Event #17: $2,700 Championship
Day 1c Started
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
Welcome to the Final Starting Flight of the BFPO $2,700 Championship
The flagship tournament of the 2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open, the $1 Million Guaranteed $2,700 Championship NLH event, continues today at 11 a.m. with the third and final starting flight.
Here's the remaining daily schedule for the Championship:
Flight C - 11 a.m. Monday, November 18th
Day 2 - 12 noon Tuesday, November 19th
Day 3 - 12 noon Wednesday, November 20th
Day 4 - 2 p.m. Thursday, November 21th
Players start with 40,000 in tournament chips and late registration and re-entries will remain open through the break at the end of Level 10. Levels 1-10 are 60 minutes each, while Levels 11-16 will last 75 minutes. Days 3 and 4 will see the levels go up to 90 minutes. All Day 1 flights will play a total of eight levels, which means registration remains open two levels into Day 2.
This is also a best stack forward event, which means players do not automatically forfeit bagged chips if they play a subsequent flight. Any player who bags more than once will take their biggest stack into Day 2.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Borgata Fall Poker Open Defending Champion
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Play has begun here in the Poker Room and Flight C is underway!
Last year, the $1 Million Guaranteed BFPO Championship event saw 437 entrants for a prize pool of more than $1,059,725.
Wenhao Ying took first place, earning $200,000 in an adjusted payout agreement with some of the best in the game. Matt Wantman earned $172,449 for second place and Paul Volpe claimed third place and $150,000.
Who will claim the 2019 BFPO Championship trophy? We'll find out Thursday when the final table takes place!
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Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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Gold Discovered at Borgata
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Playing in today's flight is none other than 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event winner Jamie Gold. That victory was good for $12 million and remains the largest main event win after more than a decade.
He's playing in Flight C today, but there was a rumor he was seen in a previous flight, but didn't bag chips. Obviously he can afford to fire as many bullets as necessary to get to Day 2.
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Making Their 2019 BFPO Debuts
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Dean Schultz and Dan Walsh both arrived at Borgata last night ready to tackle this Championship event.
Schultz has two Borgata titles and his first was way back in 2004 when he won the Borgata Poker Open $2,500 NLH event for more than $302,000. Back then, the Championship was still a $10,000 entry, so the $2,500 was the final preliminary event before the big one.
Walsh also has two Borgata titles, the most recent of which was in the 2018 Spring Poker Open $450 Almighty Stack, which earned him $125,286 for first place.
Marji Returns to Borgata
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Melad Marji is a former Champion that we don't see much of, except during these big events. He's turned up here today, playing for a return to the winner's circle.
It was 2012 during the Summer Poker Open that Marji bested a field of 305 entrants and then Borgata regular Michael Marder heads-up to win the $2,500 Championship NLH event and more than $198,000. Over the years he's accumulated more than $757,000 in tournament earnings, but has yet to claim another trophy.
Break Time
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Championship Flight C is taking their first break of the day. Players have 15 minutes to take care of business away from the felt.