Eric Baldwin in the Borgata Winter Poker Open Six-Max Event
Eric Baldwin opened for 1,700 in the cutoff, and the next two players called. Corrie Wunstel popped it to 7,000 from the big blind, and Baldwin came back with a four-bet to 16,200. The button and small blind got out of the way, and Wunstel jammed for 34,725 more. Baldwin tanked for a couple of minutes before making the call.
Wunstel:
Baldwin:
Baldwin had made the right read, but things quickly turned sour when the dealer rolled out the flop. Baldwin was rewarded for his play by drawing dead on the turn, and a completed the board.
We found Kirron Chan all in for 45,675 against an opponent who was tanking on a board of . The pot was about 25,000, and Chan had called a raise out of the big blind and then check-raised the flop, he said.
"You'll show me if I fold?" his opponent asked.
"I'll let you pick one," Chan said, borrowing his neighbor's sunglasses to perhaps cut a more intimidating figure.
"If I knew how to pick, I'd play the lottery," Chan's opponent responded. After another minute or so, he called.
Chan:
Opponent:
Chad needed only to dodge a queen, and the river was a .
Andrew Kelsall Just Won a Battle of Premium Pocket Pairs
We saw two players with all-in buttons in front of them, as both David Fox and Jerry Payne had put the last of their chips into the middle.
When Payne's all-in move was announced, Andre Kelsall snap-called and tabled to find himself in a fortuitous position against Payne's and the held by Fox.
The final board ran out to keep Kelsall out in front, and with the double-knockout he climbed to more than 120,000 to start Day 2 off in style. After heading into Day 2 of the Six-Max event earlier this week as the overall chip leader, Kelsall knows how to use chips when he gets them, and he just took the rest from two players to make himself a force going forward.
Kelsall also let us know that he made another score before the encounter with aces, hitting the board perfectly with his to felt a player who held a futile full house with . Anytime a skilled player starts running the way Kelsall is today, we pay attention, knowing that a huge chip lead could be built and lengthened in just a level or two of play.
Danny Warchol on Day 2 of the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open WPT Main Event
After arriving midway through Level 9, Danny Warchol immediately tried to run the most unconventional, risky play in all of poker: betting with no hand.
We don't mean Warchol missed his draw and fired out, or floated with air to make a move... he literally played a pot to the river without a hand to play.
We caught the tail end of a heated discussion between Warchol and the floor staff, and after the commotion died down one of Warchol's tablemates filled us in on the drama. Apparently Warchol was dealt and he opened for a raise from early position, with two players flatting to see a flop which was checked down. A heart hit the board on the turn - giving Warchol a four-flush - and he led out for a bet of 2,200. His two opponent's called and the river card was produced (no fifth heart was found) with a round of checks following fifth street.
When the showdown occurred, Warchol went to table his hand (which would not have been the winner anyway), only to discover that his cards were already in the muck. Arriving late meant Warchol was unbagging his chips to start the hand, and the dealer collected his cards while dragging the rest of the folds into the muck. There was nothing to be done at that point, and the chips Warchol bet remained in the pot, leaving him exasperated with the decision.
Compounding Warchol's misery, on the very next deal he picked up , only to hear the dreaded words "misdeal" ring out as the button had never moved during the previous hand's delay. Warchol's queens went sailing toward the muck when he heard a misdeal had occurred, but a tournament official countermanded the dealer's decision while ruling that significant action had already occurred.
The pot was played out to completion, and for the second time in two deals, Warchol was left empty handed.
Matt Waxman on Day 2 of the 2014 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Main Event
We found Matt Waxman facing an all-in wager from an opponent on the button with the board reading . His opponent had shipped it for 22,625, and Waxman only had about 10,000 more than that. He tanked for a couple of minutes before making the call.
Waxman:
Opponent:
Waxman was behind, but had a flush draw and an open ender to go with his sixes. The river was a though, no help to Waxman, and he's dangerously low on chips.
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flop. Baldwin was rewarded for his play by drawing dead on the 
turn, and a 
completed the board.
. The pot was about 25,000, and Chan had called a raise out of the big blind and then check-raised the flop, he said.
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and the 
held by Fox.
to keep Kelsall out in front, and with the double-knockout he climbed to more than 120,000 to start Day 2 off in style. After heading into 
. Anytime a skilled player starts running the way Kelsall is today, we pay attention, knowing that a huge chip lead could be built and lengthened in just a level or two of play.
and he opened for a raise from early position, with two players flatting to see a flop which was checked down. A heart hit the board on the turn - giving Warchol a four-flush - and he led out for a bet of 2,200. His two opponent's called and the river card was produced (no fifth heart was found) with a round of checks following fifth street.
on a board of 
