$540+$60 Deep Stack Kick-Off NLH
$1 Million Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 9: Blinds 500/1,000/1,000 ante
Flight E Entries: 640
Baitai Li
In one of the first hands back from break a player moved all in from middle position for 15,200. Batai Li made the call and the rest of the table got out of the way.
Li turned over 
and was dominating the 
of his opponent. The board ran out clean for Li 
to earn him the pot and the knockout.
Baitai Li- 50,000
$540+$60 Deep Stack Kick-Off NLH
$1 Million Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
End of Level 8: Blinds 400/800/800 ante
Flight E Entries: 615
The Day 1E Event 1 players are now on a 15-minute break. We will pick right back up on all of the live tournament action when play resumes.
$540+$60 Deep Stack Kick-Off NLH
$1 Million Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 8: Blinds 400/800/800 ante
Flight E Entries: 590
Steve Bessette
We caught up to the action on the 
flop and a short stacked player moved all in for 7,700. The player in late position re-shoved all in for just over 15,000 and the button called. Steve Bessette called and the dealer burned and turned the 
.
Bessette checked to the button who moved all in for about 25,000 and Bessette called.
Steve Bessette: 
Early Position: 
Late Position: 
Button: 
The river sealed the deal for Bessette and he sent all three players to the rail chipping up to about 100,000 in the process.
$540+$60 Deep Stack Kick-Off NLH
$1 Million Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 7: Blinds 300/600/600 ante
Flight E Entries: 570
The fifth and final Day 1E flight continues to grow and there are already 570 entries and counting. This brings the combined Day 1A-E Event 1 total to nearly 2,100 entries.
We have already cruised right back the $1,000,000 guarantee and there is already more than $1,100,000 in the prize pool. There’s still plenty of time to register here in the final flight as tournament registration and re-entry will remain open until the start of Level 13 (approximately 11:35 PM).
Don’t miss your chance to get in on the Event 1 action as both the field and the prize pool will only get bigger throughout the night.
$540+$60 Deep Stack Kick-Off NLH
$1 Million Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 6: Blinds 300/500/500 ante
Flight E Entries: 551
Frank Reina
Day 1D of Event 1 has just wrapped up in the Signature Room and as we pick up coverage on Day 1E we see a very familiar face stacking chips. Frank Reina ranks third for most Borgata tournament cashes with 69 trailing only Mike Marder (79) and Howard Wolper (111).
He is already sitting behind a mountain of about 125,000 and tells us to give a special shoutout and best wishes to his friend Bill Chang and family.
$540+$60 Deep Stack Kick-Off NLH
$1 Million Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Returning to Level 18: Blinds 4,000/8,000/8,000 ante
Flight C Entries: 237
Flight C Players Remaining: 27
Kinson Cheung
The third Event 1 flight has come to an end after 17 levels of play and it’s Kinson Cheung leading the way with 644,000. Cheung flew a bit under the radar but chipped up in the last few levels of play to bag the chip lead.
Russell Crane sits in second with 475,000 and Matt Costanzo rounds out the top three Day 1C chip stacks with 405,000.
There are 27 players from this flight that will be moving on to Day 2 and we saw plenty of players fall by the wayside including WSOP bracelet winner Matt Mendez and Soukha Kachittavong.
The combined Day 1A-E survivors will return Friday July 13 at 12 PM to resume Day 2 play. Below is a look at some of the big stacks and players from this flight that will be advancing.
A full list of chip counts and Day 2 seating assignments will be posted as soon as they’re available.
Kinson Cheung- 644,000
Russell Crane- 475,000
Matt Costanzo- 405,000
Brian Morgan- 204,000
Michael Cohen- 155,000
Michael Rossitto- 110,000
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$1 Million Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
End of Level 16: Blinds 2,500/5,000/5,000 ante
Flight C Entries: 237
Flight C Players Remaining: 36
The Day 1C players are now on a 15-minute break and this is the last break of the night. When play resumes there will be just one more level of play before the bagging process begins.
$540+$60 Deep Stack Kick-Off NLH
$1 Million Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 16: Blinds 2,500/5,000/5,000 ante
Flight C Entries: 237
Flight C Players Remaining: 38
Christopher Ross got his stack of 121,000 all in pre-flop holding 
against the 
of his opponent. It was a coin flip situation with Ross at risk for his tournament life.
The dealer fanned the 
flop and it was no help to Ross. The hit the turn and Ross paired his queen to take control of the hand. The 
completed the board and Ross doubled his stack.
Christopher Ross- 254,500
$540+$60 Deep Stack Kick-Off NLH
$1 Million Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 15: Blinds 2,000/4,000/4,000 ante
Flight C Entries: 237
Flight C Players Remaining: 45
Alan Dworetsky
We caught up to the heads up action on a board of 
and there was close to 50,000 in the main pot. A player moved all in for 47,500 and Alan Dworetsky called.
The player turned over 
for just a pair of twos and Dworetsky tabled his 
. The river sealed the deal for Dworetsky and his opponent was sent to the rail. “I thought he could have king queen” said a relieved Dworetsky to one of his tablemates as he dragged in the pot.
Alan Dworetsky- 150,500
$540+$60 Deep Stack Kick-Off NLH
$1 Million Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 14: Blinds 1,500/3,000/3,000 ante
Flight C Entries: 237
Flight C Players Remaining: 55
Chris Csik
The chips are flying here in the Poker Room as the third Event 1 flight winds down. The field is thinning fast and plenty of big stacks are starting to emerge. Chris Csik continues to climb the chip counts and he is now sitting behind a mountain of close to 300,000.
There are less than four levels of play left in the night and Csik will look to continue his upward trend and advance to Day 2.