2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Event 1: $2 Million Guarantee Big Stack NLHE Re-Entry
Day: 1bc
Event Info

2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$2,325,835
Entries
4,812
Players Left
27
Average Chip Stack
3,564,444
Total Chips
96,240,000

Event 1: Andy is Dandy

Andy Hwang Here on Day 1B
Andy Hwang Here on Day 1B

No stranger to tournament poker, Andy Hwang is likely one of the most experienced players in the room, despite most of his competitors having 20 or 30 years on him.

Hwang just made a major push to put himself in position, as he stacked an opponent and claimed an enormous pot with just one pair.

The action began when Hwang limped in for 400 in early position, and a player in middle position popped it to 800. Both of the blinds flatted the raise, as did Hwang, and the dealer fanned a flop of {2-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} across the felt.

After a check by the small blind, the big blind led out for 1,300, but Hwang decided to apply some pressure with a raise to 3,550. The middle position player folded, but both the blinds opted to take another card by calling the raise.

On the {6-Diamonds} turn, both blinds checked to the aggressor, and Hwang obliged with a large bet of 8,200. The small blind quickly got out of the way, but the big blind was persistent and he made the call. The board was completed with the {2-Spades} on the river, and the big blind immediately shoved all-in for about 12,000 or so.

Hwang coolly moved a stack forward to signal a call, and as he did, the big blind player's poker face cracked, a sheepish grin spreading across his face as he tabled the {Q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} for top pair. Hwang simply rolled over his {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}, and with the ace-kicker, his pair of queens was best. The pot pushed Hwang to the upper echelon of today's chip counts, and after a disappointing Day 1A, the second flight of this event has proven far more forgiving for the young pro.

Player Chips Progress
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Andy Hwang
79,400
50,200
50,200

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