Level: 9
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Event #13: $400 Almighty Stack
Day: 1a
Second Break of the day
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
With 580 entries showing on the tournament clock, all players have been sent for another 15-minute break.
Three in a Row for Bielan
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
In the first hand, the board read 
with just over 30,000 in the middle already. Timothy Rutherford bet 14,500 from under the gun and was called by the player in the early position. Judith Bielan decided to shove for 55,900 from the middle position. Rutherford took some time to consider his options and then decided to shove too for almost 95,000. The third player took a few seconds but opted to get out of their way. Bielan tabled 
for the nut straight while Rutherford had the 
for the lower straight. The river completed the board with the 
as a formality as Bielan got paid.
The hand after, she raised to 3,200 from the middle position and was called by Michael Haberman in the late position, Daniel Dizenzo in the hijack, and the player in the small blind. The flop came 
and Bielan and Haberman were the only ones to make the call when the small blind bet 7,200. The turn was the 
and now only Bielan called the 22,000 continuation-bet of her opponent. The river completed the board with the 
and both players checked. Bielan scooped the pot wiith 
for two pair.
Then in the last hand, the player in the under-the-gun position raised to 2,800 and was called by Bielan, the button, and the big blind. the flop came 
, the big blind check-folded to the 5,000 continuation-bet of the under-the-gun player which Bielan did call. The button also folded. The turn brought them the 
for the intial raiser to check-fold to the 8,000 of Bielan who showed the 
after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
221,000 | |
|
94,000 | |
|
38,100 | -61,900 |
Burrell Triples Up; Taylor Busts
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The flop read 
when a three-way all-in situation occurred on the table of David Finley (button), Keith Burrell (small blind), and Everton Taylor (big blind).
Burrell was at the biggest risk with the shortest stack of 70,100 while Taylor had around 91,000 left. Finley had both of them easily covered and the cards went on their backs.
Keith Burrell: 
Everton Taylor: 
David Finley: 
Burrell had flopped a set, Taylor the flush draw while Finley had the pair of jacks.
The turn brought them the 
for Finley to improve to trips but it gave Burrell a full house.
The river completed the board with the for Taylor to be sent away from the tournament area, Burrell to triple up and for Finley to claim the rest of Taylor's stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
313,000 | 213,000 |
|
220,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Some Chip Counts
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
164,000 | 78,000 |
|
145,000 | -10,000 |
|
130,000 | |
|
130,000 | 70,000 |
|
120,000 | 20,000 |
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
|
100,000 | |
|
93,000 | 29,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
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Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
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One Start Stack Divvied Up Between Schiff and Babos
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
In the first hand, the flop read 
with just over 11,000 in the middle already. The player in the hijack checked and Emile Schiff bet 3,000 from the button which was called. The turn was the 
and Schiff's continuation-bet of 9,000 was check-called again. The river completed the board with the and Schiff's opponent checked for the last time. Schiff fired a bet of 20,500 into the pot and that was enough to get the fold.
The hand after, the same player raised to 2,000 from under the gun and was called by the player in the hijack, Schiff in the cutoff, and Ronan Babos on the button. The flop came 
, it was checked to Schiff who bet 3,500. Babos called but the under-the-gun player raised to 10,000. The hijack and Schiff folded but Babos called.
The turn brought them the 
, the initial raiser fired a bet of 15,000 over the line, Babos responded with a raise which was instantly met by a shove of his opponent. Babos quickly called with 
for the turned straight. The other player held 
for the set of sixes and needed the board to pair up to stay in the tournament. But the river completed the board with the for this player's first bullet to fail to hit any targets.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000 | |
|
118,000 | |
|
100,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800