With 511 entrants, the total buy-ins came to $1,277,500, smashing the $1 Million Guarantee. The total prize pool of $1,239,175 will be paid to the final 54 players as shown below.
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | $308,556 |
| 2 | $173,485 |
| 3 | $111,526 |
| 4 | $88,601 |
| 5 | $69,394 |
| 6 | $57,002 |
| 7 | $45,230 |
| 8 | $35,316 |
| 9 | $24,784 |
| 10 - 12 | $16,109 |
| 13 - 15 | $12,392 |
| 16 - 18 | $9,294 |
| 19 - 27 | $6,815 |
| 28 - 36 | $6,196 |
| 37 - 45 | $5,576 |
| 46 - 54 | $4,957 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
End of Level 12 and Championship players are taking 15.
Chris Reslock (sb) was all-in holding Big Slick against a bigger stack and a smaller stack, both of whom had 
.
The board came 
and Reslock scooped it all, felting the shorter stack in the process. He's up to ~200,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000 | |
|
||
Robert Chasen has pulled ahead and Roland Israelashvili has slipped in the counts. These to big stacks are on the same table, so potential for fireworks exist on Table 13!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
530,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
430,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
||
|
430,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
390,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
370,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
||
|
230,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Yaser Al-Keliddar took home his first WSOP bracelet during the 2018 series, earning $154,338 in the $3,000 Limit Hold'em SixMax. The Virginia resident has cashed in a couple of Borgata events in the past, but is still working on his first deep run.
He's chipping up slowly but surely here today, so we'll keep an eye on him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
277,000
186,300
|
186,300 |
|
|
||
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Joseph Gambino's pocket Aces held up and he felted his opponent, picking up a nice pot.
He's now playing close to 400,000 and among the bigger stacks in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000
237,000
|
237,000 |
Esther Taylor took her seat during the break with 40,000 chips.
On the first hand she played, Seat 1 was all-in with 
against Taylor's 
.
The flop of 
gave her opponent Aces-up and the lead and the 
turn changed nothing.
Then a ten on the river gave Taylor tens-full and the pot, busting her opponent and effectively doubling her stack — on her first hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 |
Ryan Steinberg just turned 21 earlier this year and he's already won a Borgata tournament and finished runner-up in another. He took first in the May Deepstacks Challenge $300 NLH for $8,738. Then in August he took second in the $180 Summer Heater NLH event for $23,908.
He started Day 2 in good shape with 80,200, but got all-in with pocket aces against pocket tens. A ten on the flop sent him to the rail. Ryan is the son or Mark Steinberg, who is still in this event. Mark has numerous final table appearances at Borgata, but has yet to take home a title in a reported event.
Greg Bock has also had a bad start today. He had a shorter stack all-in with pocket Jacks against his pocket Kings. He got jacked on the river and his opponent doubled up with a set. He was left short and got his last chips in with trips against a gutshot, which got there. Bock was busted before the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
152,800
|
152,800 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
