Event #25: $300 Deepest Stack NLH | 2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open

02-01-2020 05:02 UTC-4

The Final Six Make a Deal to Close Out 2020 BWPO

TKBluffs

Level 28 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

In the final event of the 2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open - Event #25: $300 Deepest Stack NLH - the final six players began discussing an adjusted payout deal in the late-night hours. The stacks were counted down and it didn't take long for a deal to be struck.

Daniel Gordon took first place for the lion's share of the prize pool earning $17,838. Gordon and Ryan Dodd were the top two stacks and they agreed to run one hand for the trophy.

Dodd came out on top earning his second Borgata Poker Open trophy and $17,431 for his runner-up finish.

Event #25 Final Table Results

Place	Player	Payout
1	Daniel Gordon	$17,838*
2	Ryan Dodd	$17,431*
3	Richard Bengis	$16,461*
4	Kevin Tran	$12,887*
5	Nan Min	$11,936*
6	Pearson Potter	$11,654
7	Irwin Reiter	$4,934
8	Alex Lin	$3,853
9	Joseph Lorenz Cruz	$2,704

_{*Indicates Adjusted Payout}

Tags: Alex Lin Daniel Gordon Kevin Tran Nan Min Ryan Dodd

01-31-2020 23:20 UTC-4

Dodd Alone at the Top

TKBluffs

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Ryan Dodd has distanced himself well out in front of the field here in Event #25 as we approach the money bubble. He is now sitting behind a mountain of 1,500,000 and looks to be the only player over the million chip mark.

Dodd already holds one Borgata Poker Open title since bursting onto the live tournament scene and he's all alone at the top of the chip counts.

There are plenty of familiar faces also still in the hunt including 14 time WSOP Circuit ring winner Maurice Hawkins, John McGuinness, Joey Galazzo and Rickey Lee.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Dodd	1,500,000	1,280,000
Joseph Galazzo	650,000	525,000
John McGuinness	575,000	315,000
Ryan Hagerty	425,000
Maurice Hawkins	280,000	145,000
Judith Bielan	225,000	150,000
Rickey Lee	175,000

Tags: John Mcguinness Maurice Hawkins Rickey Lee Ryan Dodd

01-31-2020 20:10 UTC-4

Bengis Another Big Stack

Kaelaine Minton

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

As they enter the final level before the dinner break, Richard Bengis may have pulled into the lead. He's at least challenging Ryan Eriquezzo at the top of the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Bengis	510,000

Tags: Richard Bengis

01-31-2020 16:47 UTC-4

Rossetti Coolered by The Master

Kaelaine Minton

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

Rick Rossetti was all-in preflop holding pocket queens, only to run into the pocket aces of Men "The Master" Nguyen. The board was useless for Rossetti and he was felted.

Nguyen is building a big stack early here in the final trophy event of the 2020 BWPO. He already has one trophy from this series, from Event #4: $400 Saturday Series Deep Stack NLH, where he earned $50,000 for first place in a three-way deal at the final table. This is his first Borgata Open Series title.

Nguyen has more than $11 million in reported tournament earnings and currently ranks fourth on California's all time money list. He's apparently decided he's conquered the west coast and now he's come east to make his mark on this side of the country. He has several wins in Connecticut and at the US Poker Championships in Atlantic City back in the day, but this is his first win east of the Mississippi since 2008.

Player	Chips	Progress
Men Nguyen	226,000	226,000
Rick Rossetti	Busted

Tags: Men Nguyen Rick Rossetti

01-31-2020 13:45 UTC-4

Eriquezzo Going For Five

Kaelaine Minton

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

Ryan Eriquezzo is already on the board with four cashes during this 2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open. In Event #1: $600 Deep Stack NLH Kick-Off, he finished 262nd out of 4,365 runners for $1,409. Then it was on to Event #10: $300 Deepest Stack NLH, where he finished 15th for $2,353. At the final table of Event #14: $1,090 SixMax, he came up with a fourth place finish for $34,365. Then he put together a deep run in Event #20: WPT BWPO Championship, finishing 76th for $8,735.

He's not wearing the pink hoodie he sported during previous events, so perhaps he's looking to change it up today, but after pocketing more than $45,000 this series, it will be interesting to see if he can go deep again in this one-day event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Eriquezzo	40,000	40,000

Tags: Ryan Eriquezzo

01-31-2020 11:08 UTC-4

Welcome to the Final Trophy Event of the 2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open!

Kaelaine Minton

(L to R) Ed Farah, Shaun Hinklein, Fanilkumar Patel, Mike Dichiard, Brad Fryman , Jim Kousouros, & Regs Villaluna

Today's Event #25: $300 Deepest Stack No Limit Hold'em, is the final main event of the 2020 BWPO!

This is a one-day, $100,000 Guaranteed event, with a 35,000-chip starting stack. There is an optional add-on of 5,000 chips available for only $5 as well. All levels are 30-minutes long. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are open until the start of level 11 (about 4:45 p.m.).

Last year, this event had 474 entrants and it was close to 6 a.m. when the final seven agreed on ICM adjusted payouts. As the chip leader, Fanilkumar Patel took first place and ($17,225)

Tags: Fanilkumar Patel