Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Event 15: $200,000 Guarantee Six-Max NLHE Re-Entry
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$361,810
Entries
373
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
4,000
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Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
The play has been halted for a short break. Check back in 15 minutes when cards are back in the air.
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
When Natale Kuey made a deep run in Event 7 (Seniors NLHE Re-Entry) - where he ultimately finished as the runner-up - there was no reason to suspect he was a shark swimming with the seniors.
Kuey's performance in the Six-Max event has changed all that though, as he ran up a big stack early in the day yesterday while refusing to relent here today.
We just watched Kuey mix it up with the youngsters yet again, taking a flop of 
and watching as an opponent 30 years his junior fired away with a bet of 9,500. Kuey simply tossed out three of the pink T10000 chips and made it 30,000 to play, answering with a nod when his opponent asked if he had any more big chips left.
"One big chip..." said Kuey, his voice betraying nothing but confidence.
The other player mucked soon afterward, and another pot was pushed to the Seniors event's second-place finisher, as he hopes to make it a win here at the Six-Max.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
245,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
A second sweep of the room has resulted in a few more stacks being identified and eyeballed.
After entering the day with the chip lead, Andrew Kelsall still holds one of the biggest stacks in the room with nearly double the current average.
Ohio-based grinder Joey Couden is sitting on 160,000 or so, and after standing out as one of the more aggressive, action-oriented players yesterday, we'll be watching to see if Couden's stack starts being swung around in similar fashion here today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
373,500
-27,400
|
-27,400 |
|
||
|
|
215,000
-122,000
|
-122,000 |
|
206,000
-182,700
|
-182,700 |
|
||
|
164,000
-77,200
|
-77,200 |
|
|
||
|
67,900
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
|
|
||
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
Some notable names and their current counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
508,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
275,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
203,900
50,100
|
50,100 |
|
190,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
172,800
63,900
|
63,900 |
|
105,000
-104,000
|
-104,000 |
|
87,300
15,400
|
15,400 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 400
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Holding a comfortable stack right around the average - and 
in the hole - Amanda Musumeci found herself playing a pot with a lot on the line: lose it trying to burst the bubble, and she very well might be the one who fails to cash.
Nonetheless, when the pot was limped to her in the blinds, Musumeci raised the action with her big slick, making it 10,000 to play and receiving a lone caller. The flop of 
with two spades was right up her alley, and she led out for 15,000, with her opponent flatting to see the board pair on the turn.
Musumeci then check-called a 20,000 turn bet, and when the board bricked off on the river, failing to complete the spade flush her opponent was apparently trying to represent, his all-in shove after a check looked suspicious to Musumeci. She asked for a count of the man's stack (he held about 60,000) before making the call with top-top, and when her opponent could only muster the 
for a second-best second-pair, his tournament was over.
The final 36 players left with chips have all earned at least $1,809 - but with many firing multiple bullets in the re-entry format, a min-cash might just be a slight loss - and while that alone is cause for celebration, the field is focused on one thing: the $88,643 payday waiting for the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
279,000
114,500
|
114,500 |
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
A total of 373 entries at $1,000 per bullet created a prize pool of $361,810, and below you will see how the big bucks will be divvied up.
Only 38 players still have chips at the moment, but two eliminations later and the final 36 will be paid as follows:
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | $88,643 |
| 2 | $54,272 |
| 3 | $41,246 |
| 4 | $33,467 |
| 5 | $25,869 |
| 6 | $18,633 |
| 7 | $13,568 |
| 8 | $9,045 |
| 9 | $5,427 |
| 10-12 | $4,342 |
| 13-18 | $3,437 |
| 19-24 | $2,533 |
| 25-30 | $1,990 |
| 31-36 | $1,809 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
A total of 373 entries and re-entries were recorded last night in Event 15 ($200,000 Guaranteed Six-Max NLHE Re-Entry), and at $1,000 per bullet the play was intense right from the start. Leading the counts after Day 1 was experienced tournament player Andrew Kelsall (400,900) with veteran James Carroll (388,700) hot on his heels.
A number of professionals were seen for the competing for the first time here at the Borgata Winter Poker Open, with the bigger buy-in attracting a higher caliber field and building buzz throughout the building. Some of the more experienced touring pros to fire away - while falling short before chips were bagged - at this six-handed event include Phil Collins, Matt Stout, Chris Tryba, Aaron Massey, Keven Stammen, Eric Cajelais, Bob "Uncle Krunk" Panitch, Ravi Raghavan, Roland Israelashvili, Steve Dannenmann.
There are still plenty of notable names to track today as Day 2 brings on the money bubble in short order. Just 43 players remain - including Natale Kuey (337,000), Ronit Chmanai (209,000), Amanda Musumeci (164,500), Matt Affleck (153,800) and Andy Hwang (108,900) - and only 36 will make the money. With a first-prize payout of $88,643 awaiting one of the final 43, the play today is expected to be top notch throughout the race to the final table.
Check back with PokerNews at noon local time to continue following live coverage of the Borgata Winter Poker Open's $200,000 Guaranteed Six-Max NLHE Re-Entry event.