Level 7 (Blinds 250/500/75)
Total Day 1B Entries: 628
Matthew Itkin (Oceanside, NY)
The bagging process has “technically” started already, as tournament supervisors are walking around collecting players names and Borgata card numbers from each table. This will help speed up the end of the night, when each player has to have their counts verified before bagging and leaving the Event Center.
Just moments ago, half of Table 9 would be standing, and it was clear that something big was going on. There would be three players all-in pre, with Borgata regular Matthew Itkin holding the best of it:
Itkin: {as} {ac}
Player X: {qc} {qh}
Player Y: {kd} {ks}
Flop: {8c} {8s} {9d}
Turn: {7s}
River: {7h}
Itkin stood with his hands in his sweatshirt pocket, and a look that summed up the tension he was likely feeling. Regardless of the fact that he had pocket aces against the kings and queens, it’s never a safe feeling until that river hits. Once the board ran out clean, a big grin came across Matt’s face, and he sat back to down to begin stacking up his newfound chips. With only (10) minutes remaining in the night, Itkin is in the running to bag the Day 1B chip lead, which won’t be official until all players are verified.