Event #11: $400 Almighty Stack Day 2 | 2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open

11-15-2019 19:23 UTC-4

Boullianne Drops One from Contention

MartianNews

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Reed Boullianne and two others limped the action to the small blind player who moved all in for 735,000. Boullianne was the only of the three limpers to put his chips in the middle, putting the small blind player at risk.

Opponent:
Reed Boullianne:

The board came down and Boullianne's kicker pulled in the pot, eliminating his opponent from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Reed Boullianne	1,785,000

Tags: Reed Boullianne

11-15-2019 19:16 UTC-4

Leslie Takes One Out

Kaelaine Minton

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Vivian Leslie's pocket queens were held up against a player all-in with ace-ten.

He was busted and she chipped up to north of 3 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vivian Leslie	3,100,000	1,300,000

Tags: Vivian Leslie

Level: 25

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

11-15-2019 19:02 UTC-4

Big Stack Gets Bigger; Dever is Done

Kaelaine Minton

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Bryan Neira just sent another player to the rail. His opponent shoved for 580,000 with big slick, only to run into Neira's pocket aces.

The aces held and Neira dragged yet another pot, chipping up to ~4.8 million and in sole possession of the chip lead.

Ken Barkoff is his closest rival, playing ~4 million.

Cathy Dever has recently reported to the rail as the Almighty field continues to shrink.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Neira	4,800,000	1,400,000
Ken Barkoff	4,000,000	400,000
Cathy Dever	Busted

Tags: Bryan Neira Cathy Dever Ken Barkoff

11-15-2019 18:33 UTC-4

Break Time Leaders and Some Honorable Mentions

Kaelaine Minton

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Players are back from the break and stacks keep getting bigger.

Ken Barkoff is back in the lead and he's got some company in the three million plus category.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ken Barkoff	3,600,000	3,600,000
Bryan Neira	3,400,000	1,389,000
Joey Couden	3,190,000	2,248,000
Terry Grimes	3,115,000	615,000
Robert Whetsell	3,100,000	3,100,000
Gary Brown	3,100,000	1,500,000
Michael Cohen	2,800,000	1,775,000
Mike Linster	2,400,000	-300,000
Soukha Kachittavong	2,060,000	-940,000
Vivian Leslie	1,800,000	1,710,000

Level: 24

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

11-15-2019 18:07 UTC-4

Almighty Break Time

Kaelaine Minton

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Time for another break in the Almighty. Player have 15 minutes while the staff color up and remove the 1,000 chips from play.

11-15-2019 17:58 UTC-4

Super Senior Hatalovsky In The Money

Kaelaine Minton

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

John Hatalovsky celebrated his 93rd birthday on Tuesday, the day after Veterans Day, by playing Flight A of this Almighty Stack event.

He served in the 40's and 50's, mostly in the Philippines and South Korea, but his memory is a bit fuzzy after all these years.

Doesn't affect his game, however, as his tablemates say he's unbeatable. He was collecting another pot as we were taking his photo.

We all thank Hatalovsky for his service to our country and wish him the best of luck!

Player	Chips	Progress
John Hatalovsky	900,000	596,000

Tags: John Hatalovsky

Level: 23

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

11-15-2019 17:29 UTC-4

Ghahreman Ties for 140th Place ($375)

Kaelaine Minton

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Pasha Ghahreman (bb) was all-in for ~770,000 on the turn with a board of against John Delio (utg).

They had to hold the action until the other tables were completed, then revealed their hands. Ghahreman's (top pair) was crushed by Delio's , (kings-full) and he was drawing dead. When the irrelevant completed the board, Delio took the pot.