As we passed by Aaron Massey's table recently, the young touring pro who hits every stop on the circuit during his perpetual search for glory, he called us over to say hello. While relaying the details of his recent travels, Massey played a little poker too, never missing a beat while taking down two smallish pots.
First, Massey bet 275 into a single opponent with the flop reading . After a flat, the turn came and both players checked, with Massey moving his man off the pot by throwing a 1,000 his way.
Now beginning yet another conversation with a friend from the circuit, Massey told his buddy "don't worry man, I can talk... you know I can multitask!"
Doing just that, Massey raised preflop and c-bet the same opponent off when the flop came .
After a short break, the field has returned for some more six-handed action. Stay tuned as PokerNews' live continuous coverage begins in earnest from the floor of the Borgata Winter Poker Open.
Action is underway here at the Borgata Winter Poker Open's $1,000+90 six-man event. So far, about 200 players have registered. Players are being rewarded for paying a heftier buy in with the slowest structure yet. Though the starting stack is only 20,000, levels start out at 50 minutes each, moving to 60 at Level 11. We're scheduled to play down to 18 runners or until 2 a.m., whichever comes latest.
Updates will be sporadic from here for a bit, as we'll be focusing initial coverage on the Elite Eight of the heads-up event, but we'll start by bringing you some notable entrants.