First Break for Flight B
End of Level 4 and Flight B players are enjoying their first break of the day.
End of Level 4 and Flight B players are enjoying their first break of the day.
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Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Istvan Szabo | 60,000 | |
Bart Dowling
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50,000 | |
Barry Leventhal | 50,000 | |
Xiang Lin |
47,000
34,500
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34,500 |
Richard Hanheide | 40,000 | |
Dan Walsh
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32,000 | |
Joseph Andino | 30,000 | |
Katie Stone | 27,000 | |
Rafael Reis | 25,000 | |
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Tom Pomponio | 25,000 | |
Cathy Dever | 15,000 |
Pascal Zaklama won this event last year, claiming his first Borgata Open title in the process.
The 2019 BWPO Kick-Off event drew a massive field of 5,130 entries, putting more than $2.6 million in the prize pool. The event ended with a three-way deal which gave chip leader Pascal Zaklama first place, $328,695, and the BWPO trophy.
He's begun his attempt at a tite defense here today in Flight B.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Pascal Zaklama |
32,000
32,000
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32,000 |
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Level: 6
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Robert Nadolny is a big fan of the New Jersey Devils pro Hockey team and always wears a jersey from a current Devils player (or one who played for the Devils at some point in their career).
Today he's wearing the jersey from one of his favorite players, Pat Verbeek. He was selected 43rd overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft.
According to Wikipedia, "Verbeek played for five teams over a 20 year playing career, earning a Stanley Cup ring with the Dallas Stars in 1999. His nickname, "The Little Ball of Hate", was given to him in 1995 by Glenn Healy after fellow New York Rangers teammate Ray Ferraro was tagged as the "Big Ball of Hate"." He was selected 43rd overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Robert Nadolny |
20,500
20,500
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20,500 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
In 2018, Rafael Reis won the Borgata Spring Poker Open Kick-Off Deep Stack NLH event, topping a field of 2,370 entrants to claim first place and $216,010. The Brazilian has more than $967,000 in tournament earnings and won the largest poker event ever held in the state of Florida, with over 5,000 participants.
Reis moved to the United States and started playing professionally in 2014 and has already claimed ten titles in just five years. He ranks 16th on Brazil's All Time Money List and was recently profiled in Brazil USA Magazine (http://www.brazilusamagazine.com/article/voce-ja-ouviu-falar-sobre-esportes-da-mente/) accompanied by a photo of him taken right here at Borgata.