the nuts and he's cursing me out.

Scottc25 is out when his 7 4 o lost to DDionysus's QQ. Down to 26.

I'm in the Dank position when Twoblackaces pocket tens sniff out my hammer drop and Pinkystinky's boat takes me out.

The Pvanharibo express continues as she steamrolls through Zeem. Kd3d vse KQo Pvan hits the 3 on flop and turn and an unimproved Zeem hits the rail.

10:00 and we are at break. Wait a min, I didn't even make it to break, ah screw it, the host never wins his own tournament. Right Mook, Hoy, Riggs?

I can't make myself bust in Razz...
In the LPR tourney Astin and Muhctim have hit the rail also... we are down to 21

Top 5 at Break...
1. Pvanharibo 6766 in chips
2. Hoyazo 5330 in chips
3. Ddionysus 5000 in chips
4. Kajagugu 4375 in chips
5. OhCaptain 4151 in chips

Who will win, Who will be the LPRT inaugural champion. And will Tragedy ever bust out of that Razz freeroll. Stay Tuned!

Ohcountess finally fell asleep and her chips went with her. Nighty Night.

Pvanharibo is beatable as her 4's are no good against Bdidde's AK. And the pain continues the next hand for Pvanharibo as her A6 is no good against Pebble's Jacks.

Evy and her DD's are in the Dank position. Good luck hun, you'll need it.

20 players left and this is where the rubber meets the road. BTW 10:14 and I CAN'T LOSE in the Razz tourney, but I can't win either.

Top 5.
1. Ddionysus 5240
2. Hoyazo 5030
3. Pebble78 4810
4. JoshuaCarlsen 4728
5. Oh Captain 4711

And Hoy is making a run. Could he win a tournament that has never been in existence on his first try? It could happen.

But a lot of poker and suckouts to go. Columbo is in the Dank Position.

PinkyStinky's 8's are no good against the AQo of Hoy and the Instant Tragedy Curse has begun. Knock out the host, and lose a coin flip.

Pebble78's Queens are a girl's best friend, especially a turned set as Ddionysus is OUT as he Kings are no match for a set of angry women.

10:20 A side note, thanks to OhCaptain who has been helping me as my spotter tonight. Thanks again ol Mayo Brother!

Down to 17 and the funny note of the night comes from table assignments by Full Tilt. You put OhCaptain and Oh Countess, hubby and wife at the same table and Riggstad and his little buddy Alcanthang both from Philly at the same starting table. NICE JOB! I think Numbbono and Numbette were on the same table too. WOW!1

Pvanharibo has to stay away from Bdidde as he has had her number ALL night long A8 into Bdidde's AK and the board does not cooperate. She's down to 2k.

Ohcaptain's 7 high is good to tilt Hoy. Not really, but it was interesting to watch.

I miss broadcasting. We are dealing with "issues" and we will be broadcasting soon. Sorry for the inconvenience. MGT.

10:30

Still in Razz tourney, waiting for the railbirds that will come when I bubble it.

Iakaris is out in 17th and Evy is on live support. Virtually all in , in the big blind but folds. She gets two pair on the small blind and double up.

You can't beat Pvanharibo with nine's because Diamonds are Lj's best friend as she hits on the river to double through JoshuaCarlesen.

Evy's 45 chips are in the dank position while the Top 5 are :
1. Pebble 8300
2. Twoblackaces 8100
3. Hoyazo 7300
4. Numbette 5790
5. Kajagugu 5450

Royal Suckout of the night, Kajagugu's Jack versus Hoy's 10's. SHOW ME 4 card rivered straight. MOOOOOOOOOB (the unboom). Kaja gets his trips and exits in 15th place.

Chitwood is close thereafter as his AKc suited looked pretty especially after a 2 club flop but TwoBlackAces proves the Fuel's Gold (55) is good as he 4 straights him to put the death blow. GG Chitwood.

Girl on Girl action as Numbette and Evy35 go at it. Numbette hits her six of her 67 os and Evy needs a Q , a ten or a jack and the jack hits for the Gutshot and Numbette gets bitch slapped as Evy doubles up YET AGAIN. She won't go away.

Alcanthang doubles up as his two pair is good versus Numbette. Maybe she's on estrogen tilt?

10:40

Top 5
1. Hoyazo with a 13k commanding chip lead
2. Pebble maintains second place with 9800
3. Numbette continues the estrogen parade with 9000 chips
4. Twoblackaces with 8050
5. Bdidde with 5930

In the dank position... JoshuaCarlsen

As Evy and Alcanthang bust out as the suckout queen Pvanharibo calls alcanthangs all in with 9 3 os Al thinks he ahead with Queen Jack os. BUT NO. The three comes on the flop and al is gone. GG sir.

JoshuaCarlsen is out as his 9s3s is dominated by lightning36's Q2. A two hits the turn and he his gone.

Down to 10 and we are at the final table bubble. RaisingCayne is in the Dank Position and we are
holding steady on the top five.

Short stacks are wondering if the next time they see 74 off suit should they fold for the fifteenth time or shove.

Only time will tell.

RaisingCayne is out when Pvanharibo sucks out ONCE AGAIN with Raisin's Pair of aces no good to Pvan's rivered set of tens.

10:49 and we have a final table.

AND HERE WE GO... Fighting for the right to be called Numero Uno.

And the first one out is Riggstad
Now a hit seven is nice... Queen on the turn and Riggs is done to Hoy. Congrats Riggs.

Pvan takes a BUNCH of Lightning36 as OhCaptains prediction of aces comes true. Two pair for Lightning36 and he doubles up the hand later. Still going.

Bdidde hits a set, but Hoy hits a straight. Comedy ensues...
And we are at the Money Bubble!

And the bubble is POPPED!

Pebble AQ takes out Numbettes 44 with a rivered Flush and we are now CASHING!

Congrats to all the money winners:

Will it be The Dominant Chip Leader? Or Will the grizzled Veteran win?

11:13 OHCaptain is all in with J9os and doubles through Pvanharibo's A4os

11:14 Pvanharibo Donates with JQ into Twoblackaces A8o

11:15 Ohcaptain is out when his tp oesd runs into Pvan's Broadway. He takes home $37.80 and the knowledge that he cashed in the first LivePokerRadio tourney on Full Tilt.

11:15 as fast as those chips come they go as Pvan's two pair of Aces and Jacks go into the night versus Hoy's turned set. And Pvan is in the dank position with 6k!

Action is fast and furious as TBA's Set of 8's take down Hoy's Kings and Queens and we have a new chip leader TBA with 22k!

11:24 OHCaptain and I are talking "King Jack is my favorite hand," he says.
"Not tonight," I respond. WOW BOOOOOOM!

Now the blind stealing shall commence.

11:32 Ace Ten for Pebble, Ace Queen for Hoy and Pebble's Ace of diamonds ARE a girls best friend as she will double up on the 4 flush. Anyone for a chop?

11:33 Ace Ten for Pebble (Wait a min didn't I just type this,) Ace Jack for Hoy and the board blanks and Hoy gets his chips back

11:33 10's for TBA AK for Pebble, and Pebbles hits her two pair on the flop, SUCK, TBA resucks with a ten on the turn and the river flops the queen and the pot is split. If there was ever there was a WTF moment that was it.

And now this commercial message.
Next week on the LivePokerRadio Tour:
Date: Monday August 11th
Time : 10 P.M. Server Time
Buy In: $14 + $1
Format : NLHE Knockout with a $3 Bounty. DOUBLE STACK
PW: boom

11:38 Pvanharibo's A2 versus TwoblackAces AQ. Both hit the flop but Pvan gets no help and is eliminated in 4th place with a $50.40 payday.

11:39 Shennanigans as both ladies have been ejected. AQo for TBA A5o for Pebbles and the board blanks and Pebble78 takes home $67.20 in third place.

AND WE ARE HEADS UP.

Will TwoblackAces, consistent donator to the Donkament win ? Or will Hoy, win the tourney that has replaced his tourney in a karmic payback?

We have a winner...

and Irony is thick as thieves...

Hoy takes second place as the JackAce betrays yet another one.
Hoy goes home in second place with $96.60 and TwoBlackAces is your winner in the Inaugural LivePokerRadio Tour.

We sat down with TBA after his victory...

livepokerradio : TwoBlackAces, you are the inaugural winner of the LivePokerRadio Tournament. What are you feeling right now?
TwoBlackAces : Feels pretty good....and to think I almost missed it. Didn't know until late today, I bet I was the last one to sign up.

So lets get into Six Deadly Questions: AQ or 72

TwoBlackAces : hammer

WPT Event or WSOP Circuit Event

TwoBlackAces : wsop

Boxers or Briefs

TwoBlackAces : au natural

Obama or McCain

TwoBlackAces : obama

What is your dream heads up matchup against a pro

TwoBlackAces : ivey

and finally ROAR or BOOOM?

TwoBlackAces : BOOOOOOOOM

TwoBlackAces : Thanks for picking this up Sean....enjoyed it!

Thanks for taking the time out to play tonight TwoBlackAces and we want to thank everyone who came out tonight.

Next week on the LivePokerRadio Tour:
Date: Monday August 11th
Time : 10 P.M. Server Time
Buy In: $14 + $1
Format : NLHE Knockout with a $3 Bounty. DOUBLE STACK
PW: boom

For our cast of thousands, my spotter OhCaptain, my partner in crime Riggstad, I'm Instant Tragedy reminding you that the only nuts you have is when you get to say BOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!
Good Night from LivePokerRadio.Com

LivePokerRadio Tour

2008-08-01T10:06:00.005-05:00

LivePokerRadio would like to invite you to join us on Monday's as we fill the void left by the departure of the MATH. We would like to thank Hoyazo for the two years he dedicated to Monday's At The Hoy.

The LivePokerRadio Tour will be offering many new opportunities for you to not only donk it up, but win. Come along for the ride. Everyone says they want to be there for the first.

You want the details? Let's get you all of them:

Date: Monday's starting August 4th
Time : 10 P.M. ET Full Tilt Poker
Buy In: $10 + $1 (May change due to special events)
Format : Single Stack NLHE (May change due to special events)
PW : Boom

James Woods Interview at 2008 Borgata Summer Open Part 2

2008-07-03T16:49:00.000-05:00

Photos by flipchip / LasVegasVegas.com

Here is part two of the James Woods Interview

James Woods Interview at 2008 Borgata Summer Open

2008-07-02T13:40:00.002-05:00

Photos by flipchip / LasVegasVegas.com

James Woods came by the Live Poker Radio booth and sat down with us to talk. Listen to part one of our interview.

Lacey Jones Interview at 2008 Borgata Summer Open

2008-06-30T21:22:00.003-05:00

Photos by flipchip / LasVegasVegas.com

Perticelli had a chance of sitting down with Lacey Jones. Enjoy part 1 of Live Poker Radio's Interview with Lacey Jones

Welcome Christa

2008-06-29T13:55:00.005-05:00

Christa Weaver has joined the LivePokerRadio.Com team as our newest member and spokesmodel. I caught up with Christa and we had the beginning of an ongoing interview.

Enjoy.

Final Table

2008-06-24T12:53:00.043-05:00

The final table is set. Working on chip counts.

Seat 1 Alan Colon
Seat 2 Vineet Pahuja
Seat 3 Mark Herm
Seat 4 Alex "Screwball" Nepomnyaschiy
Seat 5 Barry Leventhal
Seat 6 William Phipps
Seat 7 Boris Kravets
Seat 8 Jeremy Schoenberger
Seat 9 Paul Kitsos
Seat 10 Allen Bari

1:50pm - First real action has Jeremy Schoenberger doubling off Mark Herm. AT versus 99. Herm has been swimming upstream since his battle with Leventhal.

2:00pm - Leventhal's railbirds are losing their minds. No judgment calls from me. But he is wearing a Shockey jersey. Just saying.

2:05pm - No real action at the table but the battle of the railbirds started heating up but ended quickly when "Shockey" fell out of the stands. Leventhal is alive and kicking well but his railbird's day is over.

2:10pm - Blinds are now at 40k/80k/10k with the average chip at exactly 1,725,000. God bless ten handed math.

2:15pm - First elimination at the final table. Boris Kravets pushed as a shorty and was called by Paul Kitsos. Kitsos proves the presto is gold. Kravets collects $22,425 for 10th.

2:30pm - Things all of sudden got very tense. Nepomnyaschiy and Leventhal were involved in a hand and Phipps starts talking about the two soft playing each other. Both are warned by the TD but the chatter kept going between the three. Eventually all three were warned but things escalated. Leventhal was given a 10 hand penalty and ended up standing toe-to-toe with Phipps before leaving the area. Leventhal's railers were also given a warning.

2:33pm - Phipps takes the opportunity to almost felt Mark Herm. T2d for Herm, AKo for Phipps. Ten on the flop was outdone by a King on the turn. Herm doesn't have enough for the blinds.

He pushed his last 95k was knocked out by Schoenberger. After a great run, Mark Herm takes home $34,500 for 9th place.

2:50pm - Leventhal is back after his penalty. Things have calmed but we will see what happens once he starts slinging chips. Alex Nepomnyaschiy has been very quiet and is the shortstack at the table. This is a big change from his 20+ vodkas and slam dancing action near the end of day 2.

3:10pm - Things have slowed back down with no one willing to tangle with the big stacks and everything calmed down. Players are now on a 15 minutes and we're working on chip counts. 8 still remain.

3:20pm - Current chip counts at the break:

Seat 1 Alan Colon - 1,200,000
Seat 2 Vineet Pahuja - 2,800,000
Seat 4 Alex Nepomnyaschiy - 1,100,000
Seat 5 Barry Leventhal - 2,400,000
Seat 6 William Phipps - 1,500,000
Seat 8 Jeremy Schoenberger - 1,600,000
Seat 9 Paul Kitsos - 2,100,000
Seat 10 Allen Bari - 4,000,000

Blinds are 50k/100k/10k

3:50pm - Leventhal and Nepomnyaschiy had a significant hand that didn't really push many chips around but was interesting. Nepomnyaschiy folded AQ face up to a re-raise from Leventhal after tanking for a decade. Leventhal showed AK. Yesterday's version of Alex would be signing his prize sheet right for 8th right about now.

4:00pm - Possible misstep by Schoenberger by not catching the biggest tell in the world on Leventhal. While headsup, Shoenberger was contemplating calling a 600k river bet when Leventhal thought he heard a call and said "You got me" and started to show his cards even though there was no call. Floor and dealer confirmed there was no call. Either Schoenberger missed that piece of information or wasn't buying it because he ended up folding. Leventhal then mucks face up showing his airball bluff.

4:20pm - Alan Colon just doubled up off Allen Bari with AK versus KQ. Not much dancing going on at this point.

4:30pm - Blinds are now 50k/100k/15k with average stack just shy of 2,200,000. We've been 8 handed for two hours.

5:00pm - Classic deepstack final table. Flops are few and far between, railbirds are getting anxious and things will start to heating up prior to the upcoming dinner break.

5:30pm - Players on a dinner break. Most excitement I've had over the last 3 hours has been trying to figure out who is getting my dinner money.

6:20pm - Current chip counts:

Seat 1 Alan Colon - 1,600,000
Seat 2 Vineet Pahuja - 1,400,000
Seat 4 Alex Nepomnyaschiy - 1,200,000
Seat 5 Barry Leventhal - 2,600,000
Seat 6 William Phipps - 500,000
Seat 8 Jeremy Schoenberger - 1,400,000
Seat 9 Paul Kitsos - 3,300,000
Seat 10 Allen Bari - 5,400,000

Blinds staying 50k/100k/15k

6:35pm - Didn't take long for the first player to hit the rail after the break. William Phipps was severely short but caught AK. Allen Bari called with T9 and caught a 9. Phipps finishes in 8th for $51,750.

7:00pm - Players are getting a little chippy as they realize the end could come at any time. Railbirds are taking catnaps waiting for the next big action. TD's are probably tired of seeing all our faces for the last 70+ hours. I'm afraid to go on a hunt for RedBull lest I miss some action.

7:20pm - Big pot between Jeremy Schoenberger and chip leader Allen Bari. Schoenberger and Bari get all the chips in preflop with ATh versus QQ. Bari hit a set on the AKx one heart flop but Schoenberger went running hearts to pick up a huge pot.

8:00pm - New blind level is 60k/120k/20k. I've found a brand new way to entertain myself as these guys continue to push chips around to each other. And just like a good bluff, you have to use it at the right time. Suddenly moving out of my seat towards the table will have the entire stands full of railbirds get up and move forward. The dealer feels special getting all that attention when he is just collecting the blinds.

8:15pm - Barry Leventhal is out. Action folded around to Alex Nepomnyaschiy on the button who came in for 500k. Leventhal pushed in for an extra 860k. Nepomnyaschiy tanked and eventually called. His JJ survived again Leventha's AQ. Barry Leventhal will collect $69,000 for his 7th place finish.

8:20pm - Approximate chip counts in the middle of play:

Seat 1 Alan Colon - 2,000,000
Seat 2 Vineet Pahuja - 1,700,000
Seat 4 Alex Nepomnyaschiy - 3,200,000
Seat 8 Jeremy Schoenberger - 1,600,000
Seat 9 Paul Kitsos - 3,200,000
Seat 10 Allen Bari - ~7,000,000

8:30pm - At the beginning of the day Barry Leventhal promised to tip the dealers 10% of whatever he won. True to his word, he came straight back to the tournament room and deposited $6,900 into the dealer toke. Good man.

Anti-climatic hand between Schoenberger and Kitsos. Kitsos called Schoenberger's allin and they both turned up AQo with Schoebergers Qd freerolling the flush on the turn. Blank on the turn and chopped up.

8:35pm - Alex Nepomnyaschiy has decided to give himself a nickname. From hence forth until we've gone completely loopy, he will be called Alex "Jedi Master" Nepomnyaschiy.

8:40pm - Things are popping along again. Alan Colon open shoved with KTc and was snap called by Paul Kitsos with QQ. Colon doubled up when his saving King hit the turn. Action is picking up but it still took us 5 hours to go from 8 players to 6. The "Jedi Master" is starting to pick up his chatter now that we are 6 handed.

8:50pm - Alan Colon's KT luck has run out. In the SB he pushed in 1,700,000 with KT and was eventually called by Vinny Pahuja in the BB with 88. The eights held up and Alan Colon is out 6 place finisher getting $86,250.

9:00pm - Break time. Next level is 70k/140k/25k. Approximate chip counts at break:

Seat 2 Vineet Pahuja 3,800,000
Seat 4 Alex "Jedi Master" Nepomnyaschiy 3,200,000
Seat 8 Jeremy Schoenberger 3,250,000
Seat 9 Paul Kitsos 2,100,000
Seat 10 Allen Bari 5,500,000

10:00pm - Things got a little strange and then techno issues kicked in. Between all that happening the tournament ended and we have a 2008 Borgata Summer Open Main Event winner.

Allen Bari outlasted Vinny Pahuja to take down the title, add $500k plus to his bankroll and add some fine jewelry.

New comer Jeremy Schoenberger finished 3rd followed by Alex "Jedi Master" Nepomnyaschiy in 4th and Paul Kitsos in 5th.

Standby for the followup post and live interviews. Congratulations to Allen Bari.

Jason Stuken out in 11th

2008-06-24T12:29:00.001-05:00

Jason Stuken is out in 11th and our final table is set. Stuken was knocked out by Alan Colon.

Mark Herm with a big set back

2008-06-24T12:25:00.002-05:00

Barry Leventhal puts a big dent in Mark Herm. The two have been battling the last two days while Herm has been button raising Leventhal's BB at just about every occasion. Leventhal has been not been happy and smooth called the button raise this time. Two queens on the flop and they both got the money in. JJ for Herm and KQ for Leventhal. Mark Herm has some work to do to make Royersford, PA proud.

Hoa Minh Nguyen out in 12th

2008-06-24T12:08:00.002-05:00

Hoa Minh Nguyen goes out in 12th in another crazy hand. Nguyen pushed in middle position and Barry Leventhal in the SB did not see the push. His verbal call was forced and he was calling the all-in in the dark. Nguyen's A3 was outflopped by Leventhal's K-crap and things continue to run strange.

Hoa Minh Nguyen adds $22,425 to his near $400,000 in career winnings.

Michael Glick out in 13th

2008-06-24T12:06:00.003-05:00

Michael Glick from Bala Cynwyd, PA dropped out in 13th as a shortstack with 97o versus Vineet Pahuja monster stack A8. Glick wins $17,250 for 13th.

10th through 12th will collect $22,425.

There are three monster stacks at the moment. Vineet Pahuja, Allen Bari and Mark Herm.

Benny Bianco out in 14th

2008-06-24T11:36:00.002-05:00

Benny Bianco's sweet run has come to an end. Near the end of Day 2 he didn't have enough to post his blind plus ante but went on a heater. He made a move with 66 and ran into Mark Herm's AQ and lost the race. Benny goes out in 14th for $17,250.

Karim Bevans out in 15th

2008-06-24T11:31:00.002-05:00

Karim Bevans spent most of this tournament with the chip lead or close to it but goes out in 15th. He lost a bizzare monster pot earlier to Allen Bari (AK versus A3 allin on the river, both unimproved) and was eventually eliminated by Bari's JJ v AQ.

Bevans collects $17,250

Guy Maxtone Graham out in 16th

2008-06-24T11:05:00.004-05:00

Guy Maxtone Graham is out in 16th in an odd hand. With plenty of chips in front he re-raised all-in with just south of 700k with A7. Mark Herm in the BB re-pushed with AK, early raiser folded and slick held up giving Herm around T2.3 million.

Guy pockets $12,075 for 16th.

Joseph Hammerman out in 17th

2008-06-24T10:42:00.001-05:00

Joseph Hammerman is out 17th place finisher. Losing with AJ versus AQ from Paul Kitsos in a button versus BB hand. Joseph adds $12,075 to his bankroll.

Benny knocks out Allen

2008-06-24T10:37:00.003-05:00

Benny jets from ultimate shorty to near 1 mil in chips (leave me alone for the Jets line, I'm redbull deficient). After picking up chunks from other players unwilling to go along with his pushes, twice showed AK and JJ to preflop folds, he finally got the big pot he needed. Brian Allen pushed his stack in with KQ and Benny called from the BB with Aces. At one point late yesterday he was down to 20k and now has just south of 1 million.

Brian Allen gets $12,075 for 18th

Action Action

2008-06-24T10:22:00.002-05:00

Ben Bianco doubles up his very first hand when he shoves AJ from the cutoff and gets called by Jeremy Shoenbergers bb with K8

Three hands later, Hoa Nguyen raises $125k preflop with Bianco Shoving his last $350k in chips. Hoa tanks and folds.

On table 1 Vineet tangles with Karim in a hand that gets to the turn with Karim eventually folding, and netting Vineet a $450k pot.

Running of the Bulls

2008-06-24T09:52:00.002-05:00

The start of day two is here, and most of the players are in there seats. I met Alex from Bensonhurst this morning and he said that he didn't remember any of yesterdays action from about the last hour. He was 21 vodka and redbull's in when he started his antics and wore the table, and room, pretty thin.

While Al was on his own quest this morning looking for a redbull, he noticed Jason Stuken playing some three card poker about a half hour before go time.

Most of the players were milling around the poker room as I walked in and were just waiting for the bags to come up and their seats assigned.

The action starts right now and we will bring the updates

Final 18

2008-06-23T23:12:00.003-05:00

Here are your final 18 for the 2008 Borgata Summer Open. Listed with chipstack and starting seat assignment.

1. Vineet Pahuja - Hicksville, NY - 1,925,000 - Table 1 seat 8
2. Karim Bevans - Gaithersburg, MD - 1,710,000 - Table 1 seat 4
3. Mark Herm - Royersford, PA - 1,640,000 - Table 2 seat 4
4. William Phipps - Union City, NJ - 1,465,000 - Table 1 seat 7
5. Allen Bari - West Orange, NJ - 1,415,000 - Table 1 seat 9
6. Paul Kitsos - Manhassett, NY - 1,230,000 - Table 1 seat 1
7. Alex Nepomnyaschiy - Staten Island, NY - 955,000 - Table 1 seat 2
8. Michael Glick - Bala Cynwyd - 855,000 - Table 1 seat 5
9. Boris Kravets - Elizabeth, NJ - 825,000 - Table 1 seat 6
10. Jeremy Schoenberger - Glassboro, NJ - 810,000 - Table 2 seat 9
11. Hoa Minh Nguyen - Fairfax, VA - 780,000 - Table 2 seat 3
12. Barry Leventhal - Brooklyn, NY - 780,000 - Table 2 seat 7
13. Guy Maxtone Graham - New York, NY - 760,000 - Table 2 seat 2
14. Jason Stuken - Stamford, CN - 615,000 - Table 2 seat 8
15. Brian Allen - Hicksville, NY - 495,000 - Table 2 seat 1
16. Allan Colon - Oceanside, NY - 450,000 - Table 2 seat 5
17. Joseph Hammerman - Bedminster, NJ - 415,000 - Table 1 seat 3
18. Benedetto Bianco - Franklin Square, NY - 140,000 - Table 2 seat 6

Payouts for the last 18:

1 - $500,250
2 - $289,800
3 - $143, 175
4 - $120,750
5 - $103,500
6 - $86,250
7 - $69,000
8 - $51,750
9 - $34,500
10 through 12 - $22,425
13 through 15 - $17,250
16 through 18 - $12,075

Level 23

2008-06-23T21:51:00.007-05:00

Level 22 ended with some fireworks between Mike Kalfa and Mr. Bensonhurst. Kalfa had been showing down nothing but monsters and was in another pot with AKh. Mr. B (who has been big leaguing every decision, every hand) decided to put his tourney life on the line with ducks. A deuce hit the flop but Kalfa picked up a wheel draw and a flush draw on the turn. A useless King on the river and he was crippled. Mr. B also picked up his first official warning when he decided to do combo chicken dance-mosh with the player in seat 4.

We're down to 19 players. ~91k average stack and the blinds are 15k/30k/5k.

Update: That didn't take very long. Two short stacks were battling on separate tables trying to add $2k to their bankroll, the difference between 18th and 19th. Table 1 shorty found a late double up then quadruple up to squeak into the final 18.

Last 18 show up tomorrow at 11am and play down to the $500,000+ payday for first.

Now I think I saw the craps tables sitting right outside the poker room.

Level 22 update

2008-06-23T21:07:00.004-05:00

The TD's tell me we've been sitting on 21 players for well over 90 minutes. I missed a chunk of action due to an overabundance of vanilla gelato and red bull.

This might take awhile to get down to 18. The average chip stack is around 820k and the blinds are at 12,000/24,000 4,000 ante. The TD's are keeping a close eye on Mr. Bensonhurst who is in full TV personality mode with chatter and antics. I thought he was about to go on uber-tilt but dialed it back down and still seems to be in full control of his facilities.

My main decision when we get to 18 is whether to play craps while drinking heavily or play craps heavily while drinking. My inner-degenerate is beginning to itch.

3 more players and we call it a night

2008-06-23T20:10:00.008-05:00

At 9pm we are sitting at 21 players, only 3 til we hit the magical number of 18 when everyone leaves the table for the night. Action has slowed down a bit with the deep stacks and slow structure. We do have one live player who wished it to be known that he was on his 19 vodka for the day. Pretty impressive from my point of view. When pressed for his name all that anyone could come up with was Screwball from Bensonhurst.

The guy has been having a great time and playing some solid poker to reach the final 22.

Payouts from 19th to 27th are $10,350

DOWN the stretch they come

2008-06-23T19:30:00.005-05:00

With 23 left and it being only 8:30 here on the right coast, it seems tonight will be an early night when they finally halt play at 18.

Alvin Delgado went out when his pair of Jacks were run down by the nutter flush.

Stacks have seem to have changed location since I came back from dinner and I will gather chip amounts for the remaining players.

The Bubble Burst

2008-06-23T16:02:00.003-05:00

Nick Frangos was the unfortunate bubble boy missing on his nut flush draw when his opponents set of nines became a boat on the turn. Southpark Ned finished in 42nd.

28th through 36th will bank $8,625. Here come the pushing from the shorties.

Update at break 2

2008-06-23T15:03:00.003-05:00

Following the second break we're only 9 from the money and SouthPark Ned is beginning for his table to get broke. The rest of his table completely agreed but they are stuck at table 2 which will last the night.

There were some bizarre moves over the last two levels. One player decided he wanted to go broke just short of the money with top pair only to hit his three outer on the river. Table 4 was the action table and some poor lemur had the clock called on him when he didn't even realize he had a hand. He about pissed himself when he realized the action was on him. Riggs wrote earlier about the guy who blew his shot at the big payday and staked his tourney life on the all powerful 95o.

Riggs is no longer worrying about his man-crush. Lacey Jones (seen here with Dr. Pauly) is sitting at the media table so we're back to good ole' fashioned hetero fun. Perticelli just spent 30 minutes getting her interview and it should be good to go as soon as he edits out all his stuttering.

BOOOOOOOOOM!

2008-06-23T14:01:00.003-05:00

Brian Gillman sitting on just under 500k in chips makes a middle position raise with 9 4 of spades. Joseph "betco" Hammerman reraise to 90k with QQ. Gillman repops to $190k and Hammerman calls.

The flop comes 9 high with two spades. Gillman shoves and Hammerman calls. Gillman doesn't improve and Hammerman scoops a pot worth over $1,ooo,ooo and takes the chip lead for the tournament.

Mouths are open as some agree and others disagree with the move by both players.

Wither way Hammerman takes a huge lead and players at that table will certainly be letting him walk in the blinds for some time.

Matt Stout is out

2008-06-23T13:49:00.002-05:00

Just after the break Matt "allinat420" Stout is out when his KK ran into chipleader Karim Bevans and his A7d.

Down to 54 players already and the shortstacks are looking at the payout board between every hand like it might change. Southpark Ned is the closest but the entire room just had a reprieve from him when they decided it was time to test the fire alarm system. I've never been so glad for flashing strobe lights and blaring sirens.

At the break

2008-06-23T13:04:00.002-05:00

Yesterday seemed to be a pretty calm day considering the $1.7 million prizepool that was on the line.

The room was very well behaved with only a few exceptions and the staff is running a fine game. Only one serious incident involving an older gentleman losing his mind and calling a female player at his table a few choice words that deserved a thrashing. Between the floor staff and the other players at the table, it took about 2 seconds for grandpa to be humbled into silence. 1am this morning he was still steaming and doesn't seem to have untilted starting Day 2.

Today tensions are running much higher. The floor is being called often to make decisions as the remaining 90 players try for the $500k first place money. Plenty of gross suck outs and a lot of cursing. A bottle thrown or two but the staff is keeping everyone in line. More importantly I'm pretty sure every cocktail waitress is flirting with me since Riggs professed his undying love for Diggstown. He still hasn't stopped smiling.

"Little Nicky" is still cruising along, running his table from the 5 seat, while Matt Stout has been doing battle with the 10 seat who sounds like Ned from South Park. From what I can tell, Ned hasn't stopped talking once since the first hand and it's like sandpaper to my ears.

I've been in the house for nearly 24 hours and only have one double shot to show for it. I can't use booze as my excuse for waking up on the floor of my hotel room. That blame falls squarely on Sasquatch falling asleep in the room at 5 this morning and making sounds like world class chain saw. I run goot.

Standby for Riggs interview. They spent 40 minutes talking about all things poker, unfortunately he did not ask which was his favorite cartoon cameo.

Adam Gerber, Brian Gillman and the break

2008-06-23T12:37:00.004-05:00

Brian Gillman is sitting on over $450k in chips taking small pots and stealing BB's like its his job.

At his table just before break, 2 players get into it when one shoves all in with QQ. The BB tanks for 10 minutes as the break starts, and the original shover asks if he can go to the bathroom. He leaves the table to find the floor, and the rest of the table starts to yell a little about the hand being dead because he left.

The guy comes back and and states that the dealer told him to find the floor person to ask. The floor personnel shows and calls it a live hand with the BB still yet to act.

The BB finally calls, and opens up KK. The flop comes 9 T J. The turn brings a 4, and the river comes a Q. Obviously some very short lived expectations of having a winning hand from the guy holding the Q's is squashed when the dealer auto shoves the pot to the guy with the K's as the river gave him the straight.

Coming back on break and things are looking good. Lots of movement as they try to get down to 18 players before the end of the day.

Adam Gerber is sitting on $235k as he doubled through with, surprisingly enough, the best hand as it went all in preflop.

Live Update

2008-06-23T11:49:00.004-05:00

"Little Nicky" Frangos took a sick beat early on with his AQ versus AJ preflop but turned around later to double back up with running hearts for the nutter flush. Much cursing was heard by the two seat.

No long after and he doubled again. The money went in on the QJx flop two hearts. A8h versus QJo and the river heart is good again.

90 minutes into Day 2 and we are down from 131 to 100.

Riggs will be back later with his James Woods man-crush interview.

Aaron Dugay

2008-06-23T11:29:00.002-05:00

After a succession of hands Aaron is now sitting on just over $330k in chips. His stack grew when he fired 3 bullets with air into a pot totaling about $120k on the river and his opponent folded. The opponent was apparently a guy who liked to limp and shove ragged flops and did this in three consecutive hands. The very next hand, Aaron picked up QJ and fired out $12k. The same guy, and 3 others called. The flop came Q x x and Aaron fired out another $12k. The "offender" shoved all in and Aaron instantly shoved back (out of turn) and the rest of the table looked surprised as he acted out of turn. The rest folded, and and the villain showed Q 5. Aaron's Jack played and he doubled up to the $330 mark.

C'MON!!

2008-06-23T11:12:00.004-05:00

Alvin Delgado raises to $11k from the high jack with 99. The BB calls and the flop comes 4 6 9

With 37k in the pot, Alvin raises to $50k deciding that he wanted to take it down right there. (he only had $14k behind him)

The BB calls and Alvin puts his last $14k in before the turn comes and with him last to act. The BB calls and shows 23os... Alvin shakes his head and then turn brings a K and the river bricks a 7, giving Alvin a nice $160k pot.

Movement

2008-06-23T10:52:00.002-05:00

Wayne Templeton started the day with $100,600 in chips. In three hands played he worked that up to $120k by stealing a limped pot and some blinds. Then, he got into a hand where he flopped two pair from the cut off. He was called by the big, and after some betting action on the turn, he had to fold when the King hit the river giving the board a 4 card straight. He intimated to me that his opponent like to chase a lot and figured him for the Ace with a small kicker which he thought he might have paired on the flop.

Wayne is sitting at just around $80k now and is looking for a double up.

Matt

2008-06-23T10:48:00.003-05:00

Matt Stout doubles up in a hand where he raised up from the small with Q rag (spades) in an obvious steal attempt and the BB calls.

Flop comes Jxx two spades. Matt bets, BB reraises, and Matt shoves catching the gin card on the turn. Matt now has $74k in chips

Start of Day 2

2008-06-23T10:27:00.003-05:00

Day 2 of the Borgata Summer Open Main Event is scheduled to restart at 11am and most of the players were here early preparing to play down to the final 18. There are 131 players starting the day with an average stack of T132,000 and blinds at 1500/3000/500.

"Little Nicky" Frangos is sitting above par at 199,000, 2008 World Series of Poker Event 17 bracelet winner Jason Young is still around with 127,700 and Matt "ALL IN AT 420" Stout (would make Dr. Pauly proud) is alive and smoking with 74,000.

Cards will be in the air shortly and Riggs will keep you up to date.

End of Day 1

2008-06-22T23:48:00.002-05:00

131 left at the end of day one... The plan is to play down to two tables by tomorrow night.

The average stack is $132k and players are on edge. Lots of arguments, lots of bad beats, and tons of just silly suckouts.

Tomorrow starts at 11am and we will be back at that time...

Random Observations

2008-06-22T20:29:00.003-05:00

Just a few observations from the last two hours:

- I've already given up hitting the smoking area during the breaks. It's fun to listen to the chatter but the broke players have begun attacking my stash of Cowboy Killers. At $500 a pack in the casino I can't afford to give them away anymore.

- Mr. Jimmy Woods is out. Apparently Oscar nominations are not enough to save you from pushing with the ass-end into the nuts. Now we have something in common besides neither of us having won an Oscar.

- Noodles of the World. Bacon rolls and BBQ pork. Sometimes life is just too good.

- I have even more respect for the guys like Pauly who do the live reporting jobs. Being color-blind is a definite hinderance to gathering chip counts.

Live updates

2008-06-22T20:05:00.003-05:00

Players head to a 15 minute break after level 1o. Level 11 brings $800/$1600 blinds with a $300 ante.

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James Woods is out... At table 2 he shoved his bottom end into the Nut straight for 89k and that was that. Eric Seigel, who was also in the hand got away from it with top two (AT).

It was just annouced that they will be playing to the end of level 13 which will take us down to just about 1am.

We are down to just about 200 players with an average stack of 84k.