2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

$3 Million Guaranteed WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
Day: 1a
Event Info

2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q3
Prize
$842,379
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Entries
1,229
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
75,000

Some Counts

Level 7 : 200/400, 50 ante

Here are some counts just after dinner.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Laz Hernandez us
Laz Hernandez
180,000
50,000
50,000
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Jacob Bazeley
110,000
-11,000
-11,000
Profile photo of Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
94,000
64,000
64,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
64,100
34,100
34,100
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Men Nguyen us
Men Nguyen
60,000
12,000
12,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Profile photo of Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
56,000
-8,000
-8,000
Profile photo of Joe Serock us
Joe Serock
38,200
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Alex Queen
Alex Queen
37,700
3,000
3,000
Profile photo of Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
30,500
19,500
19,500
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Johannes Mueller us
Johannes Mueller
30,000
1,500
1,500
Profile photo of Matt Waxman us
Matt Waxman
27,200
-2,800
-2,800
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
19,200
-12,800
-12,800
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
18,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Kevin Eyster us
Kevin Eyster
10,000
-20,500
-20,500
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
9,000
WSOP 5X Winner

Back in the Air

Level 7 : 200/400, 50 ante
Push-ups at the 2014 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Main Event
Push-ups at the 2014 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Main Event

We're back from dinner break and the play from here on in will be more intense, given the re-entry portion of the tournament is now over.

Level: 7

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Let's Eat

Level 6 : 150/300, 50 ante
Jeff Madsen and the WPT crew at the 2014 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open
Jeff Madsen and the WPT crew at the 2014 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open

The field is heading for the exits as we enter the 75-minute dinner break.

Check back in with PokerNews in a little over an hour to continue following live coverage of the Borgata Winter Poker Open WPT Main Event.

Glantz Over 70k

Level 6 : 150/300, 50 ante

Matt Glantz bet 5,000 on the river after his opponent checked a board of {7-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{6-Spades}{3-Spades}. The player thought for about a minute before making the call, and Glantz showed {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}. The other player shook his head before mucking.

Player Chips Progress
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Matt Glantz
72,300
53,300
53,300
Team Lucky

Tags: Matt Glantz

Masterful

Level 6 : 150/300, 50 ante
Men Nguyen is Much Happier Today Than He Was in This Photo... A Growing Stack Might Have Something to Do With That
Men Nguyen is Much Happier Today Than He Was in This Photo... A Growing Stack Might Have Something to Do With That

We overheard Men "The Master" Nguyen happily congratulating himself for making a big laydown, and while we missed the cards as the dealer scrambled, a scan of Nguyen's chip stack showed why he's in such a good mood.

Nguyen has chipped up rather quickly after arriving to the tournament during the last level, and with his propensity for aggressive play and wild swings, we expect "The Master" to put those chips to good use as Day 1a marches on.

Player Chips Progress
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Men Nguyen
48,000
18,000
18,000
WSOP 7X Winner

Tags: Men Nguyen

Senior Style Steal

Level 6 : 150/300, 50 ante

With the flop reading {6-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and only 2,400 or so in the pot, we were surprised to see not one but two of the baby blue T5000 chips placed in front of James Miller's stack.

Apparently Miller had checked to Ben Tarzia, who fired out a 1,500 feeler bet, before making the massive overbet.

"Ten-thousand?!" was Tarzia's response to the raise. "I go fifteen-hundred, you go ten-thousand... must be two-pair I guess. Nice hand."

Sure enough, Miller tabled the {6-Spades}{7-Clubs} for top-two, and the man who final tabled the Seniors NLHE Championship at the World Series of Poker this past summer snookered the young Tarzia with an unconventional play.

Player Chips Progress
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James Miller
43,900

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Reslock Pays Off Ilich

Level 6 : 150/300, 50 ante

Drazen Ilich and Chris Reslock faced off in a pot on the river with a board of {k-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}. When we arrived, they were both staring at the board, motionless.

"Oh, you checked?" Ilich said, realizing the action was on him. Ilich fired out 13,000, and Reslock made the call without much hesitation. Ilich showed him {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for top pair and a backdoored flush. Reslock flashed the {a-Clubs} before mucking.

Also, Men "The Master" Nguyen just walked into the tournament area with a registration sheet.

Player Chips Progress
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Drazen Ilich
77,000
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of Chris Reslock us
Chris Reslock
36,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Men Nguyen us
Men Nguyen
30,000
WSOP 7X Winner

Tags: Chris ReslockMen NguyenDrazen Ilich

Guagenti Check-Raises the River

Level 6 : 150/300, 50 ante
Nick Guagenti in Day 1a of the 2014 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Main Event
Nick Guagenti in Day 1a of the 2014 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Main Event

Nick Guagenti, in the small blind, check-raised to 6,500 after the big blind bet 1,500 and the button called on a flop of {5-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{10-Hearts}. Only the big blind called, and the turn brought a {k-Hearts} and two checks. The {7-Hearts} completed the board, and Guagenti checked again. The big blind bet 2,500, and Guagenti quickly tossed out 20,000. His opponent showed the {9-Hearts} after about 30 seconds, laying his hand down.

Player Chips Progress
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Nick Guagenti
71,000
43,500
43,500
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Nick Guagenti