Walter "Heisenberg" White forced all in on a board of 
. Kathleen Long made the call.
White: 
Long: 
The dealer burned and turned a 
, and White, sporting Heisenberg's trademark hat, sent Long packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,450,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Moments after eliminating Coleem Chestnut to end the former chip leader's precipitous fall from grace, New Yorker Allard Broedelet just hauled in another massive pile of chips.
His victim this time was Kathleen Long, who began Chestnut's descent earlier by calling a bet on every street with just ace-high.
The action began when the flop fell 
, and Broedelet tapped the table for a check. Long fired away with a bet of 300,000, and Broedelet flatted to see the 
fall in on the turn.
After another check her way, Long made it 500,000 to play, but rather than smooth-calling this time around, Broedelet pumped the action up to 1.2 million. Long came along for the ride and the river card was the . Broedelet tossed out a bet of 1.5 million, and when Long looked him up the native New Yorker revealed his 
for a full house. Long could only muster 
for trip queens, and suddenly she went from scratching an item off of her bucket list to nearly kicking the bucket.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,900,000 | 2,900,000 |
We didn't catch the exact action, but Allard Broedelet got Coleem Chestnut, who spent a sizable stretch of the night as the chip leader, all in on a 
flop.
Chestnut: 
Broedelet: 
Broedelet's flopped straight was best, and he needed only to dodge a diamond. The turn and river brought no diamonds, and Broedelet has taken over as massive stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,000,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
There are now six tables remaining in Event 2, the $500 Black Chip Bounty Re-Entry event.
A total of fifty players remain and the average stack is approximately 184,500.
Robert "Uncle Krunk" Panitch, who you may remember from his 3rd place finish at the WSOP Circuit National Championship Main Event last year, is still in contention.
Men Nguyen raised to 155,000 under the gun, and the cutoff and big blind both called him.
The cutoff led out with 320,000 after the 
flop, and Nguyen almost beat him into the pot with his whole stack. The cutoff folded, and the big blind called the last few chips.
Nguyen: 
Big blind: 
Nguyen was miles ahead, and the 
ended matters on the turn. Nguyen pumped both fists in celebration.
"Triple up, baby," he said as he scooped up his newfound chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,250,000 | 800,000 |
In one of the most interesting hands to take place so far here at the Borgata Winter Poker Open, former chip leader Coleem Chestnut found himself on the wrong end of a hero call.
According to the assembled railbirds who were abuzz after witnessing the action firsthand, Chestnut triple-barreled into Long, firing shot after shot at his opponent in an attempt to force the fold.
Although the final board was king-high with a bunch of blanks, Long somehow summoned the courage to make the call with just 
for ace-high. Despite posturing as if he held a piece of it, Chestnut was unable to produce a pair, and suddenly half of his stack was shipped across the table to a still shrieking Long.
"I'm knocking something off my bucket list!" she exclaimed to everyone within earshot. "This is so fun!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,500,000 | 5,050,000 |
|
|
3,100,000 | -3,100,000 |
Play has resumed here on Day 2, and cards are back in the air.
A lucrative tournament series always causes cash game grinders to exit their element, and the Borgata Winter Poker Open is no different.
Coleem Chestnut fits that bill, as he has five years of poker under his belt but only a couple of years of tournament experience. He laughs as he recalls the first time he tried his hand at tournament poker, which resulted in a final table.
"I busted in 9th," he said, replaying the exact action of a lost ace-king-against-jacks flip. "I was heartbroken. I couldn't get out of bed for two days."
The proud Brooklyn native estimated he spends 80 percent of his poker hours playing cash games, mainly 2-5 with some 5-10 mixed in. When the 35-year-old does dip his toes into tournament waters, Borgata is his favorite destination. The atmosphere, in particular, stands out, he said.
"The crowd is great," he said. "You've got a mix of celebrity players and regular players."
Chestnut has logged time at the tables with actor James Woods and Miles Austin of the Dallas Cowboys. His best celebrity experience, though, was playing against Jahri Evans, offensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints.
"I stacked him several times in a cash game," Chestnut said. "He was throwing money around, it was awesome."
The session turned out to be his biggest cash win, as he turned his $500 buy in into $9,700.
As for the rest of the tournament series, Chestnut said he's eyeing six or seven more events, including contemplating a shot at the main event.
"I haven't made a decision yet," he said.
The players have departed the tournament floor for their latest 15-minute break.
Luis Vazquez lost the majority of his chips to a player who made a straight with queen-jack. A few hands later, he got all in before the flop.
Vazquez: 
Opponent: 
Vazquez went back to his flip-losing ways, as the board ran out 
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
