Level: 29
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
2019 Borgata Poker Open
Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick Off
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2019 Borgata Poker Open
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$1,311,596
Entries
2,504
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Left
1
Mike Linster Eliminated in 15th Place ($8,853)
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Chip leader Benson Tang opened form the button and got action from Mike Linster in the small blind. On the 
flop, Linster bet, Tang raised to 600,000 and Linster called.
Turn was the 
and Linster checked. Tang jammed and Linster called all in, tabling 
for the overpair. Tang had him beat with 
for two pair and when the completed the board, he improved to a full boat.
Tang chipped up to more than 11 million while WPT Champions Club member Linster headed or the payout desk. He'll collect $8,853 for 15th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,700,000 | 1,750,000 |
|
Busted |
Jeffrey Hong Eliminated in 16th Place ($6,755)
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Jeffrey Hong got his last chips in good holding against the 
of John McGuinness. It was not Hong's day, however, as the flop brought two aces and the turn brought the case ace, giving McGuinness quads.
Hong finished in 16th place, earning $6,755. McGuinness is up to about 3.3 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,300,000 | 1,320,000 |
|
Busted |
Kick Off Finale Underway
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Day 3 of the $1M GTD Deep Stack Kick Off is underway with 16 players still in the hunt for the top payout of $228,142.
Benson Tang is the chip leader, starting the day with just under 10 million chips.
Level: 28
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Who Will Walk Away with the $228,142 First-Place Prize?
After six starting flights and a long Day 2, the 2019 Borgata Poker Open (BPO) Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick Off is slated to crown a winner today! Just 16 players from a 2,504-entry field will return, each guaranteed $6,755 but all aiming to capture the title and accompanying $228,142 first-place prize.
Benson Tang begins the day as chip leader with 9.95 million, while Frank Marasco sits in second with a healthy stack of 9,195,000. Rounding out the top three is Brittney Barnes with 8,935,000.
The remaining 16 players will return at noon local time. Play will resume in Level 28 with the blinds at 40,000/80,000 and a big blind ante of 80,000. Levels will be bumped up to 60-minutes in length and there will be a 15-minute break after every two levels of play.
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on-site to capture all the action, so stay tuned!
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Hometown | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Keith Warren | Jamison, PA | 4,080,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Benson Tang | New York, NY | 9,950,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Michael Linster | Bensalem, PA | 3,340,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Emanuele Gugliuzza | Freehold, NJ | 3,195,000 |
| 1 | 5 | John Botticello | Manalapan, NJ | 1,345,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Radhames Vargas | Brooklyn, NY | 1,385,000 |
| 1 | 8 | David Jackson | Jacksonville, FL | 4,930,000 |
| 1 | 9 | Mitchell Smith | York, PA | 2,630,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Jeffrey Hong | Flemington, NJ | 515,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Ilya Dyment | Brooklyn, NY | 1,710,000 |
| 2 | 3 | John Mcguinness | Brick, NJ | 1,980,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Panja Lymswan | Quincy, MA | 3,915,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Jonathan Diolosa | Nanuet, NY | 3,400,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Brittney Barnes | Spring, TX | 8,935,000 |
| 2 | 8 | Allen Chang | Brooklyn, NY | 2,300,000 |
| 2 | 9 | Frank Marasco | New York, NY | 9,195,000 |
Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick Off
Day 3 Started