Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Event 17: $100,000 Guarantee Big Stack NLHE Re-Entry
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Next Payout
Level Info
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Buy-in
$350
Prize Pool
$247,835
Entries
730
Place 2
$33,456
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Jonesing for Chips
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
KJ Jones called a preflop raise to 6,000 from a player in early position, and the two took in a flop of 
. Jones called a continuation-bet of 6,000 more, and both players checked the 
. The preflop aggressor came out with a small bet of 4,000 on the 
river, and Jones jacked it up to 14,000. Her opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
103,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
The Big Stacks
Below is a selection of photos of players with some of the bigger stacks in the event:
From Halfway out the Door to 100k
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Two players limped in early position, and a player in the hijack raised to 6,000. Alex Cameron pushed all in for about 50,000 from the small blind, and the second limper ended up making the call, while everyone else folded.
Cameron: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
, and Cameron eliminated his shorter-stacked opponent. Cameron, who just had a baby boy named Seamus with his wife, is over the 100,000 mark after he said he was down to 12,000 and considering going to play in a satellite.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000 |
Eriquezzo Out, Fabijanic Up
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
With the board reading 
on the end, Mike Fabijanic pushed all in for 31,400 from the cutoff. Ryan Eriquezzo called from the button after some deliberation. Fabijanic tabled 
for top two, and he doubled up. Eriquezzo busted his last few thousand chips shortly thereafter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
152,500 | |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Dinner Time
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Players have left the room for a one-hour dinner break.
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
Azpurua Doubles Through Phillips
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Dennis Phillips opened for 7,000 from the hijack, and Roque Azpurua moved in for 37,700 from the small blind. Phillips thought for a bit before making the call.
"Please tell me you have ace-king," he said. Azpurua shook his head, turning over 
. "Well then let me take my chips back," Phillips joked, showing 
.
Azpurua flopped a set to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
128,000 | |
|
|
80,000 |
Routos Snaps Off a Shorty
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
A short stack shipped it when action folded to him on the button, and James Routos woke up with 
in the big blind. He called, and he was against 
. The board came 
, giving Routos an elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000
35,000
|
35,000 |