Event #11: $400 Almighty Stack
Day 1b Completed
2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open
Event #11: $400 Almighty Stack
Day: 1b
Boyuan Han Leads Day 1b of the Almighty Stack
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
There were 295 entries here on Day 1b of the $300K GTD Event #11: $400 Almighty Stack NLH . Of those, 71 managed to get chips in a bag at the end of 17 levels and lock up a seat on Day 2, which begins Friday at noon local time.
Two more starting flights are teed up for Thursday. Flights C & D will run at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., respectively.
Boyuan Han bagged the Flight B chip lead with 1,143,000 and was the only player in this flight to get more than a million in a bag. Ross Gottlieb sits in second with 778,000 and Grzegorz Kozacki rounds out the top three Flight B chip stacks with 777,000.
Below are some of the Flight B big stacks and assorted other players that will be advancing. A full list of Day 2 chip counts and seating assignments will be posted before the start of play Friday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,143,000 | 1,143,000 |
|
778,000 | 778,000 |
|
777,000 | 777,000 |
|
|
706,000 | 706,000 |
|
|
705,000 | 705,000 |
|
705,000 | 40,000 |
|
692,000 | 692,000 |
|
678,000 | 8,000 |
|
649,000 | -1,000 |
|
641,000 | 641,000 |
|
603,000 | |
|
567,000 | 187,000 |
|
560,000 | 560,000 |
|
|
543,000 | -7,000 |
|
532,000 | 57,000 |
|
515,000 | 245,000 |
|
514,000 | 514,000 |
|
485,000 | 485,000 |
|
|
484,000 | 484,000 |
|
476,000 | 476,000 |
|
|
452,000 | 102,000 |
|
421,000 | 213,000 |
|
412,000 | 412,000 |
|
396,000 | -184,000 |
|
|
364,000 | 364,000 |
Kursman Kruising into Day 2
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Nick Kursman is just a few hands away from bagging up his chips for the night and securing himself a seat on Day 2 Friday.
With 550,000, he'll be in good shape returning to Level 18, Blinds 6,000/12,000 with 12,000 Big Blinds Ante with about 45 big blinds.
They'll play four more hands, then remaining players will bag their chips for the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
550,000 | 550,000 |
Fishberg Felts Siddiqui
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Faisal Siddiqui bet the turn and called Greg Fishberg's all-in shove holding 
for Ace-high.
Fishberg had 
and had turned a pair of nines and also had a heart flush draw.
Siddiqui could not come up with an Ace on the river (a King would have been no good) and was busted during the last level of play.
Fishberg chipped up to about 670,000 and their table broke immediately after the hand.
Michael Lind has also busted out. The clock continues to count down relentlessly toward the end of the flight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
670,000 | 135,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Siddiqui Ships a Double to Wang
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Yan Wang moved in from the cutoff and Faisal Siddiqui looked him up from the big blind with 
. The short-stack Wang had 
and was out in front.
The board of 
changed nothing and Wang doubled up to 234,000. Siddiqui was left with 403,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
403,000 | -134,000 |
Ibrahim Leads Heading Into Last Two Levels
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Play has resumed following the final break. Just one hour to go until the bag & tag at the end of Level 17.
Patrick Ibrahim has taken the chip lead, playing 738,000 as the end of the flight approaches.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
738,000 | 160,500 |
|
|
665,000 | 135,000 |
|
|
580,000 | 410,000 |
|
550,000 | -70,000 |
|
|
537,000 | 82,000 |
|
|
250,000 | -515,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Final Break of Flight B
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Level 15 is done and Flight B players are taking their last break of the day while the purple 500 chips are colored up. They'll return and play two more levels, then call it a night.
Over on Table 9, Joseph Garguilo and Barry Sable are in good spirits, despite the chill in the air here in the Signature Room.
They've got a tough table draw with Faisal Siddiqui and Greg Fishberg in the two seats to their left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
535,000 | 135,000 |
|
|
455,000 | 35,000 |
|
|
350,000 | 350,000 |
|
230,000 | 230,000 |
Kale Catches on the River
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
On the turn with a board of 
, Purvesh Kale (sb) got all-in against the player on his left (bb). His 
had him out-flopped by the big blind's 
(two pair).
Then the came on the river, giving Kale aces-up and the double-up to about 620,000.
His opponent was left short-stacked and busted out on the next hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
620,000 |