We found this hand after Mike Linster called for the floor for a clock - making up for the soft-spoken dealer. There was about 15,000 in the pot, the board was and Linster was all in for around 17,000.
The floor arrived, gave the Angel Lopez a 90-second clock and Lopez mucked after 80 seconds ticked off.
Three more levels are in the books, six overall, and the field is on a 15-minute break. The floorman announced that there would be a 30-minute break between Level 9 and 10 so players that busted from the Borgata Poker Open Main Event have a chance to eat.
Barry Hutter was in the cutoff on a flop of and he check-called a bet of 3,300 from the player on the button. Both checked the , and the prompted a final check from Hutter. The player on the button fired big with 8,000, and Hutter thought briefly before quickly stacking all of his chips and dropping them in, a raise to about 22,000. That was enough to win the pot.
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Three players put in 7,700 preflop and hit the felt. From under the gun, Sergio De Zen came out firing with 16,000, forcing one fold. Zachary Donovan piled it in for not much more on the button and got a quick call.
De Zen:
Donovan:
Donovan was left shaking his head at the two-outer but he still had a chance with a straight draw and his overpair. The turn was a to give him more straight outs, but a brick hit the river.