Korotki Wins Borgata, WSOPC Iowa in Day 2

Abraham Korotki Wins Borgata Spring Poker Open Championship

The 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open has been in full swing in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Last week, the Championship event began with a $2,700 Reentry NLHE tournament with a $1 million guarantee.

Day 1A brought in 115 entries with 57 surviving the night and Paul Volpe in the chip lead. Day 1B added another 299 entries to create a total prize pool of $1,003,950, just over the guarantee. There were 142 remaining players at the end of that day with Alan Wentz taking the overall chip lead.

Day 2 thinned the field into the money and ended with 45 players left, and Day 3 took it down to the final table of 10. Some who cashed included Jeffrey Papola, Roland Israelashvili, Jeff Madsen, David Tuthill, and Matt Brady.

Chalie Hook entered the final table with the lead, with Laurence Wolf in second and Robson Barbosa on the short stack.

But Hook ended up taking some hits and fourth place, while Barbosa stayed alive to finish in third. Abraham Korotki took a big chip lead into heads-up play against Wolf and quickly captured the title.

Results:

1^st place: Abraham Korotki ($256,508)

2^nd place: Laurence Wolf ($148,083)

3^rd place: Robson Barbosa ($90,356)

4^th place: Chalie Hook ($72,786)

5^th place: Jake Toole ($57,225)

6^th place: Paul Spitzberg ($47,688)

7^th place: Jewook Oh ($38,150)

8^th place: Andy Spears ($29,115)

9^th place: Frank Toscano ($20,079)

WSOPC Council Bluffs Narrows Field

The World Series of Poker Circuit was in Council Bluffs at the Horseshoe Casino for its latest stop on the tour, and action for the $1,675 NLHE Reentry Main Event got underway this weekend.

The first of two starting flights attracted 150 entries, and the second added another 94 entries. Only 81 survived the action, though, to head to Day 2. Blair Hinkle was in the chip lead with 329K, followed in a distant second by Trevor Harrold.

Day 2 brought in a few more entries before the start of play to set the field at 247, which made for a $370,500 prize pool. The top 27 players would cash for at least $2,994 but all seeking the $90,770 first place prize.

The bubble burst just before the dinner break, courtesy of Hinkle’s A-9 cracking the pocket jacks of his opponent. Play then continued with the goal of reaching the final table by the end of the night.