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

Round of 16: James Ruszkiewicz Wins First Game on First Hand

James Ruszkiewicz is One Step Closer to the Money and a Spot in the Elite Eight
James Ruszkiewicz is One Step Closer to the Money and a Spot in the Elite Eight

We heard an all-in announcement by James Ruszkiewicz and a snap-call by Ernie Lewis, so we headed over to take a look at the carnage.

It turns out that on the very first deal of the match, the two players played a pot to the river with the board showing {3-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{3-Hearts}.

When the three came down on fifth street both players made full houses, but it was Ruszkiewicz who held the bigger boat with his {A-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}. Lewis could only muster a measly {3-Spades}{5-Diamonds} while telling his opponent why the hand played out the way it did.

"I didn't put ya on the ace there..." said Lewis. "I put ya on the king."

One more misread from Lewis he'll be out the door, while Ruszkiewicz is just one win away from the $4,656 cash that comes with an Elite Eight berth.

Tags: Ernie LewisJames Ruszkiewicz