Event 5: $100,000 Guaranteed Big Stack NLHE Re-Entry | 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Event 5: $100,000 Guaranteed Big Stack NLHE Re-Entry

Day 1 Started

01-18-2014 13:09 UTC-4

Welcome Back to the Borgata for the 2014 Winter Poker Open

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Today a full day of poker action is scheduled to do down, as the 2014 Winter Poker Open rolls onward. Today's first tournament of the day is Event 5 ($400 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry), and the Borgata has guaranteed a $100,000 prize pool.

At noon local time, Day 2 of Event 3 ($560 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry) is set to resume, with 89 players returning to compete for a $69,808 payaday. Alan Dworetsky leads the way with 478,600, while Abdul Amer is in a distant second with 403,300. Other large stacks include Edgardo Rosario (394,800), Tony Sinishtas (316,500), Stephen Knoble (278,700) and Sung Kim (275,300). Notable players who bagged up include Andy Hwang (261,000), Coleem Chestnut (165,300), Erik Cajelais (156,800), Dan Buzgon (155,400), James Woods (110,900) and Amnon Filippi (46,400).

Finally, Day 1 of Event 6 ($500 H.O.R.S.E) is set to kick off at 1 p.m. local time, so stay tuned throughout the day asPokerNews brings you continuous coverage of all three events live from the floor of the Borgata.

01-18-2014 13:10 UTC-4

Where We Stand

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The tournament is currently in Level 2, with blinds at 50-100, but in seven minutes the clock will tick over to take us to Level 3.

Blinds at Level 3 will be set at 75-150, and will remain there for 30 minutes. The re-entry period for this event will end at the conclusion of Level 6.

01-18-2014 13:35 UTC-4

Break it Up

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The players are now on a 10-minute break.

01-18-2014 13:46 UTC-4

Back From Break

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The recent 10-minute break has concluded and cards are back in the air.

01-18-2014 14:04 UTC-4

An Avalanche of Entrants

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A Full House at the Borgata Winter Poker Open

Event 5 of the Borgata Winter Poker Open ($400 Big Stack No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry) is currently underway, and the scene is one to behold.

Hundreds of players continue to file in the room searching for their seats, recent eliminations are frantically returning from the cashier's cage to find their new tables after re-entering, and tournament officials are trying their best to keep everything organized.

Add in the amount of satellite tables being ran here in the Borgata Conference Room, as well as the conclusion of Event 3 with its own eight tables spread around the floor, and the atmosphere here is electric and exciting.

01-18-2014 14:18 UTC-4

Third Time's a Charm

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We are now in the third level of play here on Day 1 of Event 5, with blinds now set at 75-150.

01-18-2014 14:44 UTC-4

Fancy Meeting You Here

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Steven Dannenmann is Just One of the Notable Names Here on Day 1 of Event 5

With an ocean of anonymous faces filling the Borgata tournament floor, finding players we recognize can be like searching for a pearl on the bottom of the sea.

Fortunately, a few familar faces have been spotted around the room, including Dan Heimiller, Steve Dannenmann, Iverson "Heisenberg" Snuffer, Amanda Musumeci, and Robert "Uncle Krunk" Panitch.

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