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Borgata Spring Poker Open 2010
Event 25 – $300+ $50 No Limit Hold’em
April 29
136 Entries
$40,800 Total Buy-In

FINAL RESULTS:

Borgata Spring Poker Open 2010 Event 25 Winner John Long

1. JOHN LONG (BOWIE, MD): $12,189

2. ANDREW KLEIN (OCEAN, NJ): $6,727

3. DANIEL CHAN (NEW YORK, NY): $3,759

4. MICHAEL SMITH (CHERRY HILL, NJ): $2,770

5. LAWRENCE DIGIOVANNA (BROOKLYN, NY): $2,375

6. DOUGLAS BERMAN (YORK, PA): $1,979

7. BRIAN KRUYD (BOONTON, NJ): $1,583

8. PETER MAVRO (DOUGLASTON, NY): $1,187

9. TIMOTHY MCCORMACK (BROOKLYN, NY): $890

10. RONALD REEVES (JERSEY CITY, NJ): $772

11. SANG KIM (LANSDOWNE, VA): $772

12. BARRY PEVNER (PEMBROKE PNS, FL): $772

13. JEFFREY RUTTER (GAITHERSBURG, MD): $673

14. VICTOR DETORA (MIDDLE ISLAND, NY): $673

15. FRANK LABATE JR. (DIX HILLS, NY): $673

16. EDWARD ABENDSCHEIN (MTN LKS, NJ): $594

17. LAKHWINDE DHILLON (JERSEY CITY, NJ): $594

18. JOSE GATMAITAN IV (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $594

Borgata Spring Poker Open 2010
Event 22 – $3300+ $200 Championship No Limit Hold’em
April 25 – 29
383 Entries
$1,263,900 Total Buy-In

FINAL RESULTS:

Borgata Spring Poker Open 2010 Event 22 Winner Alexander Queen

1. ALEXANDER QUEEN (BETHLEHEM, PA): $355,535

2. JASON MIN (EAST MEADOW, NY): $205,965

3. DANIEL HINDIN (DANBURY, CT): $101,756

4. MICKAEL MORGOUSKY (BROOKLYN, NY): $85,818

5. MICHAEL SOMMA (MIDDLE VLG, NY): $73,558

6. MATTHEW WAXMAN (PARKLAND, FL): $61,299

7. ALLEN CHANG (BROOKLYN, NY): $49,039

8. ADAM JUNGLEN (STOW, OH): $36,779

9. JESSE YAGINUMA (SILVER SPRING, MD): $24,520

10. ROGER VANDRIESEN (WHITING, NJ): $15,938

11. MICHAEL CASTALDO (PALISADES, NY): $15,938

12. MICHAEL OMELCHUK (BELLPORT, NY): $15,938

13. RUSS RADOM (WARWICK, PA): $12,260

14. RYAN DANGELO (VESTAL, NY): $12,260

15. IGOR BORUKHOV (REGO PARK, NY): $12,260

16. STEVE KARP (NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL): $8,582

17. JOSHUA SMITH (NEWARK, DE): $8,582

18. JASON PASTER (HAMILTON, NJ): $8,582

19. ANTHONY COLOMBO (BROOKLYN, NY): $7,356

20. STEVEN LEVY (BROOKLYN, NY): $7,356

21. KEITH CROWDER (ELKINS PARK, PA): $7,356

22. TIMOTHY ULMER (WILLOW GROVE, PA): $7,356

23. GREGORY MERSON (LAUREL, MD): $7,356

24. NICHOLAS GUAGENTI (WESTERVILLE, OH): $7,356

25. JOSEPH BOWLES (NEWTOWN, PA): $7,356

26. SAMUEL BERNSTEIN (ENGLEWOOD, NJ): $7,356

27. ANDREW ROSEN (NY, NY): $7,356

28. ROSLYN QUARTO (EDISON, NJ): $6,130

29. SANGHO YI (WESTBURY, NY): $6,130

30. RYAN MILLER (ANNANDALE, NJ): $6,130

31. CASEY PETERS (BRICK, NJ): $6,130

32. MICHAEL MEREDITH (WESTFIELD, NJ): $6,130

33. STEPHEN REYNOLDS (LITTLE EGG HARBOUR, NJ): $6,130

34. FEMING CHAN (WEST WINDSOR, NJ): $6,130

35. MAURICE PARADIS (JEWETT CITY, CT): $6,130

36. ROBERT DEPPE (LIMA, OH): $6,130

Borgata Spring Poker Open 2010
Event 24 – $350+ $50 No Limit Hold’em
April 28
213 Entries
$74,550 Total Buy-In

FINAL RESULTS:

Borgata Spring Poker Open 2010 Event 24 Winner David Bell

1. DAVID BELL (SUNRISE, FL): $21,694

2. LENBERT SMITH (ROSEDALE, NY): $12,293

3. ABRAHAM KOROTKI (VENTNOR CITY, NJ): $6,761

4. MICHAEL KALFA (LTL EGG HBR, NJ): $5,062

5. ROBERT COLEMAN (ABSECON, NJ): $4,339

6. CHARLES WELSH (BENSALEM, PA): $3,616

7. JACK DEUTSCH (STATEN ISLAND, NY): $2,893

8. SALVATORE ACCARD (DIX HILLS, NY): $2,170

9. HASSAN SADER (BEVERY, MA): $1,447

10. DANIEL CHAN (NEW YORK, NY): $940

11. MICHAEL DOLAN (W WYOMING, PA): $940

12. ERIC MILLER (ENGLISHTOWN, NJ): $940

13. MARVIN MARSHALL (SPOTSYLVANIA, VA): $796

14. MICHAEL HIGGINS (BOULDER, CO): $796

15. JUSTIN LE (BROOKLYN, NY): $796

16. JEREMY JOSEPH COLE (NEW CASTLE, DE): $651

17. HOWARD WOLPER (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ): $651

18. WILLIAM BEASLEY (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $651

19. DAVID KATZ (CHERRY HILL, NJ): $542

20. FRANK GIUNTA (COLLEGEVILLE, PA): $542

21. GARY HUMPHREY (BROOKLYN, NY): $542

22. RONNIE DUDLEY JR (ELLICOTT CITY, MD): $542

23. MICHAEL LEWIN (DELRAY BEACH, FL): $542

24. VITO VENTURA (BROOKLYN, NY): $542

25. RONALD SVEC (STATEN ISLAND, NY): $542

26. JOSEPH SHERMAN (MAHOPAC, NY): $542

27. MINH TAM NGUYEN (LANCASTER, PA): $542

Borgata Spring Poker Open Championship continues with Day 4 action:
· Day 4: Thursday, April 29 at 11A
· Day 5: Friday, April 30 at 11A

Borgata Spring Poker Open 2010
Event 23 – $400+ $50 No Limit Hold’em
April 27
171 Entries
$68,400 Total Buy-In

FINAL RESULTS:

Borgata Spring Poker Open 2010 Event 23 Winner Dennis McGlynn

1. DENNIS MCGLYNN (BELTSVILLE, MD): $20,435

2. BARRY DAVIDOWITZ (BROOKLYN, NY): $11,279

3. MITCHELL BROWN (BAYONNE, NJ): $6,303

4. TIMOTHY MCCORMACK (BROOKLYN, NY): $4,644

5. BARRY HUTTER II (BRADENTON, FL): $3,981

6. HARRY WOLFINGER (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $3,317

7. JAMES SIVOLELLA (E HANOVER, NJ): $2,654

8. BRIAN WOODS (LUTHERVILLE, MD): $1,991

9. ZHI HONG HUANG (BROOKLYN, NY): $1,493

10. CHRISTOPHER SENAPE (NEW YORK, NY): $1,294

11. FOTIOS NICOLES (CLIFTON, NJ): $1,294

12. MARK BRODSKY (HARRISBURG, PA): $1,294

13. ROBERT JACKSON (CHELTENHAM, PA): $1,128

14. ATHANASIOS DIAKOS (JERSEY CITY, NJ): $1,128

15. RICHARD CORLEY (BROOKLYN, NY): $1,128

16. PETER MAVRO (DOUGLASTON, NY): $995

17. JAMES WETHINGTON (RALEIGH, NC): $995

18. FRANCIS PETRILLO (UNION, NJ): $995

Borgata Spring Poker Open Championship continues with Day 3 action:
· Day 3: Wednesday, April 28 at 11A
· Day 4: Thursday, April 29 at 11A
· Day 5: Friday, April 30 at 11A

Borgata Spring Poker Open 2010
Event 21 – $1000+ $90 6-Hand Max No Limit Hold’em
April 24
156 Entries
$156,000 Total Buy-In

FINAL RESULTS:

Borgata Spring Poker Open 2010 Event 21 Winner William Kakon

1. WILLIAM KAKON (MIAMI, FL): $46,607

2. DWYTE PILGRIM (BROOKLYN, NY): $25,724

3. GEORGY KURDIN (MOSCOW, RUSSIA): $14,375

4. JOSEPH MOSCA (BRONX, NY): $10,592

5. WILLIAM LOONSTYN (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $9,079

6. TIMOTHY BEGLEY (FREEHOLD, NJ): $7,566

7. JOSE GATMAITAN IV (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $6,053

8. SAMUEL BIERY (MECHANICSBURG, PA): $4,540

9. JOHN FERESHETIAN (BRONX, NY): $3,405

10. DECIO BURD (SAO PAOLO, BRAZIL): $2,951

11. MIGUEL BORRERO (JERSEY CITY, NJ): $2,951

12. JAMES CASEMENT JR (SAINT CHARLES, IL): $2,951

13. MICHAEL SHERMAN (GAITHERSBURG, MD): $2,572

14. NICHOLAS PHILLIP RINKER (YORK, PA): $2,572

15. GUY MAXTONEGRAHAM (NEW YORK, NY): $2,572

16. LARS TABOGA (SKIPPACK, PA): $2,270

17. MANELIC MINAYA (TAMPA, FL): $2,270

18. DAMIANO CORACI (HEWLETT, NY): $2,270

Borgata Spring Poker Open Championship begins today – $1 Million Guaranteed Prize Pool

Day 1A: Sunday, April 25 at 11AM

Day 1B: Monday, April 26 at 11AM

Day 2: Tuesday, April 27 at 11AM

Day 3: Wednesday, April 28 at 11AM

Day 4: Thursday, April 29 at 11AM

Day 5: Friday, April 30 at 11AM

Borgata Spring Poker Open 2010
Event 20 – $1500+ $150 No Limit Hold’em
April 23 – 24
162 Entries
$243,000 Total Buy-In

FINAL RESULTS:

Borgata Spring Poker Open 2010 Event 20 Winner Gordon Eng

1. GORDON ENG (CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ): $72,599

2. ALAN STERNBERG (N. BELLMORE, NY): $40,071

3. SIROUS JAMSHIDI (BROOMALL, PA): $22,392

4. ROBERT SALTIEL (NEW YORK, NY): $16,500

5. ILIAS BARKOUTSIS (WHITESTONE, NY): $14,143

6. JEREMY SHOR (NEW YORK, NY): $11,786

7. WILLIAM HEGER (UNION CITY, NJ): $9,428

8. ROBERT KALTEUX (SEMINOLE, FL): $7,071

9. DOUGLAS ROSEN (TAPPAN, NY): $5,303

10. BENJAMIN KLIER (ASTORIA, NY): $4,596

11. CHARLES GEIER (SUNNYSIDE, NY): $4,596

12. JACK SCHANBACHER (PITTSBURGH, PA): $4,596

13. RAY SHACKELFORD (FREDERICKSBURG, VA): $4,007

14. VITOR COELHO (TAMPA, FL): $4,007

15. ERIC SIEGEL (MELVILLE, NY): $4,007

16. ADAM ADLER (AVENTURA, FL): $3,536

17. MARK PELUSO (FAIRFAX, VA): $3,536

18. KEITH CROWDER (ELKINS PARK, PA): $3,536

Borgata Spring Poker Open 2010
Event 19 – $350+ $50 H.O.S.E.
April 22
90 Entries
$31,500 Total Buy-In

FINAL RESULTS:

Borgata Spring Poker Open 2010 Event 19 Winner Matthew Stevens

1. MATTHEW STEVENS (BRECKSVILLE, OH): $10,694

2. BARRY HARTHEIMER (NEW YORK, NY): $5,805

3. GEORGE KRAFFT JR (ABSECON, NJ): $3,667

4. WASYL STEPHEN ZALIWICIW (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $2,750

5. KEVIN R. SMIGEL (MARTINSVILLE, NJ): $2,139

6. TODD REBELLO (OAK BLUFFS, MA): $1,833

7. VINCENT BASILICATA (LITTLE NECK, NY): $1,528

8. STUART EVERSON (WASHINGTON, DC): $1,222

9. CHARLES BRAHMI (VENTNOR CITY, NJ): $917

Borgata Spring Poker Open 2010
Event 18 – $400+ $50 No Limit Hold’em
April 22
182 Entries
$72,800 Total Buy-In

FINAL RESULTS:

Borgata Spring Poker Open 2010 Event 18 Winner Deno Charalambous

1. DENO CHARALAMBOUS (BAYSIDE, NY): $21,750

2. ALEXANDER BELESON (MANALAPAN, NJ): $12,005

3. JOHN MCCLURE (DALLASTOWN, PA): $6,709

4. NEAL LIPTAK (YORK, PA): $4,943

5. EDWARD ABENDSCHEIN (MTN LKS, NJ): $4,237

6. RICHARD MURNICK (MONTCLAIR, NJ): $3,531

7. KEVIN JOHNSON (BRIDGEWATER, NJ): $2,825

8. AHMED MOURAD (PERRYSBURG, OH): $2,119

9. RUSS RADOM (WARWICK, PA): $1,589

10. JAMES SLOAT (FORT MEADE, MD): $1,377

11. RIKIT PATEL (PISCATAWAY, NJ): $1,377

12. STEVEN WOLANSKY (COOPER CITY, FL): $1,377

13. THOMAS BLACKWELL III (HATFIELD, PA): $1,200

14. RANDALL PFEIFER (CHEEKTOWAGA, NY): $1,200

15. KEVIN RYAN (HARRISBURG, PA): $1,200

16. GENNADIY PESELEV (GLENMONT, NY): $1,059

17. SALVATORE BUSACCA (COLTS NECK, NJ): $1,059

18. BAHRIJA VUKOVIC (OAK RIDGE, NJ): $1,059

Borgata Spring Poker Open 2010
Event 17 – $170+ $30 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
April 21
850 Entries
$144,500 Total Buy-In

FINAL RESULTS:

Borgata Spring Poker Open 2010 Event 17 Winner Matthew Mazzeo

1. MATTHEW MAZZEO (E WILLISTON, NY): $33,990

2. ERIC DOERR (NEWARK, DE): $20,744

3. DANIEL CHAN (NEW YORK, NY): $10,863

4. EUGENE KIM (MILLBURN, NJ): $9,461

5. JOSEPH NEIMAN (HACKENSACK, NJ): $8,059

6. JACQUES MELKI (AVENEL, NJ): $6,658

7. WILLIAM PRESTON FOUKE (HAGERSTOWN, MD): $5,256

8. TUAN GBEHAN (TOMS RIVER, NJ): $3,855

9. ALEXANDER REYNOV (SOUTHAMPTON, PA): $2,804

10. MICHAEL DIGIACOMO (HAZLET, NJ): $1,823

11. ZACHARY CAREY (WASHINGTON, DC): $1,823

12. HARVEY SHEFF (LAWERENCE, NY): $1,823

13. CHENGXUAN SHI (KNG OF PRUSSA, PA): $1,332

14. EDWARD CYBULSKI (LAUREL SPGS S, NJ): $1,332

15. ANTONIO SCHIANO (BAYVILLE, NJ): $1,332

16. THOMAS SMARGIASSI (UNION, NJ): $841

17. HAO LE (ALDIE, VA): $841

18. ESTEBAN JIMENEZ (NEW YORK, NY): $841

19. JAMES ALOUPIS (LAUREL, MD): $631

20. PABLO LUJAN (PERTH AMBOY, NJ): $631

21. THOMAS MCMACKIN (HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PA): $631

22. ANIBAL MORAN (WERNERSVILLE, PA): $631

23. TYLER HENRY (BROOKLYN, NY): $631

24. NATHANIEL PARENTI (BROOKLYN, NY): $631

25. BENNY THACKER (FREDERICKSBURG, VA): $631

26. WILTON CLARK (HOUSTON, TX): $631

27. GUY COCALIS (W ALLENHURST, NJ): $631

28. VINCENT BASILICATA (LITTLE NECK, NY): $533

29. JOSHUA BRIKIS (MONROEVILLE, PA): $533

30. MATTHEW DISALVATORE (CHERRY HILL, NJ): $533

31. LEONARDO CASTRILLON (KEW GARDENS, NY): $533

32. STEVE RYAN (NEW YORK, NY): $533

33. NANCY THACKER (FREDERICKS, VA): $533

34. JASON DETESTA (MT PLEASENT, PA): $533

35. CUONG PHUNG (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ): $533

36. JOSEPH SAMUEL TAYLOR (CROYDON, PA): $533

37. MARTIN JONES (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $449

38. OFIR YALOZ (FLUSHING, NY): $449

39. RYAN BAROFF (WESTON, FL): $449

40. MARK MANITZAS (FREEPORT, NY): $449

41. ARIS KONSTANTINIDIS (BAYSIDE, NY): $449

42. WILLIAM FLOYD (NORRISTOWN, PA): $449

43. CALVIN LIPSCOMB JR (COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA): $449

44. JAMES SLOAT (FORT MEADE, MD): $449

45. ADINA WINSTON (NEW YORK, NY): $449

46. BRADLEY SHAFFER (MECHANICSBURG, PA): $392

47. DOUGLAS GARDNER (YONKERS, NY): $392

48. FARROKH FORCE (BALA CYNWYD, PA): $392

49. LAURA CURRENT (WARETOWN, NJ): $392

50. FRANK PAVIA (TOMS RIVER, NJ): $392

51. JESSE ALEXIS COHEN (ARDMORE, PA): $392

52. KRISTOPHER KOONS (ALLIANCE, OH): $392

53. RAFAEL MOYENO (TRENTON, NJ): $392

54. MICHAEL MASON (COLLINGSWOOD, NJ): $392

55. JEDIDIAH HUDSON (ALBANY, TX): $350

56. BRADLEY WEIR (VINELAND, NJ): $350

57. ZACHARY ROTH (LARCHMONT, NY): $350

58. JAMAL GHANIM (MIDDLESEX, NJ): $350

60. ANTHONY ANDINO (VALLEY STREM, NY): $350

61. EDWARD ABENDSCHEIN (MTN LKS, NJ): $350

62. BENJAMIN KLIER (ASTORIA, NY): $350

63. JOHN MATIRE (STATEN ISLAND, NY): $350

64. JOHN SYKES (BROOKLYN, NY): $308

65. DAO BUI (STERLING, VA): $308

66. PETER COOK (NISKAYUNA, NY): $308

67. CHRISTIAN VIZCAINO (SO PLAINFIELD, NJ): $308

68. CARL BLEEKER (WARREN, NJ): $308

69. WILLIAM CAMPBELL (PALM BCH GARD, FL): $308

70. MARC DAVIS (ORLANDO, FL): $308

71. LAWRENCE RAO (BALTIMORE, MD): $308

72. GENNADIY PESELEV (GLENMONT, NY): $308

73. KRISHNA HARI (GERMANTOWN, MD): $280

74. JUSTIN LEVY (CORAL SPRINGS, FL): $280

75. JAMES BLAIR (BAYVILLE, NJ): $280

76. TIMOTHY LEVENTHAL (CENTREVILLE, VA): $280

77. BEATRICE WYATT (TOWNSEND, DE): $280

78. DENNIS COMEY (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $280

79. MICHAEL HAAS (SOUTH AMBOY, NJ): $280

80. JOSEPH CRAMER (CALRISLE, PA): $280

81. SHELDON GROSS (HILLSBORO BEACH, FL): $280

Borgata Spring Poker Open 2010
Event 16 – $350+ $50 No Limit Hold’em
April 20
209 Entries
$73,150 Total Buy-In

FINAL RESULTS:

Borgata Spring Poker Open 2010 Event 16 Winner Todd Robello

1. TODD REBELLO (OAK BLUFFS, MA): $21,287

2. ELLIOTT ZAYDMAN (GLEN ROCK, NJ): $12,062

3. STANLEY COMBS (BROOKVILLE, OH): $6,634

4. JOHN SCAVO (YARDLEY, PA): $4,967

5. DANIEL FRIEDMAN (SMITHTOWN, NY): $4,257

6. EDWARD ABENDSCHEIN (MTN LKS, NJ): $3,548

7. GEBREHIWET GOITOM (DALLAS, TX): $2,838

8. HOWARD WOLPER (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ): $2,129

9. RONALD WILLIAMS (PLYMOUTH MTG, PA): $1,420

10. SANDRA BOYD (WILLIAMSBURG, VA): $922

11. RICARDO RODRIGUEZ (TAMPA, FL): $922

12. ALEXANDRE CAPERONIS (STAMFORD, CT): $922

13. ALFRED WARRINER (ABSECON, NJ): $781

14. WAZIR BAKSH (QUEENS VILLAGE, NY): $781

15. ROBERT CAPANNA (PHILADELPHIA, PA): $781

16. DOUGLAS CORBIN (STAMFORD, CT): $639

17. DANIEL CHAN (NEW YORK, NY): $639

18. JAMES GOVERNA (RICHBORO, PA): $639

19. JAMES LEE (BELLEROSE, NY): $532

20. YOSEF IZHAK LIDER (LOD): $532

21. BRIAN NGUYEN (ST CHARLES, MO): $532

22. JORGE MEJIA (NORTH BERGAN, NJ): $532

23. MICHAEL KALFA (LTL EGG HBR, NJ): $532

24. ALEXANDER SHTEYMAN (EDISON, NJ): $532

25. WILLIAM GONGLOFF (CLINTON, PA): $532

26. BRIAN WOODS (LUTHERVILLE, MD): $532

27. MICHAEL BORCHETTA (LAGRANGEVILLE, NY): $532