Are You Ready for the 2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open Almighty Stack?
One of the most anticipated tournaments on the 2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open (BFPO) schedule kicks off today. Event #11: $350+$50 Almighty Stack NLH boasts a $300,000 guarantee and over the course of this week will give players a crack at it with four flights spread over three days.
Those begin today with Flight A at 1 p.m. followed by Flight B on Wednesday at 11 a.m. Here’s a look at the daily schedule for this event:
| Date | Time | Flight |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, November 12 | 1 p.m. | Day 1a |
| Wednesday, November 13 | 11 a.m. | Day 1b |
| Thursday, November 14 | 10 a.m. | Day 1c |
| Thursday, November 14 | 5 p.m. | Day 1d |
| Friday, November 15 | 12 p.m. | Day 2 |
| Saturday, November 16 | 12 p.m. | Day 3 |
The tournament starts players with an almighty starting stack of 100,000 chips. Late registration and re-entries will remain open in each flight through the break at the end of Level 12. The plan for each flight is to play through Level 17. All those levels will last 30 minutes while Levels 18+ will be upped to 45 minutes. Levels at the final table will increase to one hour each.
Last year this tournament attracted 1,073 runners and created a $416,324 prize pool. Anna Antimony from Ft. Lee, New Jersey emerged victorious to capture $91,586 in prize money for first place and the coveted Borgata Open trophy, which is her third.
Others who cashed big were Dylan Smith (2nd - $55,033), Asher Conniff (3rd - $33,303), Michael Cologna (4th - $27,894), Nhan Cao (5th - $22,898), and Joe Yam (6th - $18,526).
Here's a look at the structure:
| Level | Big Blind Ante | Blinds |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 100-100 |
| 2 | 200 | 100-200 |
| 3 | 300 | 200-300 |
| 4 | 400 | 200-400 |
| 5 | 600 | 300-600 |
| 6 | 800 | 400-800 |
| 7 | 1,000 | 500-1,000 |
| 8 | 1,200 | 600-1,200 |
| 9 | 1,600 | 800-1,600 |
| 10 | 2,000 | 1,000-2,000 |
| 11 | 2,500 | 1,200-2,500 |
| 12 | 3,000 | 1,500-3,000 |
| 13 | 4,000 | 2,000-4,000 |
| 14 | 5,000 | 2,500-5,000 |
| 15 | 6,000 | 3,000-6,000 |
| 16 | 8,000 | 4,000-8,000 |
| 17 | 10,000 | 5,000-10,000 |
| 18 | 12,000 | 6,000-12,000 |
| 19 | 16,000 | 8,000-16,000 |
| 20 | 20,000 | 10,000-20,000 |
| 21 | 25,000 | 12,000-25,000 |
| 22 | 30,000 | 15,000-30,000 |
| 23 | 40,000 | 20,000-40,000 |