Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off
Day 1b Completed
2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off
Day: 1b
William Siegel Takes the Lead on Day 1b of Deepstack Kick-Off
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1b of Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off at the Borgata Winter Poker Open accumulated a total of 558 entries and when the last chance saloon had closed for business it was William Siegel leading the final 91. The $2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool has now attracted 963 entries in the first two starting flights and is sure to blow past the set guarantee with three remaining flights yet to come at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in the first event of the series.
Siegel saw himself catapult to the top late in the day and that is where he finished by night's end, accumulating a chip lead stack of 461,000. Some other big stacks from Day 1b include Zarko Mandic (408,000), James Liddell (398,000), Martin Matranca (327,000), and Dan Walsh (325,000).
Many notable players bagged up for the night and that list includes Stanislov Angelov (317,000), BorgataPoker.com sponsored pro Dan Buzgon (246,000), Erik Gorman (177,000), Frank Funaro (154,000), Mukul Pahuja (129,000), Julian Miranda (119,000), and Stephen Song (82,000).
That wraps it up for the second of five starting flights with Day 1c underway now so tune in for the PokerNews updates and watch as all of the action unfolds.
End-of-Day 1b Chip Counts
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
461,000 | 461,000 |
|
408,000 | 408,000 |
|
398,000 | 398,000 |
|
334,000 | |
|
327,000 | 327,000 |
|
325,000 | |
|
|
322,000 | |
|
317,000 | |
|
314,000 | 314,000 |
|
|
285,000 | |
|
267,000 | |
|
|
262,000 | |
|
|
258,000 | 258,000 |
|
246,000 | |
|
|
246,000 | 246,000 |
|
246,000 | 246,000 |
|
|
242,000 | 242,000 |
|
|
231,000 | |
|
|
223,000 | |
|
220,000 | |
|
|
217,000 | |
|
|
209,000 | |
|
209,000 | |
|
|
200,000 | |
|
|
197,000 | 157,000 |
Seitchick Flips with Taylor
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Charlie Seitchick and Sam Taylor moved their stacks into the middle before the flop with Seitchick all-in for 168,000.
Charlie Seitchick: 
Sam Taylor: 
The flop rolled out 
and Taylor's ladies were still in the lead. A 
turn left Seitchick with just one card to survive and a 
river did just that as he spiked a cowboy to take down the pot for a complete double through Taylor.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
342,000 | |
|
42,000 |
Last Level of the Night
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The remaining players will now be playing their last 30-minute level of night and then will be bagging up their chips for Day 2.
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 140 players will now be taking their last break of the day before bagging up for the night.
Song Goes with His Gut
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The turned board showed 
and there was around 19,500 in the middle. Stephen Song was first to act, he bet 9,000 and his opponent snap-called.
A 
completed the board, Song tapped the table and his opponent pushed in 20,000. Song hit the tank but ultimately called the bet and his opponent tabled 
for nine-high.
Song slammed over 
for just king-high but more than enough to take down the pot on a soul read that resulted in a six-figure stack for the bracelet winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
114,000 | 62,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Conniff Secures a Double Through Pahuja
Level 13
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Mukul Pahuja opened and Asher Conniff moved his 25,000 stack into the middle. Pahuja called and the two tabled their hands with Conniff at risk.
Asher Conniff: 
Mukul Pahuja: 
The board came down 
and Conniff's two pair took down the pot for a complete double through Pahuja.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 | 30,000 |
|
49,000 |