Borgata Winter Poker Open Side Events
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2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Borgata Winter Poker Open Side Events
Day: 5
Welcome Back to the Borgata for the 2014 Winter Poker Open
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Today a full day of poker action is scheduled to do down, as the 2014 Winter Poker Open rolls onward. Today's first tournament of the day is Event 5 ($400 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry), and the Borgata has guaranteed a $100,000 prize pool.
At noon local time, Day 2 of Event 3 ($560 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry) is set to resume, with 89 players returning to compete for a $69,808 payaday. Alan Dworetsky leads the way with 478,600, while Abdul Amer is in a distant second with 403,300. Other large stacks include Edgardo Rosario (394,800), Tony Sinishtas (316,500), Stephen Knoble (278,700) and Sung Kim (275,300). Notable players who bagged up include Andy Hwang (261,000), Coleem Chestnut (165,300), Erik Cajelais (156,800), Dan Buzgon (155,400), James Woods (110,900) and Amnon Filippi (46,400).
Finally, Day 1 of Event 6 ($500 H.O.R.S.E) is set to kick off at 1 p.m. local time, so stay tuned throughout the day asPokerNews brings you continuous coverage of all three events live from the floor of the Borgata.
Event 3: Sprint to the Finish Line
The 89 players who survived yesterday's Day 1 of Event 3 ($560 Deep Stack NLHE Re-Entry) have reassembled, and cards are in the air.
We expect to play down to a winner this evening, so stay tuned throughout the day to find out who will take home the big bucks.
Event 3: Luther Lewis Locks One Up
With the final board reading 
, and the 
tabled against the 
, it was clear a massive set-over-set confrontation had just occurred.
Luckily for Luther Lewis, he held the cowboys and after a five minute delay for the dealer, players, and tournament officials to simply count out the stacks, Lewis doubled up to become one of the biggest stacks in the room.
Event 5: Notable Chip Counts
Here is where our notable names currently stand on the leaderboard:
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
| James Woods | 425000 |
| Amnon Filippi | 245000 |
| Andy Hwang | 205000 |
Event 3: Breakthrough
The remaining players have stood to stretch as the tournament staff colors up the chips.
An Announcement Regarding Event 1 From the Borgata
We have been handed a press release from the Borgata staff regarding Event 1 ($560 NLHE Re-Entry, $2 Million Guarantee), which was suspended yesterday pending an investigation into the suspected use of counterfeit T5000 chips. Below is the text from that announcement:
Borgata announced today that the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has ordered the cancellation of the first event of the Borgata Winter Poker Open due to a pending investigation.
Thus far, investigators have found that one or more tournament entrants improperly introduced a significant number of counterfeit chips into the tournament, gaining an unfair advantage and compromising the integrity of play for the event.
Tom Ballance, President and Chief Operating Officer of Borgata, said "It is extremely unfortunate that the criminal actions of these individuals can have a detrimental impact on more than 4,000 other entrants. We fully understand and regret the disappointment this cancellation causes our valued customers, and we will work diligently with DGE investigators to resolve the situation as quickly as possible. The integrity of our games and the confidence of our players is of the utmost importance to us."
"We thoroughly verified all remaining chips in our inventory, and are confident in moving forward with our tournament schedule as planned and approved by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement."
Event 3: On the Money Bubble
With just 55 players still in contention in Event 3, the money bubble has officially arrived. The next player eliminated will be the bubble boy (or girl), while everyone still alive after that will earn at least $1,121 for their deep run.
Event 3: The Bubble Has Burst
We are now in the money in Event 3 ($560 Deep Stack NLHE Re-Entry), after a pair of simultaneous eliminations on two tables broke the bubble a few moments ago.
Event 3: James Woods the Action Hero
Actor and poker enthusiast James Woods just let us know about a big hand he was involved in recently, and according to Woods, his read on an opponent helped him make a tough call.
The flop read 
when Woods' opponent shoved all-in for around 80,000, and the man who stole Sharon Stone away from DeNiro in the classic film Casino saw a chance to steal a pot.
Woods said he put his man on 
, and he called his man down with 
to find out his read on the hand was spot on. After dodging jacks, queens and aces on the turn and river, Woods notched the knockout and padded his stack in the process.