Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick Off
Day 1f Completed
2019 Borgata Poker Open
Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick Off
Day: 1f
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1f
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
778
Players Left
110
Greg Himmelbrand Leads Final Flight of Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick Off
Level 16
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The final Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick Offflight is in the books and after sixteen levels of play it's Greg Himmelbrand leading the way with 626,000.
Himmelbrand vaulted to the top of the counts late in the night and secured a sizable pot in the last hand of play to bag the Day 1f chip lead.
There were 778 entries on Day 1f bringing the combined Event #1 total to 2,503 entries over six starting flights.
The chips were flying in the Event Center and there was certainly no shortage of action.
Some of the big stacks and day 1f players that are advancing includeJackob Datashvili (431,000), Murod Shaturaev (400,000), Damon Ferrante (337,000), Phong "VIP" Nguyen (300,000), James Calderaro (276,000), Nick Palma (191,000), Ryan DePaulo (132,000) and Mukul Pahuja (132,000).
There were plenty of big-name pros and Borgata regulars that fell by the wayside today failing to move on to day two. Mike Dentale, Victor Ramdin, Moe Farah, Ruth Ruffman, Joe Palma and Carlos Alvarado were among the day 1f players to hit the rail.
Approximately 335 combined Day 1a-f survivors are advancing to day two and play will resume at noon local time in the Event Center. Sridhar Sangannagari (Day 1b) will return as the overall chip leader with a massive stack of 810,000.
The full list of day two chip and seating assignments will be posted as soon as they're available.
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Last Break of the Night
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The day 1f Event 1 players are now on a 15-minute color up break. This is the last break of the night and there will be just one more level of play remaining when play resumes.
The combined day 1a-f survivors will then return on Friday September 6 at 12 PM to resume day two play.
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Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
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Palma Doubles Through Reddick
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
A player in early position limped in and Joe Reddick raised to 9,500 from the button. Nick Palma called from the small blind and the early position player called.
They went three handed to the 
flop and Palma checked. The early position player bet 23,000 and Reddick moved all-in covering both players.
Palma called for his last 63,000 and the early position player folded.
Reddick showed 
for top pair and a flush draw and he would need to improve against the 
of Palma. The turn 
and river 
were no help to Reddick and Palma earned the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000 | -25,000 |
|
185,500 | 101,500 |
Maynard Takes One from Dentale
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Jeff Maynard and Mike Dentale were heads up on the 
board and Maynard checked. Dentale bet 10,500 into a main pot of about 12,000 and Maynard called.
Both players checked the 
river and Dentale turned over his 
for a pair of sixes.
Maynard did one better turning over 
for a pair of sevens and that was enough to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000 | |
|
110,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
A Round of Chip Counts
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000 | 300,000 |
|
235,000 | 235,000 |
|
|
225,000 | 110,000 |
|
200,000 | 200,000 |
|
195,000 | 10,000 |
|
175,000 | 158,000 |
|
170,000 | |
|
|
150,000 | 125,400 |
|
130,000 | 130,000 |
|
110,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
84,000 | -6,000 |
|
65,000 | 65,000 |
Pocket Kings for Palma
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The action folded around to the player in the hijack who raised to 9,000. Nick Palma moved all in from the small blind for 43,000 and the big blind folded. The player in the hijack quickly called and the hands were shown.
Nick Palma: 
Opponent: 
"I lost this same exact hand yesterday the jack came on the river" said Palma but that wasn't the case tonight.
The board ran out clean for Palma and his pocket kings held up to earn him the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000 | 69,000 |