2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Event 21: $100,000 Guarantee Deep Stack NLHE Re-Entry
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
44
Prize
$42,768
Event Info
Buy-in
$200
Entries
1,030
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
50,000

The Leader

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Ben Ludwig in Event #21 at the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Ben Ludwig in Event #21 at the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Ben Ludwig appears to be the leader with less than five tables remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Ludwig
Ben Ludwig
1,500,000

Tags: Ben Ludwig

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

And Then There Were Three

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Three tables remain in Event 21, and we'll be focusing our coverage on these last few survivors of this large field now that the main event has wrapped up for the night.

Munroe Doubles

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Ken Munroe shoved for 369,000 after an opponent had opened to 125,000. The player made the call.

Munroe: {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}
Opponent: {k-Clubs}{6-Clubs}

Munroe had his opponent dominated, and his hand held up on the {4-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{2-Clubs} runout.

Player Chips Progress
Ken Munroe
Ken Munroe
900,000

Tags: Ken Munroe

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 5,000

Olarte Spikes Unlikely Out

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

Mikey Olarte opened for a raise, and a player behind him shoved for 255,000. Olarte made the call.

Olarte: {q-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
Opponent: {a-Clubs}{9-Spades}

Things looked grim for Olarte when the flop came {4-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{6-Clubs}, giving his opponent a flush draw. A {2-Diamonds} turn changed nothing, but Olarte was able to spike the {j-Hearts} on the river to bust his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Mikey Olarte
Mikey Olarte
2,600,000

Tags: Mikey Olarte

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