Main Event
Day 2 Started
2016 PokerNews Cup Borgata
Main Event
Day: 2
Day 2 Table Draw
| Table | Seat | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Nikolai Sears | 220,500 |
| 1 | 2 | Erik Christensen | 83,500 |
| 1 | 3 | Jack Duong | 262,500 |
| 1 | 4 | James Gilbert | 113,000 |
| 1 | 5 | David Olshan | 41,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Justin Liberto | 104,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Robert Elias | 70,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Jayaram Kovoor-Chathoth | 86,500 |
| 1 | 9 | Barry Hutter | 230,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Jacob Bazeley | 234,500 |
| 2 | 2 | Ray Qartomy | 158,500 |
| 2 | 3 | Ryan Van Sanford | 116,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Aaron Massey | 78,500 |
| 2 | 5 | Christian Harder | 150,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Amir Babakhani | 74,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Jeffrey Saunders | 165,500 |
| 2 | 8 | Michael Dentale | 53,500 |
| 3 | 1 | Dominic Picinic | 323,500 |
| 3 | 2 | Nicholas Gerrity | 61,500 |
| 3 | 3 | Jason Deutsch | 273,500 |
| 3 | 4 | Taylor Wilson | 259,500 |
| 3 | 5 | Sergio De Zen | 147,500 |
| 3 | 6 | Muhammad Abdel-Rahim | 30,500 |
| 3 | 7 | Michael Guth | 116,000 |
| 3 | 8 | David Fink | 70,500 |
| 3 | 9 | Jakov Klatzkin | 76,000 |
Welcome to Day 2 of PokerNews Cup Borgata
The first stateside edition of the PokerNews Cup has seen Day 1 come and go, and Day 2 is on the horizon with a kickoff set for noon local time here at the Borgata in Atlantic City, N.J.
Yesterday, 16 levels were played, and of the 120 entries, 26 players booked tickets to today's Day 2. Dominic Picnic (323,500) is foremost among them chip-wise, with Jason Deutsch (273,500), Jack Duong (262,500), Taylor Wilson (259,500), Jake Bazeley (234,500), and Barry Hutter (230,000) in hot pursuit.
Day 2 is the final day of the tournament, so a champion will be determined at some point who will walk away with $68,676. The majority of the remaining runners will cash as there are 18 paid places.
Things begin at Level 17 (2,500/5,000/500) and continue throughout the day with 40-minute levels until a final table has been reached. At that point, levels move to 50 minutes. Stay tuned here on PokerNews to find out the next champion of the PokerNews Cup.
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Blend 'Em & Send 'Em
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Cards are in the air for the start of Day 2.
"Oh that's a Bad River Card, I'm Not Good Enough to Fold."
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Ray Qartomy and Ryan Van Sanford went to a flop of 
in a battle of the blinds. Qartomy bet 5,000, Van Sanford called and the turn came 
. Qartomy check-called and the river came 
.
Qartomy checked, Van Sanford bet 31,000 and Qartomy said, "Oh that's a bad river card. But I'm not good enough to fold."
He tossed in the call, Van Sanford tabled 
for a rivered flush and Qartomy showed two aces in the hole.
The Ray Qartomy Show
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Ray Qartomy is in a great mood today and talking up a storm to his table. He has Jake Bazeley on his right with Ryan Van Sanford and Aaron Massey on his left. The trio is more than happy to entertain his table talk.
Bazely limped from the small blind with no action ahead of him and Qartomy said, "I gotta raise you because you're my buddy."
Bazeley laughed, Qartomy said, "I'm serious, I always play good hands. When are you guys going to learn?"
Bazeley mucked showing a king and Qartomy said, "Hey, c'mon who's better?" and showed the 
.
Harder Eliminates Saunders
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Jeffrey Saunders got his last 105,000 in under the gun and was at risk when Christian Harder picked up 
in the small blind. Saunders had 
and failed to find improvement on the 
board.
At the same table, Mike Dentale went bust moments later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
275,000 | 125,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Sergio De Zen On a Rush
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Table 3 is the action table in the early goings and there was a three-way preflop all in with premium hands.
Sergio De Zen: 
Michael Gluth: 
Dominic Picinic: 
Picinic held the largest stack, Gluth the shortest and the board ran 
, De Zen doubled through Picinic and eliminated Gluth. Picinic lost about half his stack.
On the next hand James Gilbert was moved to the table and busted to De Zen in unknown action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
543,000 | 395,500 |
|
165,000 | -158,500 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Qartomy Eliminated
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Ray Qartomy doubled up with 
against the sixes of Ryan Van Sanford when the latter opened under the gun and called Qartomy's ship for 40,500 in the big blind. However, it turned out to be a mere loan.
The very next hand, with the board reading 
on the turn, Qartomy and Van Sanford got it in again but this time Van Sanford had by far the best of it with 
for top two.
"How do you do that?" Qartomy lamented, showing 
for a lower two pair.
He went bust after the 
river.
At another table, Erik Christensen busted, and the tournament is on the stone bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000 | 104,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |