All of these ladies still have chips to work with, and we'll see if they can make tonight theirs as Event 21 rolls on late into the early hours of the morning.
Damon Ferrante and Burnie the Bear Have Been Blazing Through Event 21
Damon Ferrante first came to our attention way back in Event 1, when he took down a nice pot and celebrated like a man who knows its best to enjoy the good moments when they come.
After getting to know Ferrante a bit better during an interview for PokerNews' Local Spotlight series - which highlights the East Coast grinders and regulars who make the Borgata their home away from home - Ferrante took a break from the series, but he's back at it today.
Ferrante currently sits with about double the average stack at 105,000 or so, and we recently watched him pad that stack with the prettiest hand in poker. A player in middle position opened for 3,500 and Ferrante made the huge three-bet to 23,500. His opponent asked about the bet-sizing before folding his hand, and Ferrante rolled over his while telling the other player "that was a courtesy bet man."
Event 21 has just moved up to Level 11, and the blinds have clicked to 800-1,600 with a 200 ante.
With a total of 1,003 entries recorded over the first eight levels of the re-entry format event, the prize pool is estimated to near $200,000, and exact information will be posted here when it is made available.
A total of 2,006,000 million chips are in play, and the field has been whittled from 1,030 to just about 360, as 40 tournament tables are currently in play. The average stack at this point is just over 55,000 (good for 35 big blinds), so play is still relatively reserved at the moment.
Lee Childs on Day 2 of the 2014 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Main Event
Some familiar faces we see in the field include Jeff Madsen, Matt Lin, Cotton Snuffer, Laurence Wolf, Corrie Wunstel, Luis Vazquez, KJ Jones, Lee Childs, Men Nguyen, and Amanda Musumeci.
Event 21 Has Kept the Registration Desk Busy Here at the Borgata
The house is packed here at the Borgata and Event 21 ($230 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry) seems to have attracted plenty of players interested in the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.
We'll be back shortly with a list of the players we spot on a walk around the room, so stay tuned to see who turned out for a chance at the five-figure payday waiting at the finish line of this grueling marathon of a one-day poker tournament.
Event 21 of the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open is Set to Start at 11 a.m. Local Time
Event 21 of the Borgata Winter Poker Open is set to start at 11 a.m. local time, and the $230 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry tournament boasts a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.
The series' first $100,000 guaranteed tournament was Event 5, and the tournament managed to build a $286,300 prize pool -the lion's share of which was won by Walter White lookalike Cotton Snuffer. We expect today's assurance to be met quite easily, especially with so many players sticking around after busting the WPT Main Event. There are several big name pros who failed to survive the Main Event, and with blizzard-like conditions creating a travel mess outdoors, many of the game's top players may still be on hand.
Amanda Musumeci is expected to be on hand, looking to close out a successful series - in which she registered a runner-up finish and two other deep runs - while also crossing the $1 million mark in live career earnings.
As has been the case throughout the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open, PokerNews will be on hand to provide coverage throughout the day, so check back regularly to see who will take down the next five-figure score of the series. Check back here for chip count updates, information on entries and prize pool amounts, and a continuous rundown of top pros who head over after busting the Main Event to blow off some steam.
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while telling the other player "that was a courtesy bet man."
