Thursday, January 29, 2009
Event #14 Day Three Recap
175 players started Event #14's third day of action Wednesday morning, but many of them would miss the magical payout number of 100 players as the day progressed. Once the bubble burst at 3:31 PM, the rest of the field moved rapidly to try to secure one of today's final 27 spots.
A number of top players hit the rail along the way including E Tay, Captain Tom Franklin, Gordon "Gordonk" Eng, Tony "Bagels," Farhad "The Knight Rider" Sinaei, Al Riccobono, Matt Brady and Event #1 winner Jason Young. Fortunately, the noted players still have some firepower left as Bill "The Stunning One" Edler ($3,894,000) and Todd Terry ($2,965,000) managed to survive and put themselves in position to take down the tournament.
Leading the way going into the final day of play is Toronto's Carl Pion, who saw his stack swell to $4,720,000 by the end of Day Three. A one-man wrecking crew, Pion repeatedly decimated players at his table with solid play and several strong bluffs that fooled some of the more experienced tournament players.
Make sure to tune in for today's action. We will once again be back in the Poker Room and we will play down to a winner. Play begins at 11:00 AM.
Editor's Note: One last thing. We on the tournament reporting staff would like to say thank you to the players, the people watching at home, and the Borgata staff for all of their kind words and support. It means a lot to know that you enjoy what we do and honestly, we wouldn't be here is it wasn't for you (the players). Congratulations on another spectacular series and we look forward to seeing you in the future. Now sit back, relax and enjoy watching today's exciting action.
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The Chip Counts for Event #14: The Final Day of Play
1. CARL PION (BRAMPTON, CAN): 4720000
2. WILLIAM EDLER (LAS VEGAS, NV): 3894000
3. ROBERT MERULLA (NEWYORK, NY): 3006000
4. TODD TERRY (HOBOKEN, NJ): 2965000
5. KENNETH SMARON (PHILADELPHIA, PA): 2785000
6. CHARLES MARCHESE (SHOREHAM, NY): 2713000
7. ORY HEN (HOLLYWOOD, FL): 2437000
8. SHAWN PAUL PILOT (NORTH HILLS, CA): 2394000
9. MANELIC MINAYA (TAMPA, FL): 2361000
10. GEORGE MEDRANO (GRAPEVINE, TX): 2045000
11. STEPHEN VANAUKEN (MILFORD, PA): 1915000
12. ROBERT MCLAUGHLIN (WASHINGTON, DC): 1911000
13. ABUL MOBORROD (VENTNOR CITY, NJ): 1825000
14. KIJOON PARK (FLUSHING, NY): 1640000
15. PHILIP NEIMAN (FLUSHING, NY): 1613000
16. FRANKLIN CALDWELL (NICHOLASVILLE, KY): 1474000
17. STEVEN WEINSTEIN (ANDES, NY): 1423000
18. BALINT BARTA (CLIFTON, NJ): 1282000
19. MICHAEL CONTESSA (ROCHELLE PARK, NJ): 1249000
20. DAVID LEVY (TAMARAC, FL): 1213000
21. CHARLES HOOK (PHILADELPHIA, PA): 1200000
22. ANDREW EASTOM (FORT WAYNE, IN): 1142000
23. PAUL SPITZBERG (TENAFLY, NJ): 1039000
24. JOHN MYUNG (VIENNA, VA): 978000
25. VICTOR JOHNSON (MIDDLETOWN, NY): 929000
26. ANTHONY ARGILA (N BELLMORE, NY): 623000
27. MIRSAD KOVACI (BROOKLYN, NY): 394000
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