A player shoved all in for 90,000 from an early position, and John D'Agostino called. Action folded to Shawn Cunix on the button, who moved in for 300,000. Cathy Dever called off in the big blind for about 60,000, and D'Agostino put everyone at risk.
D'Agostino:
Cunix:
Dever:
Early position:
D'Agostino took a hammerlock on the hand when the flop came , giving him a set. A and completed the board, and D'Agostino swept everyone's chips into his stack.
In one of the last hands before break, Isaac Baron bet 15,000 from the cutoff after fourth street with the board reading . Larry Ormson, from the button, popped it to 32,000 and Baron called. On the river, Baron fired out 75,000. Ormson began thinking, talking to himself and Baron intermittently.
"Is that a hundred?" he asked.
"Seventy-five," Baron replied, staying still aside from moving his mouth to speak and taking the occasional breath.
"Well, I know you don't have the nut flush," Ormson said. "What do you think?"
The two exchanged some banter after the hand, with Ormson trying to extract some information about Baron's hand, but Baron only laughed and said he wouldn't say.
On a recent hand, Gerassi was at it again, making what seemed to be a value bet on a board that contained three clubs.
His opponent seemed to respect Gerassi's wager and he was unable to fire the trigger on a bold bluff. Instead, he showed Gerassi and sighed while tossing his cards away.
Gerassi just looked back at the board and smiled, showing the to suggest he held the flush, before happily rolling over the for a pure bluff. With a wink in our direction, Gerassi dragged yet another pot his way as he looks to close out the Borgata Winter Poker Open with another final table run.
There was only 63,000 in the pot when Laz Hernandez moved all in, effectively betting about 185,000 and forcing Jamison to decision for his tournament life. The flop read and Jamison was tanking hard, staring straight ahead while trying to ignore the crush of onlookers from other tables, each one hoping he called and lost.
With the World Poker Tour camera crews hovering nearby to capture the scene, Jamison waited for about three minutes, never saying a word or moving a muscle. Suddenly, Jamison's hand darted forward and a stack of chips was pushed forward. He had called off the rest of his 30 big blind stack and when he did so, Hernandez stood to table his hand as dozens of people craned their neck to see what he held.
Showdown:
Hernandez:
Jamison:
With dozens of pros watching and the cameras on hand to record the drama - not to mention a $6,739 payday for everybody left in the field on the line - neither Hernandez or Jamison could produce a pair. Jamison was looking to make a spade flush, and a a deuce would also put him in front, while Hernandez was predictably on air with the big stack bubble bully move.
Everyone in the room tried to squeeze in and watch while the dealer burned and turned.
Turn: River:
The board managed to brick out and as Hernandez bellowed a celebration, Jamison silently gathered his things and headed out the door. The rest of the field was abuzz with excitement as the news spread, and suddenly a hand where no pair could be produced had pushed 120 players into the coveted position of a WPT cash.
Faraz Jaka fired 51,000 into Dan Heimiller on fourth street. The board was , and Heimiller raised to 151,000. Jaka made the call, and the two checked the river. Jaka rolled over for a counterfeited two pair, but it was good enough to win the pot after Heimiller looked at his cards a few times before mucking them.
Chris Reslock called a raise of 14,900 from Jessica Desantis and the flop fell . Desantis fired a c-bet out at Reslock after he checked to her, and he called again to take the on the turn.
Desantis bet 45,000 when it was checked to her a second time, but rather than flat Reslock went for the raise, and 120,000 was pushed into the middle. Desantis tanked for a while before moving all in, and Reslock snapped it off while tabling for trip threes on the turn.
"How dirty..." said Desantis, obviously disgusted with the bad beat. "Sick."
She was already heading away from the table when the river blanked off, and with that Reslock brought the field one step closer to the cash.
Matt Stout opened for a raise from middle position, and Joe Serock three-bet to 27,000. In the small blind, Julio Belluscio made it 54,000, and Stout folded when it got back to him. Serock made the call after some thinking, and the two saw a flop of . Belluscio fired small, 22,500. Serock called him, and the turn brought a . Belluscio came out with 44,000, and Serock laid it down.
"I have my flight to Brazil today," Belluscio said, flipping over for an airball. "If I change it, I want chips."
A player opened for 12,500 in middle position, only to see Faraz Jaka use his big stack to apply some pressure with a three-bet to 30,000 on the button.
The other player paused and took his time, looking over at the tournament clock to see just eight eliminations stood between him and a cash. Knowing that Jaka could easily afford to call an all-in four-bet, the player slid his cards forward into the muck.
Jaka just smiled a bit and rechecked his cards, before dragging another pot on the bubble.
Maurice Hawkins just made his exit from the tournament after running his into the of Ronald Lee. Hawkins found no improvement from the community, and Lee added his chips to his stack.
While everybody still left with chips in the Borgata Winter Poker Open WPT Main Event has eyes on the $842,379 first-place payout, making the money is always the first goal on the checklist.
With the elimination of out 121st-place player the survivors will be assured of earning at least $6,739, although depending on how many re-entry bullets they fired, this figure may or may not represent a profit.