Event #9: $300 Deepest Stack NLH Day 1a | 2019 Borgata Poker Open

09-09-2019 17:04 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Ross Ward	90,000	90,000

"I'll Regret This"

Chad Holloway

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With 14,000 in the pot and a board reading , Aubrey Williams bet 7,500 from the big blind and Gene Brandon called from the cutoff.

After the completed the board on the river, Brandon checked out of turn. That prompted Williams to toss out a bet of 17,500.

"I'll regret this," Brandon said before calling for about half his remaining stack.

Williams insta-mucked and Brandon showed the for ace-king high.

"Nice call," someone at the table complimented him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aubrey Williams	85,000	-45,000
Gene Brandon	80,000

Tags: Gene Brandon Aubrey Williams

09-09-2019 16:43 UTC-4

O'Halloran Climbing

Kaelaine Minton

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Laurence O'Halloran is building his way to a big stack. He's up to more than 200,000.

Here's how some other players are stacking up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laurence O'Halloran	205,000	205,000
Mike Mcguinness	165,000	95,000
Romeo Valentino	110,000	-15,000
Frank Funaro	100,900	100,900
Dan Lobel	75,000	35,000
Kenny Nguyen	62,000	22,000
Rick Lee	58,600	58,600
Mark Smolley	40,000
Bill Miller	27,000	-20,000
Mike Muniz	Busted

Tags: Laurence O'Halloran

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

09-09-2019 16:38 UTC-4

Little Gets a Little From Haberman

Kaelaine Minton

Level 10 : 800/1,500, 1,500 ante

On the river, the board read and Timothy Little's was good to take the pot from Michael Haberman, who had flopped top/top with his .

Little is back up to starting stack while Haberman is still in good shape with about 55,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Haberman	55,000
Timothy Little	40,000

Tags: Michael Haberman Timothy Little

09-09-2019 16:13 UTC-4

Sami Benhayun Leads Flight A

Kaelaine Minton

Level 10 : 800/1,500, 1,500 ante

After sending yet another player to the rail, Sami Benhayun is up to 230,000 and leading the remaining players in Flight A of the Deepest Stack.

He's only got two reported cashes here at Borgata, but both were final table appearances. In the 2018 Fall Poker Open, he finished 4th in the $300 Deeper Stack NLH event for $4,015, then in the 2019 June DeepStacks Challenge, he took home $5,125 for second place in a four-way adjusted payout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sami Benhayun	230,000

Tags: Sami Benhayun

09-09-2019 16:13 UTC-4

A Round of Chip Counts

Chad Holloway

Level 10 : 800/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Salazar	150,000
Aubrey Williams	130,000
Blake Whittington	105,000	30,000
Zach Gruneberg	95,000	45,000
James Brady	88,000	51,000
Hamid Izadi	85,000
Greg Reeves	55,000
Donald Williams	50,000
Corbin Avery	45,000	-10,100
Kenny Nguyen	40,000
Michael Wang	21,000	4,000

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,500

Ante: 1,500

09-09-2019 16:07 UTC-4

Hom Flushes an Opponent

Chad Holloway

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The preflop action escaped us but we do know that a player was all in for his last 8,800 and primed to double through David Hom in a blind-versus-blind situation.

Hom:
Big Blind:

The player in the big blind had the better kicker, but it didn't matter as the board ran out to give Hom a rivered flush and the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Hom	100,000	100,000

Tags: David Hom

09-09-2019 15:46 UTC-4

A Look at the 2019 Borgata Poker Open Winners Thus Far

Chad Holloway

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Tournament	Entries	Winner/Results	Prize
Event #8: $340 PLO	77	Gabriel Berkland	$7,741
Event #7: $230 Deeper Stack	292	Steve Nooralian	$7,872
Event #6: $350 6th Annual Mike Sica Memorial Seniors	89	four-way chop	$4,856 each
Event #5: $560 Super Survivor NLH	190	19 players cashed	$5,000 each
Event #4: $400 Saturday Series Deepstack	531	Dragan Radulov	$29,094
Event #3: $500 Black Chip Bounty	688	Zach Gruneberg	$56,073
Event #2: $340 OE H/L 8B	76	Rolf Andersen	$8,404
Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick Off	2,504	Benson Tang	$200,000