With his stack still well below the average, the sight of an ace in the hole was enough for Natale Kuey to make his stand, but his open-shove from the cutoff was quickly called by Andy Hwang.
Showdown:
Hwang: 
Kuey: 
Kuey was out-kicked and the board ran clean to send him home just short of a second final table here at the Borgata Winter Poker Open.
Here are the current chip standings with 15 players left.
Josh Brikis continues his dominance over the field as the only player in possession of more than 1 million chips.
Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Amanda Musumeci just doubled up to keep herself in contention for another final table appearance here at the Borgata Winter Poker Open.
She jammed her last 132,000 into the middle holding 
, coming over the top of a 16,000 button raise. Her opponent didn't seem like he wanted to call, but call he did, tabling 
to find himself predictably dominated.
The final board came clean for Musumeci, rolling out 
to push her back from the brink.
With just 18 players left in contention, the final three tables of this Six-Max event have been reached.
The players have been shuffled around with a new seating draw, and updated chip counts will be provided shortly.
Here you can see where the min-cashers managed to place here in Event 15, but keep in mind that each re-entry bullet cost $1,090, so simply cashing may not have constituted a profit for the players on this list.
| Place | Player | Payout |
|---|---|---|
| 21st | James Carroll | $2,533 |
| 22nd | Jerry Atkins | $2,533 |
| 23rd | Boris Kotleba | $2,533 |
| 24th | Joey Couden | $2,533 |
| 25th | Igor Skochila | $1,990 |
| 26th | Anthony Spadola | $1,990 |
| 27th | Darrell Ladow | $1,990 |
| 28th | James Kramer | $1,990 |
| 29th | Alex Rocha | $1,990 |
| 30th | Jason Rivkin | $1,990 |
| 31st | Aaron Steury | $1,809 |
| 32nd | Zohair Karim | $1,809 |
| 33rd | Christopher Piccone | $1,809 |
| 34th | Joshua Miller | $1,809 |
| 35th | Jonas Wexler | $1,809 |
| 36th | Joshua Hillock | $1,809 |
Touring pros Aaron Steury and Zohair Karim are no longer at their seats, meaning they were eliminated sometime before the most recent break.
Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Sporting yet another Seattle Seahawks jersey as he dives into the thick of this Borgata Winter Poker Open, Matt Affleck seems to be riding a rush on the felt just like his beloved team has on the field.
As the Seahawks prepare to square off against Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl, Affleck is moving closer to claiming a title of his own here today.
Affleck just busted James Carroll - a longtime tourney pro with an impressive record who entered the day as the second-biggest stack - when his 
prevailed over Carroll's 
.
Carroll was all in before the flop for about 110,000 and Affleck called quickly with big slick, finding himself well ahead of a dominated ace-high hand. The final board rolled out 
to keep Affleck out in front, and he claimed the rest of Carroll's stack to push above the average stack with the final table in sight.
The tournament is now on break and play will conclude in a few minutes.
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