We found Mitchell Nong all in with his chips being counted out for a double up with 
against an opponent who held 
. The two got it all in after the flop of 
, according to another player at the table, and Nong's hand held up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,000 |
Vanessa Selbst is always conspicuous in her absence from a Main Event field, and today is no different.
After firing at least one $3,500 bullet yesterday and failing to bag up a stack by the end of Day 1a, we expected to see Selbst back at it here on Day 1b to take another shot.
So far though, Selbst hasn't been seen, although a recent tweet indicates she'll be here shortly.
I'm sure the rest of the field is really happy to hear that...
With the board reading 
by the turn, Gregory Marcus led out for a bet of 1,750, only to see his lone opponent raise the action to 6,275.
Marcus tanked for a bit and asked for a count of the raise, before flatting to see the 
drop on the river.
Despite the escalation on fourth street, fifth was checked down and Marcus tabled his 
for the winner.
"I had him on two tens..." Marcus remarked as he dragged the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,900 |
Below is a selection of photos from the early going on Day 1b:
As a tournament runs deeper into its structure, participants typically begin dropping out and the tournament dwindles in numbers. Not so here at Borgata today; as we get closer to the end of registration, more and more tables are filling up with newly registered runners. At this point, only two empty tables remain in the main tournament area.
Kevin Eyster just paid off an opponent who fired 3,325 on the river on a board of 
. Eyster was shown 
for a straight, and he's down to 22,000 in the early goings here.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
||
After a player opened for 625 in late position, Victoria Larkin flatted from the cutoff, as did a third player in the small blind.
On the 
flop the opener slowed down with a check, and Larkin pounced on the pot by betting 1,200. Both opponents quickly mucked to Larkin's move, and she pushed closer to a 40,000 stack in the still early stages of this Borgata Winter Poker Open WPT Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
37,900
37,900
|
37,900 |
Some players evidently decided to skip the first two levels. Perhaps they got some extra sleep.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
30,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
||
An announcement from the tournament staff just revealed that 590 entries and re-entries have been recorded for Day 1b, which combined with yesterday's count of 422 puts us at 1,012 for the tournament.
With a $3 million guaranteed prize pool offered by the World Poker Tour and the Borgata, meeting the 1,000-entry milestone was an important moment, as the guarantee has now officially been met. From here on out the $3,300 re-entry fees tallied up will be creating overlay, and we'll let you know what the final prize pool amounts to.
The tournament director just gave the order to shuffle up and deal, and cards are back in the air.
