Borgata Poker Classic: Day 2 Ends
Tuesday, 29 January 2008
The day started with 313 players, and despite a generous blind
structure which allowed plenty of time to make a move, the players
seemed more intent on getting a firm grip on the tournament.
The day started with 313 players, and despite a generous blind
structure which allowed plenty of time to make a move, the players
seemed more intent on getting a firm grip on the tournament.
Carnage ensued, with 214 players falling on their swords, leaving
99 to come back tomorrow to play for the money.
Some of the players in the field used the gentle blind structure
to glide along to a healthy chip stack. Others, however, were up
and down like a yo-yo, climbing the ladder only to then fall back
down again.
Noah ‘fourUhaters’ Schwartz started the day on 115,000 and soon
had a mountain of chips in front of him to dwarf the other stacks
on his table. They chips didn’t come free though, and he had to
ride his luck in one massive pot where he flopped top two against
his opponent’s nut straight on an A-K-Q board. An ace on the turn
helped the young online pro out, and he ended the day a bit more
calmly, finishing with 477,000 chips.
Gavin Griffin was another who got off to a good start, running
his stack up over 300,000 before adding another 100,000 after he
flopped trips with A-Q. The pedal was kept to the metal, and
Griffin ended the day as the chip leader on 563,000.
Players who didn’t follow on from their good work from Day 1
were Joe Sebok and John Phan, who’s tactic of being in most pots
finally caught up with him. Victor Ramdin, J.C. Tran, Alex Jacob
and Mike Matusow.
Another player that jumped out early, but failed to survive the
day was John Phan. The “Razor” climbed up and over the 300,000 mark
just an hour into play, but took some tough beats before the start
of the fifth level to put him in jeopardy. Shortly after the dinner
break, Phan was all in and out, continuing a trend he has shown for
building a stack early and failing to maintain it.
Other notables that did not survive the day included Victor
Ramdin, Eugene Todd, Alex Jacob, J.C. Tran and Mike Matusow. Play
on Day 3 will continue until there are only 27 of the 99
remain.