A player limped in from early position and Aaron Massey raised to 1,300 from the cutoff. It folded back to the limper who called and they went heads up to the flop.
The player check-called a bet of 1,500 from Massey and the turn was the . The player checked and Massey tossed out a bet of 3,400. His opponent folded and Massey dragged in the pot.
Two players moved all of their chips into the middle before the flop and Michael Morton had his opponents 40,000 stack covered as the two turned over their hands.
Opponent:
Michael Morton:
The board rolled out and Morton's aces scooped the pot, sending his opponent to the rail.
Raymond Ross got his stack of about 30,000 all in pre-flop holding against the of Jonas Wexler. The dealer fanned the flop and Ross maintained the lead.
The turn was the improving Ross to top set and Wexler picked up a gutshot straight draw.
The hit the river and the table erupted as Wexler improved to Broadway to send Ross to the rail.
There’s a new poker tour in town as a trio of MGM properties – MGM National Harbor, MGM Springfield, and Borgata – have joined forces to establish the MGM East Coast Poker Tour (ECPT).
The tour will consist of the following stops:
Potomac Winter Poker Open at MGM National Harbor February 5-17
Borgata Spring Poker Open April 7-24
Borgata Summer Poker Open July 7-24
Potomac Summer Poker Open at MGM National Harbor July 22-August 3
The Armory Classic at MGM Springfield August 12-24
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The Points Leaderboard
Linking the five events will be a leaderboard where players can earn points by participating in any qualifying events.
Leaderboard prizes consist of the following: the top 90 finishers on the leaderboard will earn entry into Borgata Fall Poker Open/MGM Resorts East Coast Poker Tour $2,000,000 Guaranteed Championship on November 15-20, 2020 ($3,500 value) including complimentary overnight stays. Others can win $250 room credits, Cartier watch ($2,500 value) and $500 MGM Resorts promotional gift cards.
Players can earn points in a variety of ways including “Participation Points” for buying into tournaments, “Entry Points” based on field sizes, and “Placement Points” for making the final table. Click here for more details on the point system.
The leaderboard will be posted to MGMECPT.com and updated daily when qualifying events are occurring. Points for the leaderboard will be finalized on August 25, 2020.
Previewing the Potomac Winter Poker Open
The upcoming Potomac Winter Poker Open at MGM National Harbor, which runs from February 5-17, 2020, will offer over $1,000,000 in guarantees over 14 events. It marks the first time a winter edition of the PPO has been held to complement its annual late-summer series.
Highlights on the schedule include the $400 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed Opener and the $3,000 buy-in, $500,000 guarantee Main Event. What’s more, PokerNews is slated to be on-site to offer live updates from both of those events as well as the $400 Large Stack BB Ante from February 12-13.
Sam Taylor moved all in for his last 14,500 before the flop and Stephen Press was the only person to call. The two turned over their hands with Taylor at risk.
Sam Taylor:
Stephen Press:
The board rolled out and Press pulled in the pot with his flopped bullet, sending Taylor out.
flop.
. The player checked and Massey tossed out a bet of 3,400. His opponent folded and Massey dragged in the pot.
and Morton's aces scooped the pot, sending his opponent to the rail.
against the 
flop and Ross maintained the lead. 
improving Ross to top set and Wexler picked up a gutshot straight draw. 
and Press pulled in the pot with his flopped bullet, sending Taylor out.
