Event 8: $250,000 Guarantee Deeper Stack NLHE Re-Entry | 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

01-21-2014 19:29 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Ortiz	1,650,000 1,650,000	1,650,000

The Lay of the Land

[user253757]

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

A Stack of Cash Awaits for One of the Final 54 Here at the Borgata Winter Poker Open

There are currently 54 players left in contention in Event 8, as the race to the final table and a $99,144 payday rolls on.

Tags: Mike Ortiz

01-21-2014 20:03 UTC-4

Results Better than Process for Austin

mnuwwarah

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante

Ryan Austin, in the big blind, bet 145,000 into his lone opponent after the flop. Joe Gergus made the call, and the two took in a turn of . Austin fired again, this time 220,000, and Gergus thought for a bit before deciding to make a stand, literally, as he stood up and shoved all in for 240,000 more.

"I hate how I played this hand," Austin said as he considered whether to call. Finally, he placed the chips in the middle.

Gergus:
Austin:

Austin was ahead, but Gergus had considerable outs. The river was a though, no help to Gergus, and Austin dragged a large pot despite his self-described regretful play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Austin	2,400,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Joe Gergus	Busted

Tags: Ryan Austin Joe Gergus

01-21-2014 20:05 UTC-4

Dinner Time

mnuwwarah

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Players have left for a one-hour dinner break.

Level: 26

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 4,000

01-21-2014 21:25 UTC-4

Jack for Jackson

mnuwwarah

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante

Jackson Lee pushed all in preflop and was called by one opponent.

Lee:
Opponent:

The dealer rolled out , while Lee kept rapping the table chanting, "Jack, jack jack."

The turn was a , but the river granted Lee his wish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jackson Lee	600,000 526,500	526,500

Tags: Jackson Lee

01-21-2014 21:30 UTC-4

He's a Rocketman, Burning Out his Fuse Up Here Alone

[user253757]

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante

Jason Tulloss on Day 2 of Event 8 at the Borgata Winter Poker Open

Just moments ago Jason Tulloss was on the ropes, staggered and nearly knocked out cold. Tulloss sat with his last 400,000 chips in the middle, and a dominated in front of his vulnerable short stack. Another player had called with and Tulloss was on the brink.

He hit not a ten or a straight on the flop and it looked bleak at that point, but the dealer burned and turned a to put him in the lead. When no queen arrived on the river, Tulloss doubled through survived a close encounter.

Just a hand or two after that, Tulloss found himself a real hand in , and he opened for a raise before the flop. An unidentified player flatted, but Mike Ortiz shoved all in for the power play. The flatter folded and Tulloss, of course, snapped off the bet with his pocket rockets. The final board rolled out to fuel Tulloss' lift off into the stratosphere in terms of our current chip counts.

To cap off his blast off, Tulloss claimed the rest of Ortiz' checks - about 580,000 worth - when he made quads with with . Ortiz held the , but big slick was no match for Tulloss' four tens, and after nearly losing it all just ten minutes prior, Tulloss is now one of our chip leaders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Tulloss	3,200,000 3,048,500	3,048,500

Tags: Jason Tulloss Mike Ortiz

01-21-2014 21:36 UTC-4

Palma Sneaks in Through Backdoor

mnuwwarah

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante

After hearing a celebratory shout, we scampered over to one of the four remaining tables and saw the aftermath of an all in between Joe Palma and one opponent. Palma held and his opponent held . The player with tens had flopped a set on , but the next two cards to emerge from the deck were and , giving Palma a backdoor flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Palma	900,000

Tags: Joe Palma

Level: 27

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

01-21-2014 21:43 UTC-4

David and the Disease

[user253757]

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

David Gerassi on Day 2 of Event #8 at the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

David Gerassi is on a heater, plain and simple. The man just cannot be stopped, and after he just eliminated two players on two consecutive hands, players at his table should be afraid. Very afraid.

First, Gerassi showed just how sick he is by snapping off a sizable open-shove with . The play turned out to be perfectly timed, as the shover could only muster , and when the final five cards read a million chip pot was pushed Gerassi's way.

"At least think about it next time David," joked a tablemate. "I mean, just think about it for a second before snapping like its aces."

The comment was obviously made in jest, and Gerassi bellowed "Yes!" to the heavens in response, beaming like a man running hotter than he ever has before.

On the very next deal, Gerassi looked down to find and watched a short-stacked player move in for her last 126,000. Anthony Mangiovi flatted the bet, and holding just nine-high, so did the devious Gerassi.

When the flop fell Gerassi's heater appeared to have cooled just a bit, but two taps of the table later, the turn brought the to the board. Suddenly, Gerassi had a straight. Both players checked once again, and after the completed the board Mangiovi checked a third time. Gerassi announced himself all in with gusto in his voice, standing up as he did so, but Mangiovi had missed it all and insta-mucked his hand.