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After taking down the first game of their second-round match, Steve Sarmiento just turned the trick again, claiming all of Greg Fishberg's chips to carve out a spot in our sweet sixteen.
Sarmiento is one best-of-three victory away from earning a $4,656 cash in today's tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | |
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Busted |
Kevin Eyster went up 1-0 on Ernie Lewis. They're taking a short break now.
Below you will find the payout table for Event 14, as the elite eight to emerge from the field of 64 will earn a cash. A total prize pool of $93,120 was generated after 64 players registered for the heads-up tournament. You can also click on the red Payouts tab found in the live blog to check on the paydays awaiting our last eight players.
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | $37,248 |
| 2 | $18,624 |
| 3-4 | $9,312 |
| 5-8 | $4,656 |
Matt Stout bet 2,200 on a 
board with blinds at 100-200. Joe Tracy made the call, and the two took in a river of 
. Stout fired 5,500 this time, and Tracy called after thinking for a couple of minutes. Stout rolled over 
for trips, and his hand was good. He's got about 28,000 now.
Brian Hewitt will be playing in the sweet sixteen, after he made quick work of Dan Wach in their second-round contest.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | |
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Busted |
The last match of the first round is finally in the books, and it is Josh Templeton who prevailed over Lyle Diamond.
Templeton will take on Chad Eveslage - who has been waiting in the wings for his opponent to be determined - in the Round of 32.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | |
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Busted |
Poker played between one man and another, without the distractions caused by a table ringed with opponents, is said to be among the most intense formats the game has to offer.
Every street of betting matters and every move made bears import as the match wears on, each man hoping to figure the other out and get inside their head.
For Matt Stout, however, the real game is being played in Madison Square Garden, where the New York Rangers square off against the St. Louis Blues in a National Hockey League contest. Stout, a feared tournament professional who has played heads-up for a World Series of Poker bracelet already in his young career, came to today's Heads-Up event at the Borgata Winter Poker Open proudly sporting a throwback Rangers jersey. With his beloved Blueshirts matched up against the Blues as he faces off against Joe Tracy, Stout has broken out the iPad to watch his team in action.
Despite making decisions on every single deal, Stout has decided to soak in the scenes on the ice while mixing it up on the felt. With flops and folds going on all around him, Stout can be seen turning his head to take in the hockey game, but with his Rangers already down a goal, Stout will try to keep his focus on the goal here today.
With the final board reading 
, Michael Shklover was faced with a large bet of 7,100, and he studied Alex Queen across the table before announcing the call.
"If you have a straight, you have a straight," said Shklover as his chips were committed.
"I have two pair..." announced Queen, his voice suggesting that he knew his hand to be no good.
"I have a better one," said Shklover as his tabled 
, his top two pair enough to take the sizable pot.
With matches in the Round of 32 being contested all around them, and Tai Yuen already in the Round of 16, Lyle Diamond and Josh Templeton are still engaged in a heated heads-up duel.
When their match concludes the Round of 32 bracket will finally be set in stone.
Anthony Zinno took a 2-1 victory over John Racener. He advances to play Joseph Stiers.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | |
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Busted |