Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick Off
Day 1f Started
Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick Off
Day 1f Started
At 6 p.m. local time, the 2019 Borgata Poker Open (BPO) will host the last of six starting flights in Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off. Day 1e - which you can follow here - had a massive attendance, and another large turnout is expect for the evening flight.
Last night 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.
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
With more than 190 entrants in Flight F at the start of play, the $1 Million Guarantee on total buy-ins for this event has been met!
All the rest is gravy and at the rate they're going, there will be a lot of gravy on these taters.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Anthony Garofalo | 25,000 | -20,000 |
Jerry Humphrey | 25,000 | -73,000 |
Nikolaos Platis | 25,000 | |
Christopher Carey | 25,000 | |
Victor Ramdin | 25,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
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Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
The Event Center is bursting at the seams and the final event 1 flight is filling up fast. We are closing in on 400 day 1f entries bringing the combined event 1 total to nearly 2,100 entries and counting.
We have already cruised past the $1,000,000 guarantee and there's still plenty of time to register.
Tournament registration will remain open until the start of level 13 (Approx. 12:45 AM) so don't miss your chance to get in on the action.