Nicholas "Frenzuh" Immekus Wins Event 8 ($250,000 Guarantee Deeper Stack NLHE Re-Entry) for $99,144
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After more than 18 hours on the felt today it was Nicholas "Frenzuh" Immekus who eventually accumulated every chip in play, defeating Allyn Marshall to cap off a marathon of a final table. Immekus, who plays under the screen name "Frenzuh" online, pocketed $99,144 for taking down the crown, along with the pride which comes after navigating the minefield of a re-entry event spread out over three starting flights.
Immekus prevailed after an epic head-up match with Marshall, as the two players chipped away at each other for hour after hour, trading the chip lead several times over that span.
A total of 1,392 entries were recorded over Days 1a, 1b and 1c, and just 313 players bagged up a stack to bring back for Day 2. As always here at the Borgata Winter Poker Open, a number of notable names and professionals joined the legions of local grinders, including Andy Hwang, Men Nguyen, James Woods, Amanda Musumeci, Cotton Snuffer, Raj Patel, Dan Heimiller, Matt Lin and Joe Mckeehen. Whether firing multiple bullets but falling short, or making Day 2 and sneaking into a min-cash, these players came and went, but the story of the day was Immekus capturing the biggest haul of the Borgata's ongoing tournament series in his first live tournament triumph.