2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

$3 Million Guaranteed WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
Day: 1b
Event Info

2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q3
Prize
$842,379
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Entries
1,229
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
75,000

Living Up to His Word

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante
Ryan Eriquezzo is Brimming With Confidence at the Moment, Having Climbed to Half His Goal Midway Through the Day
Ryan Eriquezzo is Brimming With Confidence at the Moment, Having Climbed to Half His Goal Midway Through the Day

Earlier in the day Ryan Eriquezzo took to Twitter to vent, after a loose opponent used the deuce-four offsuit to take a few of his chips.

Eriquezzo didn't go so far as to make a guarantee, but he confidently announced that a 100,000 chip count was his expectation for the end of today's play. Tripling (and then some) one's starting stack is always a good way to end a starting flight, so Eriquezzo wasn't out of line by any means, and he is obviously skilled enough to set a high bar for himself.

We've been wondering how Eriquezzo has been doing thus far in his effort to build a six-figure stack, so we checked his favorite outlet for on the felt updates to see how he's doing. Here's what we found out:

Ryan EriquezzoCooler the shit out of @JeffMadsenobv a8>a6 on a86a3. 65k at 100 #skillgame

Ryan Eriquezzo22k cause I'm pretty much the worst

Ryan EriquezzoBack to 60k now. And an image where I should prob have it from now on

Apparently Eriquezzo victimized his friend and fellow pro Jeff Madsen when both players flopped two pair and filled up on the turn. That pot pushed him over 60,000, but the swings set in and he fell back to 22,000 during Level 3, only to rebound recently as Level 4 is set to begin.

Halfway home, Eriquezzo looks to be well on his way to the 100,000 mark he assured the world he would meet. It's poker though, so we won't book his seat in Day 2 just yet... even if Eriquezzo himself already has.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Eriquezzo
60,000
28,000
28,000
WSOP 3X Winner

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