Event 21: $100,000 Guarantee Deep Stack NLHE Re-Entry
Day 1 Completed
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Event 21: $100,000 Guarantee Deep Stack NLHE Re-Entry
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Buy-in
$200
Entries
1,030
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
50,000
Level 37
: 300,000/600,000, 50,000 ante
Devon MacPherson conquered a field of 1,002 runners, one of the largest fields we've seen here at the Borgata Winter Open, to take down Event 21 for $42,768.
The marathon tournament ended almost 23 hours after it began, when MacPherson won a flip to win a heads-up match against Nicholas Febbraio. Febbraio and MacPherson dominated the play late in the tournament, knocking out most of the other players and holding sizable chip leads over the other players from at least five-handed play on. Discussion of a chop cropped up a few times, but MacPherson's reluctance to agree to a deal ended up working to his benefit in the end.
"I didn't come all the way up from Florida to chop," MacPherson said when players were attempting to strike a deal.
Level 37
: 300,000/600,000, 50,000 ante
Devon MacPherson min-raised the button, and Nicholas Febbraio moved all in. MacPherson wasted no time calling.
Febbraio: 
MacPherson: 
"Can't lose with these tonight," MacPherson said.
"We'll see about that," Febbraio replied.
MacPherson's words rang true when the dealer quickly blasted out the 
board, and the players shook hands to conclude the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 37
: 300,000/600,000, 50,000 ante
Satish Surapaneni pushed all in from the small blind, and Devon MacPherson said there wasn't a hand in the deck he could fold, seeing as Surapaneni was so short.
MacPherson: 
Surapaneni: 
It looked like yet another double was in store for Surapaneni when the flop came 
to give him a flush draw, but MacPherson managed to find a 
to take the lead on the turn. A 
river was a brick, and Surapaneni had finally put himself at risk one time too many.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 37
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 50,000
Level 36
: 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante
Satish Surapaneni got all in preflop with 
against the 
of Devon MacPherson.
Surapaneni flopped a four to double up.
"Come to papa," he said.
Nicholas Febbraio said he folded a four, and MacPherson was left to wonder how he could continually fail to win a preflop all in against Surapaneni.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,700,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
Level: 36
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 50,000
Level 35
: 200,000/400,000, 40,000 ante
Nicholas Febbraio pushed all in for just over 4.3 million after Devon MacPherson raised to 900,000 from the button. MacPherson made the call.
MacPherson:
Febbraio: 
Febbraio was ahead, but if MacPherson could come from behind and win the hand, he would have an overwhelming heads-up chip lead. Unfortunately for him, he doubled up Febbraio instead when the community came 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,300,000
9,900,000
|
9,900,000 |
|
|
9,000,000
2,700,000
|
2,700,000 |
Level 35
: 200,000/400,000, 40,000 ante
Ken Munroe got the last of his chips in with 
against the 
of Devon MacPherson. MacPherson flopped a jack, and he sent Munroe to the payout desk in fourth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 35
: 200,000/400,000, 40,000 ante
Joseph Langsan pushed all in from middle position, and action folded to Devon MacPherson, who called right away in the big blind.
MacPherson:
Langsan: 
Langsan was behind, but he did improve on the 
flop. The and were of no help though, and the shortest remaining stack was out in fifth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |