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Level 6
: 150/300, 50 ante
The field is streaming out in search of sustenance as the 75-minute dinner break has arrived.
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
$3 Million Guaranteed WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
Day: 1b
Event Info
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Total Entries
1,229
Level
39
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
75,000
Players Left 1 / 1,229
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Level 6
: 150/300, 50 ante
We came upon Bryn Kenney and another player getting all of their chips in on a flop of 
. Kenney was in a dominating position with 
against 
.
The dealer was ordered to wash the deck by a tournament official. According to a player at the table, the dealer had accidentally flipped over the top two cards on the deck, and they were a 
and 
respectively, meaning Kenney's opponent would have turned a full house for the lead. Unfortunately for him, after the deck was washed, the new turn was a 
, followed by a 
river. The player was understandably peeved about the situation, while Kenney added all of his opponent's chips to his stack.
Level 6
: 150/300, 50 ante
With the booming voice of Will "The Thrill" Failla providing a boisterous background, we watched as his friend from the East Coast poker scene James "Big Show Caldo" Calderaro moved all in for 23,800.
As the man they call "The Thrill" escorted Michael Borovetz - a third member of this crew accomplished crew of local grinders - over to Mike Sexton's table to show off Borovetz' uncanny impression of Sexton's announcing voice firsthand, Calderaro waited for his opponent to make a crucial decision.
With Borovetz now serenading Sexton with a voice that sounded eerily similar his own, and Failla loudly encouraging the proceedings, Caldarero heard his opponent make the call to put both of their similarly-sized stacks at risk.
"He called me Will, comin' take a look..." said Calderaro as he rolled over 
for a set on the turn. "Wit aces 'dis guy called me!"
Failla stopped by to sweat the river, and when it came 
to keep "Big Show Caldo" out in front of his shocked opponent's 
, he offered his pal a clap on the back in congratulation. Calderaro dragged another pot his way on the very next deal, eating his fill before the dinner break even starts.
Level 6
: 150/300, 50 ante
Eric Rappaport, in the small blind, checked and called a player in the cutoff who fired 2,100 on a board of 
. The river brought an 
, and Rappaport checked once more. His opponent dropped his whole stack in for 7,850. Rappaport tanked for a couple of minutes before tossing out calling chips. The cutoff immediately tossed his cards to the dealer face down and exited his seat. Rappaport flipped over 
and took the pot.
Level 6
: 150/300, 50 ante
Christina Lindley was short stacked, and she got the last of her chips in with 
in a multi-way pot. A player rolled over 
on the river, and that was good enough to beat Lindley's unimproved hand.
Level 6
: 150/300, 50 ante
The most current chip counts for the field's notables.
Level 6
: 150/300, 50 ante
Ryan Eriquezzo believed he would bag 100,000 by the end of the day after witnessing some suboptimal play early on, but after a recent collision with fellow pro Chris Klodnicki, he has plenty of work left.
According to Eriquezzo's always active Twitter account, he flopped a king with 
but Klodnicki had the real top pair with in the hole. Here's how Eriquezzo described the situation:
Below are even more photos from the action on Day 1b:
Level 6
: 150/300, 50 ante
Jimmy Kohl shoved all in with the board reading 
after his opponent had checked to him in a blind battle. The small blind made the call for 19,950.
Small blind: 
Kohl:
The river was a 
, and Kohl took the majority of his opponent's stack.
Level 6
: 150/300, 50 ante
Four players - including one of the top earners in this series Cotton Snuffer and 2011 WPT Jacksonville Main Event champion Tony Ruberto - and after the flop came 
it was this pair that played the pot down.
After the flop it was checked over to Snuffer, who fired away with a 2,025 bet and watched the blinds fold quickly over to Ruberto. He was not fazed by the Heisenberg-like glare Snuffer sports at the table, and after a flat the turn came . Ruberto checked it over to Snuffer, but the aggressive player tapped the table to check behind and the river came .
Ruberto checked a third time and Snuffer did the same, saying no more after originally trying to play the aggressor. Ruberto immediately tabled his and said "I have a ten," to which Snuffer could offer no other response but a muck.
