2019 Borgata Poker Open

Event #23: $300 Deepest Stack NLH
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 Borgata Poker Open

Event Info
Buy-in
$300
Entries
307
Players Left
2
Average Chip Stack
5,372,500
Total Chips
10,745,000
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 1
Players Left
2

Event #23: $300 Deepest Stack NLH

Day 1 Completed

Mike Dobbs and Ryan Dodd Take Home $16,259 Each After a Heads-Up Deal (full)

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Ryan Dodd and Mike Dobbs
Ryan Dodd and Mike Dobbs

The final two players battled heads-up for nearly and hour and the stacks were nearly even.

They agreed to split the remaining prize pool evenly and take home $16,259 each and run one hand out for the trophy.

Mike Dobbs came out on top when his ace nine improved to two pair to take the last BPO trophy of the series and his fifth Borgata Poker trophy.

"He's a really good player it's amazing that he is only 21 years old and already plays that well" Dobbs said about his opponent Ryan Dodd.

The two players shook hands in the early morning hours and made their way to the payout line after a long night of tournament poker.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Dobbs us
Michael Dobbs
5,372,500 5,282,500
Ryan Dodd us
Ryan Dodd
5,372,500 572,500
Mario De La Puente us
Mario De La Puente
Busted
Nino Jabbes us
Nino Jabbes
Busted
Oren Genzel us
Oren Genzel
Busted
Vitaly Tevis ru
Vitaly Tevis
Busted
Nhan Cao us
Nhan Cao
Busted
Yoon Choi us
Yoon Choi
Busted
Theodoros Bageorgos us
Theodoros Bageorgos
Busted
John Mcguinness us
John Mcguinness
Busted
Jon Gottlieb us
Jon Gottlieb
Busted
Marcello Calabrese us
Marcello Calabrese
Busted
George Jannes us
George Jannes
Busted
Qing Guo us
Qing Guo
Busted
Alon Aboksis us
Alon Aboksis
Busted
Marguerite Spagnuolo us
Marguerite Spagnuolo
Busted
Jeremiah Mckenna us
Jeremiah Mckenna
Busted
Ignazio Azzara us
Ignazio Azzara
Busted
Bradley Corsello us
Bradley Corsello
Busted
Michael Dalessandro us
Michael Dalessandro
Busted
Robert Christensen us
Robert Christensen
Busted
John Robinson us
John Robinson
Busted
Michael Gregorio us
Michael Gregorio
Busted
Robert Matos us
Robert Matos
Busted
Michael Bonita us
Michael Bonita
Busted

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Tags: Mike DobbsRyan Dodd

John Robinson Eliminated in 3rd Place ($7,224)

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
John Robinson
John Robinson

Ryan Dodd moved all in from the button and John Robinson put his stack of about 1,800,000 in from the small blind. With the action on Mike Dobbs in the big he called for about 1,700,000 and the hands were shown.

Mike Dobbs: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
John Robinson: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Ryan Dodd: {a-Spades}{3-Spades}

Dobbs had a sweat when the dealer fanned the {10-Spades}{8-Spades}{8-Diamonds} flop giving Dodd the nut flush draw but the turn {5-Diamonds} and river {10-Diamonds} were no help to Dodd.

Dobbs' kings held up and Robinson was eliminated the very next hand earning $7,224 for his third place finish.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Dobbs us
Mike Dobbs
5,400,000 -900,000
Ryan Dodd us
Ryan Dodd
4,800,000 -600,000
John Robinson us
John Robinson
Busted

Tags: John RobinsonMike DobbsRyan Dodd

Level: 29

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

Dobbs Scores Another Knockout

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Michael Gregorio
Michael Gregorio

MIchael Gregorio got his last 750,000 all in pre-flop holding {2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} against the {a-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} of Mike Dobbs.

The board ran out {k-Spades}{8-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and Dobbs paired his ace on the turn to score the knockout.

Gregorio is our fourth place finisher earning $5,807 for his efforts.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Dobbs us
Mike Dobbs
6,300,000 900,000
Michael Gregorio us
Michael Gregorio
Busted

Tags: Michael GregorioMike Dobbs

Rob Matos Eliminated in 5th Place ($4,568)

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Rob "Pops" Matos
Rob "Pops" Matos

Rob Matos got his stack of about 1,000,000 all in pre-flop holding {k-Diamonds}{j-Spades} against the {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds} of Mike Dobbs.

The dealer fanned the {8-Spades}{4-Clubs}{2-Spades} flop and Dobbs maintained the lead with his pocket tens.

The {k-Clubs} hit the turn and Matos paired his king to put a hammerlock on the hand. The {10-Clubs} hit the river and Dobbs spiked his two outer improving to a set of tens to score the knockout.

Matos wished his tablemates luck as he made his way to the payout line to collect $4,568 for his fifth place finish.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Dobbs us
Mike Dobbs
5,400,000 4,025,000
Rob Matos us
Rob Matos
Busted

Tags: Mike DobbsRob Matos

Level: 28

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

Matos Eliminates Bonita

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

A short stacked Mike Bonita got his last 290,000 all in pre-flop holding {j-Clubs}{6-Clubs} against the {k-Clubs}{9-Hearts} of Rob Matos.

The {a-Hearts}{4-Spades}{4-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{5-Spades} runout was no help to Bonita and he was eliminated in sixth earning $3,755 for his efforts.

Player Chips Progress
Rob Matos us
Rob Matos
1,400,000 -1,050,000
Mike Bonita us
Mike Bonita
Busted

Tags: Mike BonitaRob Matos

Dobbs Sends Lin to the Rail

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Yijun Lin got the last of chips all in pre-flop holding {a-Clubs}{k-Spades} against the {6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} of Mike Dobbs.

The board ran out {q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{j-Spades}{9-Spades} and Dobbs' pocket sixes held up to earn him the knockout.

Lin is our seventh place Event #23 finisher and will take home $3,020 for his efforts.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Dobbs us
Mike Dobbs
1,375,000 525,000
Yijun Lin us
Yijun Lin
Busted

Tags: Mike DobbsYijun Lin

Dodd Busts Williams to Extend His Lead

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Fred Williams got his last 550,000 in on the {j-Spades}{10-Hearts}{2-Spades} flop holding {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} against the {k-Clubs}{j-Hearts} of Ryan Dodd.

The turn {5-Clubs} and river {2-Diamonds} sealed the deal for Dodd and Williams was eliminated in eighth place earning $2,284 for his efforts.

Dodd is now all alone at the top of the chip counts with more than double the chips of his nearest opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Dodd us
Ryan Dodd
5,400,000 2,600,000
Fred Williams us
Fred Williams
Busted