2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Event #12: $340 OE H/L 8B
Day: 1
Event Info

2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$6,400
Event Info
Buy-in
$340
Prize Pool
$30,555
Entries
105
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
105
Players Left
20

Event #12: $340 OE H/L 8B

Day 1 Completed

Joseph Cambareri Leads OE H/L 8B with $10,693 Up Top!

Level 18
Joseph Cambareri
Joseph Cambareri

The first day of Event #12: $340 OE H/L 8B has come to an end after 18 levels of play and leading the way into Day 2 is Joseph Cambareri with an impressive 354,000.

Cambareri is a Mt. Kisco, NY, native that just recently found is the biggest cash of his career in August for just under seven thousand dollars. He is in a position now to break that record as he holds a heavy chip lead with just 20 players left in the field of the original 105 entries that this tournament collected.

The $10,693 first-place prize will give the leader a new personal best but he has some stiff competition to overcome in order to grab that feat with the hardest of competitors being Borgata regular Zach Gruneberg who sits in second. Gruneberg is a seasoned vet that will be starting the second day with 200,000 and will be gunning for another Borgata trophy to add to his mantle.

Rounding out the top five stacks headed into the final day Gerald Taylor (179,000), Leonardo Palermo (164,000), and Glenn Engelbert (150,000). Some other notable players left in the field are John Reiss (124,000), Federico Ottenio (104,000), two-time Borgata trophy winner Menachem Rosenberg (78,000), and Bryce Fox (73,000).

The first day drew in 105 players which accumulated a total prize pool of $30,555 and a total of 12 runners will be finding at least a min-cash worth $550 with the eventual champ taking come $10,693. The remaining 20 players that advanced from today will be returning Wednesday, January 22, at noon to battle it out for the top prize along with a prestigious new Borgata trophy.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be here to bring all of the updates of Day 2 so stay tuned as all of the action unfolds.

Tags: Bryce FoxFederico OttenioGerald TaylorGlenn EngelbertJohn ReissLeonardo PalermoMenachemMenachem RosenbergZach Gruneberg

End of Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 18
Player Chips Progress
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Joseph Cambareri
354,000
354,000
354,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
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Zachary Gruneberg
200,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Gerald Taylor us
Gerald Taylor
179,000
179,000
179,000
Profile photo of Leonardo Palermo us
Leonardo Palermo
164,000
164,000
164,000
Profile photo of Glenn Engelbert us
Glenn Engelbert
150,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Gerald Pinsker us
Gerald Pinsker
139,000
139,000
139,000
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John Reiss
124,000
43,000
43,000
Profile photo of Noah Daiell us
Noah Daiell
108,000
108,000
108,000
Profile photo of Federico Ottenio us
Federico Ottenio
104,000
104,000
104,000
Profile photo of Menachem Rosenberg us
Menachem Rosenberg
78,000
12,000
12,000
Profile photo of Joel Gumbiner us
Joel Gumbiner
76,000
76,000
76,000
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Bryce Fox
73,000
Profile photo of Steve Porcelli us
Steve Porcelli
62,000
18,000
18,000
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Carl Restifo
62,000
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Pamela Jamison
57,000
57,000
57,000
Profile photo of John Didio us
John Didio
48,000
48,000
48,000
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Joe Rowe
39,000
-15,000
-15,000
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Timothy Dalessandro
34,000
34,000
34,000
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[Removed:362]
32,000
32,000
32,000
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Cameron Tahmasebi
15,000
15,000
15,000

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Day Has Come to an End

Level 18

The first day of Event #12: $340 OE H/L 8B has come to an end after 18 levels of play and leading the way into Day 2 is Joseph Cambareri with an impressive 354,000.

A total of 105 entries were totaled here on Day 1 and by night's end, only 20 remain. The surviving players will return tomorrow at noon to battle it out.

A recap of the day will be posted shortly.

Rowe Lands a Late Double on Day 1

Level 18

Omaha Hi-Lo

Joe Rowe moved the rest of his chips into the middle on an {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} flop and one player called, putting Rowe at risk.

Joe Rowe: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}
Opponent: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}

The board ran out {7-Clubs}{8-Clubs} and Rowe took down the pot for a complete scoop, doubling in the last level of the day.

Player Chips Progress
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Joe Rowe
54,000

Tags: Joe Rowe

Rosenberg Wheels in a Pot

Level 18

Omaha Hi-Lo

Three players put in 16,000 before the flop, Menachem Rosenberg and Doug Roberts were two of those players. The dealer fanned out {7-Spades}{4-Clubs}{2-Spades} on the flop and action checked to Rosenberg, he bet and only one opponent called.

A {3-Diamonds} peeled off on the turn, Rosenberg pushed in his last 1,000 and his opponent called, tabling {k-Spades}{j-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} for a flush draw. Rosenberg tabled {a-Hearts}{8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} for a wheel and the {7-Clubs} did not change a thing as he scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Menachem Rosenberg
66,000
41,500
41,500

Tags: Doug RobertsMenachem Rosenberg

Level: 18

Limits 8,000/16,000 - Bring In 2,500 - Ante 1,500

Roberts Scoops Large

Level 17

Stud Hi-Lo

Opponent: {x-}{x-} / {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}{10-Spades}{j-Hearts} / {x-}
Doug Roberts: {x-}{x-} / {a-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{4-Spades}{3-Clubs} / {x-}

Doug Roberts called a bet on every street up until fifth street where he took over. Roberts bet all the way to showdown and his opponent called. Roberts tabled {6-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{4-Clubs} for three sailboats and a low, his opponent quickly mucked and Roberts scooped.

Player Chips Progress
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Doug Roberts
140,000

Level: 17

Limits 6,000/12,000 - Bring In 2,000 - Ante 1,000