WPT Online Borgata Series powered by partypoker US Network

WPT Online Borgata Series Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

WPT Online Borgata Series powered by partypoker US Network

Final Results
Winner
Tony "ToNiSiNzz" Sinishtaj
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$77,349
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,060
Prize Pool
$432,700
Entries
440
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
440
Players Left
8

Kenny "chaposticks" Huynh Leads Final 8 After Day 1 of WPT Online Borgata Series, Sinishtaj In Second

Level 36 : 120,000/240,000, 30,000 ante
Main Event Final Table Chip Counts
Main Event Final Table Chip Counts

It took a little over nine hours of poker to reach the Final Table of eight in the WPT Online Borgata Series powered by partypoker US Network $1,060 Main Event, marking the end of Day 1 of the tournament. In total, 440 entries were recorded to generate a total prize pool of $432,700, and the eight who remain will have their eyes atop the first-place prize of $77,349.

When the dust settled, Kenny "chaposticks" Huynh, who this summer won a WSOP.com online bracelet, wound up leading the field with a stack of 34,047,746. Following in the counts is Tony "ToNiSiNzz" Sinishtaj" who finished the day with 25,618,391. Chris “rumpthumper” White rounds out the top three, well behind the first two with a stack of 11,738,135.

Start-of-day chip leader supremetny also made the final table with a stack of 10,054,770, and with blinds returning to 120,000/240,000 and 20-minute levels for the remainder of the tournament, there is still plenty of room for anybody left in the tournament to make a run.

Final Table Chip Counts

RankPlayerChipsBig Blinds
1Kenny "chaposticks" Huynh34,047,746142
2Tony "ToNiSiNzz" Sinishtaj25,618,391107
3Chris “rumpthumper” White11,738,13549
4supremetny10,054,77042
5KnowClue19,702,57040
6nevermuk8,145,69134
7sandman98764,517,58619
8a_stormy_knight4,173,72217

Day 1 Action

Play began at 5 p.m. ET with 282 registered players, a number that grew consistently through the three-hour late registration period. Starting stacks of 250,000 and 12-minute levels throughout that period provided plenty of room for play, and a bump up to 15 minute-levels thereafter allowed for even more opportunities for action and big pots, and just under half the field remained when the prize pool became official.

Borgata Ambassador Katie Stone became one of the first eliminations once the registration period closed, hitting a string of bad luck that saw two consecutive two outers hit on the turn to send her to the rail. WPT Host Tony "Bond18" Dunst and Borgata Ambassador Michael "gags30" Gagliano were also eliminated in the coming levels.

The top 72 made it into the money, a feat that was accomplished two-plus hours after the registration period closed. Sinishtaj was atop the counts at that time. Frank "FrankyFunk" Funaro (51st place), Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski (46th place), Borgata Ambassador Daniel "leinad" Buzgon (30th place), and Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd (17th place) were among those to make it into the money and not advance.

Upon Dodd's elimination, the final two tables were reached with the top four stacks being in the same order they would finish the day. Over the next hour, players such as Brian "pure_reason" Wood (16th place) and Jon "jetsfan411" Borenstein (14th place) also fell short of the final table, and eventually nine remained: Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon found himself as the shortest stack in the tournament and shoved with ace-nine. He received action from Sinishtaj, who held king-jack suited, but a king-king-nine flop proved too much to overcome as he took ninth place to burst the final table bubble and end play for the night.

PokerNews coverage will resume for Day 2 of the Main Event at 7 p.m.ET on Monday evening, where one of the eight remaining players will earn $77,349. Be sure to come back and follow to the finish.