Level: 14
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Event #13: $400 Almighty Stack
Day: 1c
Faces of Flight C
Preis Up as Registration Closes
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Samuel Preis is up to 760,000 and must be among the bigger stacks as registration closes for Flight C. He finished 11th ($8,230) in the 2018 Summer Poker Open Almighty Stack, so he knows how to make his way through a field of this size.
The unofficial entry count for 1c is 1,140, bringing the overall total for the first three flights to 2,303. Only 555 more are needed to cover the $2 million guarantee.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
760,000 | 760,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Trammell Busted During Break
Level 12
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
On a hand that ran over into the break, Quintin Trammell found himself short stacked and all in holding pocket fours and racing against the player in Seat 3, who had 
.
The board ran clean for Trammell, until the ubiquitous ace on the river, giving his opponent the bigger pair and the pot.
Trammell was felted, but can still re-enter this flight until the end of the break — or he can try again in Flight D coming up at 5 p.m.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Time for a Color-Up Break!
Level 12
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
End of Level 12 and time for a break. They're taking 20 minutes due to the size of the field and the need to color off the black 100 chips.
When the extended break is over and play resumes, registration will close for this flight.
The final flight, 1d, begins at 5 p.m. right here in the Event Center, with tables numbered starting from the back of the room.
Some Chip Counts
Level 12
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000 | 112,000 |
|
426,000 | 316,000 |
|
217,000 | 117,000 |
|
205,000 | 105,000 |
|
120,000 | 42,000 |
|
107,000 | 7,000 |
|
105,000 | |
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
95,000 | |
|
93,000 | -7,000 |
|
83,000 | |
|
62,000 | 62,000 |
Koliner Doubles Through Volper
Level 12
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
John Koliner (big blind) got all-on holding 
against Nikolay Volper, who had a dominated 
.
The board came 
, improving Koliner first to a pair of Aces, then to the nut flush on the river. He doubled up, but was still short-stacked. Volper still had a healthy stack as they approach the close of registration.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
265,000 | |
|
36,000 |
Kings Hold for Varkonyi
Level 12
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Robert Varkonyi got all-in holding pocket kings against a player holding 
and by the river, Varkonyi had improved to a full house. He felted his opponent and collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000 | 110,000 |
Third Bullet Needed for Givens
Level 12
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The player in the under-the-gun position limped in and Evan Manolakos raised to 10,000 in the late position. Will Givens had just reentered and three-bet to 32,000 in the hijack. The action folded back to the under-the-gun player who folded. Manolakos four-bet shoved with the bigger stack and Givens snap-called.
Will Givens: 
Evan Manolakos: 
The flop came 
for Givens to hit top pair but the 
on the turn gave Manolakos the set of jacks and Givens a gutshot to a straight.
The river completed the board with the 
to not change the outcome as Manolakos improved to a full house. Givens made his way to the reentry desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
225,000 | |
|
|
Busted |