2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off
Day: 1d
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
Entries
4,375
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1d
Entries
1,522
Players Left
291

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Rivera More than Doubles Upon Arrival

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Eric Rivera
Eric Rivera

Eric Rivera arrived and took his seat a bit late, during the previous level. Soon after sitting down, he was involved in a three-way confrontation and flopped a straight with straight-flush redraw. He was up against a player with the nut-flush draw and another with an over-pair to the board.

All the draws failed to come in and Rivera's hand held, more than doubling his starting stack!

Player Chips Progress
Eric Rivera us
Eric Rivera
63,000 38,000

Tags: Eric Rivera

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

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Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante
Anna Antimony, Anthony Anastasi & Adam Agaev
Anna Antimony, Anthony Anastasi & Adam Agaev

Over near the Event Center entrance, quite a hike from our Media area, we found some of our favorite players.

Anna Antimony (sb) was involved in a battle of the blinds and checked the river on a 9-high board. The big blind checked, behind, showing {j-}{9-} for top pair. Her {a-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} had him out-kicked and the three-time Borgata titleist took the pot.

At a nearby table sits Anthony Anastasi, a fellow Capricorn who celebrated his birthday (elsewhere) yesterday. He's back on the felt today after failing to bag in Flight A Tuesday. He's got one Borgata title from the 2015 BPO in the Turbo NLH post-lim.

Also in the low-numbered tables is Adam Agaev, a long-time Borgata regular with one title from the 2011 Spring Poker Open.

Aside from winning tournaments here at Borgata what do these three players have in common? The coolest initials a poker player can have: AA!

Player Chips Progress
Anna Antimony us
Anna Antimony
33,000 33,000
Anthony Anastasi us
Anthony Anastasi
25,000 -5,000
Adam Agaev us
Adam Agaev
25,000 25,000

Tags: Adam AgaevAnna AntimonyAnthony Anastasi

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

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Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante
Borgata Quarterback Challenge
Borgata Quarterback Challenge

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$20 Buy-In + $5 Fee (Cash only)

Enter for your chance to win the $5,000 grand prize! Participants will have 1 minute to throw 10 Wilson NFL mini footballs at four different targets from ten yards. The top 16 scores will advance to the final round.

One re-entry is permitted for Round 1. Participants must have a M life® Rewards Card

  • Date: Saturday, February 1, 2020
  • Location: Signature Room
  • Buy-in Location: Borgata Poker Room from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
  • Tournament Times: Round 1 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. / Final Round TBD

The top four from the final round will win a portion of the $10,000 GTD prize pool, which could grow based upon the number of entries.

Projected payouts are as follows:

PlacePercentage of Prize PoolMinimum Payout
150%$5,000
230%$3,000
310%$1,000
4th10%$1,000
5-16$100 Bonus Slot Dollars or $100 Match Play 

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Hawkins Busted, But Will Return

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Maurice Hawkins was short-stacked and got his last chips in with {k-Diamonds}{j-Spades} on a flop of {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{6-Clubs}. His opponent's {a-Clubs}{2-Spades} was ahead and Hawkins' gutshot failed to appear. He was busted, but will assuredly return soon with a fresh 25,000 stack.

Here's an assortment of other chip counts from the back of the Event Center.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Malinconico us
Michael Malinconico
50,000
Sundiata DeVore us
Sundiata DeVore
40,000
Sal Busacca us
Sal Busacca
37,000 15,000
Michael Forca us
Michael Forca
35,000
Josias Santos br
Josias Santos
32,000
Frank Passantino us
Frank Passantino
29,000
Chris Leong us
Chris Leong
28,000
James McKinnon us
James McKinnon
26,800
Greg Himmelbrand us
Greg Himmelbrand
25,000
Eric Rivera us
Eric Rivera
25,000
Jerry Maher us
Jerry Maher
Day 2 Chip Leader
25,000
Sam Taylor us
Sam Taylor
24,000 -3,000
Jinglin Chen us
Jinglin Chen
22,000
Vivian Leslie cr
Vivian Leslie
20,500 -4,500
Paul Spitzberg us
Paul Spitzberg
19,000
Jason Deutsch us
Jason Deutsch
19,000
Torpekay Habashzada us
Torpekay Habashzada
14,500
Matt Iles us
Matt Iles
13,600
Alida Veliu us
Alida Veliu
12,000
Jane Gold us
Jane Gold
11,000
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
Busted

Tags: Maurice Hawkins

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400