With a nickname like "Uncle Krunk" one might expect Robert Panitch to be a young gun on the poker scene, but in fact, Panitch is a 62-year old grizzled vet on the tournament scene.

You may remember Panitch - or his unlikely moniker - from last year's ESPN broadcast of the WSOP Circuit National Championship, where "Uncle Krunk" finished in 3rd place and earned more than $150,000.

Panitch is in the house here today, competing on Day 1A of today's opening event at the Borgata Winter Poker Open. So far, "Uncle Krunk" has lived up to his nickname, and he has hung tough against players 40 years his junior.

Currently, Panitch sits with a comfortable stack of around 42,000, good for double what he started the day with.

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