Event #10: $400 Almighty Stack NLH Day 1d | 2019 Borgata Poker Open

09-12-2019 02:45 UTC-4

Alex Lin Leads After Almighty Stack Flight D

TKBluffs

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Day 1d of Event #10: $400 Almighty Stack NLH drew a total of 256 entries. Approximately 65 players advanced to Day 2 and it was Alex Lin leading the way with 1,116,000 in chips.

Some of the other Day 1d big stacks advancing include Dave Kiccoyne (798,000), John Cosgrove (728,000), Sam Taylor (456,000) Ryan Hohner (403,000), and David Levi (359,000).

Approximately 270 Day 1a-d survivors will return to the Event Center on Friday, September 13 at 12 p.m. local time to resume day two play. There have been 1,181 combined day 1a-d entries and there's already over $400,000 in the prize pool.

The tournament is more than halfway to the $750,000 guarantee and the final two flights kick off Thursday, September 12 at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. respectively.

We are expecting a massive turnout so don't miss your chance to get in on the Almighty Stack action.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Lin	1,116,000 666,000	666,000
Dave Kiccoyne	798,000 798,000	798,000
John Cosgrove	728,000 728,000	728,000
Sam Taylor	456,000 456,000	456,000
Ryan Hohner	403,000 403,000	403,000
Thomas Larson	359,000 359,000	359,000
David Levi	359,000 249,000	249,000
Avner Levy	157,000 -203,000	-203,000
Jason Pardy	146,000 56,000	56,000

Tags: Alex Lin David Levi John Cosgrove Ryan Hohner Sam Taylor Thomas Larson

09-11-2019 19:37 UTC-4

Calenzo in the House

Chad Holloway

Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante

Kevin Calenzo just took a seat in the Flight D field, which isn’t good news for the rest of the players. With more than $1.4 million in live tournament earnings, Calenzo is a force to be reckoned with at the table.

The two-time World Series of Poker Circuit ring winner had his best cash of $197,451 back in 2012 when he took down the WSOP Circuit Caesars Palace $1,600 Main Event. His only other six-figure score came when he placed third in the 2012 WSOP Event #37: $2,500 8-Game for $106,564.

Other highlights on his poker resumé include second in the 2015 Wynn Classic $2,100 NLH for $82,024, first in the 2010 Borgata Poker Open $1,090 NLH for $79,307, and ninth in the 2011 Borgata Poker Open $3,500 Championship for $77,569. In 2017, he also made a deep run in the WSOP Main Event finishing 84th out of 7,221 players for $72,514.

Calenzo has returned to the Borgata in search of another BPO title.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Calenzo	100,000

Tags: Kevin Calenzo

09-11-2019 18:14 UTC-4

Arslami Gets Lucky to Chop

Chad Holloway

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

With approximately 15,000 in the pot and a flop of , Philip Novegrad bet 11,500 from the small blind and Arslam Arslami called from middle position.

The player in the cutoff then raised to 36,000, Novegrad folded, and Arslami thought long and hard before making the call.

Arslami then checked the turn and the player in the cutoff moved all in. Arslami snap-called off and the hands were turned up.

Arslami:
Cutoff:

The player in the cutoff had flopped the nuts, which meant Arslami was fortunate to catch the eight on the turn to make the same hand. The meaningless was run out on the river and the two chopped it up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arslam Arslami	100,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Arslam Arslami