2019 Borgata Poker Open

Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick Off
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 Borgata Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$200,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$1,311,596
Entries
2,504
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
2,504
Players Left
16

Warren Jumps in Front

Level 23 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The flop read {6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} and there was around 600,000 in the middle. Keith Warren checked to his opponent who bet 250,000 and Warren then check-raised his opponent all-in. His opponent took a moment but in the end, they called for their total 550,000 stack and the two tabled their hands.

Opponent: {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}
Keith Warren: {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}

Warren had his opponent drawing to runner-runner to stay alive and the turn came down one of those cards as a {5-Spades} hit the felt. The dealer completed the board with a {6-Clubs}, cementing the pot for Warren with his quad sixes as he scooped the pot, eliminating his opponent as he took the lead of the tournament during the process of doing so.

Player Chips Progress
Keith Warren us
Keith Warren
2,490,000 2,214,000

Tags: Keith Warren

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

Garofalo Felts Holowchuk Before Break

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Anthony Garofalo
Anthony Garofalo

Thomas Holowchuk got his last chips in good with {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}, but Anthony Garofalo had him covered and was racing with {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}. Holowchuk's horse came up lame when the flop fell {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} giving Garofalo trip aces.

He was drawing dead to one of two remaining queens. The {6-Hearts} on the turn was no help and neither was the {j-Diamonds} on the river.

He was felted in 79th place, earning $2,374. Garofalo chipped up to about 2.2 million as players headed into the color-up break.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Garofalo us
Anthony Garofalo
2,200,000 600,000
Thomas Holowchuk us
Thomas Holowchuk
Busted

Tags: Anthony GarofaloThomas Holowchuk

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Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
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Tam Nguyen Wins Flip, Felts Himmelbrand

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Tam Nguyen
Tam Nguyen

Greg Himmelbrand got his last ~700,000 in holding pocket nines against the {a-}{k-} of Tam Nguyen. Nguyen won the race, collecting the pot and reclaiming the chip lead. He's playing about 3.3 million.

Himmelbrand hit the rail, finishing 87th for $2,177.

Player Chips Progress
Tam Nguyen us
Tam Nguyen
3,300,000 1,550,000
Greg Himmelbrand us
Greg Himmelbrand
Busted

Tags: Greg HimmelbrandTam Nguyen

Chipping Up and Busting Out

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The herd is thinning, but the pace of departures is slowing. Here are some updated chip counts and recent exits.

Player Chips Progress
Sridhar Sangannagari us
Sridhar Sangannagari
1,955,000 1,105,000
Tam Nguyen us
Tam Nguyen
1,750,000 650,000
Anthony Garofalo us
Anthony Garofalo
1,600,000 1,418,000
Spencer Champlin us
Spencer Champlin
920,000 497,000
Greg Fishberg us
Greg Fishberg
750,000 -50,000
Frank Funaro Jr. us
Frank Funaro Jr.
740,000 210,000
Anthony Elmo us
Anthony Elmo
685,000 213,000
Brittney Barnes us
Brittney Barnes
670,000 372,000
Bin Weng us
Bin Weng
WPT 2X Winner
580,000 164,000
Greg Himmelbrand us
Greg Himmelbrand
560,000 -240,000
Ci Zhou us
Ci Zhou
Busted
Matt Marafioti ca
Matt Marafioti
Busted
Sirous Jamshidi us
Sirous Jamshidi
Busted
Kenny Huynh us
Kenny Huynh
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Len Vizirov us
Len Vizirov
Busted
Matt Mendez us
Matt Mendez
Busted
Pierre Deissler us
Pierre Deissler
Busted
Allen White us
Allen White
Busted

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

Benitez Dispatches Herold in 99th Place

Level 21 : 8,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The preflop action remained a mystery but it appeared Ryan Herold got his last 200,000 or so all in and was in a rough spot against Kevin Benitez.

Benitez: {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}
Herold: {a-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}

Herold's best bet at staying alive was to catch an ace, but he failed to do so as the board ran out a lackluster {3-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}.

Herold collected $2,007 for his 99th-place finish.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Benitez us
Kevin Benitez
650,000 478,000
Ryan Herold us
Ryan Herold
Busted

Tags: Ryan HeroldKevin Benitez