Event #14: $1,090 Six Max NLH Day 1 | 2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open

01-24-2020 15:42 UTC-4

"Mr. SixMax" is in the House

Kaelaine Minton

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

Might as well call him "Mr. SixMax, since Michael Kemeter regularly crushes this event.

He won it all back in the 2015 Borgata Summer Poker Open, topping a field of 128 runners to take first place and $37,249. One year later, he successfully defended that title, taking first again in 2016 in a field of 120 for $34,920.

During the 2017 Borgata Poker Open, he finished fourth out of 333 entries for $12,217, then later that year in the Fall Poker Open, he just missed another SixMax title, finishing third (out of 124) for $16,539.

In the 2018 Summer Poker Open, he returned to the winner's circle, winning yet another SixMax title, besting a field of 130 entries for first place and $22,856.

Last September, he was once again at the final table of the SixMax, where he finished fourth out of 244 runners for $22,485.

No other player at Borgata has performed this consistently in an event like this one, that draws a field of such skilled players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Kemeter	20,000

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01-24-2020 15:09 UTC-4

Don't Miss Out on Tomorrow's Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) Event to Benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Chad Holloway

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

The Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) is proud to announce their 29th charity poker event, which will take place tomorrow night (Saturday, January 25) – the night before the Borgata Winter Poker Open World Poker Tour $3,500 Main Event.

The tournament will take place in the Event Center and all net proceeds from the $220 buy-in tournament, which will offer re-entries (no add-ons), will benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, which treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

The event will feature a catered reception with an open bar, food, and music, which will be held from 5:00-6:30 p.m. at Gypsy Bar courtesy of Borgata. The winner of the charity tournament, which kicks off at 6:30 p.m., will walk away with a $3,500 seat into the WPT Borgata Main Event. The second and third-place finishers will receive seats to the $500 St. Jude CSOP (to be held on April 4 at the Palms in Las Vegas) along with hotel and $500 for travel. The 4th-6th place finishers will receive a $500 St. Jude CSOP Las Vegas seat.

There will also be a silent auction, raffle, bounty prizes, plus $1,000 cash prizes for both the chip leader at the end of the re-entry period and the player with the most re-entries. Among those slated to attend are DraftKings National Sports Betting Champion Randy Lee, Anthony Zinno, CSOP Founder Matt Stout, Faded Spade Founder Tom Wheaton, Tyler Patterson, Esther Taylor, Tommy Bates, and many more!

Sponsors for the event include Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Sofa King Creative, RunGoodGear, VerStandig Law, Clayton Tax and Financial, PokerNews, and Right Touch Trophies.

About the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

St. Jude is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of our founder Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family's ability to pay.

01-24-2020 14:37 UTC-4

Siegel is a "Super Survivor"

Kaelaine Minton

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

Since the beginning of this 2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open series, Eric Siegel has cashed in four Survivors including Event #6: $560 Super Survivor NLH, earning $5,000.

He's padding his bankroll nicely with the Survivor format (or replenishing it after the lost tournament buy-ins). If things don't go his way in today's SixMax, he'll most likely turn up in Event #15, $560 Super Survivor, which starts at 5 p.m. this evening.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Siegel	20,000

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01-24-2020 14:08 UTC-4

"Shuffle Up and Deal" for the Sixers

Kaelaine Minton

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

Cards are in the air as the order has been given to "Shuffle Up and Deal!"

The SixMax NLH event always kicks off Championship weekend here at Borgata and they’re now underway in the back of the Event Center. This event serves as a great warm-up for players planning to play the Championship and the big buy-in and guarantee draws the serious pros.

This is also a great "palette cleanser" for the players who have been eliminated from the Almighty, currently playing down to the money in the front of the Event Center.

01-24-2020 13:00 UTC-4

Welcome to 2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open Event #14: $1,090 Six-Max NLH

Kaelaine Minton

Joshua Bergman - 1st Place - 2019 BWPO SixMax

Another new Borgata Winter Poker Open trophy event kicks off at 1 p.m. today in the Event Center, running alongside Day 2 the Almighty Stack.

Event #14: $1,090 Six-Max NLH with $200,000 Guarantee is a two-day tournament and will start players with 20,000 in chips. Late registration and re-entries will be available through the break at the end of Level 10. Levels 1-8 will last 30 minutes and after that will switch to 45 minutes in length. At the final table, they'll jump one more time to one-hour levels.

Day 1 will run until 2 a.m. or 18 players, then they'll bag up for the night and return at 12 noon Saturday, January 25 for Day 2 and play until a winner is determined.

Last year this tournament crushed its $200,000 Guarantee by drawing 328 entrants, which resulted in a prize pool of more than $318,000. It was after 2 a.m. on Day 2 when Joshua Bergman of Brookline, MA, ultimately prevailed to win the title and accompanying $77,946 first-place prize.

Click here for the complete Structure Sheet.

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