Event #17: $2,700 Championship
Day 1c Completed
2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open
Event #17: $2,700 Championship
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open
Buy-in
$2,700
Entries
511
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
243
Players Left
121
Roland Israelashvili Finds Overall Lead in Day 1c of BFPO Championship
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
The last flight of Event #17: $2,700 Championship has now come to an end after eight levels of play and a total of 243 entry slips were sold, with just 121 remaining by the end of the night.
A well-known pro ended the night with lead in Roland Israelashvili, who bagged 228,200 after eight levels, which is also good for the overall lead headed into Day 2. Israelashvili instantly started to build a stack and seemed to constantly add chips as the night dwindled down.
The Forest Hill, NY resident has just over $3.4 million in live earnings and is the current leader of WSOP cashes with an immense 206 recorded cashes in the series. Israelashvili has three Borgata trophies on his mantle but is yet to add a six-figure cash in this building and is surely one of the favorites to do so as he leads headed into Day 2.
Two other players to land over the 200,000 mark were Sumit Kumar (206,100) and Christopher Agnello (205,900) who each caught wind under their sails late in the day, almost surging enough to surpass Israelashvili to take the lead, falling just short. Some other big stacks advancing includes Rafael Yaraliyev (199,900), Robert Bolte (188,600), David Gerassi (174,600), and Dien Le (154,700).
Familiar faces grabbing a Day 2 birth from this flight include the likes of James Campbell (147,100), Joseph Cashen (143,400), Dan Buzgon (137,900), Sean Thomson (132,600), Pal Zagreda (130,300), Michael Zhan (113,800), Joe McKeehen (112,000), Rick Lee (93,900), Eric Siegel (82,400), and Gregory Fishberg (66,600).
The remaining 121 players from this flight will combine with the other 73 Day 1 flight survivors, bringing back a total of 194 for Day 2 on Tuesday, November 19, to fight it out for another eight levels of play, ending after level 16. The returning field will only grow as the late registration period is still open until the start of level 11. The tournament will bump the blinds up to 75-minutes in length after level 10 and the last two days will have 90-minute levels.
That wraps it up for the PokerNews live coverage of the three flights of the BFPO Championship but tune in tomorrow for Day 2!
Some End-of-Day Chip Counts
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
228,200 | 13,200 |
|
206,100 | |
|
|
205,900 | |
|
199,900 | 29,900 |
|
188,600 | 33,600 |
|
174,600 | 174,600 |
|
154,700 | |
|
147,100 | |
|
143,400 | 33,400 |
|
137,900 | 32,900 |
|
|
135,200 | |
|
132,600 | 64,600 |
|
|
130,300 | 28,300 |
|
|
126,400 | |
|
121,200 | |
|
113,800 | |
|
112,000 | 72,000 |
|
107,800 | |
|
103,000 | |
|
93,900 | -31,100 |
|
88,700 | |
|
82,400 | -12,600 |
|
77,500 | -14,500 |
|
72,600 | -12,400 |
|
66,600 | -43,400 |
Play Has Halted
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
The last flight of the Borgata Fall Poker Open has now reached the end of eight levels and all remaining players are now bagging up for the night.
Salimbene Finds a Late Double Through Song
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Michael Bonita opened to 1,800 in middle position, Stephen Song three-bet to 7,200 from the button and Nicholas Salimbene moved all in for 20,000 even. Bonita folded, Song snap-called and the two tabled their hands.
Nicholas Salimbene: 
Stephen Song: 
The flop rolled out 
and Song's dimes were still in the lead. A 
fell on the turn, leaving Salimbene with one last chance for romance. The 
completed the board, hitting Salimbene as he landed a pair of kings, taking down the pot for a complete double through Song on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000 | |
|
22,000 | -28,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000 | |
|
160,000 | 25,000 |
|
|
155,000 | 17,000 |
|
|
125,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
110,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
105,000 | 31,000 |
|
|
95,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
85,000 | 15,000 |
|
76,000 | 16,000 |
|
68,000 | |
|
|
50,000 | 19,000 |
|
|
50,000 | 10,000 |
|
47,000 | 8,000 |
Last Level of the Night
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
The tournament is now on the last level of the night and all remaining players at the end of this level will bag up, moving on to Day 2. A total of eight levels will be played on every Day 1, but the late registration period remains open until the end of level 10 (Day 2).
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Thomson Spikes an Ace
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
Sean Thomson found himself calling the all-in of an opponent for 20,200 before the flop and they tabled their cards.
Opponent: 
Sean Thomson: 
The board ran out 
and Thomson's two pair took down the pot, eliminating his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
68,000 |
Novak Takes a Loss with Bullets vs. Curreri
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
The flop showed 
when Valerie Novak put the rest of her chips into the middle and Dean Curreri was the only person that stuck around with her, players tabled their hands.
Valerie Novak: 
Dean Curreri: 
The turn and river left Novak short of the pot and Curreri's two pair scooped, eliminating Noval from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
92,000 | |
|
Busted |