Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick Off
Day 1e Started
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
Welcome to Day 1e of the 2019 BPO Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off
Today, the 2019 Borgata Poker Open (BPO) will hold the final two flights in Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off. On Wednesday, Day 1c saw 354 runners take to the felt, while 1d had 273 to bring the total field up to 932 entries. The final two flights are expected to increase that number considerably. It will start with Day 1e today at 10 a.m., while the final flight will take place at 6 p.m. tonight.
On Day 1c, Yong “YK” Kwon (606,000) bagged the chip lead, while Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) founder Matt Stout (391,000) had the big one on Day 1d. They join Kenny Han (593,000) and Sridhar Sangannagari (810,000), who bagged the chip lead on Day 1a and 1b respectively.
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.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
A Good Target for End of Flight? 200,000
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The Event Center continues to fill as players arrive and take their seats. 10 AM is an early starting hour for poker players, but with more than 200 already in action, they're undeterred and arriving with one goal in mind — get chips in a bag at the end of Level 16.
Through the first four levels, about 116 players have succeeded in doing just that and the average stack for those players is just over 200,000 chips. That makes a good target for players looking to move on to Day 2, which will start with Level 17 and blinds of 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante. An average stack of 200,000 would give them roughly 33 big blinds at the start of play Friday.
Borgata WPO Champ in Action
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Chris Leong won the 2016 Winter Poker Open Championship here at Borgata, coming out on top of a field of 1,171 runners in the $3,500 event, earning $816,246.
It was a breakthrough for the long-time tournament grinder, who had been booking cashes since 2010, including two circuit rings and a Borgata title, but had yet to break through the six-figure barrier. In fact, prior to his big win here, his best live cash was 'only' $66,171.
Not one to rest on his laurels, Leong has gone on to add three more WSOP Circuit rings to his collection and he's back on the felt today, hoping to grind his way to another Borgata title.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Another WPO Winner in the House
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
Back in January of this year, during the Borgata Winter Poker Open, Alida Veliu won the Ladies event ($3,325). At the time it was her fifth Ladies event title and second here at Borgata.
What made that win even more exciting was what was happening on the other side of the Event Center. Her sister, Kujdes Gagliardi, won the Charity Series of Poker NLH event, accomplishing something we believe has never happened before or since in the history of poker — two sisters winning trophy events on the same day!
Veliu went on to collect her sixth Ladies title here during the Spring Poker Open in April, winning $2,953 and her third Borgata title in the process. She was close to making it three in a row, appearing at the final table of the Ladies event during the Summer Poker Open in July, but ended up finishing 8th in that event, just missing out on the trifecta.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
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Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
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A Couple of Regulars Sharing the Felt
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
Spotted a couple of familiar faces up front: Anthony Anastasi and Steve Nooralian. They're sharing the green, seated next to each other, and just settling in for a long day.
Anastasi just returned from a month in Europe, vacationing, not playing poker. He's looking fresh and ready to take on the four-suited monster today. He holds one Borgata secondary event title from the 2015 BPO, when he claimed top honors in the $150 Turbo NLH event.
Nooralian earned his Borgata trophy back in the 2016 Spring Poker Open when he won the $280 DeepStack NLH event for more than $48,000. That remains his best live cash, but he's always in the hunt for his next big score.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 |