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

09-06-2019 13:29 UTC-4

Bubble Burst, But No Payday for Some

Kaelaine Minton

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The bubble has now burst, guaranteeing remaining players a payday of at least $1,102. These are some of the players who missed out on making the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jovy Ounthongdy	Busted
Michael Wang	Busted

Mike Dentale	Busted
Leonard Sande	Busted
Joseph Liberta	Busted
Staffan Lind	Busted
Matthew Ahmed	Busted
Vincent Lay	Busted
Sam Taylor	Busted
Justin Kadet	Busted
Anthony Anastasi	Busted
Ryan Eriquezzo	Busted

Lonnie Heimowitz	Busted
Bruce Bartfield	Busted
Blake Whittington	Busted
Pablo Delgado	Busted

09-06-2019 13:22 UTC-4

Marafioti Doubles on the Bubble

Kaelaine Minton

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Matt Marafioti (button) got his last 84,000 in the middle against Jeremy Brown (cutoff) who had him covered. After waiting for all the action to finish on other tables, they rolled over their hands.

Brown:
Marafioti:

Board:

Marafioti's queens held up and he doubled up to about 200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Marafioti	200,000
Jeremy Brown	64,000 -82,000	-82,000

Tags: Jeremy Brown Matt Marafioti

09-06-2019 13:13 UTC-4

Set-Over-Set Cooler Sends McKeehen to the Rail Two Off the Money

Chad Holloway

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

2015 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Joe McKeehen was spotted making a beeline to the exit, and a quick visit to his former table confirmed he'd just been eliminated.

Mike Linster was the beneficiary of McKeehen's stack, and while we didn't catch the action as it happened, both Jessica Dawley and Will "The Thrill" Failla were kind enough to shed some light on what had just transpired.

As they told it, Linster and McKeehen held and respectively and the flop came down with a queen.

McKeehen checked and Linster played it coy by checking back. The dealer burned and turned a and the chips eventually went in to create a massive 500k pot.

Of course, Linster's ladies were best in the brutal set-over-set hand and he was all smiles as he stacked the pot. With that, just 251 players remaining meaning hand-for-hand play has begun.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Linster	600,000 350,000	350,000

Joe McKeehen	Busted

Tags: Joe McKeehen Mike Linster

09-06-2019 13:06 UTC-4

Don't Miss the BPO Ladies Brunch & Learn Poker Event on September 14

Chad Holloway

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The 2019 Borgata Poker Open (BPO) isn’t all about poker tournament. In fact, on Saturday, September 14 at 10 a.m. they are offering a special Ladies Brunch and Learn Poker Event at Borgata’s Wolfgang Puck American Grille.

It’s a chance for ladies who might be intimidated to sit down at the poker table to ease their way into the game. The event is designed for beginners and will be led by the two pioneering women who are leaders of Borgata’s best in class poker room – Deb Daly and Kellie DeCelis.

These professional poker players give you the inside scoop and basics on variants such as Texas hold’em, Stud, Omaha and more.

There are limited tickets available for this exclusive event at just $45! Click here to order your ticket today.

09-06-2019 12:59 UTC-4

Himmelbrand Chasing the Leader

Kaelaine Minton

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Greg Himmelbrand just pulled a pot without a fight, flashing his pocket eights to the table. That pot took his stack up to about 800,000. He's closing in on the chip leader, Sridhar Sangannagari, but the leader has increased his stack to about 900,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sridhar Sangannagari	900,000 90,000	90,000
Greg Himmelbrand	800,000 174,000	174,000

Tags: Greg Himmelbrand Sridhar Sangannagari

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

09-06-2019 12:46 UTC-4

Roughton Roughs Up Wallace

Kaelaine Minton

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

In another battle of the short stacks, Gordon Roughton got all-in holding , only to run into Joshua Wallace's .

The flop fell , giving Roughton a pair of Jacks, but also giving Wallace the nut flush draw. The on the turn gave Roughton an open-ender, but Wallace's aces were still in the lead.

When the landed on the river, there was a stunned silence at the table as they processed what just happened. Although Wallace improved to a set of aces, Roughton made Broadway with his to take the pot, felting Wallace in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gordon Roughton	170,000
Joshua Wallace	Busted

Tags: Gordon Roughton Joshua Wallace

09-06-2019 12:35 UTC-4

Johnson Finds a Queen

Kaelaine Minton

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Michael Kilway moved his last 55,000 in up front and action folded around to Frank Johnson in the small blind. Frank moved his last 91,000 in as well.

YK Kwon, in the big blind, gave it some thought, but then surrendered his chips.

Kilway was ahead with and actually dominating Johnson's , but the landed on the flop giving Johnson the lead with top pair.

No more paint on the board and the pot went to Johnson, who is up to 145,000. Kilway stood and walked to the exit as the floorperson chased him down because he left his phone behind on the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Johnson	145,000 45,000	45,000
Michael Kilway	Busted

Tags: Frank Johnson

09-06-2019 12:14 UTC-4

Prize Pool and Payout Information

Chad Holloway

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The numbers are in!

The 2019 Borgata Poker Open Event #1: $600 Deep Stack Kick Off attracted 2,504 entries over its six starting flights and surpassed its $1 million guarantee by generating a $1,311,596 prize pool.

That will be paid out to the top 250 players with a min-cash being worth $1,102. The eventual winner is slated to take home a big first-place prize of $228,142.

Here's a look at the payouts:

Place	Prize
1	$228,142
2	$147,938
3	$96,883
4	$82,368
5	$68,334
6	$54,431
7	$40,659
8	$27,544
9	$19,674
10-12	$13,116
13-15	$8,853
16-18	$6,755
19-27	$5,509
28-36	$4,656
37-45	$3,935
46-54	3,279
55-63	$2,886
64-72	$2,623
73-81	$2,374
82-90	$2,177
91-100	$2,007
101-110	$1,849
111-120	$1,705
121-130	$1,574
131-140	$1,443
141-150	$1,312
151-160	$1,246
161-170	$1,194
171-180	$1,154
181-200	$1,128
201-250	$1,102

09-06-2019 12:11 UTC-4

$1M GTD Deep Stack Kick Off Underway!

Kaelaine Minton

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Players are still arriving and finding their seats, but Day 2 has begun here in the Borgata Event Center.

Sridhar Sangannagari leads the remaining 318 players, starting the day's action with 810,000 (135 big blinds). His closest competitor at this point is none other than the 2019 Borgata Spring Poker Open Championship winner, David Jackson, who's starting play with 734,000 (122 big blinds).

Only the final 250 will get paid, so 68 players are going to leave empty-handed.

Tags: David Jackson Sridhar Sangannagari