2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Borgata Winter Poker Open Side Events

Event 3: Joe Mckeehen Wins a Flip

Joe Mckeehen is Making Moves on Day 2 of the Borgata Winter Poker Open Event #3
Joe Mckeehen is Making Moves on Day 2 of the Borgata Winter Poker Open Event #3

One of the biggest stacks left in Event 3 belongs to WSOP Circuit winner Joe McKeehen, and after a recent hand his towers reached a bit higher.

An extremely short-stacked player moved all in and Mckeehen quickly called with his {8-Hearts}{8-Spades}, only to find that his opponent had actually found a flipping hand with {A-Clubs}{q-Hearts}.

Despite being less of a favorite than he anticipated, Mckeehen was confident that the hand would be his, and he instructed the dealer to roll out the board. When the {4-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{7-Clubs} was spread across the felt, Mckeehen' optimism proved to be well-founded, and he stacked yet another opponent here on Day 2.

Mckeehen is no stranger to success in Atlantic City tournament series, having captured the WSOP Circuit's Caesars AC Main Event Championship crown last march. While today's first-prize payout is decidedly smaller than the $174,000 he took down for that win, another title here in AC would be quite the accomplishment.

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