Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick Off Day 2 | 2019 Borgata Poker Open

09-06-2019 15:39 UTC-4

Linster Quietly Collecting Chips

Kaelaine Minton

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

WPT Champions Club Member Mike Linster started the day just under 300,000 and he's managed to more than double that count before the second break. He's up to 786,000 and quietly amassing chips.

He's got more than $1.88 million in accumulated tournament earnings and two Borgata titles, but of course his best live cash of more than $296,000 came from his win in the 2013 WPT bestbet Jacksonville Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Linster	786,000 186,000	186,000

Tags: Mike Linster

09-06-2019 15:50 UTC-4

Break Time

Kaelaine Minton

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Remaining players in the $1 Million GTD Deep Stack Kick Off event are enjoying their second break of the day. They've got 15 minutes to kill before returning to the felt.

09-06-2019 15:59 UTC-4

Not So Thrilling for Failla

Chad Holloway

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

During the break Will "The Thrill" Failla strolled by the media desk to inform us of an interesting hand he'd just played.

As he told it, a player limped before he did the same holding . The big blind checked his option and the three of them went to a flop that contained two spades.

The first player to act led out for 27,000 and the limper just called. Failla then raised it to 85,000 and the big blind moved all in for around 240,000. The other player, who was sitting on around 500,000 just like Failla, hemmed and hawed before asking: "Do you have me covered?"

"I just had a bad feeling," Failla told us.

Eventually, the player moved all in and Failla ditched his two pair. It was a good thing he did as the big blind had a king-high flush draw and the other player a set of deuces.

"I ended up third best," Failla said after revealing the river came a spade to complete the flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Will Failla	400,000 -100,000	-100,000

Tags: Will Failla

Level: 21

Blinds: 8,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

09-06-2019 16:15 UTC-4

2019 BPO Qualifier Schedule

Chad Holloway

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

Event	Date	Time	Buy-In	Description
31	Tues. 9/10	7 p.m.	$80+$20	Almighty Stack Qualifier NLH Re-Entry (1 in 5 wins entry to Event 10)
32	Wed. 9/11	7 p.m.	$80+$20	Almighty Stack Qualifier NLH Re-Entry (1 in 5 wins entry to Event 10)
33	Fri. 9/13	7 p.m.	$350+$50	WPT Borgata Championship Qualifier Re-Entry (1 in 10 wins entry to Event 18)
34	Sat. 9/14	4 p.m.	$350+$50	WPT Borgata Championship Qualifier Re-Entry (1 in 10 wins entry to Event 18)
35	Sun. 9/14	7 p.m.	$700+$50	WPT Borgata Championship Qualifier Re-Entry (1 in 5 wins entry to Event 18)
36	Sun. 9/15	1 p.m.	$350+$50	WPT Borgata Championship Qualifier Re-Entry (1 in 10 wins entry to Event 18)
37	Sun. 9/15	4 p.m.	$700+$50	WPT Borgata Championship Qualifier Re-Entry (1 in 5 wins entry to Event 18)
38	Sun. 9/15	7 p.m.	$350+$50	WPT Borgata Championship Qualifier Re-Entry (1 in 10 wins entry to Event 18)
40	Mon. 9/16	6 p.m.	$350+$50	Last Chance WPT Borgata Championship Qualifier Re-Entry (1 in 10 wins entry to Event 18 - Day 2 entry)

09-06-2019 16:25 UTC-4

Prociak on a Heater

Kaelaine Minton

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

David Prociak had 1.4 million when he left for the break and since his return, he's been gifted another 600,000 by the player on his left (now an empty seat).

With 2 million chips, he's firmly in the chip lead. When asked how he's gone from 226,000 at the start of the day to 2 million, a flurry of answers from the table, "hit by the deck," running good," "getting lucky", etc. Funny how no one attributed his success to poker skill.

The Floridian has more than $1 million in tournament earnings. He counts 2016 WSOP bracelet winner, 2017 WSOP Circuit ring winner, and Seminole Hard Rock 2016 Player of The Year among his many poker accolades.

No Borgata titles yet, however.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Prociak	2,000,000 1,774,000	1,774,000

Tags: David Prociak

09-06-2019 16:42 UTC-4

Wong Takes a Bite Out of Jackson

Kaelaine Minton

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

She Lok Wong and David Jackson are sharing the felt on Table 8 and recently tangled in a pot. Wong shoved and got Jackson to release what he claimed was ace-queen. There was a bit of verbal jousting as Wong stacked his newly-acquired chips, but it didn't sound like any other useful information was exchanged.

Player	Chips	Progress
She Lok Wong	1,110,000 754,000	754,000
David Jackson	942,000 208,000	208,000

Tags: David Jackson She Lok Wong

09-06-2019 16:48 UTC-4

Benitez Dispatches Herold in 99th Place

Chad Holloway

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:
Herold:

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 .

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

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

Tags: Ryan Herold Kevin Benitez

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

09-06-2019 16:58 UTC-4

Chipping Up and Busting Out

Kaelaine Minton

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	1,955,000 1,105,000	1,105,000
Tam Nguyen	1,750,000 650,000	650,000
Anthony Garofalo	1,600,000 1,418,000	1,418,000
Spencer Champlin	920,000 497,000	497,000
Greg Fishberg	750,000 -50,000	-50,000
Frank Funaro Jr.	740,000 210,000	210,000
Anthony Elmo	685,000 213,000	213,000
Brittney Barnes	670,000 372,000	372,000
Bin Weng	580,000 164,000	164,000

Greg Himmelbrand	560,000 -240,000	-240,000
Ci Zhou	Busted
Matt Marafioti	Busted
Sirous Jamshidi	Busted
Kenny Huynh	Busted

Len Vizirov	Busted
Matt Mendez	Busted
Pierre Deissler	Busted
Allen White	Busted