Early Cooler Launches Andino to the Top of the Counts
The $600 Deep Stack Kick Off may only be midway through Level 3, but the action has been fast and furious with more than 200 players already through the doors at Borgata.
The biggest pot of the day so far belongs to Anthony Andino, who vaulted into the early chip lead after winning a massive three-way all-in.
Andino was all in and at risk on the river against an early-position player and Jason Blank in the hijack. The board read 9♠8♠6♦K♣10♦, with 85,100 sitting in the main pot — nearly three starting stacks.
At showdown, the early-position player revealed 9♦9♣ for a flopped set of nines, while Blank tabled K♠10♠. Blank had picked up a flush draw on the flop before improving to top two pair by the river, but both hands were second best to Andino's 7♠7♣, which had made a ten-high straight.
The player with the set claimed the 3,800-chip side pot before immediately shoving blind from under the gun on the very next hand. Blank, left with around 30,000 after the previous clash, raised to 10,000 to isolate and everyone else folded.
Under the Gun: A♣8♦
Jason Blank: A♦K♥
Blank at least managed to recover a few chips, making top pair on the K♦2♦6♣3♣5♣ runout to send his opponent to the rail.