Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante:
2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open
Event 5: $340 Seniors NLHE Reentry
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open
Buy-in
$300
Entries
197
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
4,000
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Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
The Seniors event is now on a 15-minute break, and play will resume shortly.
Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
Throughout our time covering tournaments we've come to know Timothy Little as a genuine fellow always ready with a smile and a story.
Little was a regular sight during the latter stages of events at the Borgata Winter Poker Open, and we even ran into him during a brief stop at the HPO Charles Town Regional Championship.
Little's love for the game is apparent in both his consistency and his conduct on the felt, as he never allows the swingy nature of the game dictate his emotions. Calm and cool no matter the situation, Little has quickly become a familiar face among the masses, and one we're glad to see here today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000
-525
|
-525 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante:
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
The flop showed 
when we sauntered past Bob Kerzman's table, and he was contesting a pot from the big blind against two opponents. After the player first to act led out for 250, Kerzman raised to 600 even and both opponents came along for the ride.
Demonstrating the typically passive play that punctuates Seniors events, the trio then tapped the table on the turn (
) and river {(4c}).
The player in the cutoff announced "jack" while tabling his 
, but Kerzman rolled over his 
to claim the pot. The third player in the hand flashed his 
to the table while mucking, meaning that a three-way pot involving aces, top pair and the nut flush draw saw a single bet and raise, before being checked through the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,000 |
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Last January at the Borgata Winter Poker Open we watched Italian native Onofrio Reina make an impressive run, reaching the final three tables of the WPT Main Event Championship before falling in 24th place.
Reina is here today competing in the Seniors event, looking to get a bit of practice in before the bigger buy-in events he prefers begin later in the week. We've seen Reina playing multiple events thus far here at the Spring Poker Open, so he should be in playing shape while he dukes it out against the old guard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante:
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Last summer Kenneth Lind accomplished something ever poker player dreams about: winning a gold bracelet at the World Series of Poker.
Lind took down the 2013 WSOP Seniors Championship, besting a massive field of 4,407 runners to earn $634,809, along with the validation which comes with realizing a long held dream.
With the Borgata Spring Poker Open holding its own Seniors Championship here today, Lind is in the house looking to claim another title, but even if he falls short in his goal, somebody will end up with a parting gift to remember him by.
Lind has taken to offering a customized calling card to those players who bust him from a tournament - like Barry Greenstein before him. We'll see who ends up with Lind's card in hand here today, or perhaps the bracelet winner will repeat his incredible performance from last summer by refusing to hit the rail until he owns every chip in play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The atmosphere is subdued so far here in the Signature Room, as the 130 or so seniors currently in attendance can be heard joking in a jovial manner and generally enjoying a grand old time.
Not much action on the felt has occurred though, as the players feel one another out by playing small pots without many major confrontations.
An example of the pace was just put on display when one player bet 600 with the board reading 
by the river. His opponent opted to simply flat call the wager, and the original bettor rolled over 
for a pair of aces.
The caller studied the board for a moment, as well as his opponent's cards, before slowly turning over his 
for the nut straight. And while calling on the river with the nuts would ordinarily incur a penalty in other tournaments, or at least an angry outburst from the loser of the hand, here play rolled on without a second thought.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: