Event #3: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off
Day 3 Started
2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open
Event #3: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off
Day: 3
$500K GTD Kick-Off Finale to Begin at 12 Noon!
After four starting flights and about 12 hours of play on Day 2, the 2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open (BFPO) Event #3: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off is slated to crown a winner today! Just 18 players from a 1,425-entry field will return, each guaranteed $3,956 but all aiming to capture the title and accompanying $155,251 first-place prize.
Jean Paul Norero begins the day as chip leader with more than 4.2 million, while BorgataPoker.com sponsored pro Katie Stone sits in close second with 4.145 million. Rounding out the top three is Soukha Kachittavong with 3.4 million.
The remaining 18 players will return at noon local time. Play will resume in Level 26 with the blinds at 30,000/50,000 and a big blind ante of 50,000 and 34:42 remaining on the clock. Levels will be bumped up to 60 minutes in length for the duration of the event.
Here are the returning players with their Day 3 Table and Seat assignments.
| TABLE | SEAT | NAME | FROM | CHIP COUNT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Christoph Thompson | Cherry Hill , NJ | 590,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Phillip Phan | Collingdale, PA | 1,100,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Mike Linster | Bensalem, PA | 1,585,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Eric Hayes | Moorestown, NJ | 1,505,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Jean Paul Norero | Brooklyn, NY | 4,215,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Yonghui Jiang | Mays Landing, NJ | 2,385,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Joseph Malebranche | Taneytown Car, MD | 1,455,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Katie Stone | Brigantine, NJ | 4,145,000 |
| 1 | 9 | Gilberto Taveras-Garcia | Utica, NY | 1,485,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Soukha Kachittavong | Woonsocket, RI | 3,400,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Jon Borenstein | Teaneck, NJ | 695,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Jason Casale | Elmwood Park, NJ | 1,160,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Patrick Ibrahim | East Brunswick, NJ | 2,715,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Victor Ramdin | Bronx, NY | 2,500,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Scott Boxenhorn | Dix Hills, NY | 2,720,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Bin Weng | Mineola, NY | 2,505,000 |
| 2 | 8 | Markus Alim | Philadelphia, PA | 845,000 |
| 2 | 9 | Mark Gavrilov | Brooklyn, NY | 515,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Day 3 Underway!
Level 26
: 30,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The final two tables of the $500K GTD Kick-Off are gettin' busy here in the back of Borgata's Poker Room.
They're part-way through Level 26 with blinds of 30,000/60,000 with 60,000 Big Blind Ante. Mark Gavrilov and Christopher Thompson are the shortest stacks, starting play with fewer than 10 big blinds.
Mark Gavrilov Eliminated in 18th Place ($3,956)
Level 26
: 30,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Mark Gavrilov moved his last 750,000 in holding 
in the cutoff and got looked up by Jason Casale in the big blind, who had 
.
The board ran out badly for Gavrilov: 
, giving Casale two pair and the pot.
Gavrilov finished 18th for $3,956.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000 | 740,000 |
|
Busted |
Jon Borenstein Eliminated in 17th Place ($3,956)
Level 26
: 30,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Patrick Ibrahim opened for 130,000 early, got a flat from Bin Weng in the cutoff, then Jon Borenstein (bb) moved in for 775,000 total. Ibrahim called and after counting out his chips, Weng did as well.
On the flop of 
, Ibrahim checked, Weng gave it some thought, then moved in. Ibrahim folded and the hands were tabled.
Borenstein's 
was in bad shape against Weng's 
. Needing an Ace or running spades, Borenstein was drawing slim. The last two came 
and were not the runners he was looking for.
Weng took the pot and Borenstein took the walk to the payout desk. He'll collect $3,956 for 17th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,600,000 | 1,095,000 |
|
1,700,000 | -1,015,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Taveras-Garcia Doubles Thru Ramdin
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Gilberto Taveras-Garcia (sb) and Victor Ramdin were looking at a final board of 
. Taveras-Garcia checked and Ramdin jammed, having him well covered.
Taveras-Garcia gave it some thought, then opted to call all-in for his last 580,000. "Good call", said Ramdin. Taveras-Garcia rolled over his 
for a pair of Queens to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000 | -1,000,000 |
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: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
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Phil Phan Eliminated in 16th Place ($3,956)
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Phil Phan shoved his last 380,000 from the cutoff and got looked up by Jean Paul Norero in the big blind. Phan's 
looked pretty, but the 
of Norero held up on the board which missed both players.
Norero took the pot with Ace-high and chipped up north of 5 million chips.
Phan exited the event in 16th place, earning $3,956.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,200,000 | 985,000 |
|
Busted |