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Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick Off
Day 1c Started
2019 Borgata Poker Open
Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick Off
Day: 1c
Event Info
2019 Borgata Poker Open
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$1,311,596
Total Entries
2,504
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
354
Players Left
46
Players Left 1 / 2,504
Filter
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The 2019 Borgata Poker Open (BPO) will feature 23 events through September 20, and today PokerNews starts it second of 18 straight days of live updates!
Day 1c, the third of six flights, kicks off in Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off at 11 a.m. local time. The Day 1d flight will follow at 5 p.m. tonight. The tournament, which offers a $1 million guarantee, does allow for best stack forward, so even if players make it through either of today's flights they can fire any of the additional flights.
| Flight | Date | Time | Entries | Survivors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1a | Tuesday, September 3 | 11 a.m. | 192 | 25 |
| Day 1b | Tuesday, September 3 | 5 p.m. | 112 | 9 |
| Day 1c | Wednesday, September 4 | 11 a.m. | TBD | |
| Day 1d | Wednesday, September 4 | 5 p.m. | TBD | |
| Day 1e | Thursday, September 5 | 10 a.m. | TBD | |
| Day 1f | Thursday, September 5 | 6 p.m. | TBD | |
| Day 2 | Friday, September 6 | Noon | TBD | |
| Day 3 | Saturday, September 7 | Noon | TBD |
On Tuesday, two starting flights played out with Day 1a drawing 192 runners and 1b an additional 112. From the current 304-entry field, 25 made it through Day 1a and nine from 1b. Leading the former was Kenny Han with an immense 593,000, while Sridhar Sangannagari bagged the big stack in the latter flight with 810,000.
Players will start with 25,000 in chips and late registration and re-entries will be available through Level 12. Levels 1-16 will last 30 minutes each, while Levels 17 and beyond will be 50 minutes each. Day 3 will see levels increase to one hour. The Day 1 flights are scheduled to play until the end of Level 16 or at the tournament director's discretion.
Day 1 Structure
| Level | Length | Small Blind | Big Blind | BBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 minutes | 100 | 100 | - |
| 2 | 30 minutes | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 3 | 30 minutes | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 4 | 30 minutes | 200 | 300 | 300 |
| 5 | 30 minutes | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 6 | 30 minutes | 300 | 500 | 500 |
| 7 | 30 minutes | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 8 | 30 minutes | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 9 | 30 minutes | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 10 | 30 minutes | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 11 | 30 minutes | 800 | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| 12 | 30 minutes | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| 13 | 30 minutes | 1,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 |
| 14 | 30 minutes | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| 15 | 30 minutes | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| 16 | 30 minutes | 3,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
This tournament has traditionally been one of the biggest on the East Coast as evidenced by last year’s event, which drew 3,106 entries. Justin Leeds won that tournament as part of a four-way deal that saw everyone lock up $170,535 in prize money.
Click here for a look at the entire 2019 Borgata Poker Open schedule.
Don't Miss the WPT BPO Championship
The stop will culminate with the World Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Poker Open Championship, a $3,500 buy-in tournament with a $3,000,000 guarantee from September 15-20. Last year, that tournament attracted 1,075 entries and offered up a $3,441,075 prize pool. In the end, it was Erkut Yilmaz besting Timothy Miles to capture the title and $575,112 prize.
It will mark the 17th time the WPT has held the Borgata Poker Open Championship, which dates all the way back to Season II in 2003. Past winners include the late Noli Francisco, Daniel Negreanu, Mark Newhouse, Vivek Rajkumar, Olivier Busquet, Anthony Zinno, and Darren Elias.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
Action folded to Robert Flacco on the button and he put in a raise to 300. Derrick Brown defended his big blind and the duo took a flop of 
.
Brown check-called a bet of 500 and then check-called one of 1,000 on the 
turn.
After the 
appeared on the river, Brown led out for 3,900 and Flacco thought for a bit before making the call. Brown rolled over the 
for the nuts and Flacco sent his cards to the muck.
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
With 1,300 in the pot and a flop of 
, Werner Muller checked from the small blind and Leonardo Palermo did the same from the big blind. Greg Fishberg, who was in the under-the-gun position, then bet 800. The player in the hijack called, as did both Miller and Palermo, and all four players watched the dealer burn and turn the .
Action checked around and then repeated itself on the 
river. Muller was first to show and tabled the 
for a set, and it was good as the other three players mucked.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
