Event 2
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Structure Sheet
End of Level 12: Limits 1500/3000
Entrants: 107
Remaining: 69
Average: 31,000
Stefan Bowles, red all-in button, awaits the runout. Tim Philip checks his cards and contemplates the seventh street action in a four-way pot.
Meanwhile, back on 71, where Dorsey has joined Jim A. and his Pineapple game, Stefan Bowles was all in by 5th street and had to depend on the dealer.
Saved. Philip holds his hole cards in disappointment at his runout. Erik Schimdt, foreground, ends up with the side.
At that point, Schmidt was all in as well, for the side pot. His middle rundown possibilities ended with two pair, still beating Philip’s kings.
Bowles, however, had found the perfect card, a 
, giving him the wheel to scoop the main pot. Both all-ins survive.
In the next hand, a bit of trouble.
Floormen Jamie and Kevin resolve a sticky situation. Albert Dorsey, who won the big pot before dinner, is at left.
Jim A. on Dorsey’s right, is over 75,000, which is one of the big stacks. Dorsey was forced to fold a pair of tens on the river in Bowles’ scoop, leaving him with more earth-bound 25,000.
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Structure Sheet
Level 11: Limits 1200/2400
Entrants: 107
Remaining: 83
Average: 25,000
As level 10 finished and the first dozen were eliminated post-reg, at least one survived on Ray Jamison’s table.
First, Nathan Vascones showed down a live 6 to get a chop with a pair of kings.
Then, Larry Gold rode a spade runout to the river, picking on the lead on sixth with the 
, then getting a fold on the river against Vascones.
In the next hand, it was Jamison’s turn to take on Gold. The action when bet call on fourth with Jamison showing 
, but when the next street gave Gold a promising low rundown, Ray relented to Larry’s pressure.
Jamison and Gold on fourth street.
Larry laughed and showed 
in the hole for the nut straight and a low – he had wanted more action.
Cohen with the all-in button out. Candace Vrrastro will put in the call as well.
On the first hand of O8, Bruce Cohen in seat 8 was at risk. He led the river on 
. Called in two places reluctantly, Cohen declared he had it – 
were his best cards.
Big river card for Bruce, and alive again.
The nuts gave Cohen nearly 20,000 and tournament life.
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Structure Sheet
Level 10: Limits 1000/2000
Entrants: 107
Remaining: 106
Average: 20,188
We’re back in action.
Ray Jamison on 74 is right behind chip leader Albert Dorsey, with about 70,000.
“My son is a better player,” Ray states modestly.
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Structure Sheet
End of Level 9: Limits 800/1600
We go to dinner break – and the final chance to get into the mix.
Albert Dorsey scoops, literally, pulling in the pot of the tournament so far as level 9 wound down.
Big showdown.
Dorsey turned over the second nut low and a straight in a multiway pot with raises on the river – it’s good.
Seat 8 had folded disgustedly what was apparently a set, saving a bet.
Dinner time, yum-yum.
We return at 9:05 pm for post-registration play.
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Structure Sheet
Level 9: Limits 800/1600
We picked up live action as an orbit of Stud8 was winding down and Sheila Stimson was moving up.
On table 79, bets went in on every street for a pot with no low. Stimson nipped Julian Lopez with kings up against his nines and fives.
Lopez, on the opposite end of the table, leaning forward to see Stimson’s up cards, which read a dangerous JxQxKx5x.
Lopez is well under average now but hanging on.
Next, the final stud hand of level 8 was a big three way pot. With a pair of jacks showing on fifth, Sheila led into both players for the final big bet streets, getting a fold first from David Braden.
Sheila, sharing a queen with Braden, center, yet curiously getting involved – she knows exactly where the rest of the queens are.
Her last opponent, showing and a the draw, doesn’t rate to have it, however, with three other hearts accounted for among his opponents. When he folded on seventh, she reveals rolled up queens – full house.
The dealer pushes Stimson the pot: a nice stud hand, even for high low.
Stimson is healthy with over 25,000.
Nate Parenti, a Borgata mixed game champ, is also on 79.
Never enough action: Jim A. on nearby 71 gets some pineapple in between hands.
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Structure Sheet
End of Level 6: Limits 400/800
Entries: 96
Six levels are done and the Omaha/Stud mix players are enjoying their second break of the day.
Jerry Callahan
Among them is Jerry Callahan, who lays claim to two Borgata Open titles. One of those was earned playing Omaha/Stud High/Low in the 2015 Summer Poker Open ($12,938).
We haven’t seen much of Jerry lately because he’s working on an advanced degree, but he’s got a proven track record in this mix of games, so he’s definitely a contender.
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Structure Sheet
Level 6: Limits 400/800
Entries: 96
We’ve got a couple of players in the OE mix with some major tournament earnings.
Roland Israelashvili
Roland Israelashvili has career earnings of more than $3.2 million with six WSOP Circuit wins and two Borgata titles contributing to a very long list of wins and cashes.
Amnon Filippi
Amnon Filippi also has more than $3.2 million in accumulated tournament earnings, but only four titles, one of which was earned here at Borgata. His best live cash of more than $586,000 was actually for a 4th place finish in the 2007 WSOP HORSE World Championship.
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Structure Sheet
Level 5: Limits 300/600
Entries: 96
Nate Parenti
During the 2017 Fall Poker Open, Nate Parenti got heads-up with Chris Reslock in the OE event. After a short heads-up battle, Nate was victorious, earning $6,415 and his first Borgata title.
He’s back on the felt today, with his ubiquitous glass of wine, looking to snag another Omaha/Stud title.
With 96 entries they’ve already beat last year’s number. Late registration remains open until the start of level 10.
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Structure Sheet
Level 4: Limits 250/500
Entries: 90
Larry Gold
Among the growing Omaha/Stud field are many familiar faces. One of those is Larry Gold, who finished 4th (out of 82 entrants) in this event during the Summer Poker Open. Larry’s got a proven track record in mixed events with a 2nd place finish in the 2011 Winter Poker Open HOSE event.
Patricia Yannuzzi
Patricia Yannuzzi holds two Stud/8 titles from other venues and has several final table appearances in HORSE, PLO/8, No Limit Hold’em, and even Crazy Pineapple.
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Structure Sheet
End of Level 3: Limits 200/400
Entries: 90
The mixed game players are enjoying their first break of the day and with six more levels for late registration, the $25,000 guarantee has already been covered!
Still no appearance by the defending champion, but last year’s runner-up Justin Finberg is on the felt, or will be when play resumes after the break.
Justin Finberg