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Dominic Picnic Leads After Day 1 of the PokerNews Cup at Borgata
- Updated: September 21, 2016
The first ever PokerNews Cup on American soil got underway at The Borgata yesterday. A total of 120 entries were made into the $2,000-buy-in event, resulting in a prize pool of $222,324. Dominic Picnic leads a total of 26 players remaining after 16 levels of play. All of them are still gunning for the $68,676-first place prize and will battle it out on the final day of play.
The event got saw an action packed start with Jarrett Blakeley and Scott Sissler all in pre-flop in the first level. Blakeley had aces and was up against the jacks of Sissler. The latter flopped a jack to get ahead, but the former found a straight on the turn and doubled up.
The action was fast and furious, undoubtedly motivated by the option for players to reenter if they busted before the 9th level had finished. Right before registration closed, a couple new players entered. …
