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2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Event 1: $2 Million Guarantee Big Stack NLHE Re-Entry
Day: 1bc
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Chip Counts
Chip Counts
1
519,000
3
355,000
5
321,500
8
309,000
Event 1: Back from Break
The first break of the night has ended, and the cards are back in the air here on Day 1C of the Borgata Winter Poker Open.
Event 1: Breakage
The tournament floor has emptied out as the first break of the day has arrived.
Event 1: Payne's Opponent Sees Painful River
A rare (at this stage) pot involving two players' gray chips caught our eye on a recent rotation through the room. Jerry Payne had put in a raise to over 20,000 from the cutoff after a player in middle position put out a bet of 8,300. The middle-position player shrugged his shoulders before maneuvering all of his chips into the middle in a single tower, calling off his stack.
Payne: 
Middle position: 
Payne's overpair was behind, and a 
turn gave him no help. When a 
hit the river though, queens up was now the winning hand, and Payne's opponent could only shake his head and say, "nice hand."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,500 |
Event 1: Amnon and the Aces
Longtime veteran of the tournament circuit and New York City native Amnon Filippi made his way from the city to the shore to compete in tonight's Day 1C. And although he saw his starting stack of 20,000 halved a few levels into play, the power of pocket aces helped him rebound in fine style.
Filippi opened the pot for a small raise, and responded to a reraise by simply shoving all-in for his last 8,625. His opponent quickly called with 
, but Filippi smoothly revealed his 
with a smile.
After the flop came 
, Filippi's opponent was left calling for clubs, but when the 
dropped in on the turn, his tournament had come to an abrupt end.
Humorously, the dealer heard player's exclaim "It's over" when the third ace came on board, and she took the advice literally, putting the deck down and pushing the pot to Filippi. The experienced player knew better than that though, and he politely asked the dealer to burn and turn the meaningless river card (
) to make things official.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,750 | -1,250 |
Event 1: Heimiller Changing Gears
Dan Heimiller three-bet to 1,300 from the small blind after a few players were in for an initial raise. The player under the gun called, as did the button. Heimiller opted to check the 
flop, and the under-the-gun player put out a small bet of 1,500. The button folded immediately, and Heimiller came back with 3,500. His opponent folded relatively quickly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,425 | 22,425 |
Event 1: D'Agostino Can't Beat 77
We found John D'Agostino heads up on a final board of 
. D'Agostino rapped the table with some force after his opponent checked to him on the river, and the New Jersey native, who sports nearly $2 million in career tournament cashes, mucked his cards when his opponent showed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,400 | 9,400 |
Event 1: Ciresi Doubles Early
According to Charles Ciresi, he flopped a set of threes in a large three-way pot against an overpair of queens and a flush draw. The set held up, and Ciresi has built himself a nice early stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39,000 |
Event 1: Level Three Has Arrived
The third level of play has arrived, meaning the blinds have gone up to 75-150.
Event 1: Men "The Master" Nguyen Firing Another Bullet
After playing in yesterday's Day 1A flight and falling short, Men "The Master" Nguyen was just spotted making his way to a tournament table.
Nguyen will be hoping to put on a better performance this time around, and we'll let you know when he starts moving his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |