2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Event 8: $250,000 Guarantee Deeper Stack NLHE Re-Entry
Day: 1bc
Event Info

2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
$99,144
Event Info
Buy-in
$350
Entries
1,392
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000

Ricardo Figueroa Jumps Out to Early Chip Lead

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 400 ante

We heard Ricardo Figueroa shout out "thank you God!" and headed over to take a look.

The final board of {a-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{8-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{5-Hearts} told the story, with Figueroa's {A-Spades}{A-Hearts} triumphantly displayed in front of his stack. With pocket rockets and a full boat, Figueroa was obviously going places, and it turns out he stacked two players in the process.

One opponent held {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts}, while another had {6-Spades}{7-Spades} laid out in front of the space where his stack used to be. Sometimes the deck creates titanic clashes of made hands, and in this case, everybody flopped a piece.

Figueroa flopped top set, the man with big slick top pair, and another found an open-ended straight draw. The five on the turn added a bit of drama to the proceedings, putting Figueroa on the brink of a brutal beat, but the board paired on the river to answer his prayer.

Player Chips Progress
Ricardo Figueroa
Ricardo Figueroa
85,000

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