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James Woods on Day 2 of Event 3 at the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Actor and poker enthusiast James Woods just let us know about a big hand he was involved in recently, and according to Woods, his read on an opponent helped him make a tough call.
The flop read when Woods' opponent shoved all-in for around 80,000, and the man who stole Sharon Stone away from DeNiro in the classic film Casino saw a chance to steal a pot.
Woods said he put his man on , and he called his man down with to find out his read on the hand was spot on. After dodging jacks, queens and aces on the turn and river, Woods notched the knockout and padded his stack in the process.
We are now in the money in Event 3 ($560 Deep Stack NLHE Re-Entry), after a pair of simultaneous eliminations on two tables broke the bubble a few moments ago.
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The Stakes Are High Here at the Borgata Winter Poker Open
With just 55 players still in contention in Event 3, the money bubble has officially arrived. The next player eliminated will be the bubble boy (or girl), while everyone still alive after that will earn at least $1,121 for their deep run.
We have been handed a press release from the Borgata staff regarding Event 1 ($560 NLHE Re-Entry, $2 Million Guarantee), which was suspended yesterday pending an investigation into the suspected use of counterfeit T5000 chips. Below is the text from that announcement:
Borgata announced today that the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has ordered the cancellation of the first event of the Borgata Winter Poker Open due to a pending investigation.
Thus far, investigators have found that one or more tournament entrants improperly introduced a significant number of counterfeit chips into the tournament, gaining an unfair advantage and compromising the integrity of play for the event.
Tom Ballance, President and Chief Operating Officer of Borgata, said "It is extremely unfortunate that the criminal actions of these individuals can have a detrimental impact on more than 4,000 other entrants. We fully understand and regret the disappointment this cancellation causes our valued customers, and we will work diligently with DGE investigators to resolve the situation as quickly as possible. The integrity of our games and the confidence of our players is of the utmost importance to us."
"We thoroughly verified all remaining chips in our inventory, and are confident in moving forward with our tournament schedule as planned and approved by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement."
With the final board reading , and the tabled against the , it was clear a massive set-over-set confrontation had just occurred.
Luckily for Luther Lewis, he held the cowboys and after a five minute delay for the dealer, players, and tournament officials to simply count out the stacks, Lewis doubled up to become one of the biggest stacks in the room.
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Welcome to the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Today a full day of poker action is scheduled to do down, as the 2014 Winter Poker Open rolls onward. Today's first tournament of the day is Event 5 ($400 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry), and the Borgata has guaranteed a $100,000 prize pool.
At noon local time, Day 2 of Event 3 ($560 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry) is set to resume, with 89 players returning to compete for a $69,808 payaday. Alan Dworetsky leads the way with 478,600, while Abdul Amer is in a distant second with 403,300. Other large stacks include Edgardo Rosario (394,800), Tony Sinishtas (316,500), Stephen Knoble (278,700) and Sung Kim (275,300). Notable players who bagged up include Andy Hwang (261,000), Coleem Chestnut (165,300), Erik Cajelais (156,800), Dan Buzgon (155,400), James Woods (110,900) and Amnon Filippi (46,400).
Finally, Day 1 of Event 6 ($500 H.O.R.S.E) is set to kick off at 1 p.m. local time, so stay tuned throughout the day asPokerNews brings you continuous coverage of all three events live from the floor of the Borgata.
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when Woods' opponent shoved all-in for around 80,000, and the man who stole Sharon Stone away from DeNiro in the classic film Casino saw a chance to steal a pot.
, and he called his man down with 
, and the 
tabled against the 
, it was clear a massive set-over-set confrontation had just occurred.