Winter Storm Update: Tournament Canceled
Tournament director Tab Duchateau just announced that tomorrow's $150,000 Guarantee Big Stack No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry tournament has been canceled due to the impending storm.
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Borgata Winter Poker Open Side Events
Day: 7
Event 10: Rebuck Takes Big Three-Bet Pot
We didn't see the action, but Mark Rebuck has around 130,000 after flopping a set of kings on an 
flop. According to a player at the table, Rebuck got in a three-bet, three-way pot and a player with doubled him up while the player who spoke to us ended up folding .
Side Event Photos
Below is a collection of photos from the side events at the Borgata Tuesday:
Event 11: Callahan Doubles
Jerry Callahan fired 5,500 after an opponent checked to him on a board of 
. The player called, and a 
river card led to another check. Callahan pushed all in for about 10,000, and his opponent quickly called.
"Kings full," Callahan announced, showing 
for top set and a flush draw on the turn. He's now sitting with about 37,000.
Also, Roland Israelashvili and Frank Athey have taken seats in the field.
Winter Storm Janus - How Will it Affect Borgata Winter Poker Open?
We overheard some in the room discussing the impending arrival of Winter Storm Janus, scheduled to put the "winter" in Borgata Winter Poker Open at any moment. The big question here is how it will affect the field. More than 2,700 flights are already canceled, with a further 2,300 delayed, according to the Weather Channel. The Weather Channel described the storm as bringing "heavy snow, frigid temperatures, and bitter winds" with as much as a foot of snow expected in some areas. With so many flights canceled, will we see smaller-than-expected fields in the coming couple of days? Or will players get snowed in and be forced to stay longer than expected?
Event 10: Break
Players are on the first break of the day, for 15 minutes.
Lay of the Land
Things are off to a relatively slow start, as expected with deep stacks (Event 10) and a small field (Event 11). About 200 players registered so far for $450 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold'em, but the only notable face we've picked out thus far is Allard Broedelet, who finished as the chip leader in the ill-fated first event here at the Borgata Winter Poker Open. As for the Pot-Limit Omaha tournament, photos will be up shortly, but less than 40 players have registered thus far, with Chris Reslock being the most notable. They're playing short-handed on six tables.
Perhaps a little coffee and Michael Jackson will get things going; we spotted a few players grooving to "Thriller" when it came on a few minutes ago, and a cocktail waitress just walked into the room sporting a tray with about 10 coffees.
Pot-Limit Omaha and Deepest Stack on Tap
We've got quite a slate on tap for the ninth day of the Borgata Winter Poker Open.
Kicking off the day, we'll be starting with the $450 buy-in Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry. Play for this tournament began a short time ago, and players are starting off with 50,000 stacks. They'll be grinding until either 18 players remain or 2 a.m., whichever comes last. Levels will last 30 minutes until Level 11, at which point they go for 40 minutes.
At noon, we have a double-header: Day 2 of the $400 buy-in $250,000 Guarantee Deeper Stack No-Limit Hold'em and the start of the $450 buy-in Big Stack Pot-Limit Omaha Re-Entry. For the former, 309 players remain from three Day 1 flights. David Gerassi leads the way with 429,000, and Chris Kash is hot on his heels with 426,000, while Efraim Hirschman bagged 417,000. Other notable stacks include Jason Rivkin (375,000), Joe McKeehen (350,000), and Coleem Chestnut (316,000). The tournament is scheduled to play down to a winner.
Players begin with 20,000 chips in the PLO tournament. Levels will last 30 minutes for the first 10, and 40 minutes thereafter. Re-entries will be accepted for the first six levels, and a winner is scheduled to be determined tonight.
Borgata Winter Poker Open Side Events
Day 5 Started