Sometimes in poker, the pots just play themselves. The cards collude and conspire to create collisions, while the players holding them simply stand by and bear witness.
Greg Wish recently let the deck lead the way, after he woke up with against two all-in players holding premium hands. Facing off with and , Wish was able to triple through and build his stack up above the 1.9 million mark.
The pot could have been much bigger, however, as World Series of Poker Circuit ring winner Steve Gill swears to high heaven he folded . We have no reason for disbelief when it comes to Gill's account of the events, as everybody who plays the game has seen hands go down were the chips seemed destined to go in.
Level 6 is upon us, which means the re-entry period for this event will end in 25 minutes.
Players can still be seen trickling into the tournament area with registration slips in hand, and the field continues to grow one by one as the minutes tick away.
The tournament has entered Level 5, which means blinds are now set at 150-300 with a 25 ante.
Re-entries for this event will be accepted through the end of Level 6, so the next 50 minutes are sure to be filled with action and all-in confrontations as players look to chip up or buy another bullet.
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Cotton Snuffer Just Won With Three Sevens, After Winning His Third Tournament in Seven Days Here at the Borgata Winter Poker Open
With the flop reading , an unidentified player led out for 700, only to see Cotton Snuffer up the action to 1,500.
"You look like Heisenberg man, you know that?" asked the player faced with the raise.
"I know ah I do," replied Snuffer, obviously aware of his alter ego.
The player decided to look the Walter White lookalike up, and the fell in on the turn. Perhaps intimidated by the unique persona he was tangling with, Snuffer's opponent checked to the aggressor.
Snuffer then rolled out a bet of 2,525 and stared his man down, forcing a quick fold.
"You know I didn't want that ten to come out..." Snuffer said to nobody in particular, showing down the as he did so. With three sevens, Snuffer dragged another pot his way, one night after winning a side event for his third victory in just seven days here at the Borgata Winter Poker Open.
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Alyson Parker is Just One of the Faces We Recognize Here in Event 99
With a limited turnout today due to the return of the dreaded Polar Vortex, the field is comprised mostly of players who basically live at the Borgata already.
Nonetheless, we've managed to find a few players who we know and love. Longtime tourney pro Mickey Appleman is here, as is Borgata reg Alyson Parker, who just chopped a side event along with a few other players to pocket a cool $4,000.
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against two all-in players holding premium hands. Facing off with 
and 
, Wish was able to triple through and build his stack up above the 1.9 million mark.
, an unidentified player led out for 700, only to see Cotton Snuffer up the action to 1,500.
fell in on the turn. Perhaps intimidated by the unique persona he was tangling with, Snuffer's opponent checked to the aggressor.
as he did so. With three sevens, Snuffer dragged another pot his way, one night after winning a side event for his third victory in just seven days here at the Borgata Winter Poker Open.