Break Time for Seniors
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Level 8 is done and the Seniors are taking a 15 minute break. When play resumes, registration will close.
2019 Borgata Poker Open
Event #6: $350 6th Annual Mike Sica Memorial Seniors
Day: 1
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Registration Closed for Seniors
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Seniors are back on the felt following the break and the unofficial entry count is 89, making the prize pool a bit below $26,000. The final nine will get a share and we'll get those payouts posted when they're released by the house.
Chip Leaders and More
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
As of the break, Shaun Hen was the chip leader with 150,000, followed by Alan Wentz with 120,000.
Here's an assortment of chip counts from the rapidly dwindling Seniors event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
85,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
85,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
70,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
59,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
40,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
40,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Wentz Takes the Lead
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Alan Wentz has pulled into the chip lead with 200,000. After the break, he felted two players and has been "running good".
Back in June of this year, Wentz took down the $300 Seniors event at the Planet Hollywood Goliath Phamous Poker Series, earning $8,647 for beating the field of 121 entrants. That score pushed his lifetime earnings past $480,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Weinstein Loses Flip
Level 10
: 800/1,500, 1,500 ante
After the under-the-gun player in Seat 3 jammed, Mark Weinstein moved in as well, successfully isolating.
His pocket tens were about even-money against the 
of his Seat 3, but that all changed on the flop of 
. His opponent took the lead and never relinquished it as the board completed with the 
and the 
.
After that pot, Mark was left with only 7,300 (5 big blinds).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,300 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Seniors Prize Pool and Payouts
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
With 89 entrants creating a prize pool of $25,899, the final nine Seniors will earn a piece of the pie. Here's how they'll carve it up:
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | $9,064 |
| 2 | $4,921 |
| 3 | $3,108 |
| 4 | $2,331 |
| 5 | $1,813 |
| 6 | $1,554 |
| 7 | $1,295 |
| 8 | $1,036 |
| 9 | $777 |
Marc Ginsberg Takes the Lead
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Alan Wentz has scattered his chips around his table and is no longer the chip leader. Looks like Marc Ginsberg now holds that honor. Here are some updated chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
|
120,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
80,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
|
65,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
60,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
43,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
39,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
37,000
29,700
|
29,700 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
17,200
-22,800
|
-22,800 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |