Event #13: $400 Almighty Stack
Day 1d Completed
2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Event #13: $400 Almighty Stack
Day: 1d
Brent Hart Bags the Overall Chip Lead
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The final Almighty Stack flight drew 1,060 entries bringing the Almighty Stack total to 3,363 entries. There are approximately 275 day 1d players advancing to Day 2.
Brent Hart put the overall Almighty Stack chip lead in the bag with a staggering 1,758,000. Steve Warmuth also put a monster stack in the bag this flight with 1,349,000 and Kenny Han will return near the top with 1,026,000.
Some of the other players to bag big this flight include Alex Rocha (991,000), Gerar Petrocelli (968,000) Shehryar Samson (962,000), and Joseph Couden (930,000).
Approximately 850 players will return Friday January 24 at 12 pm local time in the Event Center to resume Day 2 play. A full list of day two chip counts and seating assignments will be posted before the start of play.
End of the Night Chip Counts
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,758,000 | |
|
|
1,349,000 | |
|
|
1,026,000 | |
|
991,000 | 486,000 |
|
|
962,000 | |
|
|
930,000 | 155,000 |
|
865,000 | 803,000 |
|
|
850,000 | |
|
555,000 | |
|
530,000 | 380,000 |
|
|
444,000 | |
|
404,000 | |
|
155,000 | -360,000 |
DiZenzo Hits the Rail
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Dan DiZenzo moved all in from 82,000 from the hijack and the player in the small blind called. The big blind put his last 30,000 in the pot and the hands were shown.
Small Blind: 
Dan DiZenzo: 
Big Blind: 
The board ran out 
and the small blind improved to a full house to send both players to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Couden No Stranger to the Almighty Stack
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The players have returned from break and Joey Couden continues to climb. Couden is certainly no stranger to the Almighty Stack as he has already made the final table twice in this very event.
He finished 4th in the 2015 Almighty Stack for over $60,000 and 3rd November 2019 for over $55,000.
There are less than two levels of play left in the night and Couden is sitting behind a healthy stack of 775,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
775,000 |
Last Break of the Night
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The Day 1d Almighty Stack players are now on their last 20-minute break of the night. When play resumes there will be just two more levels of play left in the night.
Rocha Moves Over Half a Million
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
In one of the last hands of the previous level Will Givens raised to 11,000 from middle position and Alex Rocha defended his big blind. They went heads up to the 
flop and Rocha check-called a bet of 15,000 from Givens.
The turn was the 
and both players checked. The 
completed the board and Rocha bet 10,000.
"I just want to see it" said Givens as he tossed out the calling chips and Rocha showed 
for a pair of fours.
"I had ace three of hearts, you're good" Givens said flashing the 
and Rocha took the pot to move over half a million
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
515,000 | 415,000 |
|
|
505,000 | 505,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
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: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
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