Full and Ready to Fire
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
The tournament director just announced that tables should shuffle up and deal.
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
$3 Million Guaranteed WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Buy-in
$3,300
Entries
1,229
Level
39
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
75,000
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Dinner Break
Level 14
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
The tournament is now on a 75-minute dinner break, and play will resume at 9:45 p.m. local time.
Haugen Stacks Another
Level 14
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Matt Haugen three-bet to 17,500 from the big blind after a player under the gun opened to 5,500. The original raiser thought for a bit before moving all in for 124,500, and Haugen tanked before making the call.
Haugen: 
Under the gun: 
Haugen quickly took command of the flip when the flop came 
. A 
and 
finished out the board, and Haugen nearly has 600,000 now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
580,000 | 169,000 |
Busto They Go
Level 14
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Here are a few of the notable names we've seen leaving the room.
As always, Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler was quick to let the world know how he felt about being eliminated by the worst hand:
busted @BorgataPoker @wpt main 1k-2k hadnt played a hand in 2 orbits Button opens 4k I ship 35k k10 bbThey call qj? Safe board j river. GG.Follow @AllenKessler
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Busted |
Laz and the Legend
Level 14
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
As the overwhelming chip leader entering Day 2, Laz Hernandez knew he'd be in position to punish his opponents, but as the tournament progresses and the cream of the crop rises, his table is quickly becoming a tough draw.
With the legend himself Mike Sexton sitting directly to his right, along with experienced pros Nick Guagenti and James "Big Show" Caldarero, Hernandez could be forgiven for becoming passive and sitting on his massive stack.
Instead, Hernandez has shown no fear, scooping up multiple pots in the last few minutes to build on his chip-leading stack.
One hand saw Hernandez take the 
up against a lone opponent, before forcing them to fold when the flop came 
. Despite being surrounded by card sharps to his left and right, Hernandez refuses to retreat and continues to climb, showing that his Day 1a run may not have been merely a lucky run after all.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
317,500 | -7,500 |
Panitch Busts Two
Level 14
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
We didn't see the hand, but Bob Panitch just got all in with 
against two players with 
and 
, according to Amnon Filippi. His kings held up, and one of the eliminated players was Jacob Bazeley.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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410,000 | 62,500 |
|
Busted |
It's Good to Be the Champ
Level 14
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Whenever a World Series of Poker Main Event champion is in the house, we make sure to stop by early and often to check on their progress.
And while 2012 Main Event winner Greg Merson certainly warrants the attention, we just haven't seen too many players willing to challenge the champ.
After an orbit spent observing Merson we saw him take down a few uncontested pots with preflop raises, while folding a few hands away in between. Merson currently holds a stack with more than 180,000 - more than enough to continue applying pressure while his opponent's pay homage by getting out of his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
183,400 | 13,400 |
Gee's AA Cracked
Level 14
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
A player in middle position opened to 4,800, and the cutoff shoved for 33,500. Steve Gee thought for a bit before making the call for about half of his stack on the button, and Harrison Gimbel began tanking in the big blind. Finally, he announced all in but was beaten to the pot by Gee after the original raiser quickly folded.
Gee: 
Gimbel: 
Cutoff: 
Gee called for paint, and he got his wish on the 
flop. The 
turn kept things clean, but the river was a 
, causing Gee to slam his aces into the muck.
"Worst way to bust out of a tournament," he said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
275,000 | 175,375 |
Say Uncle
Level 14
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
A player in middle position opened for 4,400 and the folded around dutifully to Robert Panitch in the big blind. As anybody who has come to know "Uncle Krunk" during the last few years - as Panitch became a consistent tournament player capable of playing on the big stage against the game's best - he does not give up on anything easily.
So we weren't surprised Panitch announced a reraise while tossing out a 12,000 three-bet. His much younger opponent did not appear to be pleased after being played back at, but he flatted to take the 
flop in position.
Position didn't matter for long though, as Panitch fired away with a 15,000 to force a quick fold. With the win Panitch neared the 350,000 mark one hour away from the dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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347,500 | 140,500 |