When Jerry Callahan steps into the Borgata, he's walking into familiar territory. He said he tries to come down for ��pretty much every series.��

��The Borgata series are my favorites because of the massive field sizes,�� the Long Island, N.Y., native said. ��There's a lot of value.��

Indeed, half of his 12 recorded tournament cashes have come at the Borgata. That includes by far his biggest cash, a $16,132 second-place prize in a $200 NLHE event at the 2010 Borgata Poker Open. This year, he's coming in with considerable momentum, having just scored a $9,000 three-way chop at a $340 No-Limit Hold'em event at the Delaware Park Winter Poker Classic.

Callahan, who has been playing poker for 10 years, said being a student limits the amount of time he can spending traveling the circuit.

��It's tough with my school schedule,�� he said. ��But I try to hit 10 to 12 series per year.��

We'll surely see more of Callahan in the coming days, as he plans on playing at least three more events, ending with the $350 buy-in, $250,000 guaranteed event that begins Sunday. If you don't see him playing a local tournament, you may be able to find him at a cash table, where he said he likes to play $5 blind NLHE, Pot-Limit Omaha, and PLO Eight-or-Better.

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