Five players each committed 700 preflop and saw a flop of 
. A player in middle position bet 900 and all but one of his opponents, including Jesse Cohen, made the call.
After the dealer burned and turned the 
, three checks put action on Cohen and he fired out 2,700.
That did the trick as one by one his three opponents folded their hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 |
Barry Leventhal opened for 800 under the gun and the player on the button called. Ariel Abilia came along from the small blind and the trio took a flop of 
.
Two checks saw the button bet 1,300, Abilia called, and Leventhal got out of the way to make it heads-up action to the 
turn.
The third spade prompted Abilia to lead out for 2,500 but he couldn't shake his opponent on the button, who called to see the 
river.
Abilia bet again, this time 6,600, and his opponent thought long and hard before making the call.
"Full house," Abilia said and tabled the 
for a rivered sevens full of tens. His opponent just shook his head and sent his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000 |
The Day 1b Event #1 players are now on their first 15-minute break of the night. There are plenty of familiar faces in the field including former November Niner Patrick Chan, David Jackson, Joey Galazzo and Niko Platis.
Day 1b tournament registration and re-entry will remain open until the start of Level 13 or approximately 12:45 p.m. so there's still plenty of time to get in on the action.
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
George Alberto was unable to find a bag on Day 1a but he is off to a red hot start here in our second Event 1 flight. Alberto doubled his stack early and he is showing no signs of slowing down.
He is now sitting behind a mountain of 80,000 which is good for the early Day 1b chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Congrats to the following players who all won their way into the 2019 BPO Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick Off online playing at BorgataPoker.com.
| Medio Bassetti | Michael Favor | Jospeh Fermane |
| Joel Frank | Paul Hirschorn | Charles Kassin |
| Obli Prabu | Kuppusamy Venkatesan | Yong Keun Kwon |
| Patrick Lacey | Justin Leeds | Bernard Liberati |
| Ramon Liriano | Xiaoqiong Liu | Anthony Maio |
| Charles Nocera | Larry Ribaudo | Kenneth Roberts |
| Sridhar Sangannagari | Kevin Schulze | Mitchell Selsky |
| Ken Silberstein | Eric Van Auken |
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
The day 1b Event 1 field continues to grow and there are now over 100 entries in our second flight.
Some of the latest players to get in on the action include Matt Stout, Jonas Wexler, Dan Buzgon, Bill Miller and Greg Joslyn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
32,000
-13,500
|
-13,500 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
12,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
4,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
||
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
