Event 1: Mehta Doubles Up
We found Ojus Mehta in the aftermath of an all in on a board of 
. Mehta held 
for a set, and he'd spiked a two-outer against an opponent with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000 | 5,000 |
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Event 1: $2 Million Guarantee Big Stack NLHE Re-Entry
Day: 1bc
Top
Chip Counts
Chip Counts
1
519,000
3
355,000
5
321,500
8
309,000
Event 1: You Don't Know Jack
After a player opened for 4,800 and no less than four players flatted the raise, a young woman looked down at her hand and instantly moved all-in for her last 31,600.
The original raiser responded incredulously, saying "Now I know you didn't wake up with something here, I shoulda known you would!"
Eventually, despite the histrionics, the player mucked his hand, followed by another player folding.
With the action back on him, Jack Choquette decided to make his stand, and he moved all-in as well to cover the woman's wager. The other player involved got out of the way, and the two then revealed their holdings.
Choquette:
Opponent: 
Choquette had the worst of it, but in poker things change with the turn of a card, and when a 
appeared in the window, his opponent knew she was headed for a bad beat.
"I wasn't so lucky to pick that hand up, was I?" she asked with a rueful smile. "Nice hand sir."
The turn and river failed to improve her hand, and Choquette took down a sizable pot after making a bold play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
89,000 | 89,000 |
Event 1: New Blinds
A tournament official announced a new level with blinds of 1,200-2,400 and antes of 300.
Event 1: Ciresi Doubles
We found Charles Ciresi collecting chips in the aftermath of an all in. He had 
on a board with a third ten, and according to Ciresi, an opponent had gotten all in with 
on the ten-high flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
155,000 | 88,700 |
Event 1: Redefining the Term "Sicko"
Throughout the night here on the third flight of the $2 million guarantee opening event at the Borgata, we've watched in awe as a young man by the name of Jon Giordano put on a most impressive performance.
Giordano was seated near the PokerNews live reporting station for much of Day 1C, and every five minutes or so he would shamble up to the desk and claim a few Kleenex tissues to blow his nose. Giordano was obviously under the weather, and when we offered to let him have the box for himself, he graciously declined, saying "I actually think the walking back and forth is helping."
"How late are we going tonight?" he then asked, and when he heard that 4 a.m. local time was the expected end point, the surprised look on his ashen face said it all.
"I'm never gonna make it..." he said with a laugh. "Nope, not gonna happen."
Even though Giordano's illness forced him to rush off to the restroom to relieve himself of his lunch - an act that happened during a hand he was actually contesting - Giordano has persevered through it all. He has survived 12 levels of play thus far, and with his stack sitting around 100,000 at the moment, he very well may make it through to tomorrow's Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
105,000 | 105,000 |
Event 1: D'Agostino Loses a Flip
John D'Agostino got all in from the button against a shorter stack in the cutoff, while a third player who had called D'Agostino's raise to 16,000 got out of the way.
D'Agostino:
Opponent:
Both players got help on the 
flop, but D'Agostino was now way behind. The 
turn ended things, and D'Agostino how has a dangerously short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,400 | -49,600 |
Event 1: Four More to Go
The cards are back in the air here at the Borgata, and we are four 30-minute levels away from calling it a night (morning?) on Day 1C.
Event 1: Breakdown
The tournament is now on the last 20-minute break of the night.
Event 1: Ciresi Takes a Small One
Charles Ciresi raised to 3,700 from an early position, and both blinds decided to see a flop. Both checked the 
flop, and Ciresi fired a continuation-bet of about 6,500, which was enough to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
66,300 | 27,300 |
Event 1: Reibscheid Scoops Big Pot
Justin Reibscheid, on the button, shipped it on an opponent who had bet 16,000 on a 
flop. The player decided to call off his last 40,000 or so.
Reibscheid: 
Opponent: 
Reibscheid didn't improve when the 
came out, but the gave him the flush he needed to knock his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000 |