Event 1: Texas Hold'em Holding Pattern

$500 + $60 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

Level 3: Blinds 75/150

 Conti & Chen

A sold out Day 1B means there's a line for everything, but the online registrants have a Disney-like speed pass to shorten the wait.

"Batter-up," says  Dean Chen (Ellenville, NY) who is online alternate number 6. He's next to Frank Conti (Staten Island, NY) who knows he's "on deck."

Both guys took advantage of online registration and as we wrap up the interview, they get the call to take play their first hands of the 2013 Borgata Poker Open.