Matt Glantz bet 5,000 on the river after his opponent checked a board of . The player thought for about a minute before making the call, and Glantz showed . The other player shook his head before mucking.
Men Nguyen is Much Happier Today Than He Was in This Photo... A Growing Stack Might Have Something to Do With That
We overheard Men "The Master" Nguyen happily congratulating himself for making a big laydown, and while we missed the cards as the dealer scrambled, a scan of Nguyen's chip stack showed why he's in such a good mood.
Nguyen has chipped up rather quickly after arriving to the tournament during the last level, and with his propensity for aggressive play and wild swings, we expect "The Master" to put those chips to good use as Day 1a marches on.
With the flop reading and only 2,400 or so in the pot, we were surprised to see not one but two of the baby blue T5000 chips placed in front of James Miller's stack.
Apparently Miller had checked to Ben Tarzia, who fired out a 1,500 feeler bet, before making the massive overbet.
"Ten-thousand?!" was Tarzia's response to the raise. "I go fifteen-hundred, you go ten-thousand... must be two-pair I guess. Nice hand."
Drazen Ilich and Chris Reslock faced off in a pot on the river with a board of . When we arrived, they were both staring at the board, motionless.
"Oh, you checked?" Ilich said, realizing the action was on him. Ilich fired out 13,000, and Reslock made the call without much hesitation. Ilich showed him for top pair and a backdoored flush. Reslock flashed the before mucking.
Also, Men "The Master" Nguyen just walked into the tournament area with a registration sheet.
Nick Guagenti in Day 1a of the 2014 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Main Event
Nick Guagenti, in the small blind, check-raised to 6,500 after the big blind bet 1,500 and the button called on a flop of . Only the big blind called, and the turn brought a and two checks. The completed the board, and Guagenti checked again. The big blind bet 2,500, and Guagenti quickly tossed out 20,000. His opponent showed the after about 30 seconds, laying his hand down.
. The player thought for about a minute before making the call, and Glantz showed 
. The other player shook his head before mucking.
and only 2,400 or so in the pot, we were surprised to see not one but two of the baby blue T5000 chips placed in front of James Miller's stack.
for top-two, and the man who 
. When we arrived, they were both staring at the board, motionless.
for top pair and a backdoored flush. Reslock flashed the 
. Only the big blind called, and the turn brought a 
and two checks. The 
after about 30 seconds, laying his hand down.