We found Bob Panitch pushing all in for 93,000 on the turn with the board reading 
. Sonny Kim made the call.
Kim: 
Panitch: 
Panitch was drawing dead, and Kim collected his remaining chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000 | |
|
Busted |
The fall's been swift and sure for Torrey Korsog, who ended Day 1a as the chip leader. We caught Korsog pushing all in with a short stack, and he was followed by two more all ins from Daniel Santiago and third player.
Korsog: 
Santiago: 
Third player: 
Nothing higher than an eight hit the board, and Santiago collected the chips of his two unfortunate opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 | |
|
Busted |
The players are taking their seats, as the first break of the day has come to a close.
The 19th level of tournament is now upon us, and the blinds have escalated to 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante.
In one of the last hands before break, James Woods fired 18,000 into two opponents after a flop of 
. Tom McKeough called in the cutoff, while the early position player folded. The turn brought a 
and a check from Woods. McKeough fired 40,000, and Woods wasted little time before announcing all in. McKeough shrugged and made the call.
McKeough: 
Woods: 
Woods had turned two pair but was still in bad shape against McKeough's set. The river brought a blank 
, and Woods' stack has taken a huge hit since he started the day in second place.
"I can't get a break," he said, lamenting his poor luck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
290,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
63,500 |
The remaining 600 or so players are currently milling around the room, frantically puffing away at a cigarette, or tapping away at their smartphones to inform the world as to the progress.
That must mean we're on our first break of the day, and play will recommence in ten minutes.
One of the big stacks returning for Day 2 of the first event on the Borgata Winter Poker Open schedule was Luis Vazquez.
Better known to many by his nickname "Bachy," Vazquez is a local New England poker player from Massachusetts. After his first day in the $2 Million Guarantee Big Stack NLHE Re-Entry, Vazquez bagged up an impressive 315,500 in chips, but the Taunton, Massachusetts native knows there is a long way to go if he wants to lock up another big poker score.
With nearly $470,000 in live tournament earnings and four victories, Vazquez knows a thing or two about tournament poker. In fact, one of those four victories came right here at the Borgata when he won a $230 no-limit holdem event in 2012 at the Borgata Guaranteed Three Play Poker Tournament. For that win, Vazquez defeated a field of 943 entries and earned $41,102.
His biggest live score, which was also his first-ever victory, earned Vazquez $144,286. The event was the $3,500 Foxwoods Poker Classic Championship Event in 2010 where he topped a field of 224 entries for the title.
Outside of those victories, one of the more notable cashes on Vazquez's record came from the 2010 North American Poker Tour $25,000 Bounty Shootout held at Mohegan Sun. Vazquez won his seat into the televised event through a live satellite and parlayed that into a $70,000 score. After winning his first table, Vazquez made the final table and finished in sixth place.
A proud Puerto Rican that loves to stay involved at the poker table with aggressive, tricky play, Vazquez will surely be someone we'll be keeping our eyes on.
As the field continues to shrink towards the 450-player line dividing those who cash, and those who head home empty-handed, the players still in contention are intently focused on the task at hand.
The room is quiet and calm, with players concentrating on every turn of the card and tell exhibited by their opponents.
As the field continues to condense, we expect the atmosphere in the room to become even more serious, as hundreds of players compete to take home a life-changing six-figure score.
A flop of 
hit the board and Chad Jackson had all his chips in the middle holding just .
When his opponent looked him up with the 
, Jackson's bluff attempt had been picked off, but he still held six outs with his overcards.
Turn:
Fourth street brought paint, but not the king or jack needed to keep Jackson's hopes alive. He did add four more outs, however, as any ten would complete his gutshot straight draw.
River: 
"Yes!!!" went the celebratory call, as Jackson circled the table in excitement. "Nice call though man..."
The downed opponent could only look on in dejection, as his tournament life came to an end despite his heroic call on the flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
185,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
Men Nguyen opened for 13,000 in middle position, and Andrew Badecker made it 30,000 on the button. Nguyen tanked for a couple of minutes before folding 
face up.
"Next time you do that, I'll have a bigger pair," Nguyen said. "Keep doing that."
"I will," Badecker replied.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
385,000 | |
|
||
|
340,000
139,000
|
139,000 |
|
||
The second level of Day 2 (Level 18) is now here, and with it, the blinds have climbed to 3,000-6,000 with a 500 ante.
