Level: 12c
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Event 8: $250,000 Guarantee Deeper Stack NLHE Re-Entry
Day: 1bc
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Buy-in
$350
Entries
1,392
Level
39
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000
Brian Dardis Stacks a Shorty
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Level 11
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
A player with a dwindling stack moved all in and Brian Dardis did the same with his big stack to isolate the vulnerable player.
When the action folded around, the player at risk announced "I only looked at the king" while slowly peeking at his next card. It turned out he held 
, a decent enough hand all things considering, but he was still dominated by Dardis' 
.
When the flop fell 
the table let out a collective breath, as the half-blind all-in move was rewarded with a four-flush. The turn (
) and river (
) bricked off, however, and Dardis added another wing to his chip castle.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
153,000 |
Come at Me Bro(edelet)
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
With the board reading 
by the river, Allard Broedelet topped a clean stack of T1000 chips with a purple T500 and slid it forward.
The 20,500 bet forced his opponent into the tank for over a minute, but he eventually looked Broedelet up, only to see the 
tabled in response.
"Nice hand..." he offered when the rockets were revealed, while Broedelet silently dragged the pot in response.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
132,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
More Day 1c Photos
Below are some additional photos from the floor of the Borgata on Day 1c:
Level: 11c
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
The Lion's Share
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Stephen Burns proudly sports his Detroit Lions gear while playing poker, and despite his favorite team's unparalleled run of futility in terms of Super Bowl success on the field, Burns seems to be a lion on the felt.
Burns just doubled through an opponent after his 
held up over 
. The final board rolled out 
and the cowboys were best.
Well, better than the Lions anyway.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
109,000
-14,400
|
-14,400 |
Do or Die Time
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
With Level 10 now upon us, the re-entry period of Day 1c has ended, meaning the rest of tonight's all-in pots will be played for the marbles.
Level: 10c
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Stumblebum
Level 9
: 400/800, 75 ante
We passed by a table just as several players began loudly calling for the floor (or the floah, as we are in New Jersey after all).
The board read 
and the lay face up on the table. Apparently, the dealer did not notice Sharon DeVault's hand placed fourth street on the felt before she had a chance to act. The floor staff ruled that the card would not count, and the dealer burned and turned a second time, bringing the to the table instead.
Two players folded without a bet to them with the new card on board, saying the mucks we're "out of principle," and that's where things really went screwy. DeVault and Mark Cincotti took the 
on the river, and Cincotta bet into DeVault.
She then pushed a big stack forward for a raise, sloppily splashing the pot with her jumbled stack, and with Cincotta still contemplating his decision, DeVault inexplicably revealed her hand to be 
for the second-nut flush.
Sitting to DeVault's right, Cincotta raised an eyebrow in surprise, before holding his cards up for the table to see. With the 
in the hole, he had made a flush as well, and according to him "would've paid it off before I saw her's was bigger." His irrelevant flush went sailing into the muck while DeVault apologized for her frazzled play.
So, to recap, DeVault tried to spike a gutshot straight on the turn, and hit her gin card, only to see it be nullified by the dealer error. The new turn card then changed her hand to a diamond flush draw, along with Cincotta's, and the river completed both their hands. Even then, her own mistaken reveal killed the action and prevented her from doubling through.
Poker. What a game huh?
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
54,000 |
Level: 9c
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 75