2019 Borgata Poker Open

Event #10: $400 Almighty Stack NLH
Day: 1e
Event Info

2019 Borgata Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$163,004
Event Info
Buy-in
$400
Entries
2,760
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 1e
Entries
839
Players Left
198

Eriquezzo Bumps It Up on the River

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Ryan Eriquezzo
Ryan Eriquezzo

A player in middle position opened to 4,500 and was called by an opponent in the hijack. Ryan Eriquezzo three-bet from the cutoff to 18,500 and only the initial raiser called to see the {a-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} flop.

Both players checked and an {8-Diamonds} landed on the turn. The middle position player bet 2,500, Eriquezzo called and the {a-Hearts} completed the board.

A bet of 4,400 came from Eriquezzo's opponent and Eriqeuzzo bumped it up to 27,500. His opponent took a moment but in the end, they let their hand go into the muck, shipping the pot to the two-time GCC winner.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Eriquezzo us
Ryan Eriquezzo
145,000
92,000
92,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Ryan Eriquezzo

Gordon Sends One Out the Door

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Arnaldo "AG" Gordon
Arnaldo "AG" Gordon

The flop read {9-Clubs}{8-Spades}{7-Diamonds} and there was around 65,000 in the pot. Action checked to a player in the hijack who moved all in for 41,200. Arnaldo Gordon called on the button and another player check-called from middle position.

The {2-Spades} landed as a turn card and both players checked to the {9-Hearts} river card. Action checked to Gordon who bet 25,000 and his opponent check-called.

The all-in player showed {6-Spades}{6-Hearts} for a pair of sixes and Gordon tabled {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for three nines. His opponent on the side put threw {7-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} into the muck and Gordon took down both pots, eliminating one player during the process.

Player Chips Progress
Arnaldo Gordon us
Arnaldo Gordon
320,000

Tags: Arnaldo Gordon

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,200/2,500

Ante: 2,500

2017 Almighty Champ Sinishtaj Sneaks Into Flight E

Level 11 : 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante
Tony Sinishtaj
Tony Sinishtaj

Tony Sinishtaj has turned up in Flight E at one of the late registration tables, which has now broken.

Sinishtaj won the 2017 Borgata Summer Poker Open Almighty Stack NLH tournament. That year there were only four starting flights, not six, and saw a total of 1,863 entrants.

When they reached the final four, he was the chip leader and a deal was struck giving him first place, the trophy, and an even $95,000* in what was his first Borgata title.

*Indicates Adjusted Payout

Player Chips Progress
Tony Sinishtaj us
Tony Sinishtaj
270,000
270,000
270,000
WPT 1X Winner

Kim Flops the Nuts

Level 11 : 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante
Sang Kim
Sang Kim

On the river with a board of {8-}{5-}{4-}{2-}{3-}, Larry O'Halloran paid off Sang Kim, who had flopped the nuts with his {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. O'Halloran sent his cards into the muck and Kim took the pot. He's up to about 240,000 while O'Halloran is back to starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Sang Kim us
Sang Kim
240,000
-40,000
-40,000
Laurence O'Halloran us
Laurence O'Halloran
100,000

Tags: Sang KimLaurence O'Halloran

Assorted Chip Counts

Level 11 : 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
William Braden us
William Braden
635,000
635,000
635,000
Steven Ahn us
Steven Ahn
410,000
-70,000
-70,000
Arie Praisman il
Arie Praisman
390,000
390,000
390,000
Rafael Reis br
Rafael Reis
255,000
93,500
93,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Ory Hen us
Ory Hen
250,000
150,000
150,000
Arnaldo Gordon us
Arnaldo Gordon
235,000
-85,000
-85,000
Michael Haberman us
Michael Haberman
170,000
170,000
170,000
Will Failla us
Will Failla
140,000
140,000
140,000
WPT 1X Winner
Dennis Brand us
Dennis Brand
115,000
115,000
115,000
Hamid Izadi us
Hamid Izadi
75,000
-290,000
-290,000

Izadi Doubles Up

Level 11 : 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante
Hamid Izadi
Hamid Izadi

It's unclear how the action went down, but at the river the board read {9-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} and Hamid Izadi was all-in for his last 36,300 holding {k-Hearts}{q-Spades}.

His opponent was hesitant, but ended up tabling {8-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} for a flopped open-ender that whiffed.

Izadi doubled up to about 140,000

Player Chips Progress
Hamid Izadi us
Hamid Izadi
140,000
65,000
65,000

Tags: Hamid Izadi

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Stephen Song Takes a Seat

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Stephen Song
Stephen Song

Stephen Song has just taken a seat in the tournament and is known to be one of the heaviest hitters in the game. Song flys about as close to the sun as any player in the world, so you can expect nothing but action coming from his table.

Song is having the best year of his young career with three six-figure cashes coming since June. The biggest of which was during the WSOP this summer where he took home his first shiny gold bracelet in Event #28: $ 1,000 No-Limit Hold'em for a staggering $341,854.

Look for Song to come out firing in this event en route to finding a massive stack by nights end.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Stephen Song