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2019 Borgata Poker Open
Event #23: $300 Deepest Stack NLH
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Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
The final two players battled heads-up for nearly and hour and the stacks were nearly even.
They agreed to split the remaining prize pool evenly and take home $16,259 each and run one hand out for the trophy.
Mike Dobbs came out on top when his ace nine improved to two pair to take the last BPO trophy of the series and his fifth Borgata Poker trophy.
"He's a really good player it's amazing that he is only 21 years old and already plays that well" Dobbs said about his opponent Ryan Dodd.
The two players shook hands in the early morning hours and made their way to the payout line after a long night of tournament poker.
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Ryan Dodd moved all in from the button and John Robinson put his stack of about 1,800,000 in from the small blind. With the action on Mike Dobbs in the big he called for about 1,700,000 and the hands were shown.
Mike Dobbs: 
John Robinson: 
Ryan Dodd: 
Dobbs had a sweat when the dealer fanned the 
flop giving Dodd the nut flush draw but the turn 
and river 
were no help to Dodd.
Dobbs' kings held up and Robinson was eliminated the very next hand earning $7,224 for his third place finish.
Level: 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Level 28
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
MIchael Gregorio got his last 750,000 all in pre-flop holding 
against the 
of Mike Dobbs.
The board ran out 
and Dobbs paired his ace on the turn to score the knockout.
Gregorio is our fourth place finisher earning $5,807 for his efforts.
Level 28
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Rob Matos got his stack of about 1,000,000 all in pre-flop holding 
against the of Mike Dobbs.
The dealer fanned the 
flop and Dobbs maintained the lead with his pocket tens.
The 
hit the turn and Matos paired his king to put a hammerlock on the hand. The 
hit the river and Dobbs spiked his two outer improving to a set of tens to score the knockout.
Matos wished his tablemates luck as he made his way to the payout line to collect $4,568 for his fifth place finish.
Level: 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Level 27
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
A short stacked Mike Bonita got his last 290,000 all in pre-flop holding 
against the 
of Rob Matos.
The 
runout was no help to Bonita and he was eliminated in sixth earning $3,755 for his efforts.
Level 27
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Yijun Lin got the last of chips all in pre-flop holding 
against the 
of Mike Dobbs.
The board ran out 
and Dobbs' pocket sixes held up to earn him the knockout.
Lin is our seventh place Event #23 finisher and will take home $3,020 for his efforts.
Level 27
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Fred Williams got his last 550,000 in on the 
flop holding against the 
of Ryan Dodd.
The turn and river sealed the deal for Dodd and Williams was eliminated in eighth place earning $2,284 for his efforts.
Dodd is now all alone at the top of the chip counts with more than double the chips of his nearest opponent.
