Event #11: $400 Almighty Stack
Day 1a Started
2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open
Event #11: $400 Almighty Stack
Day: 1a
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 |
Flight A of the Almighty Takes Off
Cards and chips are on the move here in the Signature Room as Flight A of the Almighty Stack NLH event gets underway.
Players are facing down the barrel of 17 levels before the bag & tag and with 100,000-chip starting stacks, they should settle in for a long day of poker!
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Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Joseph Grusel Leading the Pack
Level 12
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
We are approaching the close of day 1a Almighty Stack registration and it's Joseph Grusel leading the pack with 725,000. Pascal Zaklama is seated just one table over and he has been busy building a big stack with 525,000.
Below is a look at how some of the other day 1a Almighty Stack chip stacks are shaping up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
725,000 | |
|
525,000 | |
|
310,000 | |
|
|
300,000 | |
|
190,000 | |
|
160,000 | |
|
150,000 | |
|
115,000 | |
|
95,000 |
Break Last Chance to Register,
Level 12
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The day 1a Almighty Stack NLH players are now on a 15-minute color up break.
Tournament registration and re-entry will be closing when play resumes. Don't miss your very last chance to get in on the action.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Registration Closed
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The day 1a Almighty Stack players have returned from break and play is back underway.
Tournament registration and re-entry is now closed and there were 235 total entries here in our first Almighty Stack flight.
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000