Local Spotlight: Jerry Callahan
When Jerry Callahan steps into the Borgata, he's walking into familiar territory. He said he tries to come down for “pretty much every series.”
“The Borgata series are my favorites because of the massive field sizes,” the Long Island, N.Y., native said. “There's a lot of value.”
Indeed, half of his 12 recorded tournament cashes have come at the Borgata. That includes by far his biggest cash, a $16,132 second-place prize in a $200 NLHE event at the 2010 Borgata Poker Open. This year, he's coming in with considerable momentum, having just scored a $9,000 three-way chop at a $340 No-Limit Hold'em event at the Delaware Park Winter Poker Classic.
Callahan, who has been playing poker for 10 years, said being a student limits the amount of time he can spending traveling the circuit.
“It's tough with my school schedule,” he said. “But I try to hit 10 to 12 series per year.”
We'll surely see more of Callahan in the coming days, as he plans on playing at least three more events, ending with the $350 buy-in, $250,000 guaranteed event that begins Sunday. If you don't see him playing a local tournament, you may be able to find him at a cash table, where he said he likes to play $5 blind NLHE, Pot-Limit Omaha, and PLO Eight-or-Better.