In the wake of January's events, Borgata Casino Hotel & Spa has introduced new, state-of-the-art chips for the 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open.
Tournament Director Tab Duchateau tweeted a picture of some of the new chips under a blue light this morning, and they have special markings on them to confirm they are legitimate. During the first break of the day, members of the tournament staff verified the chips at every table using a blue light.
A member of the Borgata staff also told the PokerNews Live Reporting Team that there are "other" ways to verify these new chips. For obvious reasons, this verification process was not explained further.
After a player open-limped for 300, Jose Rosario decided to pump it up with a raise to 3,000.
The sizable overbet forced a round of quick folds and the small pot was shipped to Rosario, who flashed his to the table.
"Thank you sir..." said the open-limper, obviously glad that he had not been pushed around with mere rags. "Good to know you're not bullying us over there."
With more than double the starting stack already at his disposal, Rosario is in prime position to play that part, but for now he appears content to chip up without confrontation.
Anthony Anastasi and an opponent were heads up on a board of . There was about 15,000 in the middle, the player checked, and Anastasi moved all in for 9,200. His opponent mulled the decision over for a bit before calling, and showed for queens and tens.
He was drawing dead against Anastasi's for a flopped set of aces, and the bricked off on the river.
We passed by Louis Delbrocco's table recently as the flop fell in a four-handed pot. The players in the blinds both checked and a third player decided to take a stab with a 1,250 feeler bet.
Delbrocco was the lone caller and the dealer produced the on the turn. The aggressor then slowed down by tapping the table for a check, and Delbrocco responded with a 2,000 wager of his own. Attempting to represent a made hand on the straightening and three-flushed board, the opponent check-raised to 4,000, prompting Delbrocco to tank for about a minute before ultimately flatting.
On the river, Delbrocco's opponent continued his aggressive line with a 5,000 bet, and after a brief moment to ponder his options, Delbrocco made the call.
Delbrocco:
Opponent:
Delbrocco tabled a set of tens to scoop the pot, much to the dismay of his opponent.
"Not afraid of the flush or the straight?," he asked Delbrocco incredulously. "Couldn't find a fold huh?"
"I play the player not the cards my man," replied Delbrocco, turning the needle just a bit. "Nice hand though."
"I'll let you pick one," Carmine Tirone said. "If you fold."
Tirone, who won the 2006 Borgata Summer Open Championship event for $267,300, was talking to D.R. Froebel, who was faced with an all-in bet on a board of .
Froebel opted to call, committing the remainder of his stack, and showed . It was no good against Tirone's for two pair, however, and the bricked off on the river.
Tirone, who is up to 35,000 chips, said he's been "fishing" today, and finally caught one.
We've spotted a few more familiar faces among the masses, including a winner from the previous Borgata Winter Poker Open, and a member of that series' World Poker Tour Main Event.
Joe McKeehen is an accomplished local player with numerous big scores to his credit. One of those scores occurred right here at the Borgata in January, when McKeehen took down Event 3 for nearly $70,000.
Finally, Aaron Mermelstein is an up-and-coming young tournament pro who has made multiple deep runs in World Series of Poker events over his brief but bright career.
After dropping down well below the starting stack of 25,000, Daniel Buzgon has doubled to 32,000 chips.
We're unsure of the action, but Buzon was at risk with and the board rolled out . His opponent's hand was in the muck by the time we arrived at the table.
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to the table.
. There was about 15,000 in the middle, the player checked, and Anastasi moved all in for 9,200. His opponent mulled the decision over for a bit before calling, and showed 
for queens and tens.
for a flopped set of aces, and the 
in a four-handed pot. The players in the blinds both checked and a third player decided to take a stab with a 1,250 feeler bet.
on the turn. The aggressor then slowed down by tapping the table for a check, and Delbrocco responded with a 2,000 wager of his own. Attempting to represent a made hand on the straightening and three-flushed board, the opponent check-raised to 4,000, prompting Delbrocco to tank for about a minute before ultimately flatting.
river, Delbrocco's opponent continued his aggressive line with a 5,000 bet, and after a brief moment to ponder his options, Delbrocco made the call.
.
. It was no good against Tirone's 
for two pair, however, and the 
