2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off
Day: 2
Event Info

2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Zarko Mandic
Prize
$342,967
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$2,291,625
Entries
4,375
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
754
Players Left
31

Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off

Day 2 Completed

Jerry Maher Leads Day 2 of Deepstack Kick-Off with $383,867 Up for Grabs!

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Jerry Maher
Jerry Maher

The 2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open has now seen the second day of Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off come to an end. A total of 754 returned for Day 2 and after 14 levels of play, only 31 remain, with Jerry Maher holding the chip lead by night's end.

Maher is a Borgata regular who boasts over half a million in tournament earnings and his biggest cash came right here in this very building just last September. The Warren, NJ resident took fifth place in the $3,500 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship for $171,386. Maher is starting the final day of this opening event as an overwhelming leader and will be sitting down with 11,915,000 when play resumes tomorrow.

Kirkwood Saccardo will be closest to Maher on the totem pole after bagging 8,550,000 and is already guaranteed a new career cash with his previous best coming last year for $ 3,238. Rounding out the top are Jackob Datashvili (7,605,000), Gary Fitzsimons (6,645,000), and birthday boy Ricardo Eyzaguirre (6,455,000).

The first event of the series held a $2,000,000 guarantee and it was easily surpassed as 4,375 entries were gathered, accumulating a total prize pool of $2,291,625. All of the 31 players to make Day 3 are getting at least a payday of $6,302 but every player that remains will have their eye set on that $383,867 first-place prize money, along with a new Borgata trophy.

Many notable players found a bag for Day 3 and that list includes Alida Veliu (6,085,000), Day 1a chipleader Emanuele "Manny" Gugliuzza (5,395,000), Leonard Sande (4,400,000), BorgataPoker.com sponsored pro Dan Buzgon (2,295,000), Borgata regular Zachary Gruneberg (2,235,000), Soheb Porbandarwala (2,140,000), and Joe Cappuccio (1,040,000).

Players will return tomorrow at noon with the blinds of 60,000/120,000 and a big blind ante of 120,000. The tournament will not stop until a winner is crowned, leaving with a Borgata trophy and all of the $383,867 first-place money.

That wraps it up for PokerNews coverage of Day 2 in the first event of the 2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open, but tune in tomorrow for all of the action of the final day.

Tags: Alida VeliuDan BuzgonJackob DatashviliJerry MaherJoe CappuccioLeonard SandeSoheb PorbandarwalaZachary Gruneberg

End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Jerry Maher us
Jerry Maher
Day 2 Chip Leader
11,915,000 11,915,000
Kirkwood Saccardo mx
Kirkwood Saccardo
8,550,000 1,050,000
Jackob Datashvili us
Jackob Datashvili
7,605,000 3,405,000
Gary Fitzsimons us
Gary Fitzsimons
6,645,000 -1,055,000
Alida Veliu us
Alida Veliu
6,085,000 3,135,000
Emanuele Gugliuzza us
Emanuele Gugliuzza
5,395,000 4,976,000
Leonard Sande us
Leonard Sande
4,400,000 200,000
Guy Cicconi us
Guy Cicconi
4,300,000 4,300,000
Constantinos Psallidas ca
Constantinos Psallidas
4,050,000 100,000
Steven Phillips us
Steven Phillips
4,035,000 1,585,000
Patrick Luu us
Patrick Luu
4,010,000 1,110,000
Ryan Teixeira ca
Ryan Teixeira
3,630,000 3,630,000
Brian Morgan ca
Brian Morgan
2,740,000 140,000
Dennis Naroditsky us
Dennis Naroditsky
2,550,000 -750,000
Zarko Mandic us
Zarko Mandic
2,365,000 1,915,000
Daniel Buzgon us
Daniel Buzgon
2,295,000 2,295,000
Zachary Gruneberg us
Zachary Gruneberg
2,235,000 1,135,000
Guillermo Vargas us
Guillermo Vargas
2,230,000 1,323,000
Soheb Porbandarwala us
Soheb Porbandarwala
2,140,000 40,000
Christopher Frigon us
Christopher Frigon
2,125,000 -1,275,000
Elie Ghorayeb us
Elie Ghorayeb
1,975,000 1,975,000
Giuseppe Lomuscio us
Giuseppe Lomuscio
1,920,000 830,000
Amit Aery us
Amit Aery
1,740,000 1,740,000
David Whitnah us
David Whitnah
1,650,000 1,650,000
Jonathan Ounjian us
Jonathan Ounjian
1,545,000 1,545,000

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Play Has Now Come to an End in Day 2

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The second day of Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off has now come to an end and only 31 players remain headed into the third and final day of the tournament tomorrow.

Leading the way is a well-known Borgata grinder in Jerry Maher after finding a heater late in the day. Maher sat on top during the last few hands of the night and then extended his lead when his turned straight beat [Removed:321] Amjadi's set of aces, catapulting Maher's stack.

Tags: Jerry Maher

Sande Finds a Johnnie to Send Champlin Out the Door

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Spencer Champlin moved all in for around 1,700,000 and Leonard Sande called, putting Champlin at risk as the two turned over their hands.

Spencer Champlin: [7h7d[
Leonard Sande: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

The dealer spread out {q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{6-Hearts} on the flop and Champlin's pair of hockey sticks was still standing strong. A {q-Diamonds} hit the felt as a turn card, giving Sande a few more outs to take down the pot.

A {j-Clubs} completed the board as Sande landed broadway to take down the hand, eliminating Champlin from the tournament during the last level of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Leonard Sande us
Leonard Sande
4,200,000 600,000
Spencer Champlin us
Spencer Champlin
Busted

Tags: Leonard SandeSpencer Champlin

Lomuscio Snags a Double Through Maher

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Jerry Maher opened to 225,000 and Giuseppe Lomuscio three-bet all in for 505,000 total. "I don't have a very good hand," said Maher with as smile as he pushed in the chips to call, putting Lomuscio at risk.

Giuseppe Lomuscio: {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs}
Jerry Maher: {q-Clubs}{j-Hearts}

The flop came down {a-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{4-Spades} and Lomuscio flopped top two. A {3-Clubs} turn card bought some split possibilities but the {3-Spades} river was not one as Lomuscio took down the pot for a double.

Player Chips Progress
Jerry Maher us
Jerry Maher
Day 2 Chip Leader
7,950,000 3,650,000
Giuseppe Lomuscio us
Giuseppe Lomuscio
1,090,000 1,090,000

Tags: Giuseppe LomuscioJerry Maher

Assorted Chip Counts

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Kirkwood Saccardo mx
Kirkwood Saccardo
7,500,000 2,740,000
Emanuele "Manny" Gugliuzza us
Emanuele "Manny" Gugliuzza
Day 1A Chip Leader
5,700,000 200,000
Jackob Datashvili us
Jackob Datashvili
4,200,000 1,620,000
Ricardo Eyzaguirre us
Ricardo Eyzaguirre
4,100,000 650,000
Leonard Sande us
Leonard Sande
3,600,000 200,000
Dan Buzgon us
Dan Buzgon
3,440,000 1,915,000
Christopher Frigon us
Christopher Frigon
3,400,000 1,780,000
Dennis Naroditsky us
Dennis Naroditsky
3,300,000 3,300,000
Alida Veliu us
Alida Veliu
2,950,000 -950,000
Brian Morgan ca
Brian Morgan
2,600,000 -3,380,000
Soheb Porbandarwala us
Soheb Porbandarwala
2,100,000 550,000
Pearce-Christian Arnold us
Pearce-Christian Arnold
1,560,000 -590,000
Joe Cappuccio us
Joe Cappuccio
1,050,000 -250,000
Spencer Champlin us
Spencer Champlin
775,000 -325,000
Vivian Leslie cr
Vivian Leslie
700,000 -800,000

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

Phillips Climbs Through Luu

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Patrick Luu opened and Steven Phillips moved all in for 1,500,000. Luu called and the two tabled their cards with Phillips at risk.

Steven Phillips: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Patrick Luu: {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}

The board came down {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{k-Hearts}{5-Clubs} and Phillips secured a double through Luu who lost another stack of chips.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Luu us
Patrick Luu
2,900,000 -1,700,000
Steven Phillips us
Steven Phillips
2,450,000 850,000

Tags: Patrick LuuSteven Phillips

Assorted Chip Counts

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Gary Fitzsimons us
Gary Fitzsimons
7,700,000 2,850,000
Emanuele "Manny" Gugliuzza us
Emanuele "Manny" Gugliuzza
Day 1A Chip Leader
5,500,000 3,150,000
Kirkwood Saccardo mx
Kirkwood Saccardo
4,760,000 -40,000
Jerry Maher us
Jerry Maher
Day 2 Chip Leader
4,300,000 1,950,000
Constantinos Psallidas ca
Constantinos Psallidas
3,950,000 340,000
Leonard Sande us
Leonard Sande
3,400,000 2,050,000
Jackob Datashvili us
Jackob Datashvili
2,580,000 1,855,000
Steven Phillips us
Steven Phillips
1,600,000 1,600,000
Vivian Leslie cr
Vivian Leslie
1,500,000 275,000
Joe Cappuccio us
Joe Cappuccio
1,300,000 350,000
Zachary Gruneberg us
Zachary Gruneberg
1,100,000 390,000
Spencer Champlin us
Spencer Champlin
1,100,000 -100,000
Michael Niceta us
Michael Niceta
980,000 -1,590,000