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Event #22: $5,100 High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Event #22: $5,100 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$5,100
Prize Pool
$373,450
Total Entries
77
Level
24
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
77
Players Left
14
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Level 14
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The first day of Event #22: $5,100 High Roller has come to a close after 14 action-packed levels of play here at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa and a total of 77 slips were sold with just 14 remaining at the end of the night. Sweden's Anton Wigg is sitting atop the leaderboard with a 1,200,000 stack.
A rocky start is the best way to describe Wigg's beginning on Day 1, losing most of his stack just before the first break of the day when Raul Martinez spiked an ace to beat the pocket kings of Wigg, leaving him with just a third os the starting stack.
The Stockholm, Sweden native fought back and by the time the next break came around he was sitting in the top three with five times his starting stack. Wigg found his biggest pot of the night during the last level when he nailed a flush against Mike Meskin to take the lead in this event, a lead that he held onto by night's end.
Rounding out the top five stacks are Jonathan Dokler (918,000), Robert Brobyn (784,000), Chris Sparks (760,000), and Canada's Qi Hu (717,000). Hu is hot off a victory just two days ago when he took down Event #17: $3,125 Heads-Up for his second-best career cash of $67,512 along with his first Borgata trophy.
The bigger buy-in brought a star-studded field to life, with a total of 77 entries accumulated over the span of a 10-level late registration period. That number turned into a $373,450 prize pool for the players to battle for with the top 11 finding at least a min-cash of $9,336 and the eventual winner pulling in a cool $100,829 to go along with their new Brogata Trophy. The remaining 14 players will be returning at noon tomorrow to play it out until a champion is crowned.
Notable names that will be gunning for that six-figure cash on Day 2 include Justin Liberto (697,000), Nitis Udornpim (661,000), Ian O'Hara (481,000), and the well-known Jerry Wong (303,000).
That wraps it up for the PokerNews Day 1 coverage of this event but tune in tomorrow for all of the updates on Day 2.
Level 14
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
||
|
918,000
148,000
|
148,000 |
|
784,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
760,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
717,000
207,000
|
207,000 |
|
697,000
288,000
|
288,000 |
|
||
|
661,000
231,000
|
231,000 |
|
||
|
481,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
||
|
322,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
308,000
162,000
|
162,000 |
|
303,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
|
||
|
200,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
188,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
150,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
Level 14
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The first day of this tournament has now come to an end after 14 levels of play and it is Anton Wigg leading into Day 2.
A recap of the day will be posted shortly, along with full chip counts.
Level 14
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The flop read 
, Mike Meskin and Anton Wigg moved all of their chips into the middle with Wigg having more, putting Meskin at risk.
Mike Meskin: 
Anton Wigg: 
A 
landed on the turn and Wigg had one last chance for romance. The 
smashed Wigg with the deck, giving him his flush and Meskin was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
970,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
Level 14
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Nick Pupillo found his 225,000 stack go into the middle before the flop and Justin Liberto called, putting Pupillo at risk as the two turned over a classic race.
Nick Pupillo: 
Justin Liberto: 
The board ran out 
and Liberto's queens held on to take the pot, sending Pupillo out late in the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
985,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Level 14
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Nick Pupillo opened to 22,000 and Justin Liberto three-bet to 53,000. Pupillo moved his 167,000 stack into the middle and Liberto quickly mucked, sending the pot to Pupillo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
760,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
230,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 14
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Level 13
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
870,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
|
815,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
770,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
570,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
510,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
505,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
485,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
470,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
|
430,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
370,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
215,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
205,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
120,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
|
95,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Level 13
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The flop showed 
and there was around 55,000 in the pot when action checked to Qi Hu, he bet 25,000 and Jonathan Dokler check-called.
A 
landed on the turn, Dokler tapped to Hu and he bet 80,000. Dokler called, a 
completed the board and again action checked to Hu.
Hu bet 225,000 and Dokler snap-called. Hu tabled 
for top two and Dokler then showed his 
, giving him a flush and the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
810,000
505,000
|
505,000 |
|
|
460,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
