Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,500
Ante: 1,500
2019 Borgata Poker Open
Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick Off
Day: 1e
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1e
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
Entries
793
Players Left
110
Rabinovich's River Bet Fails
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
On the river with a board of 
, the under-the-gun player in Seat 7 checked over to Allan Rabinovich (middle position). He took a few moments, then tossed out a stack of 30,000, which almost covered his opponent, but not quite.
A couple of seconds was all it took for Seat 7 to make the call, showing 
for aces-up. Rabinovich mucked his hand without showing. Following that loss, his healthy stack slipped to 142,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
142,000 |
Humphrey Wakes Up with a Monster
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Jerry Humphrey sat in the hijack and was faced with a three-bet all-in to his direct right for around 36,000. Humphrey took a peek at his hand and snap-shoved for his 60,000 stack, players tabled their hands.
Opponent: 
Jerry Humphrey: 
The flop fell 
and Humphrey's aces looked like a winner. A 
peeled off on the turn, sealing the deal for Humphrey who now had his opponent drawing dead to the 
river card. Humphrey pulled in the pot with his bullets, eliminating his opponent in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
98,000 |
Ward Flips His Way into a Double
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The small blind player raised to 6,100 after seeing someone limp the hijack and Ross Ward then shoved all in for 25,500 from the big blind. The hijack player pushed all in over the top and the small blind opponent folded.
Ross Ward: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Ward's nines held on for the pot, grabbing a double through his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
59,000 | 59,000 |
Tough Table 39
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Some of the tables in the back of the Event Center are fairly stacked, filled with players who registered late or re-entered after busting out.
Table 39 is one of those, with a rugged lineup featuring Bill Miller, Anthony Garofalo, DJ MacKinnon, Chris Leong, Gary Kosakowski, and Natale Kuey.
So far it's the WPT Borgata WPO Champion who's leading the chip counts on this field of green with about 88,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
88,000 | -22,000 |
|
45,000 | |
|
38,000 | |
|
|
22,000 | -35,400 |
|
20,700 | 20,700 |
|
8,700 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Reese Hooks His Opponent
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
A player moved all in from middle position for 15,500 and Adam Reese called the all-in, players tabled their hands.
Opponent:
Adam Reese: 
The dealer fanned out 
on the flop, hitting Reese with a pair of johnnies as he took the lead. As turn and 
river changed nothing as Reese scooped in the pot with his fish hooks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | 20,000 |
Champlin Already Starting to Climb Early
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Spencer Champlin has taken a seat here on Day 1e and is off to a hot start, having already tripled his starting stack. Champlin is fresh off a heads-up chop in 2019 WinStar Labor Day River Poker Series $1,500 Main Event in which he took the smaller end of the deal for an immense $234,887.
That is Champlin's biggest cash to date, bringing his career earnings well over a million. He will be looking to add another healthy score to his resume here in Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000 | 75,000 |
Assorted Chip Counts
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000 | |
|
112,000 | |
|
|
110,000 | |
|
105,000 | |
|
68,000 | |
|
61,000 | |
|
58,000 | |
|
36,000 | |
|
32,000 | |
|
25,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000