2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open

Event #11: $400 Almighty Stack
Day: 1d
Event Info

2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open

Event Info
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$505,855
Entries
1,490
Players Left
3
Average Chip Stack
49,666,667
Total Chips
149,000,000
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1d
Entries
510
Players Left
130

Bryan Neira Leads the Final Flight After Day 1d of Almighty Stack NLH

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Bryan Neira
Bryan Neira

The final Event #11 Almighty Stack NLH $300,000 GTD flight is in the books and it was Bryan Neira leading the Day 1d survivors with 2,011,000.

Neira sits second on the chip counts right behind Markus Alim, who returns as the overall chip leader after putting a staggering 2,037,000 in the bag on Day 1a.

Some of the other players to bag big this flight include Michael Morgan (1,301,000), Sam Taylor (1,195,000), Douglas Shirk (1,140,000) and Prabu Dyal (904,000).

There were 1,459 total Almighty Stack entries and approximately 360 combined survivors will return to the poker room on Friday, November 15 at noon local time to resume play.

Below is a look at some of the day 1d big stacks and players that are advancing.

A full list of Day 2 chip counts and seating assignments will be posted before the start of play.

Player Chips Progress
Bryan Neira us
Bryan Neira
2,011,000
811,000
811,000
Michael Morgan us
Michael Morgan
1,301,000
1,301,000
1,301,000
Sam Taylor us
Sam Taylor
1,195,000
1,195,000
1,195,000
Doulas Shirk
Doulas Shirk
1,140,000
1,140,000
1,140,000
Prabhu Dyal us
Prabhu Dyal
904,000
-40,000
-40,000
Phong Nguyen us
Phong Nguyen
880,000
705,000
705,000
Gilberto Taveras-Garcia us
Gilberto Taveras-Garcia
825,000
375,000
375,000
Alex Lin
Alex Lin
708,000
708,000
708,000
Dan DiZenzo us
Dan DiZenzo
617,000
437,000
437,000
Gary Kosakowski us
Gary Kosakowski
336,000
181,000
181,000
Katie Stone us
Katie Stone
270,000
-110,000
-110,000

Tags: Bryan NeiraMarkus Alim

Dyal Scores a Big Double Up

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Prabhu Dyal
Prabhu Dyal

In one of the first hands back from break a raising war broke out between the player in the small blind and Prabhu Dyal in the big blind.

The end result was the small blind moving all in and Dyal calling for his last 467,000.

Prabhu Dyal: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Small Blind: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

The board ran out {j-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{8-Spades}{3-Clubs} and Dyal's ace king high was enough to earn him the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Prabhu Dyal us
Prabhu Dyal
944,000

Tags: Prabhu Dyal

A Look at the Numbers

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Markus Alim
Markus Alim

Day 1A Entries: 253
Day 1A Players Remaining: 53
Day 1A Chip Leader: Markus Alim (2,037,000) *Overall Chip Leader

Day 1B Entries: 295
Day 1B Players Remaining: 71
Day 1B Chip Leader: Boyuan Han (1,143,000)

Day 1C Entries: 449
Day 1C Players Remaining: 109
Day 1C Chip Leader: Ryan Dodd (1,067,000)

Day 1D Entries: 510
Day 1D Players Remaining: TBD

Total Almighty Stack Entries: 1,459
Total Prize Pool Over $495,000

Tags: Boyuan HanMarkus AlimRyan Dodd

Katie Stone Chipping Up

Level 11 : 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante
Katie Stone
Katie Stone

BorgataPoker.com sponsored pro Katie Stone is off to a red hot start here in the final Almighty Stack flight.

Stone wasted no time putting her starting to work and managed to find an early double up.

She never looked back and scooped another sizeable pot to chip up to 380,000.

Player Chips Progress
Katie Stone us
Katie Stone
380,000
100,000
100,000

Tags: Katie Stone

David Jackson Applying Pressure

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
David Jackson
David Jackson

David Jackson and his opponent went head up to the {q-Spades}{9-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} flop. The player checked and Jackson bet 5,000 into a 12,000 main pot.

The player called and the dealer burned and turned the {j-Hearts}. Once again the player check-called a bet from Jackson this time of 14,000.

The {5-Diamonds} completed the board and the player checked to Jackson who bet 50,000. The player folded his {q-Clubs} face up and Jackson took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
David Jackson us
David Jackson
160,000
70,000
70,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: David Jackson

Taveras-Garcia Nearing Half a Million

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Gilberto Taveras-Garcia
Gilberto Taveras-Garcia

The chips have been flying in the poker room following the break and the big stacks are starting to emerge.

Gilberto Taveras-Garcia has been building plenty of big stacks throughout out the series and he is once again near the top of the chip counts.

He is now sitting behind a mountain of 450,000 and he's trending upward toward the half a million chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Gilberto Taveras-Garcia us
Gilberto Taveras-Garcia
450,000

Tags: Gilberto Taveras-Garcia

Sheldon Gross Cracks Aces

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante
Sheldon Gross
Sheldon Gross

Niko Platis raised to 2,000 from early position and the player next to act re-raised to 8,000. The player on the button called and both of the blinds called.

Platis came along and they went five handed to the {9-Spades}{5-Clubs}{4-Clubs} flop.

The small blind checked and Sheldon Gross fired out a bet of 15,400. It folded to the player on the button who moved all in for 76,900 and Gross called.

Sheldon Gross: {a-Spades}{9-Hearts}
Opponent: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}

The dealer burned and turned the {9-Clubs} and Gross improved to trip nines to take the lead while his opponent picked up the nut flush draw.

The {6-Diamonds} river was no help to the player on the button who was sent to the rail and Gross dragged in the sizeable pot.

Player Chips Progress
Sheldon Gross us
Sheldon Gross
240,000
240,000
240,000

Tags: Sheldon Gross

Raj Desai Fills Up

Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante
Raj Desai
Raj Desai

In one of the first hands back from break a player got his stack of about 30,000 all in pre-flop holding {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} against the {7-Spades}{7-Hearts} of Raj Desai.

The dealer fanned the {9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} flop and the player picked up the nut flush draw to go along with his over cards.

The {7-Diamonds} hit the turn and Desai improved to a full house leaving his opponent drawing dead.

The {3-Hearts} river card sealed the deal for Desai to earn him the pot and the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Raj Desai us
Raj Desai
170,000
170,000
170,000

Tags: Raj Desaid

Almighty Stack Field Climbs Over 1,000 Entries

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante
Michael Wang
Michael Wang

The final Almighty Stack field is filling up fast and there are now over 1,050 total Almighty Stack entries and counting.

There is already over $350,000 in the prize pool and there's still plenty of time to get in on the action.

Tournament registration and re-entry will remain open until the start of level 13 or approximately 11:45 PM.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Wang us
Michael Wang
100,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Michael Wang