Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Event #10: $300 Deepest Stack
Day: 1a
Kosakowski Tries Again
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Gary Kosakowski cashed in Event #5: HOSE a few days ago, finishing 5th for $1,505.
He tried again in the PLO event yesterday, lighting several buy-ins on fire, but failed to cash.
Undeterred, he's back in action here in Flight A, trying to make it to the bag & tag after Level 16.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
Alibrandi Claims a Victim
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The player in the cutoff had shoved and Paula Alibrandi called in the big blind with the slightly bigger stack.
Cutoff: 
Paula Alibrandi: 
The board ran out 
for Alibrandi to hold with her higher pocket pair to eliminate her opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
86,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Chip Count Updates
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
205,000 | |
|
||
|
180,000 | |
|
175,000
144,000
|
144,000 |
|
||
|
130,000
-38,000
|
-38,000 |
|
100,000 | |
|
70,000 | |
|
55,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
51,000 | |
|
50,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
42,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
36,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Selection of Chip Counts
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
216,000
216,000
|
216,000 |
|
|
177,000
137,000
|
137,000 |
|
|
161,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
|
||
|
110,000
-47,000
|
-47,000 |
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
70,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
||
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
35,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Third Break of the Day
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
With 645 entries showing on the tournament clock, the 250 remaining players have been sent for their third 15-minute break of the day. The registration and reentry period will be closed at the end of the break, any eliminated players wanting to take another shot at making Day 2 will need to enter Day 1b after this break.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Dentale on Table One, DiZenzo Adjacent
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Mike Dentale is now seated at Table 1, so there will be no more moves for him in Flight A since registration is closed and this table will not break before the end of play. Dan Dizenzo is seated to his left and not looking too happy about it. They've only got to make it through four levels before the bag & tag at the end of the flight.
Registration is closed with an unofficial Flight An entry count of 650, covering $169,000 of the $200,000 guarantee on total buy-ins in this event. The rest has already been covered by early entries in Flight B.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
45,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Mark Your Calendars for the Spring Poker Open and East Coast Poker Tour!
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
It's never too soon to plan ahead! Mark your calendars now for Borgata's Spring Poker Open, which will run from April 7-24. That's also the first Borgata stop on the New East Coast Poker Tour, which kicks off February 5-17 at MGM's National Harbor.
Over five tournament series which include Borgata's Spring and Summer Opens, the top 90 leaderboard players will be awarded seats in November's Fall Poker Open Championship. You can get all the stops, dates, and leaderboard details at mgmecpt.com.