Event #17: $2,700 Championship | 2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open

11-21-2019 14:30 UTC-4

Chasen Gets a Fold From Jackson

Kaelaine Minton

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Robert Chasen opened for 100,000 on the button, then David Jackson made it 400,000 from the big blind. Chasen wasted no time moving all his chips in.

Jackson tossed his pocket sevens to the dealer face up, surrendering the pot. Chasen chipped up to ~2.5 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Jackson	9,500,000	-450,000
Robert Chasen	2,500,000	780,000

11-21-2019 14:24 UTC-4

Jackson Continues to Stack Chips

MartianNews

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

David Jackson opened to 100,000 from under the gun, Peter Walsworth called in middle position and the dealer fanned out on the flop.

Jackson bet 100,000 and Walsworth called to see the turn card. Jackson bet 225,000, Walsworth called and the completed the board.

Jackson announced that he was all-in and Walsworth began to think. Ultimately Walsworth folded and Jackson pulled in another pot, adding to his lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Jackson	9,950,000	550,000
Peter Walsworth	430,000	-975,000

Tags: David Jackson Peter Walsworth

11-21-2019 14:14 UTC-4

Joseph Gambino Eliminated in 8th Place ($35,316)

Kaelaine Minton

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Nikolai Markov opened for 125,000, then Joseph Gambino three-bet to 300,000. Markov jammed and Gambino called, tabling . Markov was way ahead with .

The board ran out and despite flopping a Broadway draw for more outs, Gambino was unable to improve his hand and was busted in 8th place ($35,316).

Markov is up to 5,6265,000, good for second in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolai Markov	5,625,000	1,835,000
Joseph Gambino	Busted

Tags: Joseph Gambino Nikolai Markov

11-21-2019 14:09 UTC-4

Gambino Gets Some From Jackson

Kaelaine Minton

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

On the turn with a board reading Joseph Gambino (bb) moved all-in. David Jackson (sb) folded, showing pocket Jacks. Gambino didn't show his hand as he collected the pot, chipping up to 1,740,000.

No discernable dent was made in Jackson's monster stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Jackson	9,400,000	-100,000
Joseph Gambino	1,740,000	460,000

Tags: David Jackson Joseph Gambino

11-21-2019 13:45 UTC-4

Jackson Makes Straight Flush Against Volpe

Kaelaine Minton

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

On the river with a board of , Paul Volpe (hijack) called a bet from David Jackson, (cutoff) who showed for the straight flush. Volpe mucked.

After that huge pot, Jackson is up to more than 9.5 million, (238 BBs) nearly half the total chips in play. Volpe's stack slipped to ~1.2 million (30 BBs).

Player	Chips	Progress
David Jackson	9,500,000	1,300,000
Paul Volpe	1,235,000	-1,120,000

Tags: Paul Volpe David Jackson

11-21-2019 13:28 UTC-4

Matthew Silberzweig Eliminated in 9th Place ($24,784)

Kaelaine Minton

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

It came down to a battle of the blinds. Matthew Silberzweig was all-in for 1,695,000 from the small and Nikolai Markov (bb) was all-in for more (2,055,000).

Markov had the best hand with and Silberzweig's needed help for him to survive. The board brought none, however, as it came giving Markov a set and the pot.

Matthew Silberzweig finished in 9th place, earning $24,784.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolai Markov	3,790,000	2,245,000
Matthew Silberzweig	Busted

Tags: Matthew Silberzweig

11-21-2019 13:17 UTC-4

Cards are in the Air at the Championship Final Table!

Kaelaine Minton

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The final nine players are in action here in the Signature Room on the Live Stream stage, but the stream will not begin until 2 p.m. local time — if at least one player has been eliminated, since the stream set up is for a maximum of eight players. Of course there will also be a half-hour delay before the stream is online.

If they are down to at least eight players by 1:30 p.m., there will be a half-hour pause in the action to prepare for the stream.

Meanwhile, cards are in the air!

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

11-21-2019 11:19 UTC-4

Championship Finale Primed for Early Start at Noon (full)

Kaelaine Minton

Day 4 and the finale of the 2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open Championship will begin at noon with nine returning players.

Day3 saw 60 players return, only 54 get paid, and they were unable to reach the goal of the final six before play was halted about 3 a.m. Nine players bagged their chips for the night and will return at 12 noon to continue play in hopes of reaching the final six in time for the Live Stream, which is set to begin at 2 p.m.

Play will resume with Level 25: Blinds 20,000/40,000/40,000 BB Ante.

Here's the lineup with chip counts for the start of play:

Seat	Player	Chips	Bbs
1	Paul Volpe	2,355,000	59
2	David Jackson	8,200,000	205
3	Joseph Gambino	1,280,000	32
4	Peter Walsworth	1,405,000	35
5	Sean Barringer	825,000	21
6	Stuart Taylor	1,445,000	36
7	Matthew Silberzweig	1,675,000	42
8	Nikolai Markov	1,545,000	39
9	Robert Chasen	1,720,000	43

Player	Chips	Progress
David Jackson	8,200,000
Paul Volpe	2,355,000
Robert Chasen	1,720,000
Matthew Silberzweig	1,675,000
Nikolai Markov	1,545,000
Stuart Taylor	1,445,000
Peter Walsworth	1,405,000
Joseph Gambino	1,280,000
Sean Barringer	825,000

Event #17: $2,700 Championship

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