Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
2019 Borgata Poker Open
Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick Off
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
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
2,504
Players Left
16
Lymswan Continues to Steamroll Late in the Day
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Spencer Champlin moved all in for his remaining stack of around 550,000 and Panja Lymswan called, players tabled their hands with Champlin at risk of elimination.
Spencer Champlin: 
Panja Lymswan: 
The flop came down 
and Lymswan's big slick was still in the lead. A 
peeled off on the turn and Champlin picked up some straight outs. The 
landed on the river, giving Champlin a pair but it gave Lymswan a better hand in his broadway. Champlin was eliminated and Lymswan took down the pot, eliminating his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,100,000
3,525,000
|
3,525,000 |
|
Busted |
Hong Scores a Knockout to Vault to the Top
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Jeffrey Hong raised to 100,000 from early position and the small blind called. With the action on the big blind he moved all in for 800,000 and Hong re-shoved all in covering both players.
The small blind folded his 
face up and the hands were shown.
Jeffrey Hong: 
Opponent: 
Hong was in great shape to score the knockout and he did just that when the board ran out clean to earn him the knockout. He is now sitting with over four million and near the top of the Event 1 chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,200,000
4,047,000
|
4,047,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Break
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The Event #1: $600 Big Stack NLH players are now on a 15-minute color up break.
We will pick right back up on the day two tournament action when play resumes.
Taveras-Garcia Pushes Champlin Out, Shows the Nut-Low
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The action was on Gilberto Taveras-Garcia and the board had all five cards face up, showing 
. Taveras-Garcia bet 360,000 into a pot that had around 600,000 in it and Spencer Champlin started to think.
Champlin took roughly a minute before electing to fold his hand, sending the pot to Taveras-Garcia who tabled 
for just three-high after missing a flush draw. Taveras-Garcia took a deep breath and laughed as he stacked up his newly acquired chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,675,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
|
710,000
-440,000
|
-440,000 |
Updated Chip Counts, Tam Nguyen Back on Top
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
We are down to the final 42 players here in Event #1: $600 NLH Big Stack NLH and Tam Nguyen is back on top with 4,800,000. Panja Lymswam is right on his heels with 4,300,000.
The chips are flying and the eliminations have been fast and furious following the dinner break.
Below is an updated look at how some of the stacks are shaping up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,800,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
4,300,000
725,000
|
725,000 |
|
2,800,000
2,524,000
|
2,524,000 |
|
||
|
2,600,000
1,490,000
|
1,490,000 |
|
2,550,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,700,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
1,650,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,450,000
664,000
|
664,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,400,000
-850,000
|
-850,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,350,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
|
1,150,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
500,000
319,000
|
319,000 |
Dyment Doubles Up
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Ilay Dyment got his stack of just over a million all-in pre-flop holding 
against the 
of his opponent.
The board ran out clean for Dyment and his pocket kings held up to earn him the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,375,000
2,211,000
|
2,211,000 |
Barnes Takes Some Back from Botticello
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The board read 
and there was around 400,000 in the pot when Brittney Barnes fired a bet that was about half of the pot. John Botticello called, tabling 
for two pair but it was no good as Barnes turned over 
for a rivered straight, scooping in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,825,000
735,000
|
735,000 |
|
705,000
-920,000
|
-920,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000