The Black Chip Bounty is well into the swing of things, with tables split between the main cash room and the Signature Room. So far, 406 players have signed up, with nearly a quarter of those already eliminated. Prize pool information is fluid, but we're currently looking at more than $35,000 up top.
Notable players spotted grinding early stacks include Victor Ramdin, Amnon Filippi and Matt Stout.
We met New York City attorney Theodore Goldbergh yesterday as Day 1c was nearing its end, as he let us know about his history here at the Borgata.
Apparently Goldbergh took down the first ever poker tournament held at Atlantic City's premier gaming establishment, and since that accomplishment years ago, he has been enamored with the game. Goldbergh survived the gauntlet of this event's triumvirate of starting flights to earn a seat here on Day 2, and after an early win he appeared to be well on his way to another deep run.
We watched as Goldbergh reraised a middle position player's opening bet of 14,000, making it 30,000 flat to play. The opponent called to take the flop, and after a tap of the table to him, Goldbergh shoved all-in for his last 40,000 or so chips. The power play worked to perfection, and Goldbergh jumped over the 100,000 chip mark just minutes into the day.
Unfortunately for Goldbergh, the run came to an abrupt end at the hands of a brutal bad beat.
Goldbergh held and watched a flop of hit the board. With two opponents standing between him and another major pot, Goldbergh pushed out a bet of 35,000, receiving a lone caller from the cutoff position. When the arrived on the turn, Goldbergh moved all-in once again, but this time he was snapped off by the cutoff, who held .
Although he was in the lead with his pair of aces and a king kicker, Goldbergh was fading a flush draw as the cutoff held the ace of spades.
River:
Goldbergh's hands shot up to the sky at the sight of the dreaded spade, and with that, his tournament was over in a flash. Poker can be the cruelest of games, but after getting to know Ted Goldbergh yesterday, we're confident the bad beat won't affect his outlook on the game he loves.
With Day 2 of the $2 million Guarantee extravaganza set to start any moment now, let's take a peek at a few tweets issued this morning in anticipation of a great day of poker action:
Players are streaming in to the main Borgata WInter Poker Open tournament area to take their seats for the start of Day 2.
A total of 867 players survived the three opening flights, and the fields have combined to fight for a prize pool based on 4,814 entries. The tournament officials are still calculating how that prize pool will be divvied up.
Players leading the way include Christian Lusardi (519,000), James Woods (410,500) Michael Dobbs (391,000), Coleem Chestnut (387,500), Torrey Korsog (372,000), Johnson Nguyen (361,000), Roger Wellmann (361,000), Johnny Lam (355,000) and Randall Pfeifer (345,000).
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Good morning, and welcome back to PokerNews' live coverage of the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open. Kicking off the day is going to be the start of a $350 Black Chip Bounty Re-Entry tournament. Coverage will be focused on the $2 Million Guarantee, with other event updates sprinkled in.