Frank Marasco Wins the Saturday Series NLH ($42,258)
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
There was a massive turnout for the 2019 Borgata Poker Open Event #16 $400 Saturday Series NLH with 500 entries creating a prize pool of over $169,000.
When the dust settled in the early morning hours, Frank Marasco was the last man standing in the Signature Room.
Marasco picked his spots at the final table flying under the radar and caught fire at the perfect time. He eliminated Raj Tangam in third place and brought a slight chip lead into heads-up play with Frank Simone.
It didn't take long for all of the chips to get in the middle and it was a classic coin flip with Marasco holding pocket queens and Simone holding ace-king. The board ran out clean for Simone and he took home his first Borgata Poker Open trophy along with $42,258.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Marasco | $42,258 |
| 2 | Frank Simone | $23,765 |
| 3 | Raj Tangam | $15,278 |
| 4 | David Elliott | $12,137 |
| 5 | Rob Calabrese | $9,506 |
| 6 | Grigoriy Shvarts | $7,809 |
| 7 | Hal Neeman | $6,196 |
| 8 | Oren Siedlecki | $4,838 |
| 9 | Tim Allison | $3,395 |
| 10 | Roland Israelashvili | $2,207 |
but ran right into the 
of Rob Calabrese.
and Israelashvili was eliminated in tenth place earning $2,207.
for middle set and Tangam showed 
for an open ended straight draw.
hit the turn and Tangam improved to a straight to take the lead. 
river card sealed the deal for Tangam to earn him the knockout and vault him over the million chip mark.
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hit the river and the table erupted as Lee spiked his straight on the river to send Gavish to the rail
