It's a Small World After All

We've spotted a few more familiar faces among the masses, including a winner from the previous Borgata Winter Poker Open, and a member of that series' World Poker Tour Main Event.

Joe McKeehen is an accomplished local player with numerous big scores to his credit. One of those scores occurred right here at the Borgata in January, when McKeehen took down Event 3 for nearly $70,000.

Anthony Maio nearly captured the biggest prize of the Borgata Winter Poker Open, reaching the final table of the $3,500 WPT Main Event Championship before falling in 3rd place.

Jim Boyd is a boisterous gentleman with a penchant for table talk, and although some of his boasts have not been verified, his bona fides on the felt are not in dispute. Boyd recently made the final table of the HPO Charles Town Regional Championship, where he registered an impressive 5th place finish.

Finally, Aaron Mermelstein is an up-and-coming young tournament pro who has made multiple deep runs in World Series of Poker events over his brief but bright career.