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Micah Raskin - an experienced tournament pro and veteran of the European high-roller circuit - just made the walk of shame, heading out of the tournament area after going bust.
We'll let you know if and when Raskin re-enters.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Joe McKeehen just strode by the PokerNews live reporting station, his rueful smile suggesting he had recently been eliminated.
McKeehen - who took down a tournament title last January at the Borgata Winter Poker Open - has the bankroll to fire another bullet though, and we just saw him take a new seat for a second shot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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25,000 | |
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After Tom Rossado opened for a standard raise, his opponent threw a handful of chips into the middle for a raise, unaware that Rossado had already done so.
The dealer corrected the player and he was given the option of either completing his reraise or simply flatting the bet. When he decided to simply call, the dealer fanned an action flop of 
across the felt.
Both players quickly checked the flop and the 
arrived on the turn. Rossado led out for a 4,000 wager and his opponent studied the board for a minute or so before flatting the bet.
On the 
river Rossado fired away with a 7,000 bet, and this time his opponent took the hint, folding his hand and sending the pot across the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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39,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
A player was all in and at risk with 
on a board of 
, and Jane Stanton Hitchcock had her at risk with 
. The 
bricked off on the river, and the player was eliminated.
Hitchcock delightfully raked in the pot, and is up over 40,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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40,000 |
A few images from Day 1a.
The flop read 
when we walked by, and a series of bets and raises had already been made.
Mark Perry had a wager of 1,850 in front of him, and one opponent raised the action to 3,700 before a third player jammed all in for his last 11,450.
With the action back on him, Perry re-shoved to force the other player out of the hand, and the two headed for a showdown.
"You got a flush?" asked the shover before tabling his hand.
"Not yet..." replied Perry, obviously optimistic that a fourth club would hit the board.
"No?" responded Perry's opponent. "Good, because I do."
With the 
in the hole, Parry's opponent had flopped a queen-high flush, but he was still dodging clubs when Parry produced the 
for the nut-flush and straight-flush possibilities.
The turn bricked off, coming , but the river brought the 
to complete Perry's draw and eliminate his crestfallen opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,400 |
Players participating in the opening event of the Borgata Spring Poker Open can now enjoy their 15 seconds of fame by taking advantage of the recently installed Twitter Wall.
By taking to Twitter and using the hashtags #BorgataPoker or #SpringPokerOpen, players can instantly see their posts appear on the running crawl being displayed on television monitors throughout the room.
With Twitter fast becoming the preferred medium for poker players to express themselves during a tournament, this exciting addition to the Borgata Spring Poker Open is already generating buzz throughout the room.
So if you're in the house here today and would like to see your thoughts televised, use the hashtags #BorgataPoker or #SpringPokerOpen in your next tweet.
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
With a flop of spread across the felt we watched as Norman Day raised an opponent's bet, effectively putting the player all in if he chose to call.
The player sighed and shrugged his shoulders before tossing his stack into the middle while tabling for top pair.
Day revealed the 
though to put himself in commanding position with his overpair to the board. The turn (
) and river (
) changed nothing, and Day chipped up nicely while stacking an opponent in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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43,000 |