Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off
Day 1d Completed
Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off
Day 1d Completed
Day 1d of Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off in the Borgata Winter Poker Open drew an insane total of 1,522 entries and by the end of 15 levels, only 291 found a bag. Douglas Hamshaw seemed to find the largest stack of the night with his 446,000 in chips, which is good for third overall thus far through the first four flights.
A well-known Borgata regular saw himself finish among the top in Rick lee with a healthy sized stack of 329,000. Lee hovered well above the average for the early stages of the day and really started to kick it into overdrive during the latter. He managed to secure one of the top stacks of the day and will be looking for another deep run here in the first event as he searches for his second Borgata trophy.
Some other big stacks from the day include Christopher Frigon (366,000), Andrew Cooper (308,000), Albert Abbey (291,000), Arnaldo Gordon (251,000), and Israel's Eyal Maaravi (225,000).
Many notable players found a bag and some of those to do so are Asher Conniff (187,000), Nicholas Verderamo (182,000), Ryan Dodd (174,000), Vincent Moscati (168,000), Benson Tang (163,000), Matthew Holmquist (151,000), and Alex Jim (63,000).
The survivors from all five flights will return to the Event Center on Friday, January 17 at 11 a.m. local time for Day 2. That wraps it up for the PokerNews coverage of Day 1d, but tune in now for all the updates of Day 1e which is currently running and is expecting another enormous field to add to the 2,960 entries that have already been accumulated over the first four flights.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Douglas Hamshaw |
446,000
446,000
|
446,000 |
Christopher Frigon |
366,000
366,000
|
366,000 |
Rick Lee |
329,000
189,000
|
189,000 |
Andrew Cooper |
308,000
308,000
|
308,000 |
Albert Abbey
|
291,000
291,000
|
291,000 |
Arnaldo Gordon |
251,000
-44,000
|
-44,000 |
Eyal Maaravi |
225,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
Greg Hammelbrand
|
223,000
223,000
|
223,000 |
Asher Conniff |
187,000
157,000
|
157,000 |
|
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Nicholas Verderamo |
182,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
Ryan Dodd |
174,000
174,000
|
174,000 |
Vincent Moscati |
168,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
Benson Tang |
163,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
Alida Veliu |
151,000
139,000
|
139,000 |
Matthew Holmquist |
151,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
Alex jim |
63,000
36,500
|
36,500 |
The fourth flight of Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off has now come to an end after 15 levels of play and it seems that Douglas Hamshaw has finished on top of the field with a stack of 446,000.
A recap of the day will be posted shortly.
Dave Stefanski moved all in for 66,000 and Ta Ung called his remaining 55,000 stack into the middle, putting himself at risk.
Ta Ung:
Dave Stefanski:
The board came down and Ung's queens held on against the flopped flush draw of Stefanski who lost on the next hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ta Ung
|
105,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
Dave Stefanski | Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
The remaining players will now be taking their last 15-minute break of the day.
Soukha Kachittavong moved all in for 25,500 from the hijack and Samuel Federoff called in the small blind, putting Kachittavong at risk.
Soukha Kachittavong:
Samuel Federoff:
The flop came down and Kachittavong was still well in front with his pair of kings. An unlikely peeled off on the turn, shifting the lead to Federoff who now had two bullets.
A did not help Kachittavong as he was eliminated by the two pair of Federoff, exiting late in Day 1d.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Samuel Federoff | 225,000 | |
Soukha Kachittavong | Busted |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gregory Fishberg |
255,000
156,000
|
156,000 |
Eric Salazar |
180,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
Vincent Moscati |
170,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
Ryan McKnight |
125,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
John McGuinness |
110,000
-39,000
|
-39,000 |
Nicholas Verderamo |
105,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
Julius Heftler |
95,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
Jerry Maher |
70,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
Filippos Stavrakis |
45,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
||
Asher Conniff |
30,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000