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2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
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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 ![]()
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. 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.
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"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 ![]()
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came out, and the
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that completed the board were no help either.
The players now head to the rubber match.
Joe Tracy beat Shankar Pillai, and he now faces Matt Stout.
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Steve Sarmiento opened the action with a raise to 1,600 before the flop, and Greg Fishberg came along to take a flop.
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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.
The match between Eric Fields and Fred Kulikowski just came to a close, with Fields earning the victory.
Fields will play the winner of the match between James Routos and Alex Rocha.
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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Busted |
Joseph Stiers claimed a 2-1 victory over Nick Guagenti. He'll face Anthony Zinno versus John Racener.
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20,000 | |
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Tai Yuen just sent Travis Greenwalt to the rail, advancing to the Round of 32 in the process.
Yuen will play Raffi Nahabedian in the second round.
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20,000 | |
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Busted |
James Ruszkiewicz beat Jared Jaffee, and he'll now face Dan Buzgon.
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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Ryan D'Angelo defeated Mike Linster. He now faces Jack Schanbacher.
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20,000 | |
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Busted | |
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