Event 6: Smith Stacks

$1,000 + $90 No Limit Hold'em

Alex smith (Highland, NJ) has gone gone from clicking buttons to clanking chips.

The former online poker pro brought his game to Borgata after virtual cardrooms shut down in the USA.

His experience on the virtual felt served him well, he leads the 1K field with the "Money Bubble" approaching.

CHIPLEADER - Alex Smith
261,000 chips

Event 6: The 1K Grind

$1,000 + $90 No Limit Hold'em

Ian Palomo continues his "run good streak" at Borgata.

The Texas native is on the grind looking for another score to add to his poker resume.

Event #6
Number of Entrants:219
Players remaining: 31
Total Buy-In: $219,000

Ian Palomo
148,000 chips

Event 7: Under 70 Players

$400 + $50 No Limit Hold'em

After 12 hours of play, big stacks have emerged and short stacks are hanging on.

Matt "Muffins" Mazzeo and Bill Patterson are still in the field, will they add another poker score to their resume?

Event #7
Number of Entries: 476
Players remaining: 69
Total Buy-In: $190,400

Event 6: Poker Pro

$1,000 + $90 No Limit Hold'em

Pokerstars Pro, Victor Ramdin, is still alive as the 1K inches closer to the Money Bubble.

Event #6
Number of Entrants:219
Players remaining: 38
Total Buy-In: $219,000

Victor Ramdin
61,000 chips

Event 7: Look-Alike

$400 + $50 No Limit Hold'em

Ross Hooper (Jersey City, NJ) has been told he looks like a young
Bill Gates, let's see if his poker skill equates to the success
of the Microsoft billionaire.

Play continues in Event #7, good luck to the field.

Event 6: New Chip Leader

$1,000 + $90 No Limit Hold'em  

They're down to five tables and only 39 players.  Just a dozen away from a guaranteed $1,912 payday.

 Alex Smith

Alex Smith (Highland Park, NJ) had claimed the chip lead.  He's up to ~225k.

Average stack is a bit over 83k.

Event 7: Out in Front

$400 + $50 No Limit Hold'em

The average stack is 141,666 with a shrinking field...

Top 3 Chip Counts:
Eddie Harari - 340,000
Anthony Brandi - 298,000
Matt Levine - 271,000

Event #7
Number of Entries: 476
Players remaining: 84
Total Buy-In: $190,400

Event 6: Shasho Plays to Win

$1,000 + $90 No Limit Hold'em 

After three-betting from the small blind and having his opponent shove, Michael Shasho (Ramsey, NJ) gave it some thought then let his AK offsuit go.

 Michael Shasho

"I'm playing to win" he says.  "Would you put in $50k pre-flop with AK offsuit in a cash game?" he continued.  (I certainly wouldn't, but I know some people who would.)

Michael was very confident he was facing a pair and didn't want to flip for most of his stack at this point in the tournament.

The level ran out and 42 surviving players enjoyed some time away from the tables.

Event 7: The Builder

$400 + $50 No Limit Hold'em

Richard Tukcer (Charlotte, NC) left the jobsite for the poker table.

The "Queen City" builder runs a North Carolina based construction company when he's not raking pots at Borgata.

So far, he's had no trouble building great table image and constructing a huge chip-stack.

Event #7
Number of Entries: 476
Players remaining: 112
Total Buy-In: $190,400

Richard Tukcer (Charlottte, NC)
219,000 chips

Play Poker, Watch Sports

US Open tennis and College Football games have been shown all day in Borgata's Event Center.

The 4 oversized projection screens provide a great viewing angle from any table, any seat.

Event 7: Chasing the Chipleader

$400 + $50 No Limit Hold'em

Brandon Vargas (Melbourne, NY) joins in the pursuit of chasing the Chiplead.

The local card-player has chipped up in the last two levels, he sits with 229,000.

Event #7
Number of Entries: 476
Players remaining: 116
Total Buy-In: $190,400

Brandon Vargas (Malverne, NY)
229,000 chips

Event 7: Back to School

$400 + $50 No Limit Hold'em

Anthony Brandi (Staten Island, NY) is making his post Dinner Break run look easy.

He sits with 226,00 chips and continues to chase Chipleader Matt Levine.

The high-school PE teacher sends a reminder to all his students following at home, "no drugs, stay in school."

Event #7
Number of Entries: 476
Players remaining: 118
Total Buy-In: $190,400

Anthony Brandi (Staten Island, NY)
226,000 chips

Event 6: Chip Leader

$1,000 + $90 No Limit Hold'em

Looks like Nikolay Volper (New York, NY) has taken the chip lead with about 200k.  Omar Ghanim (Patterson, NJ) is close behind with about 180k.

 Nikolay Volper & Omar Ghanim

52 players remain making the average stack a little over 63k.

Blinds have just increased to 800/1,600 with 200 antes.

Good Luck Jeff

From Media Row to the Green Felt,
good luck to our very own media mogul.

Borgata Blogger, Jeff "Gorilla" Shurilla, in Event #32.