$3 Million Guaranteed WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship Day 3 | 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

01-30-2014 02:04 UTC-4

Elimination Autopsy

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Level 23 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Harrison Gimbel Just Exited the Premisis Late on Day 3 of the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open WPT Main Event Championship

Harrison Gimbel was the latest casualty as the field continues to pare down, and although we missed his path to the rail, he was kind of enough to relay the grisly details via Twitter:

Harrison Gimbel @Harrison_Gimbel

Gg 44th. Utg 113k makes it 38k, mp big stack calls, I jam 88 bb for 400k, utg calls, mp folds. I lose to 96ss. Few hands later utg2 40k,January 29, 2014

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Harrison Gimbel @Harrison_Gimbel

I jam button 208k KKs lose to AQdd. Back to Florida when I canJanuary 29, 2014

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Player	Chips	Progress
Harrison Gimbel	Busted

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01-29-2014 19:46 UTC-4

Mackinnon's Chips Taken For Real This TIme

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Level 20 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

After the curious case of his stack disappearing during the dinner break, D.J. Mackinnon never became frazzled or frustrated, trusting that the situation would be equitably resolved.

Mackinnon persevered through the commotion to survive Day 1b, and weaved his way through Day 2 to make an appearance here today. Although he recently went bust, Mackinnon issued a postmortem tweet that showed he still has a sense of humor about the situation involving his missing stack:

DJ MacKinnon @djmacjr

Finally eliminated #WPTBorgata for real, got absurdly short and finally busted 81st JT < AA aipf for $7300January 29, 2014

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Player	Chips	Progress
D.J. Mackinnon	Busted

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01-29-2014 16:00 UTC-4

Berkey's Bullets Go Bust

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Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Here's how Matt Berkey described his brutal bustout hand, as he vented via Twitter having just been eliminated when his aces were cracked:

matt berkey @berkey11

My bday Borgata curse continues. Guy jams 50bbs over the CL's limp w/44, I call off my remaining 38bbs w/the aces. 4 in the door #BubbledJanuary 29, 2014

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Matt Berkey	Busted

01-29-2014 13:41 UTC-4

Welcome Bax My Friends, to the Show Sometimes Ends

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Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy Just Went Bust Early on Day 3

Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy let his friends and followers know that a final table run was not in the cards here today, as he just went bust. According to Josephy, his failed to win a flip against Brian Lemke's .