Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off
Day: 1a
Volpe Gets Lucky to Stay Alive
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
After Seat 6 limped early, Mike Volpe (no relation) made it 1,200 to play. Seat 1 (cutoff) called, then Seat 4 in the big blind 3-bet to 4,700 total. Seat 6 stuck around, making the call, as did Volpe. Seat 1 opted out.
With the pot at 16,100, the flop fell 
and Seat 4 led out, Seat 6 folded, then Volpe moved in for his last 15,100, getting the call from his lone remaining opponent.
Seat 4 was ahead with 
for top two pair. Volpe's 
was in need of two running cards to improve. He stood up to leave, then the dealer completed the board with the 
and the 
, giving Volpe the backdoor diamond flush and the pot.
He resumed his seat and stacked his newly acquired chips, now playing 46,300.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,300 | 46,300 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Borgata's Winningest Yet to Claim a Kick-Off Title
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
Abraham Korotki is well known as Borgata's winningest tournament player with eight reported wins at this venue. He's won two Open Series Championships, a SixMax, DeepStacks, a Deeper Stacks, a Players Series, and even a Ladies event.
One type of event he has yet to conquer, however, is a Open Series Kick-Off. These events always draw a big crowd with guarantees of a million or more.
His lifetime earnings are closing in on $1.9 million and a deep run in this event could put him past that milestone.
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Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
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Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Break Time for Flight A
Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
End of Level 4 and Flight A players are taking their first break of the day.
Haines Takes Early Chip Lead
Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
A not-so-familiar face has leapt out to an early chip lead here in Flight A.
Ed Haines is up to roughly 90,000, more than three times the starting stack, before the first break of the day.
He's sharing a table with Allen White, who apparently donated some chips when his combo straight and flush draw failed to come in.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000 | 90,000 |
An Assortment of Chip Counts
Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000 | |
|
41,000 | |
|
35,000 | |
|
35,000 | |
|
31,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
23,000 | |
|
20,500 | |
|
|
15,000 | |
|
12,500 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300