Event #16: $3,150 Heads-Up NLH
Day 1 Completed
2019 Borgata Poker Open
Event #16: $3,150 Heads-Up NLH
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2019 Borgata Poker Open
Buy-in
$3,150
Entries
51
Level
2
Blinds
100 / 200
Ante
200
Entries
51
Players Left
8
The Elite Eight is Set
The Elite Eight is now set here in Event #16: $3,150 Heads-Up NLH with just four heads-up matches remaining. The players will return to the Event Center on Sunday September 15 at 12 PM to resume day two play.
One of these players will be crowned the Borgata Poker Open Heads-Up NLH Champion taking home $59,362 and the BPO trophy.
Ian O'Hara vs. Andrew Ostapchenko
Shannon Shorr vs. Ricky Guan
Arian Stolt vs. Adam Zeltser
Mike Marder vs. Joshua Heinzl
Round of 16 Results (winners in bold)
I. O'Hara vs. D. Park
Ostapchenko vs. D. Lin
Shorr vs. Aggarwal
Coleman vs. Guan
Stolt vs. McKeehen
Zeltser vs. Qian
Marder vs. Hong
McKnight vs. Heinzl
Round of 32 Results; Round of 16 Matches Underway
All of the second round matches are finally complete and the third round matches are in progress, with some already complete as well. Here are the updates on both rounds.
Round of 32 Matches - Complete Results (winners in bold)
Sarmiento vs. I. O'Hara
Brannon vs. D. Park
Ostapchenko vs. J. Couden
Qi Hu vs. D. Lin
Shorr vs. Rossitto
Aggarwal vs. Wilson
Liberto vs. Coleman
Greenawalt vs. Guan
Stolt vs. Toole
Diehl vs. McKeehen
Vela vs. Zeltser
J. Schwartz vs. Qian
Cutler vs. Marder
Hong vs. Noboa
Paredes vs. McKnight
Gagliano vs. Heinzl
Round of 16 Matches Underway / Completed (winners in bold)*
I. O'Hara vs. D. Park
Ostapchenko vs. D. Lin
Shorr vs. Aggarwal
Coleman vs. Guan
Stolt vs. McKeehen
Zeltser vs. Qian
Marder vs. Hong
McKnight vs. Heinzl
*Players who win their third round matches advance to the fourth round, Sunday at 12 noon, when the Elite Eight will resume play. Those eight players are also in the money and guaranteed at least $7,421.
Round of 32 Early Results
Some of the second round matches are complete, while others are still in progress. Here's an update on their status. Players who have won their match to advance to the Round of 16 are shown in bold.
Three rounds will be completed tonight, so the Round of 16 could be running into the wee hours of Sunday morning to reach the Elite Eight.
Round of 32 Matches - Completed / Underway
Sarmiento vs. I. O'Hara
Brannon vs. D. Park
Ostapchenko vs. J. Couden
Qi Hu vs. D. Lin
Shorr vs. Rossitto
Aggarwal vs. Wilson
Liberto vs. Coleman
Greenawalt vs. Guan
Stolt vs. Toole
Diehl vs. McKeehen
Vela vs. Zeltser
J. Schwartz vs. Qian
Cutler vs. Marder
Hong vs. Noboa
Paredes vs. McKnight
Gagliano vs. Heinzl
Heads-Up Payouts
As the Round of 32 matches perk along, let's take a look at what they're playing for.
A total of 51 entrants created a prize pool of $148,410, which will go to the final eight players:
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | $59,362 |
| 2 | $29,682 |
| 3 – 4 | $14,841 |
| 5 – 8 | $7,421 |
Round of 64 Results; Round of 32 Matches
Round of 64 Results
Joe McKeehen won his first-round match and will face Diehl in the Round of 32. Advancing players are shown in bold.
Funaro vs. Sarmiento
A. Queen vs. I. O'Hara
Brannon - Bye
D. Park - Bye
Ostapchenko vs. R. Chamani
J. Couden - Bye
Qi Hu vs. Kovoor-Chathoth
D. Lin - Bye
Shorr vs. Sayer
Rossitto - Bye
Aggarwal vs. J. Fisch
Wilson vs. E. Schwartz
Liberto vs. Winters
Coleman vs. A. Bellino
Greenawalt vs. Gurney-Goldman
R. Guan - Bye
Sequeira vs. Stolt
Toole - Bye
Diehl vs. Song
Oneal vs. McKeehen
Raymond vs. Vela
Zeltser - Bye
J. Schwartz - Bye
Qian vs. Zinno
Cutler vs. Rocha
Marder - Bye
Rem vs. Hong
Pawar vs. Noboa
Paredes - Bye
McKnight - Bye
Gagliano vs. M. Zhang
Heinzl - Bye
Round of 32 Matches - Underway
Sarmiento vs. I. O'Hara
Brannon vs. D. Park
Ostapchenko vs. J. Couden
Qi Hu vs. D. Lin
Shorr vs. Rossitto
Aggarwal vs. Wilson
Liberto vs. Coleman
Greenawalt vs. Guan
Stolt vs. Toole
Diehl vs. McKeehen
Vela vs. Zeltser
J. Schwartz vs. Qian
Cutler vs. Marder
Hong vs. Noboa
Paredes vs. McKnight
Gagliano vs. Heinzl
Heads-Up: Round of 64 Matches
First Round Draw – Round of 64
Funaro vs. Sarmiento
A. Queen vs. I. O'Hara
Brannon - Bye
D. Park - Bye
Ostapchenko vs. R. Chamani
J. Couden - Bye
Qi Hu vs. Kovoor-Chathoth
D. Lin - Bye
Shorr vs. Sayer
Rossitto - Bye
Aggarwal vs. J. Fisch
Wilson vs. E. Schwartz
Liberto vs. Winters
Coleman vs. A. Bellino
Greenawalt vs. Gurney-Goldman
R. Guan - Bye
Sequeira vs. Stolt
Toole - Bye
Diehl vs. Song
Oneal vs. McKeehen
Raymond vs. Vela
Zeltser - Bye
Schwartz - Bye
Qian vs. Zinno
Cutler vs. Rocha
Marder - Bye
Rem vs. Hong
Pawar vs. Noboa
Paredes - Bye
McKnight - Bye
Gagliano vs. M. Zhang
Heinzl - Bye
Heads-Up Bracket Done, First Round Matches Begin
This is always one of the most competitive events that the Borgata offers and it has not been on the Borgata Poker Open schedule for several years. The last Heads-Up Championship played here was during the 2019 Winter Poker Open back in January and it was won by none other than Phil Hellmuth, the "Poker Brat" himself, earning $37,248 in the $1,590 buy-in event. This year the buy-in is nearly doubled at $3,150.
Players play one-on-one in a 64-person single-elimination bracket style tournament until one remains. Matches have a best-of-three structure, with 20,000 starting chips, 15-minute round games.
This tournament will play into the money tonight with the Round of 64 already underway. The final 8 players will be in the money and the Round of 8 will begin at 12 noon Saturday.
Let the Games Begin
Event #16: $3,150 Heads-Up NLH
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