2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open

Event #14: $1,090 Six-Max NLH
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Michael Stashin
Winning Hand
q5
Prize
$39,575
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,090
Prize Pool
$131,920
Entries
136
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
12,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
136
Players Left
9

$1,090 Six-Max NLH Begins at 1 p.m.

Stephen Gerber
Stephen Gerber

While Day 2 of the Almighty Stack continues in the Poker Room, a new tournament is slated to kick off at 1 p.m. in the Signature Room.

Event #14: $100,000 GTD $1,090 Six-Max NLH is a two-day tournament and will start players with 20,000 in chips. Late registration and re-entries will be available through the break at the end of Level 10. Levels 1-8 will last 30 minutes and after that will switch to 45 minutes in length. At the final table, they'll jump one more time to one-hour levels.

Last year, this tournament seated 112 entrants, which resulted in a $108,640 prize pool. Stephen Gerber of Englewood, New Jersey, claimed first place and $28,000 in a heads-up deal with Stephen Song.

Here's a look at the structure:

LevelBig Blind AnteBlinds
1-100-100
2100100-100
3200100-200
4300200-300
5400200-400
6500300-500
7600300-600
8800400-800
91,000500-1,000
101,200600-1,200
111,500800-1,500
122,0001,000-2,000
132,5001,500-2,500
143,0001,500-3,000
154,0002,000-4,000
165,0003,000-5,000
176,0003,000-6,000
188,0004,000-8,000
1910,0005,000-10,000
2012,0006,000-12,000
2115,0008,000-15,000

Tags: Stephen GerberStephen Song

Lytle Trips In Monnoson

Level 11 : 800/1,500, 1,500 ante
John Lytle
John Lytle

Three players saw a flop of {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{5-Clubs} when a raising war broke out between John Lytle and Daniel Monnoson.

The end results was Lytle check-raising all in for 48,400 and Monnoson calling putting Lytle at risk.

John Lytle: {j-Spades}{6-Spades}
Daniel Monnoson: {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

Monnoson was drawing only to the last jack in the deck. The {k-Hearts} turn and {a-Diamonds} river card sealed the deal for Lytle to earn him the double up.

Player Chips Progress
John Lytle us
John Lytle
110,300
110,300
110,300
Daniel Monnoson us
Daniel Monnoson
13,000
13,000
13,000

Tags: Daniel MonnosonJohn Lytle

Qi Hu Takes the Lead

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Qi Hu
Qi Hu

A player raised to 6,000 from late position and Qi Hu re-raised to 18,000 from the button. The blinds folded and the original raiser called.

They went heads up to the {j-Spades}{8-Spades}{8-Hearts} flop and the player continued with a bet of 20,500.

Hu called and the dealer burned and turned the {8-Diamonds}. The player fired out a bet of 42,000 and Hu called.

The {2-Spades} completed the board and the player slid out a bet of 64,000. Hu called turning over {k-Hearts}{j-Spades} for eights full of jacks and his opponent flashed {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} before tossing his hand into the muck.

Hu dragged in the massive pot and he has taken the chip lead with just 18 players left in the hunt.

Player Chips Progress
Qi Hu ca
Qi Hu
275,000

Tags: Qi Hu

In the Money

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Michael Malinconico
Michael Malinconico

Michael Malinconico moved all in for his last 46,000 from the cutoff and Carlos Guerrero called from the button.

Carlos Guerrero: {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}
Michael Malinconico: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {q-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{k-Spades} and Guerrero improved to kings full of threes to score the knockout.

The twelve remaining players are now all in the money and guaranteed a minimum of $1,979 for their efforts.

Player Chips Progress
Carlos Guerrero us
Carlos Guerrero
180,000
Michael Malinconico us
Michael Malinconico
Busted

Tags: Michael MalinconicoCarlos Guerrero

David Jackson Eliminated in 11th Place ($1,979)

Level 16 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
David Jackson
David Jackson

Mike Stashin raised to 12,000 and David Jackson moved all in from the button for 142,000. Qi Hu re-shoved all in from the big blind and Stashin folded.

Qi Hu: {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}
David Jackson: {2-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}

The board ran out {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}{3-Spades}{4-Spades}{7-Clubs} and Jackson was eliminated in eleventh place earning $1,979 for his efforts.

Player Chips Progress
Qi Hu ca
Qi Hu
350,000
130,000
130,000
David Jackson us
David Jackson
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: David JacksonMike StashinQi Hu

Mike Stashin Leads as Nine Advance from Event #14 $1,090 Six-Max NLH Day 1

Level 16 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Mike Stashin
Mike Stashin

Day 1 of the 2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open Event #14 $1,090 Six-Max NLH has come to an end after sixteen levels of play and it's Mike Stashin leading the way with 620,000.

Kenny Huynh sits in second with 443,000 and Qi Hu rounds out the top three chip stacks with 356,000.

Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Joe McKeehen was in cruise control for much of the day and he returns with a healthy stack of 280,000.

McKeehen isn't the only WSOP bracelet left in the hunt as Michael Wang is right on his heels with 274,000.

There will be nine players returning on Saturday, November at noon to start Day 2 and play down to a winner.

One of these players will be crowned the Borgata Fall Poker Open Six-Max champion and take home $39,575 along with the BFPO trophy.

Below is a full look at the day two chip counts and seating assignments.

Table 1

SeatPlayerChip Count
1Chris Caruso197,000
2Joe McKeehen280,000
3Giantautas Putinas210,000
4Carlos Guerrero (Button)236,000

Table 2

SeatPlayerChip Count
1Qi Hu (Button)356,000
2Nick Verderamo114,000
3Mike Stashin620,000
4Kenny Huynh443,000
5Michael Wang274,000

Tags: Joe McKeehenKenny HuynhMichael WangMike StashinQi Hu