Event #10: $400 Almighty Stack NLH
Day 1c Completed
2019 Borgata Poker Open
Event #10: $400 Almighty Stack NLH
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
2019 Borgata Poker Open
Buy-in
$400
Entries
2,760
Level
40
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Entries
402
Players Left
100
John Machalak Leads After $400 Almighty Stack Flight C
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Day 1c of the 2019 Borgata Poker Open (BPO) Event #10: $400 Almighty Stack drew 402 runners, which means along with Flight A's 346 and B's 177 the total field stands at 925 with three more flights to go.
After 17 levels of play, approximately 100 remained with John Michalak and his stack of 1.556 million leading the way. That is just behind Day 1b chip leader Sridhar Sangannagari (1,570,000) but just ahead of Day 1a leader Spencer Champlin (1,547,000).
Others to bag big stacks were Jingzhe Cao (1,367,000), Catherine Dever (923,000), Adam Pease (754,000), and Eric Hayes (721,000).
They were joined by Jackie Scott (645,000), Chris Conrad (428,000), 13-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Maurice Hawkins (415,000), bracelet winner Jessica Dawley (352,000), $230 Deeper Stack champ Steve Nooralian (337,000), and Stanley Lee (275,000).
Flight D of the tournament is happening now and you can follow updates for that right here. The final two flights – Day 1e and 1f – will take place on Thursday and 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. respectively. Once again PokerNews will be on hand to capture all the action.
Various End-of-Day 1c Chip Counts
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,556,000 | 1,556,000 |
|
1,367,000 | 1,367,000 |
|
923,000 | 833,000 |
|
|
754,000 | 754,000 |
|
721,000 | 721,000 |
|
645,000 | 445,000 |
|
627,000 | 627,000 |
|
490,000 | 390,000 |
|
428,000 | 28,000 |
|
415,000 | 265,000 |
|
392,000 | 152,000 |
|
352,000 | 267,000 |
|
337,000 | 237,000 |
|
312,000 | 152,000 |
|
275,000 | -25,000 |
|
265,000 | 115,000 |
|
227,000 | 227,000 |
|
144,000 | -6,000 |
Three More Hands
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The tournament staff just announced the remaining players will play three more hands before bagging and tagging on the Day 1c flight. Stay tuned for some chip counts and a short recap of today's action.
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Yi Claims Larger Side Pot
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
An extremely short-stacked player got his last 5,000 all in preflop from early position and Yi Wei moved all in over the top next to act. Action folded around to the player in the big blind you called off for 53,000.
Wei: 
Big Blind: 
Short Stack: 
Wei had the best of it but the short stack took the lead on the 
flop. The 
turn paired Wei but also meant a queen would give the big blind Broadway.
The dealer burned one last time and put out the 
. The short stack tripled up with two pair while Wei took down the much larger side pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
162,000 |
"Flamingo" Lane Takes from Hawkins
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Maurice Hawkins, a 13-time WSOP Circuit ring winner, raised the hijack to 21,000 and Jon Lane, who is decked out in a flamingo shirt, defended his big blind to see a 
flop.
Lane check and Hawkins continued for 28,000. Lane thought long and hard before making the call and the 
peeled off on the turn.
Lane shifted gears by moving all in and Hawkins snap-folded his hand.
Lane then flashed a smile as well as the .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000 | |
|
|
150,000 | -5,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Last Break of the Night
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The Day 1c players are now on their last 15-minute break of the night. When they return they'll play two more levels before bagging and tagging.
Goldberg Sends Opponent to the Rail
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
A player in early position moved all in for 95,500 and Mike Goldberg responded by jamming over the top for around 120,000 from the hijack. Everyone else got out of the way and the hands were turned up.
Goldberg:
Opponent: 
The 
flop paired the at-risk player but Goldberg's kings were still out in front. Neither the 
turn nor river changed a thing and Goldberg scored the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000 | 240,000 |