$350 + $50 + $100 Bounty Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
More familiar faces are filling in the open seats in the Event Center:
Nicole Rowe
Abe Korotki
Sean Lango
Mike Dentale
Adam Lippert
Steven Cho
With a PLO tournament starting and noon and two events resuming from yesterday, the Event Center is abuzz with activity as players arrive and locate their tournament tables.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Event 10: Early Birds
$350 + $50 + $100 Bounty Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Twenty-four tables are in action as players continue to arrive and find their seats.
As with all re-entry events, the ten seats are left empty and used for early re-entering players.
The ability to register late allows some the option of getting an extra hour or so of sleep, if needed.
Among the early-birds here already are:
Todd Rebello
Nachman Berlin
Andre Boyer
Odette Tremblay
James 'Smiley' Chin
Mike Castaldo
Al Riccobono
Gordon Eng
David Zeitlin
David Laufer
Tom Lee, winner of the $1k No Limit event yesterday (event 6) and over $59,000, is already back in action here today.
Twenty-four tables are in action as players continue to arrive and find their seats.
As with all re-entry events, the ten seats are left empty and used for early re-entering players.
The ability to register late allows some the option of getting an extra hour or so of sleep, if needed.
Among the early-birds here already are:
Todd Rebello
Nachman Berlin
Andre Boyer
Odette Tremblay
James 'Smiley' Chin
Mike Castaldo
Al Riccobono
Gordon Eng
David Zeitlin
David Laufer
Tom Lee
Tom Lee, winner of the $1k No Limit event yesterday (event 6) and over $59,000, is already back in action here today.
Event 10: Bounty Hunters Begin
$350 + $50 + $100 Black Chip Bounty Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Today's main event will once again bring out the Bounty Hunters. Every player has a $100 price on their head and a black $100 cash chip on the felt. The player who busts them and takes their last tournament chip, also collects their bounty.
This is also a re-entry event, which means players who have busted out may re-enter through the first six levels, which will be 45 minutes long. They can re-enter as many times as they want, but each time they will have to come to the felt with another $100 chip for their bounty. Late entries will be allowed through level six also.
Players began with 20,000 chips and blinds started at 25/50.
Cards are in the air!
These bounty tournaments are relatively new at Borgata so there were none during last year's Poker Open. The first ones were held during the 2011 Summer Open and they've become so popular, they are even being offered in some of the nightly secondary events.
This is the second of four Bounty Main Events taking place during this tournament series.
Today's main event will once again bring out the Bounty Hunters. Every player has a $100 price on their head and a black $100 cash chip on the felt. The player who busts them and takes their last tournament chip, also collects their bounty.
This is also a re-entry event, which means players who have busted out may re-enter through the first six levels, which will be 45 minutes long. They can re-enter as many times as they want, but each time they will have to come to the felt with another $100 chip for their bounty. Late entries will be allowed through level six also.
Players began with 20,000 chips and blinds started at 25/50.
Cards are in the air!
These bounty tournaments are relatively new at Borgata so there were none during last year's Poker Open. The first ones were held during the 2011 Summer Open and they've become so popular, they are even being offered in some of the nightly secondary events.
This is the second of four Bounty Main Events taking place during this tournament series.
Event 9 Chip Leaders
Borgata Poker Open
Event 9: $400 + $50 H.O.R.S.E.
September 11-12, 2011
Entries: 123
Total Buy-in: $49,200
Avg Chip Count: 77,000
END OF DAY 1 CHIP COUNT LEADERS:
Event 9: $400 + $50 H.O.R.S.E.
September 11-12, 2011
Entries: 123
Total Buy-in: $49,200
Avg Chip Count: 77,000
END OF DAY 1 CHIP COUNT LEADERS:
1. RON SCHIFFMAN (CHERRY HILL, NJ): 155,000
2. MICHAEL OAR (CINCINNATI, OH): 143,500
3. VAUGHAN MACHADO (RED BANK, NJ): 139,000
4. MATTHEW LEWIS (PLYMOUTH, MN): 121,000
5. DAVID PACHECO (FALL RIVER, MA): 120,500
6. ERIK GORMAN (MATTHEWS, NC): 114,500
7. ROBERT TOFT (YARDLEY, PA): 100,000
8. MICHAEL SWEENEY (SCRANTON, PA): 95,000
9. VINCENT BASILICATA (LITTLE NECK, NY): 87,500
10. TERRANCE BEINS (JACKSON, NJ): 82,500
11. STEVEN PROSAK (ARLINGTON, VA): 78,000
12. JOHN RANDALL (CROFTON, MD): 75,500
13. KIM FINDURA (BUTLER, NJ): 67,000
14. JUSTIN FINBERG (PITTSBURGH, PA): 55,500
15. JOSEPH MAAS (PLYMOUTH, MN): 53,500
16. LESLIE CLEMMER (LINCOLN, DE): 52,500
17. SAMER SEDHOM (JERSEY CITY, NJ): 50,500
18. JEFFREY DUVALL (LONDON, ENG): 50,000
19. CHARLES TOWNSEND (DAGBORO, DE): 45,500
20. KEITH WISWALL (LEWES, DE): 45,500
21. CHRIS RESLOCK (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ): 44,500
22. JINGLIN CHEN (BAYSIDE, NY): 39,000
23. JAMES MOUTSATSOS (FLORAL PARK, NY): 24,000
24. RUSSELL SALZER (HOLLYWOOD, FL): 6,000
Event 8 Chip Counts
Borgata Poker Open
Event 8: $350 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em
September 11-12, 2011
Entries: 580
Total Buy-in: $203,000
Avg Chip Count: 274,000
END OF DAY 1 CHIP COUNT LEADERS:
Event 8: $350 + $50 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em
September 11-12, 2011
Entries: 580
Total Buy-in: $203,000
Avg Chip Count: 274,000
END OF DAY 1 CHIP COUNT LEADERS:
1. MICHAEL HAHN (CARMEL, IN): 1,031,000
2. HENRY LU (BROOKLYN, NY): 981,000
3. RYAN HANLEY (MAHWAH, NJ): 694,000
4. DENNIS THURMAN (FISK, MO): 512,000
5. PATRICK CHAN (BROOKLYN, NY): 505,000
6. MANH NGUYEN (MUNHALL, PA): 503,000
7. BYUNG YOO (NORWOOD, NJ): 501,000
8. ROBERT PEACOCK (RIDGE, NY): 477,000
9. ARTURO MADERA (BROOKLYN, NY): 466,000
10. MATTHEW WILLIAMS (NEW YORK, NY): 424,000
11. STEPHEN COWAP (INDIAN TRL, NC): 419,000
12. TA WEY (HACKENSACK, NJ): 405,000
13. AUSTEN JOHNSON (WOODSBORO, MD): 397,000
14. MITCHELL MANTIN (LAS VEGAS, NV): 396,000
15. JOSEPH LIBERTA (BERLIN, NJ): 384,000
16. ALEX KUCHIK (BROOKLYN, NY): 343,000
17. TYLER DIXON (LITHONIA, GA): 340,000
18. GONZALO VILLARREAL (E HANOVER, NJ): 309,000
19. FRANK MICELI (BARBOURVILLE, KY): 304,000
20. EVANGELO SIDERAS (HICKSVILLE, NY): 279,000
21. SARA STOHLER (RALEIGH, NC): 270,000
22. DAVID LOY SONG (NEWBURGH, NY): 240,000
23. DENNIS TOTH (SIDMAN, PA): 229,000
24. SHEREE BYKOFSKY (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ): 224,000
25. CHRISTOPHER MCCABE (ROLLINGS MEADOW, DE): 205,000
26. MICHAEL SHASHO (RAMSEY, NJ): 204,000
27. ANTHONY RUBERTO (EVERETT, MA): 195,000
28. RAYMOND DIDONATO (LAUREL SPRINGS, NJ): 181,000
29. JEFFREY KIM (HUNTINGTON VLY, PA): 181,000
30. CLAUDE PETROY (PITTSBURGH, PA): 179,000
31. TIMOTHY WARD (BRIDGEWATER, NJ): 179,000
32. NASHAAT ANTONIOUS (REDINGTON SHORES, FL): 177,000
33. MICHAEL SICA JR (N BRUNSWICK, NJ): 174,000
34. ROBERT PYNE (HUNTINGDON VLY, PA): 167,000
35. JORGE RIVERA CARRERO (BROOKLYN, NY): 155,000
36. KRISHNA KALIDAS (SOMERSET, NJ): 141,000
37. JAMES SALTERS (W HEMPSTEAD, NY): 141,000
38. STEPHANIE HUBBARD (HAZLET, NJ): 134,000
39. BRIAN KRUYD (BOONTON, NJ): 134,000
40. IURI MARTIROSIAN (BRICK, NJ): 128,000
41. MICHAEL GREEN (LORIS, SC): 127,000
42. NICHOLAS ROWE (LANSDALE, PA): 124,000
43. FRANK FRATZOLA (SCRANTON, PA): 123,000
44. EDUARD KHAIMOV (BROOKLYN, NY): 112,000
45. BRYAN MOSSEY (ORLANDO, FL): 110,000
46. CRAIG SANTORO (ANNANDALE, NJ): 105,000
47. JASON JIANG (BROOKLYN, NY): 103,000
48. MUSTAPHA MOUTAQUAKIL (NORWICH, CT): 102,000
49. FRANCESCO SALE (BROOKLYN, NY): 97,000
50. BARRY LEVENTHAL (BROOKLYN, NY): 95,000
51. JAMES MCDOUGALL (SCHWENKSVILLE, PA): 62,000
52. PATRICIA GABBARD (SOUTHPORT, NC): 32,000
53. SUNG HA KIM (FEDERAL WAY, WA): 8,000
Event 8: End of Day 1 Chip Counts
$350 + $50 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Mike with More than a Mill
On the final hand of the night, Mike Hahn (Indianapolis, IN) not only helps break the bubble, but becomes the first player to crack the 1 million chip mark.
Elon Diamond (Miami, FL) is all in for 180k and Hahn makes the call. Hahn dominates with AK vs A10 and the elimination puts Diamond out in 54th place, while Hahn is the chip leader at 1,031,000.
The 53 remaining players battle for the $49,029 top prize as play resumes 12 pm Monday.
Number of Entrants: 580
Players remaining: 53
Chips In Play: 14.5 million
Average Stack: 274k (23 BB)
Blinds: 6k/12k/2k (13 minutes left on level)
Total Buy-In: $203,000
First Prize: $49,029
Places Paid: 54
Big Stacks
Mike Hahn 1 million (83 BB)
Henry Lu 981k
Ryan Hanley 694k
Dennis Thurman 512k
Manh Nguyen 503k
Byung Yoo 501k
An official list will be posted later this morning
Mike with More than a MillOn the final hand of the night, Mike Hahn (Indianapolis, IN) not only helps break the bubble, but becomes the first player to crack the 1 million chip mark.
Elon Diamond (Miami, FL) is all in for 180k and Hahn makes the call. Hahn dominates with AK vs A10 and the elimination puts Diamond out in 54th place, while Hahn is the chip leader at 1,031,000.
The 53 remaining players battle for the $49,029 top prize as play resumes 12 pm Monday.
Number of Entrants: 580
Players remaining: 53
Chips In Play: 14.5 million
Average Stack: 274k (23 BB)
Blinds: 6k/12k/2k (13 minutes left on level)
Total Buy-In: $203,000
First Prize: $49,029
Places Paid: 54
Big Stacks
Mike Hahn 1 million (83 BB)
Henry Lu 981k
Ryan Hanley 694k
Dennis Thurman 512k
Manh Nguyen 503k
Byung Yoo 501k
An official list will be posted later this morning
Event 9: End of Day 1
$400 + $50 H.O.R.S.E.
Ron Shifting into First Place
Ron "Shifty" Schiffman (Cherry Hill, NJ) is the chip leader heading into Day 2 of the mixed game championship. Schiffman bags 155k as the final 24 players return to play for the $14,319 first prize.
The top 18 cash, which means 6 players walk away disappointed after waiting over night to see if they make the money. HORSE play resumes high noon Monday at the OK Corral (aka Event Center).
Number of Entrants: 123
Players remaining: 24
Chips In Play: 1.8 million
Average Stack: 75k
Total Buy-In: $219,000
First Prize: $14,319
Places Paid: 18
Chip Leaders
Ron Schiffman 155k
Mike Oar 143k
Vaughan 13k
David Pacheo 120k
Bo Toft 100k
An official list will be posted later this morning
Ron Shifting into First PlaceRon "Shifty" Schiffman (Cherry Hill, NJ) is the chip leader heading into Day 2 of the mixed game championship. Schiffman bags 155k as the final 24 players return to play for the $14,319 first prize.
The top 18 cash, which means 6 players walk away disappointed after waiting over night to see if they make the money. HORSE play resumes high noon Monday at the OK Corral (aka Event Center).
Number of Entrants: 123
Players remaining: 24
Chips In Play: 1.8 million
Average Stack: 75k
Total Buy-In: $219,000
First Prize: $14,319
Places Paid: 18
Chip Leaders
Ron Schiffman 155k
Mike Oar 143k
Vaughan 13k
David Pacheo 120k
Bo Toft 100k
An official list will be posted later this morning
Event 8: Two Bustouts, One Bubble Boy
$350 + $50 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Two hands, two bust outs and one bubble boy is how Day 1 of the no limit tournament ends.
The eliminations happen simultaneously as Dave Loy Song (Newberg, NY) takes the last 11k from Frank Richardone (Staten Island, NY), while Mike Hahn (Indianapolis, IN) hauls in 180k from Elon Diamond (Miami, FL).
Because Diamond has more chips than Richardone on the final hand, Richardone is the bubble boy finishing in 55th place, while Diamond is the first to cash in 54th place for $788.
The field is now bagging and tagging as play resumes noon Monday.
Two hands, two bust outs and one bubble boy is how Day 1 of the no limit tournament ends.
The eliminations happen simultaneously as Dave Loy Song (Newberg, NY) takes the last 11k from Frank Richardone (Staten Island, NY), while Mike Hahn (Indianapolis, IN) hauls in 180k from Elon Diamond (Miami, FL).
Because Diamond has more chips than Richardone on the final hand, Richardone is the bubble boy finishing in 55th place, while Diamond is the first to cash in 54th place for $788.
The field is now bagging and tagging as play resumes noon Monday.
Event 8: Bubble Watch
$350 + $50 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
The last few eliminations means there's 55 players remaining, just one of the money. Play was scheduled to end at 2 am, but breaking the bubble is paramount. So nobody is going home until we're in the $$$$$$$$$$$$!
The last few eliminations means there's 55 players remaining, just one of the money. Play was scheduled to end at 2 am, but breaking the bubble is paramount. So nobody is going home until we're in the $$$$$$$$$$$$!
Event 9: Final Hand
$400 + $50 H.O.R.S.E.
It's one more hand before the horses are back in the corral. After bagging and tagging players will be on a 10 hour break before resuming play at high noon.
Chip leaders will be posted shortly.
It's one more hand before the horses are back in the corral. After bagging and tagging players will be on a 10 hour break before resuming play at high noon.
Chip leaders will be posted shortly.
Event 9: 26 Horses & 1 Philly
$400 + $50 H.O.R.S.E.
As she usually does, Borgata veteran Kim Findura (Butler, NJ) is the last lady standing in a male dominated game. 27 players remain, just 9 off the money, as the final hour of play of the night continues.
In addition to two Ladies Event Borgata titles, Findura has a 2nd place finish in the 2010 Winter Open Omaha H/L event. She has $38,000 in career Borgata tournament earnings.
As she usually does, Borgata veteran Kim Findura (Butler, NJ) is the last lady standing in a male dominated game. 27 players remain, just 9 off the money, as the final hour of play of the night continues.
In addition to two Ladies Event Borgata titles, Findura has a 2nd place finish in the 2010 Winter Open Omaha H/L event. She has $38,000 in career Borgata tournament earnings.
Event 8: Chip Leaders
$350 + $50 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Number of Entrants: 580
Players remaining: 72
Chips In Play: 14.5 million
Average Stack: 201k (20 BB)
Blinds: 5k/10k/1k
Total Buy-In: $203,000
First Prize: $49,029
Places Paid: 54
Big Stacks
Henry Lu (Brooklyn, NY) 530k (53 BB)
Matt Williams (New York, NY) 488k
Sallie Stohler (Raliegh, NC) 475k
Tony Antonious (Tampa, FL) 475k
Austen Johnson (Woodsboro, MD) 438k
Number of Entrants: 580
Players remaining: 72
Chips In Play: 14.5 million
Average Stack: 201k (20 BB)
Blinds: 5k/10k/1k
Total Buy-In: $203,000
First Prize: $49,029
Places Paid: 54
Big Stacks
Henry Lu (Brooklyn, NY) 530k (53 BB)
Matt Williams (New York, NY) 488k
Sallie Stohler (Raliegh, NC) 475k
Tony Antonious (Tampa, FL) 475k
Austen Johnson (Woodsboro, MD) 438k
Event 9: Chip Leaders
$400 + $50 H.O.R.S.E.
Number of Entrants: 123
Players remaining: 37
Chips In Play: 1.8 million
Average Stack: 50k
Total Buy-In: $219,000
First Prize: $14,319
Places Paid: 18
Big Stacks
Name-Chip Count
Mike Oar (Alexandria, VA) 113k
Vaughan Machado (Redbank, NJ) 95k
Samer Sedhom (Jersey City, NJ) 93k
Ron "Shifty" Schiffman (Cherry Hill, NJ) 85k
Russ Salzer (New York, NY) 74k
Number of Entrants: 123
Players remaining: 37
Chips In Play: 1.8 million
Average Stack: 50k
Total Buy-In: $219,000
First Prize: $14,319
Places Paid: 18
Big Stacks
Name-Chip Count
Mike Oar (Alexandria, VA) 113k
Vaughan Machado (Redbank, NJ) 95k
Samer Sedhom (Jersey City, NJ) 93k
Ron "Shifty" Schiffman (Cherry Hill, NJ) 85k
Russ Salzer (New York, NY) 74k
Event 8: Sledge Hammer
$350 + $50 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
On a flop of A Q 10 all the chips are in the middle.
Austen Johnson: A 8
Denver Toth: K J (nuts)
Turn: 8
River: 8
Johnson goes runner-runner full house to double his 220k and leave Toth short and salty after flopping a straight.
"It's the worst beat I've ever taken," he says after his stack is decimated to 40k, "It feels like I was hit with a sledge hammer."
"What can I say, I run good at Borgata," says Johnson, who took home $138,000 in the Summer Open with first and third place finishes.
On a flop of A Q 10 all the chips are in the middle.
Austen Johnson: A 8
Denver Toth: K J (nuts)
Turn: 8
River: 8
Johnson goes runner-runner full house to double his 220k and leave Toth short and salty after flopping a straight.
"It's the worst beat I've ever taken," he says after his stack is decimated to 40k, "It feels like I was hit with a sledge hammer."
"What can I say, I run good at Borgata," says Johnson, who took home $138,000 in the Summer Open with first and third place finishes.
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