Borgata Fall Poker Open 2018 Blog
There were no turkey's at this final table, just a bunch of 'sicko's,' and in the end it's Brock Parker (Silver Spring, MD) who won the Borgata Fall Poker Open Championship event early Thanksgiving morning.
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Parker beat Scott Baumstein (New York, NY) heads up and outlasted Patrick Chan (Brooklyn, NY) after a marathon session of three-handed play.
'I was lucky considering where I started,' said Parker who was 26th out 27 returning players with only 14 big blinds. 'I didn't expect to stay very long, but I was lucky enough to get two double-ups and then took it from there.'
On the final hand, Parker held K♠ K♥ against Baumstein's K♣ 9♦ on a 9-high flop to claim the title, the trophy and the $372,568 first prize.
'I'm happy with how I played,' said Baumstein, who earned $209,480, the largest cash of his career. 'It was some of the best poker of my life.'
And added, 'This was the toughest final table in the history of Borgata Poker. It was a bunch of sickos.'
The final 10 featured two Borgata trophy winners Vinny Pahuja, who finished 4th, and Jeff Papola (5th), as well as Michael Esposito (6th), the 7th place finisher in 2012 WSOP Main Event.
Also at the final table was Matt Stout (7th), who has more than $1 million in career tournament earnings, and local grinder and good guy Tony Behbahani (9th). But it was the final three that stole the show.
After Pahuja was knocked out 4th, Parker, Baumstein and Chan played three-handed for more than four hours.
'It was a really tough final table,' said Pahuja, 'whoever wins, deserves it.'
Chan was finally knocked out by Parker in third place.
'He (Baumstein) should've been gone a couple of times,' said Chan. 'He got a chop with ace-king to ace-seven, but whatever I'll take it,' he added after earning $131,895 for finishing third.
And it wasn't just the final table that was tough, many of the players who returned for Day 3 were loaded with talent.
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Other Borgata trophy winners included Christian Harder, who just missed the final table with an 11th place finish, Brian O'Donohue (13th), Abraham Korotki (19th) and Allen 'Chainsaw' Kessler (20th).
Parker has two bracelets, 15th place finisher Matt Matros has three, while Papola and Lemke (27th) have one each.
The tournament began with 644 entries for a total buy-in of $1,610,000 which smashed the $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.
This is Parker's best finish at Borgata and pushed him over the $2 million mark in live career tournament earnings.
'It was a really good final table,' said Parker. 'A lot of talented players.'
Final Table Results
1st Brock Parker (Silver Spring, MD) $372,568
2nd Scott Baumstein (New York, NY) $209,480
3rd Patrick Chan (Brooklyn, NY) $131,895
4th Vinny Pahuja (Hicksville, NY) $107,067
5th Jeff Papola (Monmouth Beach, NJ) $85,344
6th Michael Esposito (Seaford, NY) $70,602
7th Matt Stout (Las Vegas, NV) $56,637
8th Ravi Raghavan (Northbrook, IL) $42,672
9th Kambiz 'Tony' Behbahani (Fairfax Station, VA) $29,482
10th Lou Crispino (Amityville, NY) $20,172
FINAL RESULTS
Jesse Gutierrez Wins the Bar Poker Open Championship ($23,350)
Jesse Gutierrez (Kontenders Poker, Austin Texas)
The Bar Poker Open Championship drew a total 684 entries creating a prize pool of over $100,000. The players traveled to The Borgata from all around the country and there was certainly no shortage of action.
There were 72 players that returned on Day 2 and when the dust settled Jesse Gutierrez from Kontenders Poker in Austin Texas was the last man standing.
Guitierrez came into the final table in the middle of the pack but stayed patient picking his spots throughout on his way to victory.
Guitierrez takes home his largest career tournament score of $23,350 and the coveted Bar Poker Open Championship trophy. Below is a full look at all the final table results.
1. Jesse Gutierrez- $23,350+BPO Trophy
2. Jordan Fishman- $13,589
3. John Germano- $8,304
4. Manny Rodriguez- $6,845
5. Tommy Genova- $5,536
6. Sonya Harrison- $4,530
7. John Beady- $3,624
8. Bryan Jayroe- $2,768
9. Linda Rodrigues- $1,912
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Complete 2018 Bar Poker Open East Coast Championship results:
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2018 Bar Poker Open East Coast Championship
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Entries: 684
Prize Pool: $100,656
October 27-29, 2018
1st: Jesse Gutierrez (KOntenders Poker USA) – $23,350 + Bar Poker Open Trophy
2nd: Jordan Fishman (Eastern Poker Tour) – $13,589
3rd: John Germano (Eastern Poker Tour) – $8,304
4th: Manny Rodriguez (Staten Island Poker) – $6,845
5th: Tommy Genova (Premier Island Poker) – $5,536
6th: Sonya Harrison (Eastern Poker Tour) – $4,530
7th: John Beady (Eastern Poker Tour) – $3,624
8th: Bryan Jayroe (Suit Up Poker) – $2,768
9th: Linda Rodrigues (Eastern Poker Tour) – $1,912
10th: Brenda Wilder (Suit Up Poker) – $1,258
11th: Lou Medina (Premier Island Poker) – $1,258
12th: Nathan Levert (Staten Island Poker) – $1,258
13th: Mike Diaco (Staten Island Poker) – $906
14th: Scott Barber (Riverchasers) – $906
15th: Phil Bellucci (New York Free Poker) – $906
16th: Steve Herschkowitz (Premier Island Poker) – $624
17th: Wayne Tauber (Eastern Poker Tour) – $624
18th: Guarav Munjal (Premier Island Poker) – $624
19th: Phil Falcone (Riverchasers) – $533
20th: Brian Wohnig (Suit Up Poker) – $533
21st: Shana Black (The Poker Pub Arizona) – $533
22nd: Will Unruh (Eastern Poker Tour) – $533
23rd: Marianne Batchelor (KOntenders Poker) – $533
24th: Manny Avila (Eastern Poker Tour) – $533
25th: Eric Bell (Riverchasers) – $533
26th: Kim Hanson (No Limit Pub Poker) – $533
27th: Brian Ng (Eastern Poker Tour) – $533
28th: Luis Lopez (New York Free Poker) – $473
29th: Brian Ali (New York Free Poker) – $473
30th: Donald White (Kings & Queens Poker) – $473
31st: Allen Zimmerman (New York Free Poker) – $473
32nd: James Jones (Resort Poker League) – $473
33rd: Scott Campbell (No Limit Pub Poker) – $473
34th: Henry Vasquez (Premier Island Poker) – $473
35th: David Shankman (Eastern Poker Tour) – $473
36th: Angel Mendez (New York Free Poker) – $473
37th: Martin Sams (Suit Up Poker) – $423
38th: Jason Hall (Texas Poker Tour) – $423
39th: Osvaldo Diaz (Eastern Poker Tour) – $423
40th: Benjamin Lamorte (No Limit Pub Poker) – $423
41st: Paul Resnick (KOntenders Poker) – $423
42nd: Tibor Vajda (New York Free Poker) – $423
43rd: Donald Holtz (Suit Up Poker) – $423
44th: Bob Griffin (Eastern Poker Tour) – $423
45th: Rance Strausbaugh (East Coast Poker) – $423
46th: Louis Urbano (Eastern Poker Tour) – $372
47th: Brian Lundy (Eastern Poker Tour) – $372
48th: Ryan Plump (Riverchasers) – $372
49th: Craig Hammerman (New York Free Poker) – $372
50th: James Lemire (Eastern Poker Tour) – $372
51st: Robert Colton (Riverchasers) – $372
52nd: Slade Edmonds (Eastern Poker Tour) – $372
53rd: Ryan Chua (Eastern Poker Tour) – $372
54th: Lee Jaffe (Eastern Poker Tour) – $372
55th: Nicholas Sims (Eastern Poker Tour) – $332
56th: Scott Rogers (Suit Up Poker) – $332
57th: James Bowser (Riverchasers) – $332
58th: Sally Ritchie (Kings & Queens) – $332
59th: Betty Roberts (Riverchasers) – $332
60th: Erik Swenson (Premier Island Poker) – $332
61st: Irving Pimentel (Eastern Poker Tour) – $332
62nd: Geoffrey Harm (Eastern Poker Tour) – $332
63rd: G Dull (KOntenders Poker) – $332
64th: Mitch Augarten (Riverchasers) – $293
65th: Michael Klingerman (Riverchasers) – $293
66th: Anthony Degennaro (New York Free Poker) – $293
67th: Joshua Mordenti (Texas Poker Tour) – $293
68th: Hazel Jacobs (Suit Up Poker) – $293
69th: Emmanual Perez (New York Free Poker) – $293
70th: Michael Dalba (Atlantic Poker Tour) – $293
71st: Jonathan Gancitano (Staten Island Poker) – $293
72nd: John Kelly (Eastern Poker Tour) – $293