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The marathon match between Brian Hewitt and Matt Matros just came to an end, and it was Hewitt who prevailed after showing up about 45 minutes late to the event.
Hewitt will be pitted against Dan Wach in the second round.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | |
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Busted |
The final board read 
and Ernie Lewis could be heard ordering another drink even though his first was still half full.
A quick scan of the scene told the tale. Lewis got it all in against Davis with the best of it, holding 
to Davis' dominated 
. The flop came clean for Lewis, but the turn and river fit snugly with Davis' cards to create a runner-runner straight.
Shortly thereafter, Davis capitalized on the momentum and went from nearly dead to deadlocked in the match, taking the rest of Lewis' chips to force a deciding third game.
John Racener pushed all in after a preflop raise from Anthony Zinno, who called off his stack.
Racener: 
Zinno: 
"I've got this one," Zinno said. "Flop you dead," he said, pointing at the space where the flop was coming.
No such scenario materialized, as the 
came out, and the and 
that completed the board were no help either.
The players now head to the rubber match.
Steve Sarmiento opened the action with a raise to 1,600 before the flop, and Greg Fishberg came along to take a flop.
After the dealer fanned the 
across the felt, Fishberg checked to the aggressor, and Sarmiento responded with a c-bet to 1,800. Fishberg was undeterred, however, and his raise to 5,100 was enough to push Sarmiento's hand into the muck.
Torrey Korsog jammed for Christian Harder's last 10,000 or so after Harder opened to 1,700 at 400-800. Harder made the call.
Harder: 
Korsog: 
The 
board gave nothing to Harder, and he was done 0-2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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Busted |
Andy Hwang claimed a 2-0 victory over Mike Anderson, and he advances to face the winner of William Punzo versus Michael Vela.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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Busted |
Nick Guagenti just check-raised to 2,650 after Joseph Stiers bet 900 on a board of 
. Stiers made the call, and the river was a 
. Guagenti fired 6,300, and Stiers thought for a bit before putting him all in for about double that. Guagenti made the call, and Stiers showed 
for the nut flush.
The match is now tied 1-1, not 2-0, as we incorrectly reported an earlier hand as an all-in victory for Stiers when it was Guagenti who took the first game.
With the board reading 
and facing a 0-1 hole in his match against Matt Stout, Scott Baumstein needed to make a move, and boy did he ever.
Baumstein held the 
and bet out for 1,250, only to see Stout respond with a raise to 3,400. After a lengthy tank to assess the spot he had put himself in, Baumstein decided to make his stand and he shoved all in. Stout snapped him off with the 
for a turned two pair, and when the board brought a brick on the river, he advanced to the Round of 32 to compete against either Joe Tracy or Shankar Pillai.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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Busted |
Dan Buzgon just finished off a 2-0 victory over Tyler Short. He'll play the winner of Jared Jaffee versus James Ruszkiewicz.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | |
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Busted |
After taking down the first huge score of the series here at the Borgata Winter Poker Open by winning Event 5, Joe Mckeehen had momentum on his side entering his match against Dan Wach.
As they say though, every ride must come to an end, and Mckeehen's just did when Wach got there on the river.
Mckeehen was already in a one-match hole and needed to win two in a row to advance, something that looked likely when the money went in on the turn with the board reading 
. Mckeehen had a flopped set of sevens with , but Wach was still drawing live with 
for an open-ended straight draw.
River: 
The straight was made and Mckeehen was sent packing, with Wach becoming the third player to advance into the Round of 32.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000 | |
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Busted |