2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Event #19: $220 Charity Series of Poker
Day: 1
Event Info

2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Event Info
Entries
53
Players Left
1
Average Chip Stack
795,000
Total Chips
795,000
Level Info
Level
17
Blinds
8,000 / 15,000
Ante
15,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
53
Players Left
1

Congratulations to Katie Stone on Taking Down Event #19: Charity Series of Poker!

Level 17 : 8,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Event #19 Champion Katie Stone
Event #19 Champion Katie Stone

The 2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open has now crowned a champion in Event #19: $220 Charity Series of Poker and it is a familiar face taking home the trophy as BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro Katie Stone emerged as the winner.

Stone took home a seat into the $3,500 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship for her victory, along with a prestigious Borgata trophy to add to her mantle. Stone is a Borgata regular who is sure to make use of the seat to the tournament which begins tomorrow and is definitely someone to keep an eye on as she looks for another deep run.

Kenneth Levine and John Yanni rounded out the top three finishers, receiving a $500 St. Jude CSOP Seat (to be held on April 4, at the Palms in Las Vegas) along with two nights hotel stay and $500 for travel. Tyler Patterson, Randall lee, and Philip Luelsdorff all took home a $500 St. Jude CSOP seat for their efforts as well.

Charity Series of Poker Results

PlacePlayerPayout
1Katie Stone$3,500 WPT Seat
2Kenneth Levine$500 CSOP Seat/Hotel/$500 Travel Cash
3John Yanni$500 CSOP Seat/Hotel/$500 Travel Cash
4Tyler Patterson$500 CSOP Seat
5Randall Lee$500 CSOP Seat
6Philip Luelsdorff$500 CSOP Seat

That wraps it up for all of the live coverage of Event #19: $220 Charity Series of Poker but tune in now for all of the updates on Event #18: $1,560 Purple Chip Bounty as the action unfolds.

Tags: John YanniKatie StoneKenneth LevineRandall LeeTyler Patterson

Kenneth Levine Eliminated in 2nd Place

Level 17 : 8,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Kenneth Levine
Kenneth Levine

Katie Stone moved all in from the button and Kenneth Levine called. Both players flipped over their cards in what would be the last hand of the night.

Kenneth Levine: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Katie Stone: {9-Diamonds}{7-Spades}

The flop fell {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}, giving Stone a straight and Levine was now drawing to runner-runner. A {9-Hearts} peeled off on the turn, giving Levine some outs for the river but a {5-Diamonds} completed the board and Stone took down the pot, eliminating Levine from the tournament in second place.

Player Chips Progress
Katie Stone us
Katie Stone
795,000 115,000
Kenneth Levine us
Kenneth Levine
Busted

Tags: Katie StoneKenneth Levine

Stone Sends Yanni Out in Third

Level 17 : 8,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
John Yanni
John Yanni

Katie Stone open-shoved from the button and John Yanni called for less, putting in his 140,000 stack. The two turned over their hands and Yanni was at risk of elimination.

John Yanni: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Katie Stone: {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}

The flop came down {j-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{6-Clubs} and Stone took a commanding lead. A {j-Hearts} turn card sealed the deal for Stone as Yanni was then drawing dead to the {10-Hearts} river, being eliminated in third place.

Player Chips Progress
Katie Stone us
Katie Stone
680,000 505,000
John Yanni us
John Yanni
Busted

Tags: John YanniKatie Stone

Levine Takes the Lead

Level 16 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Kenneth Levine
Kenneth Levine

Kenneth Levine moved all in and found a caller in Tyler Patterson, the two tabled their cards with Levine at risk.

Kenneth Levine: {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
Tyler Patterson: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}

The board ran out {q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{q-Spades} and Levine secured a complete double up, leaving Patterson short.

Player Chips Progress
Kenneth Levine us
Kenneth Levine
305,000 260,000
Tyler Patterson us
Tyler Patterson
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
17,000 -93,000

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Stone Makes Stout First Elimination of Final Table

Level 14 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Matt Stout
Matt Stout

Katie Stone moved all in on the button and Matt Stout called his 38,000 stack in from the small blind. Players tabled their cards with Stout at risk.

Matt Stout: {7-Spades}{7-Hearts}
Katie Stone: {q-Diamonds}{9-Spades}

The board rolled out {q-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{8-Diamonds} and Stone's flopped two pair sent Stout out of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Katie Stone us
Katie Stone
190,000 50,000
Matt Stout us
Matt Stout
Busted

Tags: Katie StoneMatt Stout

Barnes Sends One to the Rail

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Brittney Barnes
Brittney Barnes

A player moved all in, totaling around 16,000 and Brittney Barnes quickly jammed over the top. The two tabled their cards with Barnes' opponent at risk of elimination.

Opponent: {a-Spades}{6-Spades}
Brittney Barnes: {a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}

The board ran out {k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Hearts}{3-Clubs} and Barnes scooped the pot, sending her opponent out the door.

Player Chips Progress
Brittney Barnes us
Brittney Barnes
58,000 42,400

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Charity Series of Poker Event Tonight at 6:30 PM; Pre-Game Reception at Gypsy Bar at 5 PM!

Borgata CSOP
Borgata CSOP

The Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) is proud to announce their 29th charity poker event, which will take place tonight starting at 6:30 p.m. in the Event Center. All net proceeds from the $220 buy-in tournament, which will offer unlimited re-entries, will benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Click here for the complete Structure Sheet.

The event will be preceded by a catered reception with an open bar, food, and music, held from 5:00-6:30 p.m. at Gypsy Bar, courtesy of Borgata. The winner of the charity tournament will walk away with a $3,500 seat into the World Poker Tour Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship. The second and third-place finishers will receive seats in the $500 St. Jude CSOP (to be held on April 4 at the Palms in Las Vegas) along with hotel and $500 for travel. The fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-place finishers will receive a $500 St. Jude CSOP Las Vegas seat.

There will be a silent auction, raffle, bounty prizes, plus $1,000 in cash for both the chip leader at the end of the re-entry period and the player with the most re-entries. Among those slated to attend are DraftKings National Sports Betting Champion Randy Lee, Anthony Zinno, CSOP Founder Matt Stout, Faded Spade Founder Tom Wheaton, Tyler Patterson, Esther Taylor, Tommy Bates, and many more!

Sponsors for the event include Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Sofa King Creative, RunGoodGear, VerStandig Law, Clayton Tax and Financial, PokerNews, and Right Touch Trophies.

About the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

St. Jude is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of founder Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family's ability to pay.