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2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Borgata Winter Poker Open Side Events
Day: 8
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With blinds at 50,000-100,000, Wei Wang pushed his 140,000 stack in from early position. Greg Wish reraised to 300,000 after action folded to his button, and Mark Rebuck made the call from the small blind. Both players checked the 
flop, and a 
turned. Rebuck checked, Wish bet 200,000, and Rebuck folded.
"I have an out," Wang announced. Indeed, he turned over 
for a double-gutshot straight draw. Rebuck held 
for top-top, and the river was a safe 
for him.
According to a tournament official, Mauricio Desilva shoved for about 800,000 over a raise and a call. Mark Rebuck, who had opened from early position, made the call, and he ended up making a flush with 
against Desilva's .
Blinds just went up to 600-1,200 with a 200 ante.
James Boyle and another player were all in before the flop with a third player tanking. Someone called the clock, and the floor came over and announced a one-minute countdown. Rather than continue to tank, the player decided to leave it up to chance.
"If I pick a gray chip, I'll call you guys," he announced, grabbing roughly equal stacks of purple T500 and gray T5000 chips and mixing them up while looking away. He aimed his pointer finger downward and picked up the chip it landed on: a purple chip. He immediately slid his cards to the dealer.
Boyle: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
, meaning Boyle had almost certainly lost out on a chance to get more chips if the player in Seat 5 had grabbed a gray chip. Still, he has around 100,000.
Below you will find the seat draw for the final table, as well as chip counts for each as heads up play begins.
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emad Alibsi | 1,400,000 |
| 2 | Michael Tauman | 1,200,000 |
| 3 | Wei Wang | 600,000 |
| 4 | Monro Secor | 1,050,000 |
| 5 | Andy Hwang | 3,270,000 |
| 6 | Mauricio Desilva | 1,250,000 |
| 7 | Nicolas Markatos | 2,800,000 |
| 8 | Greg Wish | 1,950,000 |
| 9 | Mark Rebuck | 3,250,000 |
Vincent Grosso shoved for 15,825, more than the size of the pot, on a bord of 
. His opponent thought for a bit before making the call.
Gross: 
Button: 
Grosso needed only to dodge a nine, and the 
river wasn't the card the button needed.
Grosso has about 43,000 now.
Steve Gill shoved for 390,000 from the cutoff, and Greg Wish peaked down at his hand in the big blind.
"I'll gamble," he announced.
Wish: 
Gill: 
Far from gambling, Wish had a solid lead, which stood up on the 
flop. A 
turn gave Gill a gutter, but the river was a , no help to the former World Series of Poker Circuit winner.
At the same time, Julian Miranda got his short stack all in with 
against the 
of Andy Hwang. Hwang flopped a six and busted Miranda, who had been grinding a short stack from start to finish, according to his tablemates.
Mark Rebuck just doubled up when he turned a flush with against an opponent who held .
Eleven players remain with blinds at 30,000-60,000 and a 5,000 ante.
Players left for a short break.
