2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

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Event 10: Crazy Handful of Nothin'

Cotton Snuffer
Cotton Snuffer

With the board reading {7-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{9-Hearts}{10-Hearts} by the turn, Cotton Snuffer check-called a bet of 1,500 to see the {8-Spades} complete the board on the river.

Snuffer - the man who has dominated this tournament series while sporting a porkpie hat - then led out for a bet of 8,050. His opponent was not impressed, however, and he immediately moved all in for a sizable amount.

After checking his cards a final time, Snuffer held them up and tossed them into the muck, offering a "nice hand" across the table as he did so.

Tags: Cotton Snuffer

"Aces Don't Win in Omaha"

Aaron Steury is playing PLO here at Borgata.
Aaron Steury is playing PLO here at Borgata.

Players are currently playing at Level 6 with blinds of 200-400.

In a recent hand, Laurence Wolf three-bet to 4,000 before the flop and got two callers. The flop brought {j-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{10-Spades}, and Wolf bet the pot after the first player checked. The next player shoved all in, the first player folded, and Wolf called.

Wolf: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{2-Hearts}
Opponent: {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{3-Diamonds}

Wolf's aces were in bad shape, and he was drawing dead on the {2-Diamonds} turn.

"Aces don't win in Omaha," a player at the table said as Wolf got up to make his exit.

Meanwhile, Aaron Steury and Dan Heimiller are also in the field.

Tags: Laurence WolfAaron SteuryDan Heimiller

Winter Storm Janus - How Will it Affect Borgata Winter Poker Open?

Will we see smaller fields in the coming days?
Will we see smaller fields in the coming days?

We overheard some in the room discussing the impending arrival of Winter Storm Janus, scheduled to put the "winter" in Borgata Winter Poker Open at any moment. The big question here is how it will affect the field. More than 2,700 flights are already canceled, with a further 2,300 delayed, according to the Weather Channel. The Weather Channel described the storm as bringing "heavy snow, frigid temperatures, and bitter winds" with as much as a foot of snow expected in some areas. With so many flights canceled, will we see smaller-than-expected fields in the coming couple of days? Or will players get snowed in and be forced to stay longer than expected?

Pot-Limit Omaha and Deepest Stack on Tap

The crowd in the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker open $250k Guaranteed
The crowd in the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker open $250k Guaranteed

We've got quite a slate on tap for the ninth day of the Borgata Winter Poker Open.

Kicking off the day, we'll be starting with the $450 buy-in Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry. Play for this tournament began a short time ago, and players are starting off with 50,000 stacks. They'll be grinding until either 18 players remain or 2 a.m., whichever comes last. Levels will last 30 minutes until Level 11, at which point they go for 40 minutes.

At noon, we have a double-header: Day 2 of the $400 buy-in $250,000 Guarantee Deeper Stack No-Limit Hold'em and the start of the $450 buy-in Big Stack Pot-Limit Omaha Re-Entry. For the former, 309 players remain from three Day 1 flights. David Gerassi leads the way with 429,000, and Chris Kash is hot on his heels with 426,000, while Efraim Hirschman bagged 417,000. Other notable stacks include Jason Rivkin (375,000), Joe McKeehen (350,000), and Coleem Chestnut (316,000). The tournament is scheduled to play down to a winner.

Players begin with 20,000 chips in the PLO tournament. Levels will last 30 minutes for the first 10, and 40 minutes thereafter. Re-entries will be accepted for the first six levels, and a winner is scheduled to be determined tonight.