Day 1 Completed
Event Info
Players | 59 |
Players Info - Day 1
Players Left | 1 |
Entries | 59 |
Day 1 Completed
The Final Five Make a Deal

The final five ladies agreed to stop the clock and discuss an adjusted payout agreement. The stacks were counted down and it didn't take long for them to strike a deal.
Valerie Huang who held the chip lead at the time of the deal will take first place earning $2,570 and her first BPO trophy. Below is a full look at the final numbers.
Place | Player | Prize (USD) |
---|---|---|
1 | Valerie Huang | $2,570 |
2 | Kaitlyn Faaland | $1,959 |
3 | Monah Zaini | $1,824 |
4 | Sharon Douglas | $1,528 |
5 | Dorothy Garbutt | $1,505 |
Final Nine are In the Money
Ladies Event Final Table
Place | Player | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|
1 | Anne-Marie Caparros | 286,000 |
2 | Kaitlyn Faaland | 190,000 |
3 | Beth Russo | 64,000 |
4 | Melisa Singh | 62,000 |
5 | Monah Zaini | 135,000 |
6 | Valerie Huang | 90,000 |
7 | Dari Rudge | 50,000 |
8 | Dorothy Garbutt | 95,000 |
9 | Sharon Douglas | 168,000 |
Anne-Marie Caparros | ![]() |
286,000 | 286,000 | ||
Kaitlyn Faaland | ![]() |
190,000 | 190,000 | ||
Sharon Douglas | ![]() |
168,000 | 168,000 | ||
Monah Zaini | ![]() |
135,000 | 20,000 | ||
Dorothy Garbutt | ![]() |
95,000 | 95,000 | ||
Valerie Huang | ![]() |
90,000 | 90,000 | ||
Beth Russo | ![]() |
64,000 | 44,000 | ||
Melisa Singh | ![]() |
62,000 | 20,000 | ||
Dari Rudge | ![]() |
50,000 | 50,000 |
Ladies Event Down to 13 with Faaland Leading the Way
The ladies event is now down to just 13 and leading the way is New York's Kaitlyn Faaland with a healthy 205,000 stack.
Ladies Payouts (Dinner Break)
The final 16 Ladies are enjoying a dinner break until about 8:40pm.
There were a total of 59 entries and that created a prize pool of $11,446.
The final nine of them will get paid, as shown here:
Place | Payout |
---|---|
1 | $4,006 |
2 | 2175 |
3 | 1374 |
4 | 1030 |
5 | 801 |
6 | 687 |
7 | 572 |
8 | 458 |
9 | $343 |
Zaini Leads Ladies

The Ladies event registration has closed with a total of 59 entrants.
Only 26 of those remain and Monah Zaini leads with about 115,000.
Two of our previous Ladies Champions have busted out — Alida Veliu and Jamie Giunta are both gone.
Monah Zaini | ![]() |
115,000 | 115,000 | ||
Nan Min | Busted | ||||
Alida Veliu | ![]() |
Busted |
Troncone Leads Ladies

Debbie Troncone appears to be the leading lady with 71,000 as they approach the close of registration.
Just one more level and a break, then registration will close.
Debbie Troncone | ![]() |
71,000 | |||
Melisa Singh | ![]() |
48,000 | 2,800 | ||
Marylou Martin | ![]() |
42,000 | |||
Judith Bielan | ![]() |
40,000 | 20,000 | ||
Liping Zhang | ![]() |
40,000 | |||
Karen Harris | ![]() |
37,000 | 17,000 | ||
Stephanie Hubbard | ![]() |
36,000 | |||
Noemi Saleh | ![]() |
20,000 | |||
Alida Veliu | ![]() |
9,000 | -11,000 | ||
April Motola | ![]() |
Busted |
Lots of Familiar Ladies

The Ladies event is going strong with plenty of time for late arrivals and re-entries.
Just some of the familiar faces in action include Alida Veliu, three-time Borgata Open Ladies event Champion.
Alida Veliu | ![]() |
20,000 | |||
April Motola | ![]() |
20,000 | |||
Judith Bielan | ![]() |
20,000 | |||
Noemi Saleh | ![]() |
20,000 | |||
Melisa Singh | ![]() |
20,000 | |||
Beth Russo | ![]() |
20,000 | |||
Karen Harris | ![]() |
20,000 |
Welcome to the 2019 Borgata Poker Open Event #15: $230 Ladies Only No Limit Hold’em

Today's second one-day trophy event is just for the Ladies! Following the popular "Ladies Brunch & Learn", which took place at Wolfgang Puck this morning, many of the attendees are ready to try their new-found poker skills. (The mimosas served with brunch should give the first-timers the courage they need to give it a try.)
Ladies get 20,000 chips to start and all levels are 30 minutes long. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are allowed until the start of level 9 (about 5:30pm). Play will continue until a winner is determined and another Borgata Open trophy is awarded.
Last year, Janie Giunta took 1st place and $2,573, earning her second Borgata Ladies event trophy in the process.
Here's a look at the structure:
Level | Big Blind Ante | Blinds |
---|---|---|
1 | - | 100-100 |
2 | 100 | 100-100 |
3 | 200 | 100-200 |
4 | 300 | 200-300 |
5 | 400 | 200-400 |
6 | 600 | 300-600 |
7 | 800 | 400-800 |
8 | 1,000 | 500-1,000 |
9 | 1,200 | 600-1,200 |
10 | 1,500 | 800-1,500 |
11 | 2,000 | 1,000-2,000 |
12 | 2,500 | 1,500-2,500 |
13 | 3,000 | 1,500-3,000 |
14 | 4,000 | 2,000-4,000 |
15 | 5,000 | 2,500-5,000 |
16 | 6,000 | 3,000-6,000 |
17 | 8,000 | 4,000-8,000 |
18 | 10,000 | 5,000-10,000 |
19 | 12,000 | 6,000-12,000 |
20 | 15,000 | 8,000-15,000 |
21 | 20,000 | 10,000-20,000 |
22 | 25,000 | 15,000-25,000 |
Day 1 Started