Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off
Day 1a Completed
2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off
Day: 1a
Emanuele "Manny" Gugliuzza Bags Day 1a Chip Lead in Deepstack Kick-Off
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1a of Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off at the Borgata Winter Poker Open has come to an end after 15 exciting levels of play and it is Emanuele "Manny" Gugliuzza leading the 65 survivors out of 405 entries. With the $2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, it is expected that the fun has only just started as there are four more starting days coming up over the next two days at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.
Gugliuzza shot to the top of the leaderboard early in the day when he sent two players out with his pocket nines that turned into a set. He continued his dominance throughout the rest of the day, finishing on top of the field with a stack of 419,000. Finishing right behind him in this flight is Michael Cohen with his 414,000 stack.
Other notable stacks to end the day include Reggie Jones (326,000), Charlie Marchese (269,000), Mike Volpe (263,000), and Borgata regular Michael Marder (246,000). A complete list of remaining players and their chip counts will be posted before the start of Day 2. This will also include the seat draw once this has been received from the organization.
That wraps it up for the first of five starting flights with Day 1b kicking off at 11 p.m. local time on Wednesday, January 15. Tune in tomorrow for the PokerNews updates on the next two starting flights as they unfold.
End-of-Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
419,000 | 84,000 |
|
413,000 | 413,000 |
|
|
326,000 | |
|
|
305,000 | |
|
|
283,000 | |
|
|
273,000 | |
|
|
269,000 | |
|
|
263,000 | |
|
246,000 | 86,000 |
|
226,000 | |
|
|
226,000 | |
|
|
218,000 | 218,000 |
|
217,000 | |
|
|
212,000 | |
|
|
211,000 | |
|
|
206,000 | |
|
204,000 | |
|
195,000 | |
|
|
189,000 | |
|
|
187,000 | |
|
|
186,000 | |
|
183,000 | 73,000 |
|
182,000 | |
|
|
175,000 | |
|
|
171,000 |
Gordinskiy Sends Lin Out the Door
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Wooyang Lin and Stanislav Gordinskiy found themselves put all of their stacks into the middle with the two best hands in poker. Gordinskiy had Lin's 75,000 stack covered as the two turned over their cards.
Wooyang Lin: 
Stanislav Gordinskiy: 
The board came down 
and Gordinskiy pulled in the pot, sending Lin out the door during the last level of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
166,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Last Break of the Day
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The remaining players will now be taking a 15-minute break and will be returning to play one more level before bagging up for the night.
Assorted Chip Counts
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
335,000 | 25,000 |
|
|
258,000 | 84,000 |
|
|
160,000 | 35,000 |
|
|
110,000 | 32,000 |
|
82,000 | -21,500 |
|
65,000 | |
|
60,000 | 11,000 |
|
|
35,000 | -70,000 |
Marder Continues to Climb
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Michael Marder opened to 7,000 from under the gun and a player in the hijack jammed their 29,000 stack into the middle. Marder called and the two turned over their cards.
Opponent: 
Michael Marder:
The board came down 
and Marder's boat took down the pot, eliminating another opponent in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000 | 89,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Cappuccio Spikes a Dime vs. Buzgon
Level 13
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Dan Buzgon opened to 6,000 from middle position and Joe Cappuccio moved his 48,500 stack in the middle from the cutoff. Buzgon snapped and the two tabled their hands with Cappuccio at risk.
Joe Cappuccio: 
Dan Buzgon: 
The dealer fanned out 
on the flop and Buzgon was well in the lead with his pair of aces. A fortuitous card landed on the turn for Cappuccio when the peeled off, giving him a set of dimes.
The 
river did not alter anything as Cappuccio found a complete double up through Buzgon with his turned set of tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
103,500 | 19,500 |
|
34,000 | -17,000 |