Passing through the tournament floor here at the Borgata Winter Poker Open, the sight of Cotton Snuffer pushing opponents around and accumulating chips has become an everyday experience. The man, simply put, is a beast.
The West Virginian is a man of many talents, using his skills on the felt to separate suckers from their scratch in both poker and pool since he was knee high to a grasshopper. Snuffer bears an uncanny resemblance to Walter White of Breaking Bad fame, and just like the man who transformed into the heinous Heisenberg when he needed to get things done, Snuffer changes into a different animal altogether when he's contesting a pot.
We watched Snuffer push an opponent of his hand recently, with the board reading by the river. After playing the pot slowly on the fourth street, simply calling a bet rather than raising, Snuffer jammed the river to put his opponent to a tough decision.
"You got queens there?," the man asked, as Snuffer stared him down. "Ahh... nice hand."
The man obviously laid down a big hand in the face of Snuffer's power play, and Snuffer dragged yet another pot his way, showing that in this game, full measures are the only way to win.
Men Nguyen bet 7,000 into an opponent on a flop of . The player jammed for 12,900 more. Nguyen went into his trademark two-minute tank before folding his hand. He still grinding a solid stack, though.
A player three-bet to 11,100 after an early-position raise, and Darius Studdard cold-called from late position. The preflop aggressor fired all in for 33,725 after a flop of , and Studdard made the call.
Studdard:
Opponent:
Studdard had to dodge a seven-outer, and he did so when the and hit the felt.
James Woods fired 4,800 from under the gun after a flop of , and Brian Rosengarten called from the cutoff. The turn paired the board with the , and Woods checked. His opponent bet 7,000, and Woods beat him into the pot. A river caused both players to check, and Rosengarten turned over , which Woods couldn't beat.
Jonathan Tamayo and Jerry Callahan have just started playing at a freshly seated table.