With the Borgata Winter Poker Open offering local grinders a chance to shine, many players in the region have taken to Twitter to announce their presence in today's field. Here are a few of the tweets issued recently from local players in attendance tonight:
With the board reading 
, a player jammed all in and was called by Daniel Mulhall.
Mulhall: 
Opponent: 
Both players had flush draws, but Mulhall had his opponent "outkicked" with a straight. A 
river completed Mulhall's needless flush, and his opponent grabbed a rebuy slip and headed to the tournament director's desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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35,600 |
Here are a few of the familiar faces we've spotted among the field here on Day 1C.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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We are five minutes into the first level of Day 1C, and the cards are back in the air here at the Borgata!
Our apologies for the lack of updates recently, the simultaneous end of Day 1B and start of Day 1C has led to a bit of gridlock on the tournament floor.
Hundreds of people are trying to push past each one another to find their tables, or to leave the room, and chaos is reigning at the moment.
We are diligently trying to record the chip leaders from Day 1B, while the entire field for Day 1C files through the corridors searching for their seats.
Just like the Polar Vortex, however, this storm too shall pass, and within a few minutes or so we will return to your regularly scheduled PokerNews programming.
We've rounded up the large and notable chipstacks we can as the players bagged up, with a few omissions (sorry, Steve Gross fans). Looks like Christian Lusardi and Johnny Lam will be collecting the $2,000 and $1,000 prizes, respectively.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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519,000
159,000
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159,000 |
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355,000
355,000
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355,000 |
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321,500
321,500
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321,500 |
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315,500
315,500
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315,500 |
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304,000
304,000
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304,000 |
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297,500
10,500
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10,500 |
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144,500
144,500
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144,500 |
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89,500
55,500
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55,500 |
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71,500
71,500
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71,500 |
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48,000
48,000
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48,000 |
We found Nick Guagenti with a raise of 125,500 in front of him in the cutoff. He'd come back over the top after a three-bet to 35,500 from the big blind.
"You just love to do that don't you?" the big blind said. "Think I'm bluffing every time."
Finally, he let his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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287,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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Adam Lamphere jammed his last 25,000 and was called by the cutoff.
Lamphere: 
Cutoff: 
The board ran out clean for the sixes, and Lamphere headed for the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
There will be one last 30-minute level of play before bag and tag begins. The blinds are now 2,000-4,000 with a 400 ante.
As Day 1B of the Borgata Winter Poker Open's first event nears its conclusion, the empty tables around the room are now being equipped for the upcoming Day 1C flight.
Dealers are setting up tables with fresh 20,000 stacks for the third flight, and the atmosphere in the room is a mixture of intense concentration on one side, and expectant optimism on the other.
