Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Last September, Dong Li made a deep run in the WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship, finishing 46th (out of 1,156 entries) for $13,335. Li's off to a good start here today, already tripling his starting stack.
He's seated to the left of John Hinds, who also went deep in that WPT BPO Championship, finishing 26th for $18,288, so Li's got some strong competition to deal with here in Flight C.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dong Li
|
315,000 | |
John Hinds |
200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Jean Gaspard | Busted | |
|
Lucia Antunes is not a familiar face on the felt here at Borgata, but that's about to change.
She's already up to 590,000 and making a strong run here in Flight C.
Antunes lives in Delaware and most of her cashes are from other states, but she does have a couple of small scores here. This event will give her the chance to up those numbers significantly if she can continue trending upwards.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Lucia Antunes | 590,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Akib Ali
|
435,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Renn Pfeiffer |
162,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
Vincent Giuliano |
152,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
Alex Rocha |
137,000
137,000
|
137,000 |
Francis Anderson |
112,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
Ryan Tamanini |
110,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
Gary Gelman |
105,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
Luis Urioste |
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
There’s a new poker tour in town as a trio of MGM properties – MGM National Harbor, MGM Springfield, and Borgata – have joined forces to establish the MGM East Coast Poker Tour (ECPT).
The tour will consist of the following stops:
“MGM Resorts offers players the best poker product on the East Coast,” said Jorge Perez, Portfolio President. “Our East Coast Poker Tour is a great way for us to showcase three of our industry-leading properties while creating an exciting tournament series for our guests and poker enthusiasts.”
Linking the five events will be a leaderboard where players can earn points by participating in any qualifying events.
Leaderboard prizes consist of the following: the top 90 finishers on the leaderboard will earn entry into Borgata Fall Poker Open/MGM Resorts East Coast Poker Tour $2,000,000 Guaranteed Championship on November 15-20, 2020 ($3,500 value) including complimentary overnight stays. Others can win $250 room credits, Cartier watch ($2,500 value) and $500 MGM Resorts promotional gift cards.
Players can earn points in a variety of ways including “Participation Points” for buying into tournaments, “Entry Points” based on field sizes, and “Placement Points” for making the final table. Click here for more details on the point system.
The leaderboard will be posted to MGMECPT.com and updated daily when qualifying events are occurring. Points for the leaderboard will be finalized on August 25, 2020.
The upcoming Potomac Winter Poker Open at MGM National Harbor, which runs from February 5-17, 2020, will offer over $1,000,000 in guarantees over 14 events. It marks the first time a winter edition of the PPO has been held to complement its annual late-summer series.
Highlights on the schedule include the $400 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed Opener and the $3,000 buy-in, $500,000 guarantee Main Event. What’s more, PokerNews is slated to be on-site to offer live updates from both of those events as well as the $400 Large Stack BB Ante from February 12-13.
Below is a look at the full schedule.
Date | Time | Event | Buy-in | Starting Chips |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wednesday, February 5 | 5 p.m. | NLH Opener $500K GTD 1a | $400 | 25K |
Thursday, February 6 | 5 p.m. | NLH Opener $500K GTD 1b | $400 | 25K |
Friday, February 7 | 11 a.m. | NLH Opener $500K GTD 1c | $400 | 25K |
Friday, February 7 | 5 p.m. | NLH Opener $500K GTD 1d | $400 | 25K |
Saturday, February 8 | 11 a.m. | NLH Opener $500K GTD 1e | $400 | 25K |
Saturday, February 8 | 5 p.m. | NLH Opener $500K GTD 1f | $400 | 25K |
Sunday, February 9 | Noon | Opener Day 2 Restart | ||
Sunday, February 9 | Noon | Event #2: NLH (One-Day) $50K GTD | $400 | 25K |
Sunday, February 9 | 4 p.m. | Event #3: PLO 5-Card High | $400 | 25K |
Sunday, February 9 | 7 p.m. | Main Event Super Satellite 3 seats GTD | $200 w/ $100 re-entries | 8K |
Monday, February 10 | 11 a.m. | Event #4: NLH (One-Day) | $400 | 25K |
Monday, February 10 | 4 p.m. | Event #5: 8-Game Mix | $600 | 30K |
Monday, February 10 | 7 p.m. | Main Event Super Satellite 3 seats GTD | $200 w/ $100 re-entries | 8K |
Tuesday, February 11 | 11 a.m. | Event #6: NLH Seniors (One-Day) | $250 | 20K |
Tuesday, February 11 | 4 p.m. | Event #7: PL 5-Card Omaha High/Big O | $600 | 30K |
Tuesday, February 11 | 7 p.m. | Main Event Super Satellite 3 seats GTD | $200 w/ $100 re-entries | 8K |
Wednesday, February 12 | 11 a.m. | Event #8: Large Stack BBA Day 1a $100K GTD | $400 | 40k |
Wednesday, February 12 | 5 p.m. | Event #8: Large Stack BBA Day 1b $100K GTD | $400 | 40k |
Wednesday, February 12 | 7 p.m. | Main Event Super Satellite 3 seats GTD | $200 w/ $100 re-entries | 8K |
Thursday, February 13 | 11 a.m. | Event #9: Multi-Flight NLH Day 1a $100K GTD | $400 | 25K |
Thursday, February 13 | 4 p.m. | Event #10: Heads-Up (64-Player Max) | $600 | 15/30K |
Thursday, February 13 | 7 p.m. | Main Event Super Satellite 3 seats GTD | $200 w/ $100 re-entries | 8K |
Friday, February 14 | 10 a.m. | Megasatellite 5 Seats GTD | $600 | 20K |
Friday, February 14 | 11 a.m. | Main Event Day 1a $500K GTD | $3,000 | 50K |
Friday, February 14 | Noon | Event #9: Multi-Flight NLH Day 1b $100K GTD | $400 | 25K |
Friday, February 14 | 4 p.m. | Main Event Super Satellite 5 seats GTD | $200 w/ $100 re-entries | 8K |
Friday, February 14 | 8 p.m. | Megasatellite 5 Seats GTD | $600 | 20K |
Saturday, February 15 | 10 a.m. | Megasatellite 5 Seats GTD | $600 | 20K |
Saturday, February 15 | 11 a.m. | Main Event Day 1b $500K GTD | $3,000 | 50K |
Saturday, February 15 | Noon | Event #9: Multi-Flight NLH Day 1b $100K GTD | $400 | 25K |
Saturday, February 15 | 3 p.m. | Last Chance Megasatellite 5 Seats GTD | $600 | 15K |
Saturday, February 15 | 6 p.m. | Main Event Day 1c $500K GTD | $3,000 | 50K |
Sunday, February 16 | 11 a.m. | Event #9: Multi-Flight NLH Restart | ||
Sunday, February 16 | Noon | Event #12: NLH (One-Day) $50K GTD | $400 | 25K |
Sunday, February 16 | Noon | Flight C Main Event Restart (levels 10-13) | ||
Sunday, February 16 | 3 p.m. | Day 2 Restart for Main Event | ||
Sunday, February 16 | 5 p.m. | Event #13: 5-Card PLO Championship | $1,200 | 40K |
Monday, February 17 | 11 a.m. | Event #14: NLH (One-Day) | $400 | 40K |
Monday, February 17 | 1 p.m. | Main Event Final Table |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,200/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Nicholas Palma raised to 3,500 from the early position and was called by the players in the cutoff and big blind.
The flop came the big blind check-folded to Palma's continuation-bet while the cutoff made the call.
The turn brought them the and Palma now fired a bet of 10,500 into the pot which his opponent called.
The river completed the board with the and now Palma barreled 50,500 over the line. His opponent took some time and then made the call but mucked when Palma tabled for trip treys.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nicholas Palma | 189,000 |
The flop read when Alex Rocha had bet 25,000 from the big blind. Jonathan Press raised to 55,000 from the late position for the player on the button to shove. Rocha was sitting in the tank and then made the call for the 61.000 or so he had behind. Press asked for a count of the player on the button and the dealer confirmed it was around 175,000. Press called so the cards could go on their backs.
Alex Rocha:
Button:
Jonathan Press;
Rocha had hit two pair but the player in the button had the higher ones while Press was sitting on the flush draw.
The turn brought them the for Press to hit the flush.
The river completed the board with the for things to not change and both Rocha and the player on the button were eliminated, for now, as the late registration and reentry period is still open.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jonathan Press | 488,000 | |
Alex Rocha | Busted |
There's a separate registration line for re-entries, which have priority over new registrations for Flight C.
For now, however, the re-entry line (in front) is much longer than the registration line (behind the players waiting to re-enter)!
Some players will be registering early for the final flight, 1d, which begins at 5 p.m. — expect some long lines for registration later tonight, as it is the last chance for players to try to bag chips for Day 2 of the Almighty Stack!
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000