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Will we see smaller fields in the coming days?
We overheard some in the room discussing the impending arrival of Winter Storm Janus, scheduled to put the "winter" in Borgata Winter Poker Open at any moment. The big question here is how it will affect the field. More than 2,700 flights are already canceled, with a further 2,300 delayed, according to the Weather Channel. The Weather Channel described the storm as bringing "heavy snow, frigid temperatures, and bitter winds" with as much as a foot of snow expected in some areas. With so many flights canceled, will we see smaller-than-expected fields in the coming couple of days? Or will players get snowed in and be forced to stay longer than expected?
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Amanda Musumeci got dealt an interesting seating assignment.
Over at Table 17, Amanda Musumeci found herself seated next to Sharon Devault, who Musumeci said is a student she recently started training. This is Devault's first ever Day 2, and she made it with more chips than Musumeci, though both are short. Perhaps more interestingly, Devault's seated to Musumeci's left. Conventional poker wisdom says chips generally flow to the left, so Devault may soon be taking more than just lessons from Musumeci.
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David Gerassi bagged the the top stack out of three Day 1s.
We've got quite a slate on tap for the ninth day of the Borgata Winter Poker Open.
Kicking off the day, we'll be starting with the $450 buy-in Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry. Play for this tournament began a short time ago, and players are starting off with 50,000 stacks. They'll be grinding until either 18 players remain or 2 a.m., whichever comes last. Levels will last 30 minutes until Level 11, at which point they go for 40 minutes.
At noon, we have a double-header: Day 2 of the $400 buy-in $250,000 Guarantee Deeper Stack No-Limit Hold'em and the start of the $450 buy-in Big Stack Pot-Limit Omaha Re-Entry. For the former, 309 players remain from three Day 1 flights. David Gerassi leads the way with 429,000, and Chris Kash is hot on his heels with 426,000, while Efraim Hirschman bagged 417,000. Other notable stacks include Jason Rivkin (375,000), Joe McKeehen (350,000), and Coleem Chestnut (316,000). The tournament is scheduled to play down to a winner.
Players begin with 20,000 chips in the PLO tournament. Levels will last 30 minutes for the first 10, and 40 minutes thereafter. Re-entries will be accepted for the first six levels, and a winner is scheduled to be determined tonight.
