Event 1: $560 $1 Million Guaranteed Deep-Stack NLHE Reentry
Day 1d Completed
2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open
Event 1: $560 $1 Million Guaranteed Deep-Stack NLHE Reentry
Day: 1d
Kirkor Tekneci leads way after Day 1d
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Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
The final flight of Event 1 at the Borgata Spring Poker Open has concluded and an unofficial 770 entries put up the $560 buy-in with hopes of getting a shot at part of the $1 million guaranteed prize pool. That brought the total number of entries to a staggering 2,483 (unofficial) - smashing the guarantee by a substantial margin.
At the end of the day, it was Kirkor Tekneci who topped the Day 1d leader board with 333,000 in chips. Rounding out the top three were Tuan Vuong (311,000) and Marcus Cohen (308,500). Other large stacks included well known poker pro Brett Richey (289,500), Hieu Tran (284,000) and Mike Jarvela (267,000). Others to make it through the day included Sean Wallace, Jeffrey Papola, Maggie Morris, Allard Broedelet, Michael Marder, and Anna Khait.
That was the good news. Bad news came to a number of players unfortunate enough to bust before the end of the day. Among those who didn't survive were Cecilia Doyle, Daniel Buzgon, Steve Dannenmann, Russell Crane, Jamie Kerstetter, and 88 year old Dr. Stanley Graham.
All the players will join forces tomorrow as Day 2 gets underway at 12 pm. With somewhere between 525 and 550 players, they will have their work cut out for them before they make the money. The PokerNews Live Reporting team will be on hand from start to finish, providing live continuous coverage of all the Borgata Spring Poker Open events, so keep it here throughout the day to follow all of the action.
Unofficial End-of-Day Counts
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
333,000 | 13,000 |
|
|
311,000 | |
|
308,500 | 500 |
|
289,500 | 14,500 |
|
284,000 | |
|
|
267,000 | 67,000 |
|
|
246,500 | |
|
244,000 | |
|
|
216,000 | 71,000 |
|
209,000 | -21,000 |
|
196,500 |
Day 1d Chip Leader Kirkor Tekneci
Three More Hands
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
The remaining players will play three more hands before bagging and tagging for the evening.
Richey Gets Richer
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
Brett Richey raised to 8,200 from under the gun, Tim Kelliher called on the button, the player in the small blind called, and Jeff Chan defended his big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of 
, both players in the blinds checked, and Richey tossed out a continuation bet of 16,200. Only Kelliher called.
Both players checked on the turn (
), and the river (
), and Richey showed 
for effectively ace-high.
It was good.
A few hands later Richey knocked out his neighbor, and he now has over a quarter of a million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
275,000 | 120,000 |
|
|
230,000 | -20,000 |
Doyle Done
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
Cecilia Doyle was eliminated with unknown action, after forfeiting her stack from Day 1b.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Zduniak Busts Another
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
Mike Zduniak had a player all in and at risk during one of the first hands of Level 15, and it was a race between his 
and his opponent's 
.
The board rolled out 
and the player was eliminated. Zduniak is up above 200,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
215,000 | 25,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 400
Fo-Fo-Fo
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Tim Kelliher checked on a flop of 
, Jeff Chan fired out 17,000, and Kelliher check-raised to 41,200. Chan called.
The turn was the , Kelliher moved all in for around 100,000, and Chan tank-folded.
Kelliher tabled 
for a flopped set of fours.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
225,000 | |
|
|
145,000 | -75,000 |