Noon Start for Event #8: $230 Deeper Stack at the Borgata Winter Poker Open
At noon local time, Event #8: $230 Deeper Stack will kick off at the Event Center in the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa in Atlantic City. The eighth event of the Borgata Winter Poker Open features a $25,000 guaranteed prize pool with levels lasting 25 minutes each for the first 15 levels. The level duration will then be increased to 30 minutes each.
In 2018 this event attracted 324 entries with Kyle Yen walking away victorious with the trophy and the $9,113 that comes with it after a deal was done amongst the final six players. Jonathan Neale, Jordan Wolbrum, Eileen Kustafik, Morgan Klein, and Clinton Dunn were also part of the deal on the final table.
A whopping 35,000 in chips will be given to players when they take their seats at the table and they may enter or reenter an unlimited amount of times during the first 10 levels of the day and a 15-minute break has been scheduled after Level 4, 7, and 10. Further breaks will be determined by the tournament director. A big blind ante is in play as is in all the events here during the festival and play will continue until a winner has been found as this is a one-day event.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to bring you all the action from the start so follow along!
Event #8: $230 Deeper Stack Structure
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | BB ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 100 | 100 | |
| 2 | 25 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 3 | 25 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 4 | 25 | 200 | 300 | 300 |
| Break | 15 | |||
| 5 | 25 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 6 | 25 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 7 | 25 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| Break | 15 | |||
| 8 | 25 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 9 | 25 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 10 | 25 | 800 | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| Break | 15 | |||
| 11 | 25 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| 12 | 25 | 1,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 |
| 13 | 25 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| 14 | 25 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| 15 | 25 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| 16 | 30 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| 17 | 30 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
| 18 | 30 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| 19 | 30 | 6,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| 20 | 30 | 8,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 |
| 21 | 30 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| 22 | 30 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
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flop and Matos check-called a bet of 100,000.
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completed the board. Matos fired out a bet of 150,000 and his opponent instantly fired his hand into the muck.