Event 13: Current Three-Handed Chip Counts.
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Here are the most current chip counts with just three players left:
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
| J.J. Tozzi | 3,900,000 |
| James Kinney | 3,250,000 |
| Amanda Musumeci | 1,300,000 |
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Borgata Winter Poker Open Side Events
Day: 9
Event 13: Josh Baer Eliminated in 4th Place ($8,606)
After coming to the table with less than five big blinds to his name, Josh Baer managed to jump up six rungs on the payout ladder, finishing in 4th place for a $6,770 payday.
Baer committed his last 675,000 or so before the flop with 
, and J.J. Tozzi snap-called with his 
- a virtual monster in a four-handed game against an open-shove from the table short stack.
The final board ran out 
, and despite a deuce being delivered on the flop, the man known as "JerseyJosh" online was unable to overcome Tozzi's overpair. Tozzi pushed above the 3 million chip plateau with the win.
Event 13: Current Chip Counts for the Final Four Players
With just four players left vying for this Event 13 title - and the $30,988 payday awaiting tonight's winner - here are the current standings in terms of chip count:
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
| James Kinney | 3,150,000 |
| J.J. Tozzi | 2,750,000 |
| Amanda Musumeci | 1,730,000 |
| Josh Baer | 725,000 |
Event 13: Up and Away
The blinds have gone up as a new 25-minute level has begun.
Play is now at 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante.
With the average chip stack sitting at 2.11 million with 4 players left, that means the average is right around 26.5 big blinds at the moment.
Event 13: Charles Katz Eliminated in 5th Place ($6,770)
James Kinney's continued heater just cost Charles Katz the last of his 375,000 chip stack.
Katz was all in before the flop with his 
, but Kinney could afford the loose call with his 
, so he took a shot to jump up the pay ladder by stepping on another man's neck.
Flop: 
The sight of a queen on the flop prompted Katz to stand in anticipation of imminent defeat, and when the turn card came 
his premonition was proven to be accurate. Katz was drawing dead and the meaningless 
came on the river, pairing him just to rub in the badness of the beat.
Despite falling short of his goal, Katz received $6,770 for his deep run here today. Kinney, meanwhile, continued to roll through the final table, busting yet another player to extend his enormous chip lead.
Event 13: Sonny Kim Eliminated in 6th Place ($5,565)
Sonny Kim was riding a short stack with 405,000 left and the blinds at 25,000-50,000, so he happily shipped his chips with the 
hoping be flipping at the very worst.
Instead, he was called by Amanda Musumeci and her 
, with the 
leaving him all but dead in the flash of a flop. The turn card came 
to leave Kim drawing dead, and the river was the just so he can say somebody had to hit quads to take him down.
Kim pocketed $5,565 for the deep run here today, while Musumeci climbed to about 2.3 million with the knockout.
Event 13: Vincent Conte Eliminated in 7th Place ($4,475)
Vincent Conte was flipping with for all the marbles, after getting his last 400,00 or so into the middle with against James Kinney's
The flop came 
to keep his sevens in front, and Conte was still good through the turn when it came 
.
River: 
An expletive was let loose by Conte as he saw the river card bring its bad news, and soon he was headed away from the tournament area, the $4,475 payday for finishing in 7th place no consolation for his tournament ending so suddenly.
Event 13: Blind Leading the Blind(s)
The blinds are currently set at 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante.
Event 13: Bob Hwang Eliminated in 8th Place ($3,385)
Whenever two players find aces in the hole while their stacks are short or shrinking, the money usually moves into the middle quite quickly. So when Amanda Musumeci and Bob Hwang both woke up with ace-high hands, an all-in confrontation seemed all but preordained.
Sure enough, Hwang open-jammed for his last 585,000 or so holding 
, and when the action folded around to her in the big blind, Musumeci snapped the bet off with her .
The final board ran out clean for Musumeci's queen kicker, coming 
to send Hwang to the rail for a $3,385 haul, while sending Musumeci's stack up over the 1.75 million mark.
Event 13: King Kinney
With a total of 338 entries recorded in Event 13 ($500 Black Chip Bounty NLHE Re-Entry), there are 8.45 million chips in play between the eight players still alive at this final table.
After he notched the first two knockouts of the final table, James Kinney has built a massive lead over the field, and he now sits with more than 4 million chips to lay claim to nearly half of the ammunition at the table.