Roslyn Quarto - Chip LeaderIt was ladies night at the Borgata Winter Poker Open as two of the top 10 chip stacks belong to women, including WSOP bracelet holder Vanessa Selbst (New Haven, CT) who is 7th overall, just a shade less than 300k. Selbst, who is one of 167 players advancing to Day 3, trails Borgata regular Roslyn Quarto (Edison, NJ) who tops the chip count with 450k.
"A lot better than 20-thousand," said Selbst, who started Day 2 with a below average stack, "not a bad day."
Quarto, who won an event during the September, 2010 Borgata Poker Open, got off to a good start by winning a 150k pot when she turned a queen high flush and knocked out two people who had sets.
"I was playing well and put out a couple of bluffs and got lucky," she said. "You can't accumulate this many chips without some luck. I only lost one flip all day."
539 players returned for Day 2 to continue their quest for the $532,210 first prize, but many recognizable names were eliminated including WSOP Bracelet holders Eric Buchman (Valley Stream, NY) and Ryan Hughes (Phoenix, AZ).
Other notables who busted included: Dave Fox, "Action" Bob Hwang, Farzad Rouhani, Gene Catro, Mike "The Nose Castaldo and James Boyle.
Bracelet holders Gavin Smith (Las Vegas, NV) and Brian Lemke (Norristown, PA) are still alive for the $2,369,400 total buy-in as the top 72 players hit the money on Day 3.
Also still in the field are former Borgata Event winners Josh Brikis, Chalie Hook, Mike Leah, Mike Beasley and Jack Schanbacher, who with 400k, is currently second in chips.
Day 3 gets underway 11 am Wednesday in the Event Center at Borgata with the average stack at 129k.
