Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off
Day 1d Completed
2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off
Day: 1d
Rick Lee Among the Top of Day 1d Flight in Deepstack Kick-off; Douglas Hamshaw Bags the Lead
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1d of Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off in the Borgata Winter Poker Open drew an insane total of 1,522 entries and by the end of 15 levels, only 291 found a bag. Douglas Hamshaw seemed to find the largest stack of the night with his 446,000 in chips, which is good for third overall thus far through the first four flights.
A well-known Borgata regular saw himself finish among the top in Rick lee with a healthy sized stack of 329,000. Lee hovered well above the average for the early stages of the day and really started to kick it into overdrive during the latter. He managed to secure one of the top stacks of the day and will be looking for another deep run here in the first event as he searches for his second Borgata trophy.
Some other big stacks from the day include Christopher Frigon (366,000), Andrew Cooper (308,000), Albert Abbey (291,000), Arnaldo Gordon (251,000), and Israel's Eyal Maaravi (225,000).
Many notable players found a bag and some of those to do so are Asher Conniff (187,000), Nicholas Verderamo (182,000), Ryan Dodd (174,000), Vincent Moscati (168,000), Benson Tang (163,000), Matthew Holmquist (151,000), and Alex Jim (63,000).
The survivors from all five flights will return to the Event Center on Friday, January 17 at 11 a.m. local time for Day 2. That wraps it up for the PokerNews coverage of Day 1d, but tune in now for all the updates of Day 1e which is currently running and is expecting another enormous field to add to the 2,960 entries that have already been accumulated over the first four flights.
Assorted End of Day Chip Counts
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
446,000 | 446,000 |
|
366,000 | 366,000 |
|
329,000 | 189,000 |
|
308,000 | 308,000 |
|
|
291,000 | 291,000 |
|
251,000 | -44,000 |
|
225,000 | 225,000 |
|
|
223,000 | 223,000 |
|
187,000 | 157,000 |
|
182,000 | 77,000 |
|
174,000 | 174,000 |
|
168,000 | -2,000 |
|
163,000 | 113,000 |
|
151,000 | 139,000 |
|
151,000 | 59,000 |
|
63,000 | 36,500 |
Play Has Now Come to an End in Day 1D
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The fourth flight of Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off has now come to an end after 15 levels of play and it seems that Douglas Hamshaw has finished on top of the field with a stack of 446,000.
A recap of the day will be posted shortly.
Ung Sends Stefanski Out in the Last Level
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Dave Stefanski moved all in for 66,000 and Ta Ung called his remaining 55,000 stack into the middle, putting himself at risk.
Ta Ung: 
Dave Stefanski: 
The board came down 
and Ung's queens held on against the flopped flush draw of Stefanski who lost on the next hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
105,000 | 105,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Break Time
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The remaining players will now be taking their last 15-minute break of the day.
Federoff Takes Down Kachittavong's Cowboys
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Soukha Kachittavong moved all in for 25,500 from the hijack and Samuel Federoff called in the small blind, putting Kachittavong at risk.
Soukha Kachittavong: 
Samuel Federoff: 
The flop came down 
and Kachittavong was still well in front with his pair of kings. An unlikely 
peeled off on the turn, shifting the lead to Federoff who now had two bullets.
A did not help Kachittavong as he was eliminated by the two pair of Federoff, exiting late in Day 1d.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
225,000 | |
|
Busted |
Assorted Chip Counts
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
255,000 | 156,000 |
|
180,000 | -85,000 |
|
|
170,000 | 170,000 |
|
125,000 | -33,000 |
|
110,000 | -39,000 |
|
|
105,000 | 105,000 |
|
95,000 | 95,000 |
|
70,000 | 45,000 |
|
45,000 | -6,000 |
|
|
30,000 | 5,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000