Local Spotlight: Taunton's Luis Vazquez
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.