2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Event 14: Heads-Up NLHE
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
64
Players Left
2

Buzgon Calls and Wins

Tyler Short check-raised to 2,200 after Dan Buzgon fired 1,000 on a {3-Clubs}{k-Spades}{7-Clubs}. Buzgon made the call, and the turn was the {q-Clubs}. Short bet 4,300, and Buzgon called once more. On the {k-Hearts} river, Short put Buzgon all in for his last 8,250. Buzgon tanked for a couple of minutes before calling, and he had the winner with {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}. He's now sporting a sizable chip lead.

Tags: Daniel BuzgonTyler Short

Dan Wach Pushes Mckeehen Off the Pot

A bet of 500 went in between Joe Mckeehen and Dan Wach, with the flop reading {q-Spades}{3-Hearts}{7-Clubs}. On the {4-Clubs} turn card, both players checked, and the {2-Hearts} fell in on the river.

Mckeehen took a stab at the pot with a 1,200 bet, but Wach moved his entire stack forward in retaliation. Mckeehen could only sigh and shrug while sailing his cards into the muck.

Tags: Dan WachJoe Mckeehen

Like a Rolling Stone

Aaron Massey in Event 14 (Heads-Up NLHE) at the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Aaron Massey in Event 14 (Heads-Up NLHE) at the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

As a true poker nomad, travelling the nation via Greyhound bus or flying above the great blue yonder, Aaron Massey has made a few friends along the way. So while he took down a recent pot against Michael Shklover, Massey filled in a familiar dealer across the table about his latest journey - involving Choctaw, Oklahoma for the recent WSOP Circuit event, Atlantic City for the Borgata Winter Poker Open, and the crown seat of Southern poker, Tunica, Mississipi.

Massey bet the {4-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{4-Spades} flop and Shklover came along to take the {3-Clubs} on the turn. Both players tapped the table and the {q-Spades} completed the board on the river.

When both players checked once more, Shklover tabled king high, but his hand went into the muck when Massey revealed {k-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} for a turned pair of threes.

As he dragged the pot his way to get off and running at yet another stop along the circuit, Massey continued telling his story in more than ways than one.

Tags: Aaron MasseyMichael Shklover

Anderson Outruns Hwang

Andy Hwang, pictured playing an earlier event.
Andy Hwang, pictured playing an earlier event.

Andy Hwang and Mike Anderson got it all in before the flop.

Hwang: {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}
Anderson: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

The {q-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{j-Spades} flop meant Hwang didn't want to see a set, and the turn brought a {2-Spades}. An {a-Diamonds} river gave Anderson the pot, but Hwang had his opponent well-covered. Hwang now has about 10,000, while Anderson has 30,000.

Tags: Mike AndersonAndy Hwang

Stiers Four-Bets Guagenti

Joseph Stiers raised to 400, and Nick Guagenti made it 1,400 from the big blind. Stiers came back with a four-bet to 3,400, and Guagenti folded, giving his opponent an early lead.

Next Eight Matches From Right Side of the Bracket

Andy Hwang is Among the Headliners of this Quarter of the Bracket
Andy Hwang is Among the Headliners of this Quarter of the Bracket

Mandeep Narang versus Jack Schanbacher
Mike Linster versus Ryan D’Angelo

Christian Harder versus Torrey Korsog
Mickey Appleman versus Justin Lepone

Anthony Zinno versus John Racener
Joe Stiers versus Nick Guagenti

William Punzo versus Michael Vela
Andy Hwang versus Michael Anderson

Tags: Anthony ZinnoChristian HarderJack SchanbacherJohn RacenerJoe StiersJustin LeponeMandeep NarangMickey ApplemanMike LinsterNick GuagentiRyan D’AngeloTorrey Korsog