Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,500
Ante: 1,500
2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open
Event #3: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off
Day: 1c
Chaura Takes Out Two
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Carlos Alvarado just arrived and took his seat on Table 9, getting a fresh 25,000-chip stack, when this hand went down.
Seat 7 moved in early for 2,500, Basel Chaura called, Alvarado called, and Seat 5 (bb) came along for the flop of 
.
Seat 5 checked the flop to Chaura, who moved in. Alvarado folded and Seat 5 called all-in for less, tabling 
for the flush draw with two overs. He was way behind Chaura's 
(top set).
The board completed with 
, improving Chaura to sevens-full and he scooped main and side pots, felting both opponents in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | |
|
22,500 |
Up and Down, In and Out
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
David Jackson is up, Gary Kosakowski is down.
WPT Champion Mike Linster is in and up, while Jackob Datashvili is down and out.
Here are some other chip updates. Of course players who have busted can still re-enter this flight (until the start of Level 13) or Flight D, which begins at 6pm.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
65,000 | |
|
12,600 | 12,588 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Gordon Hot Out of the Gate
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Arnaldo "AG" Gordon hit the 2019 Summer Poker Open for two five-figure cashes. In the Kick-Off, he finished 9th for $17,646 and followed that up with a stellar performance in the Almighty Stack, finishing 5th for $51,532.
Proving that it wasn't a fluke, he returned in September for the Borgata Poker Open and posted two more nice cashes. In the Black Chip Bounty, he finished 3rd for just under $20,000, then in the Almighty, just missed another final table, finishing 11th for $9,370.
Last month he turned up for the $100,000 GTD Saturday Series, making yet another final table appearance, finishing 6th for $11,094. In less than three years, he's run up more than $115,000 in tournament earnings and is showing no signs of slowing down. If the pattern holds, he should be posting a couple of big cashes during this series.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 |
A Look at the Remaining 2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open Schedule
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
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2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open Schedule
| Event | Tournament | Date | Time | Buy-In |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | BORGATA DEEPSTACK KICK-OFF (RE-ENTRY) $500K GTD | |||
| DAY 1C | THU, 11/7 | 10AM | $540 + $60 | |
| DAY 1D | THU, 11/7 | 6PM | $540 + $60 | |
| DAY 2 | FRI, 11/8 | 12PM | $540 + $60 | |
| DAY 3 | SAT, 11/9 | 12PM | $540 + $60 | |
| 4 | DEEPSTACK BLACK CHIP BOUNTY NO LIMIT HOLD'EM (RE-ENTRY) $100K GTD | |||
| Day 1 | FRI, 11/8 | 1PM | $350 + $50 + $100 | |
| DAY 2 | SAT, 11/9 | 12PM | ||
| 5 | SUPER SURVIVOR NO LIMIT HOLD'EM (RE-ENTRY) (~1 IN 10 WINS $5,000) | FRI, 11/8 | 5PM | $500 + $60 |
| 6 | SATURDAY SERIES DEEPSTACK NO LIMIT HOLD'EM (RE-ENTRY) $100K GTD | SAT, 11/9 | 11AM | $350 + $50 |
| 7 | OE H/L 8B | SAT, 11/9 | 3PM | $300 + $40 |
| 8 | SENIORS NO LIMIT HOLD'EM (RE-ENTRY) | SUN, 11/10 | 10AM | $300 + $40 |
| 9 | DEEPER STACK NO LIMIT HOLD'EM (RE-ENTRY) $20K GTD | SUN, 11/10 | 12PM | $200 + $30 |
| 10 | DEEPEST STACK NO LIMIT HOLD'EM (RE-ENTRY) | $100K GTD | ||
| DAY 1A | MON, 11/11 | 11AM | $260 + $40 | |
| DAY 1B | MON, 11/11 | 5PM | $260 + $40 | |
| DAY 2 | TUE, 11/12 | 12PM | $260 + $40 | |
| 11 | ALMIGHTY STACK NO LIMIT HOLD'EM (RE-ENTRY) $300K GTD | |||
| DAY 1A | TUE, 11/12 | 1PM | $350 + $50 | |
| DAY 1B | WED, 11/13 | 11AM | $350 + $50 | |
| DAY 1C | THU, 11/14 | 10AM | $350 + $50 | |
| DAY 1D | THU, 11/14 | 5PM | $350 + $50 | |
| DAY 2 | FRI, 11/15 | 12PM | ||
| DAY 3 | SAT, 11/16 | 12PM | ||
| 12 | POT LIMIT OMAHA H/L 8B (RE-ENTRY) | TUE, 11/12 | 4PM | $200 + $30 |
| 13 | H.O.S.E. (RE-ENTRY) | WED, 11/13 | 3PM | $300 + $40 |
| 14 | SIX MAX NO LIMIT HOLD'EM (RE-ENTRY) $100K GTD | |||
| Day 1 | FRI, 11/15 | 1PM | $1,000 + $90 | |
| Day 2 | SAT, 11/16 | 12PM | ||
| 15 | SUPER SURVIVOR NO LIMIT HOLD'EM (RE-ENTRY) (~1 IN 10 WINS $5,000) | FRI, 11/15 | 5PM | $500 + $60 |
| 16 | SATURDAY SERIES DEEPSTACK NO LIMIT HOLD'EM (RE-ENTRY) $100K GTD | SAT, 11/16 | 11AM | $350 + $50 |
| 17 | BORGATA FALL POKER OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP (RE-ENTRY) $1 MILLION GTD | |||
| Day 1A | SAT, 11/16 | 12PM | $2,500 + $200 | |
| DAY 1B | SUN, 11/17 | 11AM | $2,500 + $200 | |
| DAY 1C | MON, 11/18 | 11AM | $2,500 + $200 | |
| DAY 2 | TUE, 11/19 | 12PM | ||
| DAY 3 | WED, 11/20 | 12PM | ||
| LIVE STREAM FINALE | THU, 11/21 | 2PM | ||
| 18 | DOUBLE GREEN CHIP BOUNTY NO LIMIT HOLD'EM (RE-ENTRY) | SUN, 11/17 | 12PM | $200 + $30 + $50 |
| 19 | DEEPER STACK NO LIMIT HOLD'EM (RE-ENTRY) $20,000 GTD | TUE, 11/19 | 11AM | $200 + $30 |
| 20 | PURPLE CHIP BOUNTY EIGHT MAX SEMI TURBO NLH (RE-ENTRY) | TUE, 11/19 | 3PM | $1,000 + $60 + $500 |
| 21 | BIG WEDNESDAY NO LIMIT HOLD'EM (RE-ENTRY) $75K GTD | WED, 11/20 | 11AM | $260 + $40 |
| 22 | BLACK CHIP BOUNTY NO LIMIT HOLD'EM (RE-ENTRY) | THU, 11/21 | 11AM | $300 + $40 + $100 |
| 23 | DEEPEST STACK NO LIMIT HOLD'EM (RE-ENTRY) $30K GTD | FRI, 11/22 | 11AM | $200 + $30 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Zola Leads at Break
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
End of Level 8 and players are getting their second break of the day.
As they head out, it appears that Matt Zola is the chip leader, at least among the tables here in the Signature Room, with ~165,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000 |
Fish 'n' Chips
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Greg Fishberg is one of the more accomplished Borgata tournament regulars. He's got more then $1.6 million in tournament earnings and four Borgata titles. His first title and best live cash of $115,710 was won right here back in the 2008 Summer Poker Open $1,080 No Limit Hold'em event.
He's got about ten more five-figure scores all here at Borgata, which might as well be his "home casino" despite the fact that he lives in Pennsylvania.
He's on the climb today, already up to about 70,000 and fishin' for more chips!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 | -5,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800