Ok mister rule maker, how do you expect 400 people to eat dinner in 40 minutes, it's ******ed in my opinion, we are sitting and grinding all day long, it's absurd that we cannot have a decent hour for dinner break.

What time does registration close each night (for the next day's tournament?)

if 400 people enter a tourney 400 people dont make the dinner break, moran. personally i usually eat something the break before and than play cash or something during dinner break so i don't care either way.

if i do eat during the break im just going to the food court and 40 mins is plenty of time. i guess its still enough time to go to the buffet?? unless you really really like to grub. i don't know people are going to complain either way. won't effect me one way or the other if i ever come this series which hopefully i will at some point.

blah blah playing poker is real ****ing tough. have you ever 22 tabled online that is a mother ****ing grind. sitting around playing one hand at a time and watching tv aint really that hard. of course maybe the watching tv part is why i suck so bad at live events, but whateva.

bottom line is people like to complain even about dumb stuff.

over 700 people entered todays event, so yes there were around 400 people left at dinner give or take.

Dinner on Day 1A wasn't that crazy (though it had like 440 compared to todays 750). I ate in the food court with Fatburger/Tony Lukes and the lines weren't that bad, I didn't see the buffet though. On the escalator down to the food court some guy commented that the Borgata was "a bunch of ****ing Jews" because they didn't give out dinner vouchers, so I'm guessing they used to do this and stopped?

uhhhh...you guys realize that shower means fap right?

I have to agree with the dissents here and side on the camp of 40 minutes not being a long enough dinner break but it's not the end of the world to me either because I hardly ever eat during tournaments.

no they stopped giving vouchers I guess, but whatever, i'm not cheap on food, I also ate at fat burger, and I left with 5 minutes to go before dinner break, I was the 3rd person on fat burgers line, and it took 15 minutes to get my food, by the time I got my food there were atleast 25 people waiting to order, do the math, if my food took 15 minutes, just sayin...............

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Borgata Spring Poker Open 2010
Event #1 - $500 + $60 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'Em
April 10 - 12
1214 Entries $607,000 Total Buy-In
DAY 1 RESULTS - CHIP LEADERS

PLACE FIRST NAME LAST NAME CITY ST CHIP COUNT
1 KONRAD SZYDELKO HUDSON FL $317,100
2 RYAN WOLFSON WESTBURY NY $288,000
3 GREGORY BOCK UNION NJ $281,300
4 MICHAEL SHASHO RAMSEY NJ $262,500
5 YAT CHENG CHARLOTTE NC $259,200
6 BRIAN MANNING STATEN ISLAND NY $256,000
7 ERIC DOERR NEWARK DE $251,400
8 SOUVANH VILAYVANH RICHLAND NJ $250,300
9 MICHAEL JOHNSON PITTSBURGH PA $249,200
10 JASON NGUYEN NEWARK NJ $237,600
11 DEREK BELFOURE CLEAR SPGS MD $232,700
12 ALEX NEPOMNYASCHIY STATEN ISLAND NY $226,200
13 JASON LOSS $223,500
14 STEPHEN GERBER CRESSKILL NJ $222,400
15 ELIANO MESQUITA TOMS RIVER NJ $221,000
16 JASON BYRNES BROOKLYN NY $218,700
17 STEVEN KRASNER BROOKLYN NY $213,400
18 DAVID ZEITLIN BROOKLYN NY $210,700
19 JOHN PANZA NEW HAVEN CT $210,000
20 VINCENT VILLAMOR MAYS LANDING NJ $204,300
21 JAMES BOYLE HAVRE DE GRACE MD $203,900
22 JAMES GRAFF PORTSMOUTH VA $202,300
23 RICHARD COZZA HYDE PARK NY $198,800
24 JONATHAN KLEIN AMITYVILLE NY $193,300
25 HENRY NEGRON BRONX NY $193,100
26 BRIAN ODONOGHUE BAYSIDE NY $190,900
27 MARC GOLDMAN EASTON PA $190,500
28 MATTHEW FOX OZONE PARK NY $190,000
29 FREDERICK LI LIVINGSTON NJ $187,900
30 IRENEUSZ JOZWIAK FREDERICK MD $185,000
31 THOMAS DUDEK LANCASTER PA $180,200
32 PETER CHIARULLI BROOKLYN NY $178,800
33 JAMES WARE JR PHILA PA $177,400
34 DANILO NENEZIC BAR 1O $177,200
35 SAMUEL FOLLMAN BROOKLYN NY $177,100
36 BRENDAN KASHUBA OCEAN CITY MD $175,800
37 FLORENTINO DELEON JR JOPPA MD $175,200
38 GEORGE CICAK WHARTON NJ $175,000
39 MARCIN PODBIELSKI BELLEROSE NY $172,600
40 JACK DEUTSCH STATEN ISLAND NY $170,900
41 ADAM GROTT BEAR DE $167,000
42 SURAJ DALAL BETHLEHEM PA $166,500
43 SALOMON COHEN BETHESDA MD $165,800
44 JOHN CORNING SYRACUSE NY $164,700
45 GEORGE CEN NEW YORK NY $162,300
46 JOSEPH GALLINARO BROOKLYN NY $161,600
47 JOSEPH CAPALBI DEERFIELD BEACH FL $159,900
48 SRINIVASA PEYYALAMITTA ASHBURN VA $159,300
49 AKIVA PEARLMAN PROVIDENCE RI $158,800
50 ANGELO WEDRA PALISADES PK NJ $158,000
51 ROBERT GETCHELL BALDWIN HARBOR NY $157,200
52 GARY ROSENZWEIG MANALAPAN NJ $157,100
53 JUSTIN TOBIN HOLLAND PA $155,400
54 STEVEN KOBITZ E HANOVER NJ $151,100
55 JIA LIU BROOKLYN NY $148,000
56 PERCY EDWARDS E CLEVELAND OH $148,000
57 VINCENZO PORTA JERSEY CITY NJ $145,900
58 RONALD RHOADS DOUGLASSVILLE PA $145,800
59 SIMON YEFREM CEDARHURST NY $145,700
60 WILLIAM PATTERSON NEW KENSINGTON PA $145,000
61 MICHAEL MURPHY WILKES BARRE PA $144,900
62 GEOROH NETANELOF REGAL PARK NY $144,000
63 CHRISTIAN FRANCIA BAYONNE NJ $143,700
64 GEORGE CARTER BALTIMORE MD $143,700
65 ARDMIR EGERCI SHKODER 23 $143,500
66 PAUL BADOLATO FAIR LAWN NJ $142,500
67 MICHAEL POLICASTRO MADISON TWP PA $142,100
68 CREIGHTON KODAK HOBOKEN NJ $141,500
69 MICHAEL VALENTIN BELLMORE NY $140,500
70 BORIS BRAUN BALTIMORE MD $140,100
71 JAMES HARRELL HERNDON VA $140,000
72 DANIEL MERCADO LITTLE FERRY NJ $139,600
73 BRETT BARBERO ROSCOE PA $138,400
74 MATTHEW KLECKNER COPLAY PA $138,000
75 DAVID NOURMAND SYOSSET NY $137,600
76 NOAH VOGELMAN BROOKLYN NY $137,600
77 ROBERT HWANG BARNEGAT NJ $137,300
78 MATTHEW MAZZEO E WILLISTON NY $135,400
79 CARL PION BRAMPTON 51 $135,200
80 DAVID WATERS BRYANS ROAD MD $135,100
81 JAMES MIHOKOVICH CENTERVILLE VA $135,000
82 BRIAN PAGANO GREENTOWN PA $134,400
83 NICHOLAS OLIVIERI STATEN ISLAND NY $134,200
84 LOMBARDO PETER $133,700
85 ERIC PATRICK IRONDALE OH $131,900
86 JOSEPH SPADARO WILMINGTON DE $129,900
87 JEFFREY CHOTIKUL EHT NJ $129,600
88 YAAKOV PEREZ NEW YORK NY $128,600
89 DOMENICO BARRETTA LINCOLN UNIVERSITY PA $126,800
90 JAMES PERRI HUNTERVILLE NC $126,200
91 MICHAEL SICA JR N BRUNSWICK NJ $123,800
92 DAIVD EISENSTEIN FREEHOLD NJ $123,300
93 TRAVIS HORNING SHERMANS DALE PA $123,300
94 NAZIM ZEYNALOVA BROOKLYN NY $121,500
95 TAHA MARUF MOTIJHEEH 40 $121,300
96 ROMEO MONTANO EATONTOWN NJ $120,000
97 TERRY HARDY LOXAHATCHEE FL $119,700
98 JAMES SLOAT FORT MEADE MD $118,700
99 MARK STEINBERG WOODMERE NY $118,500
100 AHARON ATWOOD LAKEWOOD NJ $117,400
101 VASILLIOS HRISAFINIS BRICK NJ $117,300
102 JASON VARVARO FLORAL PK NY $116,700
103 ADAM SHUVALL MONTVALE NJ $116,500
104 GLENN STOCK MUKILTEO WA $116,100
105 MEIYAN DAI FLUSHING NY $115,200
106 WEIWEN LIANG GALLOWAY NJ $114,100
107 ARTUR W KOS LYNDHURST NJ $113,800
108 CHARLES MARCHESE SHOREHAM NY $112,800
109 MYRON ROTHMAN FLUSHING NY $112,700
110 WAYNE HARRIS MOUNT SIANI NY $112,400
111 WILLIAM STANTON WELLINGTON FL $112,000
112 HOANG NGUYEN VIENNA VA $110,300
113 JOSHUA LAWSON QUARRYVILLE PA $109,700
114 WILLIAM FLAIFEL FALLS CHURCH VA $108,900
115 ANDREW KNEE MOUNT SINAI NY $108,900
116 CHIN NGUYEN SILVER SPRING MD $108,800
117 KARIM YOUSSEF CHEVERLY MD $108,600
118 ROBERT BEHRENST FAIRFAX VA $108,500
119 THOMAS KIM AUBURNDALE NY $107,500
120 WAYNE LEWIS GALLOWAY NJ $107,000
121 KERRY SMALL VENTNOR CITY NJ $106,900
122 BEN STEIN BABYLON NY $106,700
123 ARTHUR *******ICH $106,600
124 RASHAD MAYSAUD SPRINGFIELD VA $106,500
125 KAMBIZ BEHBAHANI FAIRFAX STATION VA $106,400
126 GEORGE ANTONAKOS GLEN ARM BA MD $106,200
127 MARCUS SEITZ ALEXANDRIA VA $106,100
128 ANTHONY DAMATO PHILADELPHIA PA $105,000
129 THOMAS MCMACKIN HUNTINGDON VALLEY PA $104,000
130 JOSEPH DADDARIO ST JAMES NY $103,700
131 GEORGE SAKELLARIDIS MALBAN NY $101,300
132 PETER MALKOUN BROOKHAVEN PA $101,200
133 JAMES BOYD MARTINSBURG WV $100,800
134 ANTOINE ST LOUIS W HEMPSTEAD NY $100,400
135 STACY BRACEY NASHVILLE NC $100,100
136 BARRY LEVENTHAL BROOKLYN NY $100,000
137 JEREMY BROWN BROOKLAWN NJ $99,600
138 MARK WEBER SICKLERVILLE NJ $99,200
139 DAVID VASQUEZ BROOKLYN NY $97,000
140 ROBERT BARNETT PEARL RIVER NY $96,700
141 MONI ADVANI BRENTWOOD TN $96,200
142 ANDY TE MILFORD DE $95,600
143 WALTER WATKINS BLOOMSBURG PA $95,500
144 PETER PIETRAS PARLIN NJ $94,600
145 PATRICK RUSH GLEN BURNIE MD $93,600
146 THOMAS LIM BROOKLYN NY $93,500
147 ROY GARDNER HUNTINGTON STATION NY $93,000
148 GILBERT RODEN BALTIMORE MD $93,000
149 JONATHAN AINSPAN CENTREVILLE VA $92,500
150 DENNIS MCGLYNN BELTSVILLE MD $91,400
151 ANTHONY MCGEEHAN HOLLAND PA $90,400
152 KENNETH PACKER FAYETTEVILLE NC $90,000
153 BRIAN EDMONDS MANALAPAN NJ $88,500
154 DAVID HAHNE BOONTON NJ $88,500
155 ERIC ROZARTO PHILADELPHIA PA $88,300
156 GEORGE INAKAVADZE CLIFFSIDE PARK NJ $86,100
157 STEVEN SAKLAD HARTSDALE NY $86,000
158 MARK SWAIN VIRGINIA BEACH VA $85,100
159 ALLEN CHANG BROOKLYN NY $84,500
160 JOHN CIOFALO NEWBURGH NY $84,300
161 ERIC SIEGEL MELVILLE NY $84,000
162 YUEBIN GUO BROOKLYN NY $83,600
163 SAHU HABIBI NEW YORK NY $83,500
164 MICHAEL MATRONE MORGANVILLE NJ $83,400
165 LEONARD GREEN HUNTINGDON VYAL PA $83,000
166 JOHN MYUNG VIENNA VA $82,900
167 GREGORY AMBURG MORGANVILLE NJ $82,900
168 GIANNI ARCURI STATEN ISLAND NY $82,700
169 MICHAEL SANTORO EGG HARBOR NJ $82,400
170 VINEET PAHUJA HICKSVILLE NY $80,600
171 MICHAEL BROWN WEST ISLIP NY $79,300
172 MALIK WIGGINS SOLON OH $78,900
173 EDWARD ROBINSON PHILADELPHIA PA $78,700
174 VITALY KOVYAZIN BROOKLYN NY $78,700
175 FOTIOS NICOLES CLIFTON NJ $78,600
176 KNOWLTON ATTERBEARY LAUREL MD $77,500
177 EUGENE SHUSTER EAST HILLS NY $77,400
178 JAMIE KERSTETTER MONROE TWP NJ $77,300
179 EDWARD EDWARDS WOODBRIDGE VA $77,200
180 EUGENE CASTRO NEW YORK NY $76,200
181 LEANNE ROSENBLATT BRIDGEWATER NJ $75,000
182 JOHN BASILE BROOKLYN NY $74,600
183 DANIEL CARROLL MORRISTOWN NJ $74,000
184 BRYANT CARLINO MILFORD CT $73,300
185 EDWARD ESPINO PISCATAWAY NJ $73,300
186 MICHAEL DEFRANCESCO PITTSTON PA $73,100
187 MARK GUEST KEENE NH $73,000
188 GARY STEINBERG ELLICOTT CITY MD $72,900
189 ANTHONY HILL EGG HARBOR CITY NJ $72,400
190 JONAH ABRAM FLIEGELMAN PHILADELPHIA PA $70,000
191 VALENTIN LITA ASHBURN VA $68,100
192 CORTNEY SCHEINER SPARTA NJ $68,000
193 DUSTIN DOBRILOVIC RAVENNA OH $67,700
194 JASON SERIO $67,200
195 MARK SABATINA PHILADELPHIA PA $65,600
196 DANIEL FISCHER GLASSBORO NJ $63,400
197 DAVID PENNA BABYLON VILLAGE NY $63,300
198 MICHAEL KARR BALTIMORE MD $63,300
199 LUCAS SMITH NEW YORK NY $63,300
200 YOSEF TARLOW MORRISON TOWN NJ $62,800
201 CHARLES BRUDER MECHANICSVILLE MD $62,500
202 MICHAEL MALINCONICO TOMS RIVER NJ $62,200
203 JOSEPH EGAN LANGHORNE PA $62,200
204 RICARDO FRANCO PHILADELPHIA PA $61,700
205 WILL JAFFE BRIDGEHAMPTON NY $61,700
206 KENNETH SCHUYLER LONG BRANCH NJ $61,600
207 JOSEPH GRICCO WEST CHESTER PA $61,400
208 JEFFREY JOHNSON BROOKLYN NY $61,200
209 JOSEPH GRACI MASSAPEQUA NY $60,900
210 JON LYNCH BEAR DE $60,200
211 AUGUST SMREK JR LAUREL MD $59,400
212 BRIAN DOUGHERTY CLIFTON HTS PA $59,200
213 MARTINO SCATURRO CLARK NJ $58,500
214 DANIEL MARION GREAT MEADOWS NJ $57,800
215 ERIN GRACE DENVILLE NJ $57,500
216 ANTHONY MERRILL $56,900
217 JOSEPH DIAZ NEW YORK NY $56,900
218 TIMOTHY WARD BRIDGEWATER NJ $56,500
219 PIERRE DEISSLER MT LAUREL NJ $55,900
220 GEORGE WALTHER HUNTINGTON STATION NY $55,400
221 ILYA OCHAKOVSKY BROOKLYN NY $54,800
222 ERIC CLEAVELAND MORRISVILLE PA $54,300
223 PETER KONOLIGE DEVON PA $54,200
224 SAMIR CHARWA STATEN ISLAND NY $54,200
225 VINCENT DEVITA BAYVILLE NJ $54,000
226 MICHAEL BROWNBRIDGE UNION NJ $53,600
227 ERNEST MALLOZZI MILFORD CT $53,300
228 ERIC STEINBERG BELLMAWR NJ $53,100
229 KENNY AQADER ELAZZEH NEWBERN NC $53,000
230 JOSEPH BAJEK YARDVILLE NJ $52,900
231 SHIMAN WONG LANDSDALE PA $52,700
232 ROBERT TETI SEWELL NJ $52,400
233 SIMON LAM PHILADELPHIA PA $52,100
234 DAVID SCHULMAN BRIARCLIFF MANOR NY $52,100
235 JOHN FERESHETIAN BRONX NY $51,700
236 JOHN CORSI NORTHVILLE MI $51,400
237 DANIEL HOWE BRIGANTINE NJ $51,400
238 DAVID INSELBERG NEW YORK NY $51,300
239 SEMIR SULEJMANI WAYNE NJ $50,900
240 YOSEF IZHAK LIDER LOD 27 $50,700
241 JESSE DORNSTREICH PHILADELPHIA PA $50,400
242 CHARLES BONCICH N MASSAPEQUA NY $49,700
243 RICHARD LIPSON FEASTERVILLE PA $49,700
244 ROLLIE SAMPILO KATY TX $49,500
245 DANIEL SZTENDEROWICZ LEVITTOWN PA $49,300
246 DEREK BLENMAN ARVERNE NY $49,000
247 JARED HUTT FORKED RIVER NJ $48,700
248 TONY PITTMAN DUNDALK MD $48,700
249 ELIZABETH ROBINSON PHILADELPHIA PA $48,500
250 MOHAMMED HAKIM MONTVILLE NJ $48,400
251 JUE WANG ATLANTIC CITY NJ $48,000
252 DAHY OSMAN VENTNOR NJ $47,700
253 MARK REYNOLDS ELDERSBURG MD $47,500
254 BRADLEY WEXLER HOBE SOUND FL $45,500
255 JEFFREY PERRY $45,000
256 RYAN POLLACK ATCO NJ $44,700
257 BRIAN STEVENS $44,300
BENJAMIN HOLLAND BENSALEM PA $43,600
JEFFREY BENHART LUTHERVILLE MD $42,400
ADEL ELDEIRY MANALAPAN NJ $42,100
CHARLES MONTANINO $42,000
HENRY TELIAS N WOODMERE NY $41,800
ROBERT NGUYEN W. NEW YORK NJ $41,800
JAMES MILLER TOMS RIVER NJ $40,200
LEONARD MOORE VENTNOR CITY NJ $39,900
VINCE EDWARDS GLENN DALE MD $38,800
CHRIS RAGAVANIS OLD SAYBROOK CT $38,500
DAVID HARZARIK $38,100
SATISH GORRELA STERLING VA $38,000
JACK BARNES BRICK NJ $37,900
JOSEPH GAY BROOKLYN NY $37,300
SCOTT GLAZER HOBOKEN NJ $37,300
JAMES OSTRANDER SOUTHERN PINES NC $37,200
ANTHONY CAMPAGNA MANORVILLE NY $37,000
ROBERT HENDERSON HOLMES PA $37,000
WAZIR BAKSH QUEENS VILLAGE NY $36,600
GARY SENKAR CLEVLAND OH $36,100
RICARDO OSSO FRANKLIN SQ RE NY $35,400
GABE MONCAVAGE WARETOWN NJ $33,300
IGOR FISHKOP BROOKLYN NY $33,200
NEIL PERLOFF BROOMALL PA $31,800
MICHAEL GREEN LORIS SC $31,400
MICHAEL BUTTACAVOLI VENTNOR NJ $29,700
TAD WHITE $29,600
JOHN DAVIDE MASSAPEQUA NY $28,600
LARRY KOLK LEVITTOWN PA $27,300
HARRY FRIEDBERG MONTCLAIR NJ $25,200
HARVEY BARRON MYRTLE BEACH SC $22,600
CARLESS BOATWRIGHT WOODBRIDGE VA $22,500
HARVEY LAYTON DEVON PA $20,700
DENNIS FREDERICK DREXEL HILL PA $18,200
NICHOLAS GUAGENTI COLUMBUS OH $14,900
MARK FALOW TOTOWA NJ $14,000

Can I share my bad beat story from yesterday's tourney? I picked up AA in EP with a BB of 400 and raised to 1100. One caller, then a reraise to 3500. Back to me and I make it 8500. Caller drops, reraiser makes it 25,000, I put him all-in for about 6k more and he calls with KK and flops a king. So instead of being up to 70k, I was left with a measly 8k.

I hate the Borgata.

Exactly my point as to why 40 minute dinner is way too short, but I guess borgata is not here to satisfy the players anymore, and maybe trying to finish the tournament as fast as possible, instead of giving the players a chance to breathe.

I feel you're pain, same thing happened to me I lost with AA all in pre flop, at level 12, for a big pot, about 70 blind pot, I'm actually a little jealous of you because atleast you didn't sit there till the end of the day only to lose with aces, atleast you were able to have a nice 1 hour dinner if you wanted, anyway I was on super tilt because I lost but atleast I got my money in super g00t, so i'm gonna get it together and give it a go for todays event 2. oh and good luck to my 2 buddies that have 200k+ stacks in event 1, hope you both get there.

Say it ain't so Tab!

Since I am a professional min-casher (pre-BWO at least) this will put a major dent in my ROI!!

super unfair and pretty ridiculous statement considering Borgata goes out of its way for the players, has phenomenal structures and provides a great venue for tournament poker

Oh, and this just in (per Borgata Poker Blog):

present your Borgata Spring Poker Open Tournament Receipt and receive the following offers:

•20% off beverages at Starbucks
•20% off all regular price merchandise at Hugo Bosso
•20% off any Salon, Barbershop or Spa service (reservations required call x7555)
•$100 Gift Certificate toward purchase of diamond jewelry at Hearts On Fire
•$100 off purchase at Borgata Jewels
•Enjoy the trio of happy hours including specially priced small plates and drink. Izakaya Mondays, Wine Down Wednesdays at Fornelletto, and Social Hour at SeaBlue Sunday through Thursday.

Say it ain't so Tab!

Since I am a professional min-casher (pre-BWO at least) this will put a major dent in my ROI!!

Bump

no one cares tyler and 2004 was a long time ago.

this began a long time ago

Nope got them at BWO

ok thanks

Lookin to trade like 7500 or so on any site for cash. Need it b4 the 7500 tomm. If any1 can help me out I'd appreciate it. Pm me

just a reminder...tomorrow $7500 East Coast Championship. Starts at 3pm ...and dinner break at 8pm...hope to see u all.

anyone else going to hit this up? thanks Tab for hooking up the room btw,
dlpnyc21

I'll be there tomorrow, I know live/online superstar Christian (charder30) Harder is scheduled to make an appearance.

1 $127,060 2 $83,902 3 $45,630 4 $39,742 5 $33,854 6 $27,967
7 $22,079 8 $16,192 9 $11,776 10-12 $7,654 13-15 $5,594 16-18 $3,533
19-27 $2,650 28-36 $2,237 37-45 $1,884 46-54 $1,649 55-63 $1,472
64-72 $1,295 73-81 $1,178 82-90 $1,060 91-100 $942

What the Hell is up with more than 1,214 players in Event 1 and only top 100 get paid. Barely top 8% pays and still you don't even double your money if you min-cash???