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There were 12 players who advanced through the first flight of the $600 buy-in Borgata Fall Poker Open Kickoff as Jorge Oliveira leads the way with a stack of 664,000.
Also among those who bagged is 2023 GPI Player of the Year Bin Weng, who bagged 352,000 in chips as the East Coast crusher looks for his latest Borgata title.
Others who bagged the first flight include Joseph Muldon, Andrew Chang and Michael Casey Mann. All 12 players are in the money and will return for Day 2 on Saturday, Nov. 7.
The day ended as "Phil Money" was eliminated in 13th place. While Money didn't get a bag, he did get his cash as there were 19 places paid.
Check out the chip counts below:
| Rank | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorge Oliveira | 664,000 |
| 2 | Joseph Muldon | 641,000 |
| 3 | Andrew Chang | 424,000 |
| 4 | Michael Casey Mann | 416,000 |
| 5 | Robert Hwang | 402,000 |
| 6 | Lucas Vergara | 355,000 |
| 7 | Bin Weng | 352,000 |
| 8 | Richard Ali | 325,000 |
| 9 | Walter Writt | 322,000 |
| 10 | Mamdouth Moustafa | 208,000 |
| 11 | Robert Hohman | 122,000 |
| 12 | Glenn Menne | 118,000 |