Mike Ortiz Stacking and Relaxing on Day 2 of Event 8 at the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
The board read by the turn, and Mike Ortiz tossed out a bet of 80,000. A lone opponent came along for the ride, and the dealer produced the on the river.
Both players checked the scare card down and Ortiz immediately tabled his knowing he was likely out in front if the other player couldn't bet fifth street.
Sure enough, Ortiz was best with a pair of tens, and he dragged another pot his way.
Jesse Cohen on Day 2 of Event #8 at the Borgata Winter Poker Open
In a three-bet pot, the cutoff checked to Jesse Cohen on the button after a flop of . Cohen bet 96,000, and the cutoff made the call. Both players checked the turn, and a completed the community cards. After asking for a rough count of his opponent's chips, the cutoff put Cohen all in for 319,000. Cohen snap-called.
Cohen:
Cutoff:
Both players had full houses, but Cohen's was the top full, and he doubled up.
Anthony Mangiovi on Day 2 of Event 8 of the Borgata Winter Poker Open
With his stack already one of the biggest left in play, Anthony Mangiovi took his to war on the board.
His unfortunate opponent decided to make his stand with , check-raising all in with top pair, but he found himself drawing dead when Mangiovi snapped him off. The completed the board on the river, and Mangiovi offered a "good game" across the table while claiming his fallen opponent's stack.
According to Gerassi, who currently holds two pristine stacks of gold T25000 chips for a cool million in just those two towers, he hasn't held a hand better than pocket sixes despite his rapid ascent to the top of the leaderboard.
Gerassi told us that a key hand for him involved the lowly , after he called a 27,000 preflop raise. The flop came to give Gerassi trip threes, and when he got an opponent to commit the rest of their chips, the rout was on.
Later, Gerassi took up against and came out on top once again. The flop fell to give his opponent top set, but when Gerassi check-called a bet of 45,000, the peeled right off on the turn. Gerassi checked his newly made straight, and shoved all in when the other player bet 60,000. The man with three aces and a draw to the nut flush snapped it off, only to see he had been caught up to by the tournament's terror.
The river blanked off of course, and with that, Gerassi surged into a commanding chip position by literally turning his rags into riches.
Ryan Austin on Day 2 of Event #8 at the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Four players saw a flop for a 25,000 raise from Ryan Austin in the hijack. Austin fired 53,000 on the flop when action checked to him, and he got one caller in the small blind. After the turn brought the , the small blind came out betting with 105,000. Austin jammed for 165,000 more, and the small blind went into the tank. After a few minutes of thinking, he called.
Austin:
Small blind:
Austin's opponent said he put him on a big heart, and he was half right; Austin did have a big heart but he also had a big pair, and the small blind was in trouble. The river was the , and Austin climbed over a million in chips.
We're in the Money Here at Event 8 of the Borgata Winter Poker Open's Ladies Event
We are now in the money here in Event 8, and the remaining 129 players are all assured of earning at least $742 for their performance.
The bubble bursting moment was less dramatic than most, as the tournament clock showed 132 players left and hand for hand play ended. Tournament staff then conducted a count of the room, and determined that their clock was mistaken, and suddenly we were in the money without a bustout having to occur.
John Liu at the Borgata Winter Poker Open Event 5: $100k Guaranteed
We noticed a pretty sizable stack and a table full of players still discussing the aftermath of a recent hand.
Apparently John Liu dragged a monster pot of about 550,000 when his prevailed over three other opponents. Liu's jacks were the best hand going in, as he went up against , and .
The board ran clean and kept Liu in the tournament as the money bubble approaches.
David Gerassi, who entered the day as the chip leader, has continued his winning ways. In a recent hand, he put an opponent all in with the board reading . The player tanked for a couple of minutes before calling off.
Gerassi:
Opponent:
Gerassi had turned the nuts, but his opponent had outs. A river was a brick, and Gerassi let out a yell of "YES!"
Joe Mckeehen checked and called a bet on a flop of , and he and his opponent saw a turn of . Mckeehen again checked, and this time he called a bet of 34,000. When a river caused Mckeehen to check a final time, his opponent fired the third bullet, 55,000. Mckeehen thought for a bit before making the call, and he took down the pot with .
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by the turn, and Mike Ortiz tossed out a bet of 80,000. A lone opponent came along for the ride, and the dealer produced the 
on the river.
knowing he was likely out in front if the other player couldn't bet fifth street.
. Cohen bet 96,000, and the cutoff made the call. Both players checked the 
turn, and a 
completed the community cards. After asking for a rough count of his opponent's chips, the cutoff put Cohen all in for 319,000. Cohen snap-called.
and already in ownership of a huge stack, Eric Rappaport was more than happy to call when a shorty moved all in before him.
and the final board rolled 
to keep Rappaport out in front.
to war on the 
, after he called a 27,000 preflop raise. The flop came 
up against 
flop when action checked to him, and he got one caller in the small blind. After the turn brought the 
, the small blind came out betting with 105,000. Austin jammed for 165,000 more, and the small blind went into the tank. After a few minutes of thinking, he called.
river was a brick, and Gerassi let out a yell of "YES!"
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