Event #10: $400 Almighty Stack NLH
Day 1ab Started
2019 Borgata Poker Open
Event #10: $400 Almighty Stack NLH
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2019 Borgata Poker Open
Buy-in
$400
Entries
2,760
Level
40
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Entries
346
Players Left
74
Are You Ready for the 2019 Borgata Poker Open Almighty Stack?
One of the most anticipated tournaments on the 2019 Borgata Poker Open (BPO) schedule kicks off today. Event #10: $350+$50 Almighty Stack NLH Re-Entry boasts a whopping $750,000 guarantee and over the course of this week will give players a crack at it with six starting flights.
Those begin today with Day 1a at 11 a.m. followed by Flight B at 5 p.m. Here’s a look at the schedule for this event:
| Date | Time | Flight |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 10 | 11 a.m. | Day 1a |
| Tuesday, September 10 | 5 p.m. | Day 1b |
| Wednesday, September 11 | 11 a.m. | Day 1c |
| Wednesday, September 11 | 5 p.m. | Day 1c |
| Thursday, September 12 | 10 a.m. | Day 1e |
| Thursday, September 12 | 6 p.m. | Day 1f |
| Friday, September 13 | 12 p.m. | Day 2 |
| Saturday, September 14 | 12 p.m. | Day 3 |
The tournament starts players with a massive starting stack of 100,000 in chips. Late registration and re-entries will remain open in each flight through the break at the end of Level 12. The plan for each flight is to play through Level 17. All those levels will last 30 minutes while Levels 18+ will be upped to 45 minutes. Levels at the final table will increase to one hour each.
Last year this tournament attracted 2,791 runners and created a $1,116,400 prize pool. Fernando DaCruz from Newark, New Jersey emerged victorious to capture $115,667 in prize money after a six-way deal. Others who cashed it big were Aaron Motoyama (2nd - $114,572), Oscar Menjivar (3rd - $98,109), Kory Shope (4th - $84,705), Kevin Lutz (5th - $77,373), and Richard DeVito (6th - $69,453).
Here's a look at the structure:
| Level | Big Blind Ante | Blinds |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 100-100 |
| 2 | 200 | 100-200 |
| 3 | 300 | 200-300 |
| 4 | 400 | 200-400 |
| 5 | 600 | 300-600 |
| 6 | 800 | 400-800 |
| 7 | 1,000 | 500-1,000 |
| 8 | 1,200 | 600-1,200 |
| 9 | 1,600 | 800-1,600 |
| 10 | 2,000 | 1,000-2,000 |
| 11 | 2,500 | 1,200-2,500 |
| 12 | 3,000 | 1,500-3,000 |
| 13 | 4,000 | 2,000-4,000 |
| 14 | 5,000 | 2,500-5,000 |
| 15 | 6,000 | 3,000-6,000 |
| 16 | 8,000 | 4,000-8,000 |
| 17 | 10,000 | 5,000-10,000 |
| 18 | 12,000 | 6,000-12,000 |
| 19 | 16,000 | 8,000-16,000 |
| 20 | 20,000 | 10,000-20,000 |
| 21 | 25,000 | 12,000-25,000 |
| 22 | 30,000 | 15,000-30,000 |
| 23 | 40,000 | 20,000-40,000 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Cards are in the air here in Flight A of the Almighty Stack!
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Familiar Faces in the Field
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 |
Some Shots from the Day 1a Field
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Lee Wins Monster Pot with Nut Flush
Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
With 3,400 in the pot and four players still in action, the flop came down 
. Jimmy Lee checked from the small blind, the players in the big and early position did the same, and finally the player on the button put in a bet of 1,500.
All three of his opponents check-called the bet before the dealer burned and turned the 
. Two checks saw the early-position player bet 3,200 and only Lee called to see the 
river.
Lee opted to lead out for 5,500 and his opponent raised it to 15,000. Lee looked back at his cards before three-betting to 30,500 and the early-position player paused for a few beats before moving all in for 86,200 total. Lee, who had 83,900, seemed surprised, double-checked his cards one last time, and slid in his stack.
Lee: 
Opponent: 
Both players held a flush but Lee's was the nuts to give him the early double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Keyes Doubles Through Bykofsky
Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
We happened upon Table 5 with around 20,000 in the pot and a board reading 
. The player on the button had 11,000 out in front and was debating what to do as Sheree Bykofsky was all in from under the gun for over 90k while Darren Keyes was also all in from early position for 87,700.
Eventually the player on the button folded and the hands were tabled.
Bykofsky: 
Keyes: 
Bykodsky held the nuts but Keyes had the club flush draw. Unfortunately for Bykofsky, the 
river completed the said flush and she was left with crumbs after Keyes doubled through. Bykofsky busted a short time later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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Busted |