Jeffrey Benhart just became the latest victim of James Kinney's incredible heater, after his suited big slick was caught up to by a a dominated hand.
Benhart open-shoved for his last 550,000 and Kinney quickly made the call with , the confident nature of his action suggesting he strongly figured to hold the best hand.
Kinney was mistaken though, as Benhard tabled to put himself in a strong spot to score a double.
The flop of hit both players hard, but Benhart was now trailing with a queen on board. His four-flush provided nine additional outs, however, and he was by no means out of the running. When a arrived on the turn Bernhart could now make a Broadway straight, and he called for a ten as fifth street fell.
River:
A black card came off but clubs were the wrong kind of black for Bernhart, and with the shock still visible on his face, he headed to the payout desk to collect his $2,295 payout. Kinney, meanwhile, has gone on a tear at this final table, busting the first two players to build a huge stack of more than 4.1 million chips. To put Kinney's lead in perspective, the chip average at this point is just 1.05 million, and there are only 8.45 million in play.
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James Kinney Just Made the Correct Call to Eliminated Joseph Opie in 10th Place
The final board read when James Kinney heard his Joseph Opie announce himself all in for a huge bet of 798,000.
Kinney held in the hole, and with one card higher than his pair on board, along with two of the same baby card out there too, he knew several potential holdings had outran his eights.
Kinney went deep into the tank to think over his options, studying both the board and Opie while trying to decide if his hand was best.
Eventually, Kinney announced the call and moved for his chips, but before he could commit any to the pot Opie's hand went sailing into the muck. His pure bluff had been busted and Opie was sent packing in 10th place, taking home $1,492 for his final table appearance.
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Charles Katz at the Final Table of Event 13 at the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
We heard Charles Katz declare himself all in for his last 213,000 and Amanda Musumeci make the call, so we headed over to see what was what.
It turned out Katz made his stand on the short stack holding , and Musumeci called with her being able to afford the risk in return for a potential knockout. The two players were racing before the flop, but when the dealer fanned the across the felt Katz jumped out to a huge head start.
His set of eights left Musumeci stumbling out of the gates, and the race was over when the came on the turn. The completed the board on the river and Katz doubled through the most talented player at the table to keep himself alive.
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Amanda Musumeci Headlines the Final Table in Event 13 of the Borgata Winter Poker Open
The final ten players in contention for the Event 13 title - and a $30,988 payday - have redrawn for seats and assembled around the final table.
Amanda Musumeci headlines the final table lineup, and just over a year after finishing runner-up for a World Series of Poker bracelet - the young woman with nearly $1 million in live earnings is by far the most experienced player in the room.
Musumeci currently sits with just more than 1.1 million chips, good for the third-largest stack at the moment, while James Kinney holds the chip lead at 1.75 million.
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Joe Degeorge Has Been Relieved of His Very Last Chip
With the blinds set at 12,000-24,000 and a 4,000 ante, Joe Degeorge tossed out three of the orange T1000 chips and took a look at his hand. The previous blinds were set at 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante, so Degeorge's erroneous ante was obviously just an oversight, but when he took a look at in the hole, that single ante chip was was destined to join its brethren.
Degeorge opened the pot for a raise to 80,000 - more than three times the big blind - and watched as the table folded around to James Kinney in the big blind, who peered down as his hand while beginning the tried and true custom of table talk.
"I'm starting not to like you," said Kinney with a smile, selling the story that he was displeased with Degeorge's attempt. "You keep doing that."
Rather than release his cards, however, Kinney then announced himself all in to put Degorge at risk, and the latter called off for his last 550,000 or so with big slick. When Kinney tabled though, Degeorge was left calling for kings.
The board answered his call, coming , but a lone pair on the river was not enough to take down Kinney's pocket rockets. Moments after accidentally putting an insufficient amount of chips into the pot, all of Degeorge's chips were now pushed across the table to Kinney, who now sits as the chip leader with more than 1.7 million to work with.
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Event 13 at the Borgata Winter Poker Open is Nearing the Final Table
There are now just 13 players left with a stack at their disposal.
Much of the action at this point has devolved into open-shoves for stacks that are well under the current average of 650,000.
Amanda Musumeci has slipped a bit below the current average with about 550,000 in front of her, while our chip leader Sonny Kim sits with 1.35 million.
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Sonny Kim Just Survived After Dodging the Deck
With the board showing by the turn, Sonny Kim heard his opponent announce himself all in, and with just 378,000 left in front of him, Kim knew the bet put him at risk of elimination should he call.
"I guess you got me, but I have to call," said Kim, moving his chips forward as he tabled for an overpair to the board.
Kim was elated to see that his read on the hand was wrong when his opponent revealed , but he was still fading a ton of outs, as he would lose if any five, six or diamond was delivered on fifth street.
River:
"Yes!" cried Kim when the river brought a safe card on board, and with that he surged to just about double the average chip stack with just 17 players left.
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, the confident nature of his action suggesting he strongly figured to hold the best hand.
to put himself in a strong spot to score a double.
hit both players hard, but Benhart was now trailing with a queen on board. His four-flush provided nine additional outs, however, and he was by no means out of the running. When a 
arrived on the turn Bernhart could now make a Broadway straight, and he called for a ten as fifth street fell.
when James Kinney heard his Joseph Opie announce himself all in for a huge bet of 798,000.
in the hole, and with one card higher than his pair on board, along with two of the same baby card out there too, he knew several potential holdings had outran his eights.
, and Musumeci called with her 
being able to afford the risk in return for a potential knockout. The two players were racing before the flop, but when the dealer fanned the 
across the felt Katz jumped out to a huge head start.
came on the turn. The 
in the hole, that single ante chip was was destined to join its brethren.
, but a lone pair on the river was not enough to take down Kinney's pocket rockets. Moments after accidentally putting an insufficient amount of chips into the pot, all of Degeorge's chips were now pushed across the table to Kinney, who now sits as the chip leader with more than 1.7 million to work with.
for an overpair to the board.