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2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open
Event #1: $560 Super Survivor
Day: 1
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Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
For the first time here at The Borgata the Fall Poker Open kicked off with a $560 Super Survivor as the opening event. There were 157 total entries and the final sixteen players all made the money.
The final 15 players each earned $5,000 in cold hard cash and there were plenty of familiar faces among them including Cathy Dever, Sid Vats, Jean Paul Norero, Mark Seubert and Mike Muniz.
The full Event #1 $560 Super Survivor NLH tournament results:
| PLACE | NAME | FROM | WINNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMEER BASHAR | EAST ISLIP, NY | $5000 CASH |
| 2 | STEVEN BROWN | BRONX, NY | $5000 CASH |
| 3 | BRUCE YAMRON | NAPLES, FL | $5000 CASH |
| 4 | BROWNIE GARRETT | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $5000 CASH |
| 5 | LONNIE HEIMOWITZ | MONTICELLO, NY | $5000 CASH |
| 6 | SALVATORE POMA | HAUPPAUGE, NY | $5000 CASH |
| 7 | SIDDHANT VATS | ROME, GA | $5000 CASH |
| 8 | MELVIN BERFOND | NEW YORK, NY | $5000 CASH |
| 9 | KEITH PALEK | WOODBINE, NJ | $5000 CASH |
| 10 | CATHERINE DEVER | BRIGANTINE, NJ | $5000 CASH |
| 11 | MARK SEUBERT | EGG HARBOR TWP, NJ | $5000 CASH |
| 12 | JEANPAUL NORERO | BROOKLYN, NY | $5000 CASH |
| 13 | MICHAEL NITTI | TOMS RIVER, NJ | $5000 CASH |
| 14 | PHILLIP PHAN | COLLINGDALE, PA | $5000 CASH |
| 15 | MICHAEL MUNIZ | S RICHMOND HLD HILL, NY | $5000 CASH |
| 16 | KENNY HUYNH | ERIAL, NJ | $1145 CASH |
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The players are falling fast here in Event #1 $560 Super Survivor and there are just 17 players remaining.
The final sixteen players will all make the money and the player who is eliminated in 16th place will earn $1,145. The final 15 will all lock up $5,000 in cold hard cash.
Sid Vats is still in the hunt with a healthy stack of 180,000 and he is in good spirits as he closes in on the money.
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Cathy Dever just scooped a monster pot sending her opponent to the rail and vaulted to the top of the chip counts.
She is now sitting behind a mountain of 400,000 and we are just four eliminations away from the money.
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Cathy Dever raised to 12,000 from the small blind and Ross Gottlieb called from the big blind. They went heads up to the 
flop. Dever continued with a bet of 6,000 and Gottlieb called.
The turn was the 
and Dever fired out a bet of 12,000. Gottlieb called and both players checked the 
river card.
"Ace high" Dever announce and Gottlieb table his 
for a pair of fives to take the pot.
The Event #1: $560 Super Survivor NLH players have returned from dinner break and play is back underway. Another player just hit the rail and there are just 26 players left in the hunt.
With only 27 players remaining at the end of Level 15, dinner has been declared and they've got 45 minutes to eat and prepare for the push to the money.
When they return at 8:05pm, they will be just 11 players away from the first bubble.
Michael Muniz leads the Survivors with 245,000. Here are some additional chip counts:
Level 15: Blinds 2,500/5,000/5,000 BB Ante
The official entry count for the Super Survivor was 157 entries for a total prize pool of $76,145, which will go to the final 16 players as shown below
1st-15th: $5,000
16th: $1,145
Level 14: 2,000/4,000/4,000 BB Ante
We're down to four nine-handed tables, leaving 36 players in the hunt for the final 15 spots and $5,000. Here are some chip counts from around the room.
