2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Event 1: $2 Million Guarantee Big Stack NLHE Re-Entry
Day: 1a
Event Info

2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$2,325,835
Entries
4,812
Players Left
27
Average Chip Stack
3,564,444
Total Chips
96,240,000

Event 1: Damon Ferrante the Heartbreaker

Damon Ferrante (Seen Here at a Previous Edition of the Borgata Winter Poker Open)
Damon Ferrante (Seen Here at a Previous Edition of the Borgata Winter Poker Open)

We heard a player yell out "Yes!" while shooting up from his chair, and after hustling over to take a look, we found Damon Ferrante excitedly comparing his stack to another.

The final board read {4-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{5-Hearts}, and Ferrante's {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts} gave him the immortal nuts with a heart flush. His downed opponent held the {A-Clubs}{J-Hearts}, and after both players got it all-in before the flop, the worst hand vaulted into the lead with the jack on the flop.

A heart on the turn made things interesting, however, and another on the river compelled Ferrante to jump for joy.

After a bit of accounting, Ferrante's stack was deemed to be the larger of the two, and with that he sent a crestfallen opponent to the rail with a runner-runner tale to tell.

For a local player like Ferrante, who has seven cashes on his Hendon Mob résumé, all occuring in Atlantic City, New Jersey, today's Day 1A of the Borgata Winter Poker Open provides a chance to shine on his home turf. With his most recent win, Ferrante inched a little closer to adding an eighth Atlantic City cash to his career record.

Player Chips Progress
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Damon Ferrante
93,400
93,400
93,400

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