Event 1: It's Good to be Lucky

$400 + $50 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry) 

Play has resumed following a color-up break with blinds of 4k/8k and 1k antes.

Just before the break, Bernard Dominiak (Lower Burrell, PA) opened for 16k.  Austen Johnson (Woodsboro, MD) three-bet to 34k, Bernard four-bet for 105k, and Austen five-bet-shoved for another 175k on top.

 Austen Johnson

Bernard tanked for a few minutes, then made the call holding pocket Queens.  He was way ahead of Austen's JT suited.  Austen was at risk of elimination.

The flop came 9 7 6 giving Austen a gutshot, needing an 8.  The turn was a Queen, giving Bernard a bigger lead with a set of Queens, but giving Austen more outs with an open-ender.

River was a King, completing the straight for Austen and doubling him up to ~700k.  Bernard was left with ~50k after that hand.

As of the break, Bernard was down to ~20k.  Austen had lost a little and was down to ~650k.

Austen Johnson was the winner of the Borgata Summer Poker Open Leaderboard promotion, winning his $3,500 entry into the BPO Championship, which begins on September 18(Day 1A)/19 (Day 1B).

** 5pm update:   Bernard Dominiak not only held on to make the money, but made it all the way to 94th place, earning $1,067.