Event #17: $2,700 Championship
Day 1b Completed
2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open
Event #17: $2,700 Championship
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open
Buy-in
$2,700
Entries
511
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
98
Players Left
43
Robert Brobyn Finds Biggest Stack on Day 1b in BFPO Championship
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
The second flight of Event #17: $2,700 Championship has now come to an end after eight exhilarating levels of play. A total of 98 entry slips were sold, with just 43 remaining by the end of the night and of those it was Robert Brobyn finding the largest stack.
Brobyn floated above average for most of the day and slowly built himself a relevant stack towards the end of the night. He took that stack and almost doubled it during the last 20-minutes of the day when he turned a nut-flush against his opponents flopped two pair. That hand catapulted him over the 200,000 mark first of anyone in this flight and he ended up finishing with 210,100, which was good for the lead.
Anna Antimony went on a heater late in the day, almost surpassing Brobyn for the lead as she bagged 209,000, giving her a stack that is second overall so far after two flights. Other notable stacks that advanced include Chris Coward (171,800), Peter Walsworth (169,800), Joseph Gambino (163,000), and John Lytle (159,500).
Many familiar faces secured a Day 2 birth and that list includes the likes of Andrew Ostapchenko (152,600), Justin Adams (146,200), Gilberto Taveras-Garcia (137,400), Ryan Eriquezzo (71,200), Kenny Huynh (69,900), and Alex Jim (38,100).
The survivors from this flight will combine with the two other Day 1 players that and will be returning on Tuesday, November 19 to fight it out for another eight levels of play, ending after level 16. The tournament will bump the blinds up to 75-minutes in length after level 10 and the last two days will have 90-minute levels.
That wraps it up for the PokerNews live coverage of Day 1b, but tune in tomorrow for Day 1c.
Some End of Day Counts
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,100 | 5,100 |
|
209,000 | 49,000 |
|
|
171,800 | -22,200 |
|
169,800 | 19,800 |
|
163,000 | 163,000 |
|
159,500 | 10,500 |
|
155,500 | 155,500 |
|
152,600 | 14,600 |
|
146,200 | 146,200 |
|
|
142,800 | 142,800 |
|
137,400 | -17,600 |
|
|
117,600 | 117,600 |
|
71,200 | -29,300 |
|
69,900 | -20,100 |
|
|
51,600 | 600 |
|
38,100 | -3,900 |
|
16,500 | -4,500 |
Play Has Halted
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
The Day 1b flight has now ended after eight levels of play. A recap of the day will be posted shortly, along with some end of the day chip counts.
Brobyn Reaches 200,000 First
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Robert Brobyn opened from the hijack, the big blind player defended and a flop of 
hit the board. Action checked to Brobyn who bet 2,500 and his opponent check-raised to 10,000, Brobyn called.
The dealer burned and turned a 
, action checked to Brobyn who bet 17,500 and his opponent quickly moved all in for around 60,000.
Brobyn snap-called, tabling 
for the nut-flush and his opponent showed 
for two pair. A brick hit the river and Brobyn secured the pot, eliminating his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
205,000 | 105,000 |
Coward Sends One Out, Adds to Lead
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
The flop read 
and the pot had about 6,500 in it. Acton checked to Chris Coward, he bet 3,600 and two players called to see the turn card.
All three checked to the 
river and the first player to act then moved all of their chips in the middle, totaling 8,900. Coward called, his opponent turned over 
for a rivered pair of kings.
Coward tabled 
for a rivered flush and more than enough to take down the pot, sending one player out the door as he added another healthy-sized pot to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
194,000 | 14,000 |
Assorted Chip Counts
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000 | |
|
|
160,000 | -4,000 |
|
|
155,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
150,000 | -12,000 |
|
|
149,000 | 11,000 |
|
|
138,000 | 13,000 |
|
|
100,500 | 12,500 |
|
|
90,000 | 6,000 |
|
68,000 | -111,000 |
|
|
51,000 | -13,000 |
|
|
42,000 | -9,000 |
|
|
21,000 | -11,000 |
Last Level of the Night
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
The tournament is now on the last level of the night and all remaining players at the end of this level will bag up, moving on to Day 2. A total of eight levels will be played on every Day 1, but the late registration period remains open until the end of level 10 (Day 2).
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Eriquezzo Making a Late Day Surge
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
The flop read 
and the pot contained around 8,000. Ryan Eriquezzo, Gilberto Taveras-Garcia, and John Lytle all checked to the turn card where Eriquezzo led out for 4,300.
Garcia was the only called and an 
completed the board. Eriquezzo count out a stack of 17,000 and then pushed it into the middle. Garcia threw his cards into the muck and Eriquezzo scooped another late in the day pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
138,000 | 24,000 |
|
|
88,000 | 62,500 |