Ryan Austin on Day 2 of Event #8 at the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Four players saw a flop for a 25,000 raise from Ryan Austin in the hijack. Austin fired 53,000 on the flop when action checked to him, and he got one caller in the small blind. After the turn brought the , the small blind came out betting with 105,000. Austin jammed for 165,000 more, and the small blind went into the tank. After a few minutes of thinking, he called.
Austin:
Small blind:
Austin's opponent said he put him on a big heart, and he was half right; Austin did have a big heart but he also had a big pair, and the small blind was in trouble. The river was the , and Austin climbed over a million in chips.
We watched Carlos Delafuente get his last 231,000 into the middle holding against .
When the flop came Delafuente's opponent added a slew of outs with his four-flush, but the turn () and river () failed to bring any of those outs on board.
With the double, Delafuente now sits with nearly 500,000 to his name, but he will need to keep pushing forward to put himself in a more comfortable position.
A short-stacked Joe Gergus got all in preflop against a fellow shorty.
Gergus:
Opponent:
"Please let there be a just God," the player with kings said.
The flop had him on the verge of being a believer. Gergus began walking away from the table, but the dealer spiked a turn. He followed that up with overkill: the river for quads.
"See, the walk away move works every time," a player at the table said. "You just have to walk away and 'boom,' you spike your two-outer."
The 129 players still left in contention here in Event 8 are now milling around the room discussing their most recent cash, as we have entered a short break.
We're in the Money Here at Event 8 of the Borgata Winter Poker Open's Ladies Event
We are now in the money here in Event 8, and the remaining 129 players are all assured of earning at least $742 for their performance.
The bubble bursting moment was less dramatic than most, as the tournament clock showed 132 players left and hand for hand play ended. Tournament staff then conducted a count of the room, and determined that their clock was mistaken, and suddenly we were in the money without a bustout having to occur.
John Liu at the Borgata Winter Poker Open Event 5: $100k Guaranteed
We noticed a pretty sizable stack and a table full of players still discussing the aftermath of a recent hand.
Apparently John Liu dragged a monster pot of about 550,000 when his prevailed over three other opponents. Liu's jacks were the best hand going in, as he went up against , and .
The board ran clean and kept Liu in the tournament as the money bubble approaches.
flop when action checked to him, and he got one caller in the small blind. After the turn brought the 
, the small blind came out betting with 105,000. Austin jammed for 165,000 more, and the small blind went into the tank. After a few minutes of thinking, he called.
, and Austin climbed over a million in chips.
against 
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Delafuente's opponent added a slew of outs with his four-flush, but the turn (
) failed to bring any of those outs on board.
turn. He followed that up with overkill: the 
river for quads.
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