Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off Day 1b | 2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open

01-15-2020 15:42 UTC-4

Reis Representing Poker for Brazil

Kaelaine Minton

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

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.

Tags: Rafael Reis

01-15-2020 15:30 UTC-4

Faces of Flight B

Kaelaine Minton

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

01-15-2020 15:12 UTC-4

Borgata's #1 New Jersey Devils Fan

Kaelaine Minton

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

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
Robert Nadolny	20,500	20,500

Tags: Robert Nadolny

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

01-15-2020 14:40 UTC-4

Defending Champion in the House

Kaelaine Minton

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

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
Pascal Zaklama	32,000	32,000

Tags: Pascal Zaklama

01-15-2020 14:25 UTC-4

An Assortment of Chip Counts for Flight B

Kaelaine Minton

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Istvan Szabo	60,000
Bart Dowling	50,000
Barry Leventhal	50,000
Xiang Lin	47,000	34,500
Richard Hanheide	40,000
Dan Walsh	32,000
Joseph Andino	30,000
Katie Stone	27,000
Rafael Reis	25,000
Tom Pomponio	25,000
Cathy Dever	15,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

01-15-2020 14:12 UTC-4

Update Your Own Chip Count Using the PokerNews MyStack App!

Kaelaine Minton

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

PokerNews has activated the My Stack App for this event, allowing you to directly adjust your chip counts in our live reporting blog using your iPhone or Android phone.

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