Sun Jan 29 21:07:00 -0800 2006
Day 1 Has Ended
Day 1 of the Borgata Winter Open championship event has just ended. Official chip counts should be available within the hour.
Sun Jan 29 20:45:00 -0800 2006
Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy Eliminates David Levi
Cliff Josephy rivers a full house to beat out David Levis straight. This eliminates Levi from the tournament and vaults "JohnnyBax" into an even more commanding chip lead.
Cliff Josephy now has almost $375,000 in chips.
Sun Jan 29 20:18:00 -0800 2006
Chip and a Chair
Proving that you can overcome any deficit, Tex Barch has made an incredible recovery. Less than an hour ago, Barch was knocked down to only $1,600 in chips. Since then, he has built his stack back up to over $27,000.
Sun Jan 29 20:08:00 -0800 2006
Updated Chip Counts
Updated chip counts have been posted; click on the "Chip Counts" tab for the most recent numbers. With 200 players remaining, the average stack is $47,625.
Sun Jan 29 20:05:00 -0800 2006
Amir Vahedi Eliminated
Amir Vahedi lost back to back pots to eliminate him from the tournament.
Sun Jan 29 19:25:00 -0800 2006
15-Minute Break; Blinds Increasing To $500 - $1000 with $100 ante
The players are now on a 15-minute break, when they return the blinds will increase to $500-1000 with a $100 ante.
Sun Jan 29 19:21:00 -0800 2006
Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy Wins A Monster Pot
In the biggest pot of the tournament, Cliff Josephy has knocked out Josh "Sdouble" Schlein. Schlein moved all in with the nut flush draw and Josephy called with top set. Schlein failed to improve and was eliminated from the tournament.
"JohnnyBax" has now taken a huge chip lead in the tournament. He now has just over $244,000 chips.
Sun Jan 29 19:14:00 -0800 2006
Amir Vahedi Doubles Up
Amir Vahedi has just doubled up to around $30,000 when he spiked a king with his AK against pocket threes.
Sun Jan 29 19:07:00 -0800 2006
David "The Dragon" Pham Knocked Out
David Pham pushed allin with AQ for his remaining $15,000 and was immediately called by Josh "Sdouble" Schlein with pockets queens. David must improve to stay alive, but the board provides no help.
Sun Jan 29 18:52:00 -0800 2006
Scotty Nguyen Loses a Big Pot
Scotty Nguyen just lost an tough $80,000 pot with pocket aces against his opponents ace jack. Scotty took a big hit to his stack, but is still has over $50,000 chips, baby.
