Event #10: $300 Deepest Stack | 2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open

11-12-2019 13:58 UTC-4

Carnage on Table Six

Kaelaine Minton

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Peter Ippolito was all-in holding pocket nines against the of Seat 7. The board ran out jack-high and Ippolito doubled up to more than 400,000.

Seat 7 was left short-stacked and got all-in holding against Judi Bielan, who had . The board came and Judi's queen played, shipping her the pot. Seat 7 was felted.

Table 6 was already short-handed, having lost two players on previous hands. A new player was moved over to balance as the field continues to thin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Ippolito	420,000 324,000	324,000
Judith Bielan	110,000 -15,000	-15,000
Joseph Dichiaro	Busted
Michael Dalessandro	Busted

Tags: Judith Bielan Peter Ippolito

Level: 19

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

11-12-2019 14:14 UTC-4

Deepest Stack Prize Pool and Payouts

Kaelaine Minton

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The prize pool distribution has been released!

With 580 entrants, the total prize pool comes to $146,276 and that will be divided among the final 54 players as shown below:

Place	Payout
1	$36,422
2	$20,479
3	$13,165
4	$10,459
5	$8,191
6	$6,729
7	$5,339
8	$4,169
9	$2,926
10 - 12	$1,902
13 - 15	$1,463
16 - 18	$1,097
19 - 27	$805
28 - 36	$731
37 - 45	$658
46 - 54	$585

11-12-2019 14:27 UTC-4

Jackson Crushing

Kaelaine Minton

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

David Jackson is up to ~1.5 million and crushing Table 6, most of which has turned over since the start of play.

Both Judi Bielan and Peter Ippolito are gone and some fresh faces have joined the table.

Jackson seems determined to collect his second title of this series, a feat that has only been accomplished by about a dozen players over the years.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Jackson	1,500,000 1,018,000	1,018,000

Judith Bielan	Busted
Peter Ippolito	Busted

Tags: David Jackson

Level: 20

Blinds: 8,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

11-12-2019 14:47 UTC-4

Malvasio Movin' On Up

Kaelaine Minton

Level 20 : 8,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

John Malvasio has chipped up to ~1.2 million, moving into second place on the Deepest Stack leaderboard.

The field has dropped to 63 players, leaving them just nine spots from a min-cash of $585.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Malvasio	1,200,000 786,000	786,000
John Iraj	Busted
Timothy Little	Busted
Carlos Alvarado	Busted

Tags: John Malvasio

11-12-2019 15:12 UTC-4

Braga Bubbles the Bubble

Kaelaine Minton

Level 20 : 8,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

With 56 players remaining, they called for hand-for-hand play, two spots from the money.

Frank Funaro was all-in against John Malvasio on the turn with a board of and his was in good shape against (straight draw). When the completed the board, Frank doubled up. Malvasio was still in fine shape with ~1.3 million.

Across the room, Lucas Braga did not fare as well. He lost his all-in and was eliminated in 56th place, two from the money.

That brought the count down to 55 players and the true bubble. Hand-for-hand play continues.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Malvasio	1,300,000 100,000	100,000
Ragavan Thiagarajah	1,200,000 932,000	932,000
Wade Meacham	1,000,000 600,000	600,000
Frank Funaro	500,000 155,000	155,000

Lucas Braga	Busted

Tags: Frank Funaro John Malvasio Lucas Braga

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

11-12-2019 15:19 UTC-4

Bubble Burst, Time for a Break

Kaelaine Minton

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The bubble has burst and the remaining 54 players scurried for the exit, taking their overdue break.

11-12-2019 15:36 UTC-4

Break Time Chip Counts

Kaelaine Minton

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Deepest Stack players are back from their break and play has resumed. Lots of short stacks are going to be cashing out pretty quickly.

Here's how they stacked up during the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Jackson	1,840,000 340,000	340,000

John Malvasio	1,250,000 -50,000	-50,000
Ragavan Thiagarajah	1,160,000 -40,000	-40,000
Wade Meacham	1,150,000 150,000	150,000
Olamide Otti	850,000 406,000	406,000
Jeffrey Raman	840,000 706,000	706,000
Joseph Eubanks	775,000 93,000	93,000
Luciano Simoes	700,000 567,000	567,000
Fady Khabbaz	635,000 399,000	399,000
Arthur Winfield	600,000 232,000	232,000
Barbara Leonardi	600,000 291,000	291,000
Josias Santos	600,000 464,000	464,000
Frank Funaro	540,000

Julio Clavell	485,000 193,000	193,000
Michael Bonita	410,000 -169,000	-169,000
Bryan Kunkel	385,000 53,000	53,000
John McGuinness	325,000 -1,000	-1,000
Al Riccobono	315,000 -75,000	-75,000
Michael Wang	240,000 94,000	94,000

Rajesh Desai	230,000 -248,000	-248,000
Faisal Siddiqui	200,000 -124,000	-124,000
Michael Dobbs	170,000 -88,000	-88,000
Travis Hartshorn	150,000 -7,000	-7,000
Dan Shapiro	145,000 145,000	145,000
Marina Oetiker	120,000 10,000	10,000

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