2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off
Day: 1a
Event Info
2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Final Results
Winner
Zarko Mandic
Prize
$342,967
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$2,291,625
Total Entries
4,375
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
405
Players Left
65
Players Left 1 / 4,375
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Marder Lands a Double

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

A player opened from the button to 6,000 and Michael Marder moved all in for 33,000. His opponent called and the two turned over their hands with Marder at risk of elimination.

Michael Marder: {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}
Opponent: {7-Spades}{7-Hearts}

The board came down {q-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{10-Spades}{q-Clubs} and Marder's pocket jacks took down the pot, doubling through his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Marder
71,000
39,000
39,000

Tags: Michael Marder

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Volpe Lands a Johnnie to Stay Alive

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Three players moved all in before the flop with Mike Volpe sitting second in chips with his 39,000 stack. Players tabled their hands and Volpe found himself in an unfortunate spot, needing to hit to stay alive.

Opponent: {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Mike Volpe: {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Opponent: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}

The board ran out {10-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{j-Hearts} and Volpe managed to spike a jack on the river to stay alive, taking down two overpairs to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike Volpe
89,500
43,200
43,200

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Gugliuzza Spikes a Nine, Drops Two

Level 11 : 800/1,500, 1,500 ante

Emanuele "Manny" Gugliuzza opened to 3,500 from the cutoff and a player on the button raised to 14,000. The big blind opponent moved all in for 33,000 and Gugliuzza shoved over the top for more than enough to cover the button player who snap-called for their 67,000 stack.

Big Blind: {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}
Button: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Emanuele "Manny" Gugliuzza: {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}

The flop fell {q-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{3-Hearts} and a pair of kings was still good for the button player. A {9-Hearts} peeled off on the turn, shifting the lead to Gugliuzza with his set of nines.

The {j-Hearts} river changed nothing as Gugliuzza took down the pot, eliminating two opponents as he added to his chip lead stack.

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Emanuele "Manny" Gugliuzza
310,000
Day 1A Chip Leader

Tags: Emanuele "Manny" Gugliuzza

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Alberto Scoops, Sends One Home

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Sridhar Sangannagari opened to 3,200 from under the gun and found two callers. George Alberto was in the big blind and three-bet to 13,200.

Sangannagari folded, one opponent called and the other moved all in for 19,300. Both Alberto and his opponent called to see the {5-Clubs}{4-Spades}{2-Hearts} flop where Alberto moved all in for 18,000.

His opponent called, tabling {10-Spades}{7-Spades} and Alberto showed {a-Clubs}{5-Spades} for a pair of fives. The preflop all in player turned over {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and the board ran out {q-Clubs}{6-Spades} as Alberto held on with his pair of fives, sending one home as he took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Sridhar Sangannagari
96,000
96,000
96,000
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George Alberto
94,500
94,500
94,500