$350 + $50 Seven Card Stud
Fifty-six Seven Card Stud players took the felt at 12:00 noon grinding it out for the $19,600 Total Buy-In. Some familiar faces included, Bill Bumperino" Munley, Chris Reslock, Glen Engelbert, Bo Toft, Joe Boatwright, Joe Loguidice, and Rathe Miller.
Chris Reslock, Glenn Engelbert, Bo Toft, and Bill Munley failed to cash in this one day Event. Then again, 48 players failed to cash. The lucky 8 who got the money included, Dan Shapiro, Mike Huguenot, George Krafft, Rogrio Souse, Edmond Knesevitch, Ed Campbell, Rich Geller, and Grandpa Jay Zimmete.
Doris Bush was the Last Women Standing and Jack Barnes was the Bubble Boy.
We had an attorney, a CPA, an Electronic Sales guy, a retired FAA, and a poker writer in the field. When the dust settled, third place prize of $2,281 went to electronics sales guy Ed Campbell (Voorhees, NJ) and 2nd Place of $4,183 was awarded to Global Gaming Business writer Rich Geller (Newark, DE).
But the big Stud was "Grandpa" Jay Zimmet who took control of the final table and caught big hands at the right time. Jay takes home $7,225 and the Borgata trophy to his ten Grandchildren.
Jay, fresh off his June PLO Borgata victory, adds another piece of hardware to his mantle.
Congratulations again to "Grandpa" Jay Zimmet who won all of the 560,000 tournament chips and was crowned our 2011 Borgata Fall Poker Open Stud Champion.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Event 17: 1st Place - Zimmet
$350 + $50 Seven Card Stud
Grandpa Jay Zimmet got very hot at the end of the tournament when it counted most. He cut through the final four like a knife through butter.
Jay is no stranger to winning Borgata Championships. On June 15, 2011 he took down Event 10 $350 +50 PLO. When he's not traveling the country playing poker, he's a partner in a health care consulting firm.
Look for Grandpa to make a showing in the Championship Event on Monday.
If you have "Grandpa" in your name, you better remember to thank all ten of your grandkids. As soon as he won, Jay asked me to mention hello to Jake, Liana, Shilee, Hannah, Allie, Ryan, Dean, Aden, Logan, & Adam.
"Grandpa brings home the bacon" exclaimed Jay Zimmet after hoisting the Borgata trophy.
His winning had came as he flipped a 7-8-9-10-J high straight.
Jay Zimmet finished in 1st Place earning $7,225.
"Grandpa" Jay Zimmet (Manalapan, NJ)
$7,225
$7,225
Grandpa Jay Zimmet got very hot at the end of the tournament when it counted most. He cut through the final four like a knife through butter.
Jay is no stranger to winning Borgata Championships. On June 15, 2011 he took down Event 10 $350 +50 PLO. When he's not traveling the country playing poker, he's a partner in a health care consulting firm.
Look for Grandpa to make a showing in the Championship Event on Monday.
If you have "Grandpa" in your name, you better remember to thank all ten of your grandkids. As soon as he won, Jay asked me to mention hello to Jake, Liana, Shilee, Hannah, Allie, Ryan, Dean, Aden, Logan, & Adam.
"Grandpa brings home the bacon" exclaimed Jay Zimmet after hoisting the Borgata trophy.
His winning had came as he flipped a 7-8-9-10-J high straight.
Jay Zimmet finished in 1st Place earning $7,225.
Event 17: 2nd Place - Geller
$350 + $50 Seven Card Stud
That's right a fellow poker writer just made a nice $4,183 score for his 2nd Place stud finish.
Great job to Rich Geller who is the European editor for Global Gaming Business magazine.
His company has local ties to Casino Connection magazine which is now exclusively on-line.
Rich Geller finished in 2nd Place earning $4,183.
Rich Geller (Newark, DE)
$4,183
$4,183
That's right a fellow poker writer just made a nice $4,183 score for his 2nd Place stud finish.
Great job to Rich Geller who is the European editor for Global Gaming Business magazine.
His company has local ties to Casino Connection magazine which is now exclusively on-line.
Rich Geller finished in 2nd Place earning $4,183.
Event 17: 3rd Place - Campbell
$350 + $50 Seven Card Stud
Ed Campbell (Voorhees, NJ)
$2,281
$2,281
This is Ed's third stud tournament he's ever played in and he finished third.
Ed works in the Electronic Sales industry.
He had above average chips most of the day then ran into a couple big pots at the end.
Ed Campbell finished in 3rd Place earning $2,281.
Ed works in the Electronic Sales industry.
He had above average chips most of the day then ran into a couple big pots at the end.
Ed Campbell finished in 3rd Place earning $2,281.
Event 17: 4th Place - Knesevitch
$350 + $50 Seven Card Stud
Once Rogrio Souse went out in 5th, the remaining 4 studs got down to business and players busted very quickly.
Edmond Knesevitch finished in 4th Place earning $1,521.
Edmond Knesevitch (New Jersey)
$1,521
$1,521
Once Rogrio Souse went out in 5th, the remaining 4 studs got down to business and players busted very quickly.
Edmond Knesevitch finished in 4th Place earning $1,521.
Event 16: Bubble Looming
$700 + $70 + $500 Six-Max Purple Chip Bounty NLH (RE)
Five tables remain in the Signature Room - just six away from the money.
30 Players remain. Top 24 all get a piece of the $165,200 Total Buy-in.
236 players started the day.
Don't forget this is a two-day tournament so players will bag and tag chips at 2am then return tomorrow at noon to finish it out.
24th Place earns $1,202.
25th gets a pat on the back.
Five tables remain in the Signature Room - just six away from the money.
30 Players remain. Top 24 all get a piece of the $165,200 Total Buy-in.
236 players started the day.
Don't forget this is a two-day tournament so players will bag and tag chips at 2am then return tomorrow at noon to finish it out.
24th Place earns $1,202.
25th gets a pat on the back.
Event 17: 5th Place - Souse
$350 + $50 Seven Card Stud
Rogrio Souse was in Portugal for the last fourteen months. He's now back in his home in North Carolina and decided to come up to Borgata and play some Stud.
Edmond Knesevitch had the better two pair against Rogrio who was felted in fifth.
Rogrio Souse finished in 5th Place earning $1,331.
Rogrio Souse (Portugal & NC)
$1,331
$1,331
Rogrio Souse was in Portugal for the last fourteen months. He's now back in his home in North Carolina and decided to come up to Borgata and play some Stud.
Edmond Knesevitch had the better two pair against Rogrio who was felted in fifth.
Rogrio Souse finished in 5th Place earning $1,331.
Event 17: 6th Place - Krafft
$350 + $50 Seven Card Stud
George Krafft (Absecon, NJ)
$1,141
$1,141
George Krafft loves to play poker in his retirement, especially Stud. George used to work for the Federal Aviation Association (FAA).
George Krafft finished in 6th Place earning $1,141.
George Krafft finished in 6th Place earning $1,141.
Event 17: 7th Place - Huguenot
$350 + $50 Seven Card Stud
Attorney Mike Huguenot doesn't want to roll over three tens anymore. He lost earlier with them and now had 10-10-10 fall to a wheel in his exit hand.
Mike and Dan Shapiro were both bounced out on the same hand. Mike started the hand with more chips and so jumps up one pay-level place.
Mike has won a few Stud tournaments at other casinos but has not yet taken down a Borgata Stud Event.
Mike Huguenot finished in 7th Place earning $760.
Mike Huguenot (Pleasantville, NY)
$760
$760
Attorney Mike Huguenot doesn't want to roll over three tens anymore. He lost earlier with them and now had 10-10-10 fall to a wheel in his exit hand.
Mike and Dan Shapiro were both bounced out on the same hand. Mike started the hand with more chips and so jumps up one pay-level place.
Mike has won a few Stud tournaments at other casinos but has not yet taken down a Borgata Stud Event.
Mike Huguenot finished in 7th Place earning $760.
Event 17: 8th Place - Shapiro
$350 + $50 Seven Card Stud
First stud final table appearance for Dan Shapiro who is an CPA by day and a poker player by night.
Dan Shapiro finished in 8th Place earning $570.
Dan Shapiro (Great Neck, NY)
$570
$570
First stud final table appearance for Dan Shapiro who is an CPA by day and a poker player by night.
Dan Shapiro finished in 8th Place earning $570.
Event 17: Stud Elite Eight - Final Table
$350 + $50 Seven Card Stud
Final Table:
Position......Player..............................Chips
1. Edmond Knesevitch (New Jersey)...............144,000
2. Ed Campbell (Voorhees, NJ)..........................65,000
3. Rich Geller (Newark, DE)..............................105,000
4. Rogrio Souse (Portugal).................................60,000
5. Mike Huguenot (Pleasantville, NY)..................54,000
6. Grandpa Jay Zimmete (Manalapan, NJ).........75,000
7. Dan Shapiro (Great Neck, NY)......................22,000
8. George Krafft (Absecon, NJ)..........................40,000
The youngest player at the table, Edmond Knesevitch, currently sits on top with 144,000.
Short stack Dan Shapiro looking to double up.
Congratulations to all eight players - everyone is in the money!
Final Table:
Position......Player..............................Chips
1. Edmond Knesevitch (New Jersey)...............144,000
2. Ed Campbell (Voorhees, NJ)..........................65,000
3. Rich Geller (Newark, DE)..............................105,000
4. Rogrio Souse (Portugal).................................60,000
5. Mike Huguenot (Pleasantville, NY)..................54,000
6. Grandpa Jay Zimmete (Manalapan, NJ).........75,000
7. Dan Shapiro (Great Neck, NY)......................22,000
8. George Krafft (Absecon, NJ)..........................40,000
The youngest player at the table, Edmond Knesevitch, currently sits on top with 144,000.
Short stack Dan Shapiro looking to double up.
Congratulations to all eight players - everyone is in the money!
Event 15 Recap
$1500 + $150 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em
A couple of birthday boys battled it out in the heads up championship match before Alex Queen (Bethlehem, PA) beat Darren Elias (Erie, PA), two games to one, to take the title and the 29,098 first place prize.
"It's a breath of fresh air," said Queen about the format just one week before his 23rd birthday, "It's fun to do something different and it's great to win."
For Elias, the runner-up finish wasn't a spoiler on this 25th birthday, as he was glad to celebrate
his $14,550 payday with friends and family over dinner.
"It's more exciting," said Elias about playing heads up, "I enjoy it more than a regular tournament it's a good change of pace.
The NCAA basketball style bracket was a best 2 out of 3 games in each round, featured two WSOP bracelet holders in Jason Young and Brian Lemke. They both missed the money as did 2011 Borgata Poker Open Champion Bobby Oboodi ($922,00) and former heads up champions Christian Harder (Sept. 2011), Jeremy McLaughlin (Sept. 2010), Jesse Yaginuma (Sept. 2009), and Chalie Hook (June, 2009).
After getting a bye in the first round, Queen swept his first three matches against Eracles Panayiotou, Cliff Ziff, and Jamie Kerstetter. The quarterfinal win set up a semis match-up against Olivier Busquet, the 2009 Borgata Poker Open Champion ($926,000).
The match went to a third game and Queen felt fortunate to beat the more experienced heads up veteran. "He's literally one of the best in the world," said Queen, "I tried not to be intimidated and was able run good in a couple of spots."
Elias' trip to the finals started with wins over Adel Shakerian and Dan Pignataro, before staging an epic 5 hour marathon Thursday night against Yaginuma. Elias eventually won the third game after the clock struck midnight, signaling the start of his birthday.
The final eight players returned Friday for quarterfinal action where they played for the $75,000 total buy-in.
Despite losing in the quarters, Anthony Zinno, Denis Gnidash, Jamie Kerstetter, and Michael McNeil all cashed for $3,638, while semifinal losers Busquet and Randy Feder, each earned $7,275.
Kerstetter became the first woman to cash in a Borgata heads up event, while Feder, who lost to Elias in the semis, cashed in this event for the second straight time. He advanced one round further than his quarterfinal loss in September.
This is Queen's second Borgata first place finish. The 2010 Borgata Spring Poker Open Champion ($356,000), is looking to take this momentum into the Fall Poker Open Championship event which gets underway Sunday.
Tournament Results
Championship
Alex Queen def Darren Elias
Final Four
Alex Queen def Olivier Busquet
Darren Elias def Randy Feder
Elite 8
Darren Elias def Michael McNeil
Alex Queen def Jamie Kerstetter
Olivier Busquet def Denis Gnidash
Randy Feder def Anthony Zinno
Sweet 16
Darren Elias vs Jesse Yaginuma
Michael McNeil def DJ Mossey
Anthony Zinno def Feming Chan
Randy Feder def Tom Cope
Jamie Kerstetter def Jamil Wakil
Alex Queen def Cliff Ziff
Denis Gnidash def Christian Harder
Olivier Busquet def Dave Inselberg
Second Round
Darren Elias def Dan Pignataro
Jesse Yaginuma def Travis Greenawalt
DJ Mossey def Jacob Toole
Michael McNeil def Jonas Bendikas
Anthony Zinno def Yaron Reuven
Feming Chan def Nick Petrangelo
Tom Cope def Chalie Hook
Randy Feder def Akash Seth
Jamil Wakil def Srinivas Reddy
Jamie Kerstetter def Dan Colman
Cliff Ziff def Adam Gerber
Alex Queen def Eracles Panayiotou
Christian Harder def Thomas Pomponio
Denis Gnidash def Travis Chapman
Dave Inselberg def Orson Young
Olivier Busquet def Bobby Oboodi
First Round
Darren Elias def Adel Shakerian
Yaron Reuven def Jesse Cohen
Orson Young def Ryan Eriquezzo
Chalie Hook def Michael Gagliano
Olivier Busquet def Tim Finne
Travis Greenawalt def Michael Deckard
Jacob Toole def Douglas Lovelace
Anthony Zinno def Jeremy McLaughlin
Eracles Panayiotou def Brian Lemke
Denis Gnidash def Steve Ryan
Dave Inselberg def Matthew Weiss
Jamie Kerstetter def Jesse Rockowitz
Adam Gerber def Jason Young
Randy Feder def Michael Hahn
Jesse Yaginuma def Matt Maccaroni
Travis Chapman def Alon Shahar
Nick Petrangelo def Bill Blanda
Thomas Pomponio def Alan Kornblau
Byes
Dan Pignataro
Donald Mossey
Michael McNeil
Feming Chan
Tom Cope
Jonas Bendikas
Akash Seth
Jamil Wakil
Srinivas Reddy
Dan Colman
Cliff Ziff
Alex Queen
Christian Harder
Bobby Oboodi
A couple of birthday boys battled it out in the heads up championship match before Alex Queen (Bethlehem, PA) beat Darren Elias (Erie, PA), two games to one, to take the title and the 29,098 first place prize.
"It's a breath of fresh air," said Queen about the format just one week before his 23rd birthday, "It's fun to do something different and it's great to win."
For Elias, the runner-up finish wasn't a spoiler on this 25th birthday, as he was glad to celebrate
his $14,550 payday with friends and family over dinner.
"It's more exciting," said Elias about playing heads up, "I enjoy it more than a regular tournament it's a good change of pace.
The NCAA basketball style bracket was a best 2 out of 3 games in each round, featured two WSOP bracelet holders in Jason Young and Brian Lemke. They both missed the money as did 2011 Borgata Poker Open Champion Bobby Oboodi ($922,00) and former heads up champions Christian Harder (Sept. 2011), Jeremy McLaughlin (Sept. 2010), Jesse Yaginuma (Sept. 2009), and Chalie Hook (June, 2009).
After getting a bye in the first round, Queen swept his first three matches against Eracles Panayiotou, Cliff Ziff, and Jamie Kerstetter. The quarterfinal win set up a semis match-up against Olivier Busquet, the 2009 Borgata Poker Open Champion ($926,000).
The match went to a third game and Queen felt fortunate to beat the more experienced heads up veteran. "He's literally one of the best in the world," said Queen, "I tried not to be intimidated and was able run good in a couple of spots."
Elias' trip to the finals started with wins over Adel Shakerian and Dan Pignataro, before staging an epic 5 hour marathon Thursday night against Yaginuma. Elias eventually won the third game after the clock struck midnight, signaling the start of his birthday.
The final eight players returned Friday for quarterfinal action where they played for the $75,000 total buy-in.
Despite losing in the quarters, Anthony Zinno, Denis Gnidash, Jamie Kerstetter, and Michael McNeil all cashed for $3,638, while semifinal losers Busquet and Randy Feder, each earned $7,275.
Kerstetter became the first woman to cash in a Borgata heads up event, while Feder, who lost to Elias in the semis, cashed in this event for the second straight time. He advanced one round further than his quarterfinal loss in September.
This is Queen's second Borgata first place finish. The 2010 Borgata Spring Poker Open Champion ($356,000), is looking to take this momentum into the Fall Poker Open Championship event which gets underway Sunday.
Tournament Results
Championship
Alex Queen def Darren Elias
Final Four
Alex Queen def Olivier Busquet
Darren Elias def Randy Feder
Elite 8
Darren Elias def Michael McNeil
Alex Queen def Jamie Kerstetter
Olivier Busquet def Denis Gnidash
Randy Feder def Anthony Zinno
Sweet 16
Darren Elias vs Jesse Yaginuma
Michael McNeil def DJ Mossey
Anthony Zinno def Feming Chan
Randy Feder def Tom Cope
Jamie Kerstetter def Jamil Wakil
Alex Queen def Cliff Ziff
Denis Gnidash def Christian Harder
Olivier Busquet def Dave Inselberg
Second Round
Darren Elias def Dan Pignataro
Jesse Yaginuma def Travis Greenawalt
DJ Mossey def Jacob Toole
Michael McNeil def Jonas Bendikas
Anthony Zinno def Yaron Reuven
Feming Chan def Nick Petrangelo
Tom Cope def Chalie Hook
Randy Feder def Akash Seth
Jamil Wakil def Srinivas Reddy
Jamie Kerstetter def Dan Colman
Cliff Ziff def Adam Gerber
Alex Queen def Eracles Panayiotou
Christian Harder def Thomas Pomponio
Denis Gnidash def Travis Chapman
Dave Inselberg def Orson Young
Olivier Busquet def Bobby Oboodi
First Round
Darren Elias def Adel Shakerian
Yaron Reuven def Jesse Cohen
Orson Young def Ryan Eriquezzo
Chalie Hook def Michael Gagliano
Olivier Busquet def Tim Finne
Travis Greenawalt def Michael Deckard
Jacob Toole def Douglas Lovelace
Anthony Zinno def Jeremy McLaughlin
Eracles Panayiotou def Brian Lemke
Denis Gnidash def Steve Ryan
Dave Inselberg def Matthew Weiss
Jamie Kerstetter def Jesse Rockowitz
Adam Gerber def Jason Young
Randy Feder def Michael Hahn
Jesse Yaginuma def Matt Maccaroni
Travis Chapman def Alon Shahar
Nick Petrangelo def Bill Blanda
Thomas Pomponio def Alan Kornblau
Byes
Dan Pignataro
Donald Mossey
Michael McNeil
Feming Chan
Tom Cope
Jonas Bendikas
Akash Seth
Jamil Wakil
Srinivas Reddy
Dan Colman
Cliff Ziff
Alex Queen
Christian Harder
Bobby Oboodi
Event 17: Bubble Barnes
$350 + $50 Seven Card Stud
Jack Barnes (Point Pleasant, NJ) just missed the money and the final table of eight players.
No money for Jack who has Jacks up but ran into Aces up from George Krafft.
8th place get $570 and 1st takes home $7,225.
Jack "Bubble" Barnes
Jack Barnes (Point Pleasant, NJ) just missed the money and the final table of eight players.
No money for Jack who has Jacks up but ran into Aces up from George Krafft.
8th place get $570 and 1st takes home $7,225.
Event 16: Second In Chips
$700 + $70 + $500 Six-Max Purple Chip Bounty NLH (RE)
Jesse Cohen is sitting to the immediate left of Jamie Kertsetter and is second in chips to tournament leader Kevin Saul who is at a different table.
Jesse is building a wall of 275,000 chips while Kevin is well over the 300,000 mark.
The player to the right of Kevin Saul is Cory Litke (York, PA). Cory has an above average stack of 170,000 and just knocked a player out with Ace high vs. eight high. They both missed draws.
So Cory scores $500 with only an Ace in his hand. Good work!
Jesse Cohen (Ardmore, PA) - 275,000
Jesse Cohen is sitting to the immediate left of Jamie Kertsetter and is second in chips to tournament leader Kevin Saul who is at a different table.
Jesse is building a wall of 275,000 chips while Kevin is well over the 300,000 mark.
The player to the right of Kevin Saul is Cory Litke (York, PA). Cory has an above average stack of 170,000 and just knocked a player out with Ace high vs. eight high. They both missed draws.
So Cory scores $500 with only an Ace in his hand. Good work!
Event 15 Champion: Queen
$1500 + $150 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em
Alex Queen (Bethlehem, PA)
$29,098
$29,098
After losing game one, Alex Queen battled back to win game two and eventually wins a back and forth game three. Queen walks away with the Borgata trophy and the $29,098 first place prize.
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