Event 1: Cashing In

$400 + $50 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

Weingart & Gibbons
First to Cash in the 2011 Borgata Poker Open

The broken bubble is now a steady stream to the payout desk.

First in line is Fred Weingart (New Egypt, NJ) who's 120th place finish nets him $1,000. Right behind him is Nick Gibbons (Stratford, NJ), who's last 14k in chips helps him limp across the line in 119th place for the cool grand.

A reminder of what they're playing for:

Number of Entries: 1,718
Total Buy-In: $687,200

Place-Amount

1st $140,852
2nd $87,989
3rd $53,327
4th $44,661
5th $36,662
6th $29,663
7th $23,664
8th $17,998
9th $12,332
10-12 $7,999
13-15 $5,666
16-18 $3,666
19-27 $3,000
28-36 $2,533
37-45 $2,133
46-54 $1,866
55-63 $1,666
64-72 $1,466
73-81 $1,333
82-90 $1,200
91-100 $1,067
101-120 $1,000