2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open

Event #11: $400 Almighty Stack
Day: 1d
Event Info

2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open

Event Info
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$505,855
Entries
1,490
Players Left
3
Average Chip Stack
49,666,667
Total Chips
149,000,000
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1d
Entries
510
Players Left
130

Taveras-Garcia Nearing Half a Million

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Gilberto Taveras-Garcia
Gilberto Taveras-Garcia

The chips have been flying in the poker room following the break and the big stacks are starting to emerge.

Gilberto Taveras-Garcia has been building plenty of big stacks throughout out the series and he is once again near the top of the chip counts.

He is now sitting behind a mountain of 450,000 and he's trending upward toward the half a million chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Gilberto Taveras-Garcia us
Gilberto Taveras-Garcia
450,000

Tags: Gilberto Taveras-Garcia

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Michalek Adds to His Stack

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Norman Michalek
Norman Michalek

Three players saw a flop of {10-Clubs}{6-Spades}{2-Clubs} and it checked to Norman Michalek who bet 7,000 into a main pot of about 15,000.

The player in middle position called and both players checked the {2-Diamonds} turn card.

The {j-Spades} completed the board and the player checked to Michalek who tossed out a 25,000 bet. After giving it some thought his opponent fold and Michalek took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Norman Michalek us
Norman Michalek
130,000 -15,000

Tags: Norman Michalek

Level: 9

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

Break, Plenty of time to Register

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The day 1d Almighty Stack players are now on a 15-minute break. There's still plenty of time to get in on the action.

Tournament registration and re-entry will remain open until the start of level 13 or approximately 11:45 PM.

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Sheldon Gross Cracks Aces

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante
Sheldon Gross
Sheldon Gross

Niko Platis raised to 2,000 from early position and the player next to act re-raised to 8,000. The player on the button called and both of the blinds called.

Platis came along and they went five handed to the {9-Spades}{5-Clubs}{4-Clubs} flop.

The small blind checked and Sheldon Gross fired out a bet of 15,400. It folded to the player on the button who moved all in for 76,900 and Gross called.

Sheldon Gross: {a-Spades}{9-Hearts}
Opponent: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}

The dealer burned and turned the {9-Clubs} and Gross improved to trip nines to take the lead while his opponent picked up the nut flush draw.

The {6-Diamonds} river was no help to the player on the button who was sent to the rail and Gross dragged in the sizeable pot.

Player Chips Progress
Sheldon Gross us
Sheldon Gross
240,000 240,000

Tags: Sheldon Gross