2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Event 1: $2 Million Guarantee Big Stack NLHE Re-Entry
Day: 2
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: Alexandre the Great

With so many players riding stacks of similar size, and the blinds rising every 40 minutes, there have been multiple three-way all-in confrontations.

The latest clash between three players saw {A-Spades}{A-Hearts} go up against {10-Hearts}{10-Spades} and {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}, with the man holding nines at risk of being eliminated.

"Black nine dealer, put a black nine out there!" bellowed the man with the worst hand. "One time!"

As commanded, the dealer fanned the flop with a flourish, and the first card in the window was, of course, the {9-Spades} to fulfill the short-stacked player's wish.

The nine-ball was soon followed by a {10-Clubs} and an {8-Clubs}, however, meaning the set of nines was second-best to Alexandre Navalnii's set of tens. The unfortunate woman holding pocket rockets could only watch as her dominating hand was dashed by a pair of two-outers.

The turn ({2-Diamonds}) and river ({j-Spades}) changed nothing, and with that, Navalnii vaulted to nearly a million chips to put himself in contention for a deep run here on Day 2.

Player Chips Progress
Alexandre Navalnii
Alexandre Navalnii
950,000
950,000
950,000