Prize pool numbers are official, and with 1,392 entries we're looking at just under $100,000 up top.
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
David Gerassi, who entered the day as the chip leader, has continued his winning ways. In a recent hand, he put an opponent all in with the board reading . The player tanked for a couple of minutes before calling off.
Gerassi:
Opponent:
Gerassi had turned the nuts, but his opponent had outs. A river was a brick, and Gerassi let out a yell of "YES!"
Player | Chips | Progress |
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David Gerassi |
750,000
321,000
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321,000 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Players are on a 15-minute break while tournament staff colors up their T500 chips.
Joe Mckeehen checked and called a bet on a flop of , and he and his opponent saw a turn of . Mckeehen again checked, and this time he called a bet of 34,000. When a river caused Mckeehen to check a final time, his opponent fired the third bullet, 55,000. Mckeehen thought for a bit before making the call, and he took down the pot with .
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Joseph Mckeehen
|
565,000
214,500
|
214,500 |
Below is a collection of photos from the early going on Day 2:
Tournament director Tab Duchateau just announced that tomorrow's $150,000 Guarantee Big Stack No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry tournament has been canceled due to the impending storm.
We found Mike Dentale putting an opponent all in for his last 100,000 or so on a board. The player counted out his chips and thought for a bit before making the call. Dentale showed him for a straight, and the player mucked his cards.
Also, it appears someone finished off Dan Heimiller, as his seat's now empty.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Mike Dentale |
515,000
515,000
|
515,000 |
Dan Heimiller | Busted | |
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Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
We didn't see the action, but Dan Heimiller just lost almost all of his stack with against an opponent who held on a board of .
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Dan Heimiller |
6,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
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