Tommy Bates got the last of his chip in on the 
flop holding 
against the 
of Marcus Lipiner.
He failed to improve on the 
turn and 
river and is our ninth place finisher earning $3,436 for his efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,800,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
The Event #6 $400 Saturday Series NLH final table is now set and it's David Jackson leading the way with 3,050,000. Randy Khan sits in second with 2,400,000 and Jeff Black rounds out the top three chip stacks with 1,600,000.
The players will battle it out into the late night hours and we will be crowning our newest Borgata Fall Poker Open champion.
The winner will take home $42,776 along with the Borgata Fall Poker Open trophy. Below is a full look at the updated chip stacks and final table seating assignments.
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Jackson | 3,050,000 |
| 2 | Jeff Black | 1,600,000 |
| 3 | Eric Siegel | 1,500,000 |
| 4 | Tommy Bates | 650,000 |
| 5 | Marcus Lipiner | 985,000 |
| 6 | Randy Khan | 2,400,000 |
| 7 | Matt Land | 925,000 |
| 8 | Thang Nguyen | 1,000,000 |
| 9 | Colin Lau | 605,000 |
A player in middle position moved all in for about 200,000 and Jeff Black re-shoved all in for 500,000. The rest of the table folded and the hands were shown.
Jeff Black: 
Opponent: 
"One time" said the player just as the dealer spread the 
flop. The player improved to top two pair to take the lead but the 
hit the turn.
Black vaulted out of his seat in celebration and he spiked his queen and the 
river card earned him the pot and the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000 |
Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
The players are now on a 15-minute color up break and the pace of play has slowed.
There are just 16 players remaining and we will pick back up on the live tournament action when play resumes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
A player in early position raised to 105,000 and Eric Siegel moved all in for 450,000 from the button. The small blind re-shoved all in and the original raiser folded.
Eric Siegel: 
Small Blind: 
The dealer fanned the 
flop and Siegel spiked his ten improving to middle set to take the lead.
The turn 
and river 
sealed the deal for Siegel who secured the double up and moved over a million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,055,000
695,000
|
695,000 |
Randy Kahn raised from under the gun and a player in late position moved all in for about 500,000.
It folded back to Kahn who snap called turning over and his opponent showed 
.
The board ran out 
and Kahn's pocket aces held up to earn him the knockout and vault him to the top of the chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,275,000 |
Just 24 players remain here in the Saturday Series NLH and it's Matt Land leading the way with 1,150,000.
Land caught fire after the dinner break and he is showing no signs of slowing down.
It's a neck and neck battle for the lead as Colin Lau is right on his heels with 1,050,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,150,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
|
1,050,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
|
800,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
700,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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