Event 1 (Day 2)
Event 1 of the Borgata Summer Open was a $500+$60 NLH Deep Stack event with a $1,000,000. It drew a massive field of 2,286 entries creating a prize pool of $1,108,710. When the dust settled Zach Schwartz was the last man standing.
Schwartz came into Day 3 with the second largest stack but gained control of the chip lead early at the final table. The chip lead changed hands multiple times but Schwartz kept his cool and was able to stay near the top throughout much of the night.
When heads up play began between Schwartz and Larry Abrams it was Abrams who held a slight lead. The two played an epic heads up match that lasted close to five hours. The last hand of the night surely did not disappoint as Schwartz held 
and Abrams 
on the 
flop. The turn 
and river 
sealed the deal for Schwartz as he improved to a full house.
Schwartz takes home his second Borgata title and his largest career tournament score of $160,265 for his victory here tonight.
$500+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$1 Million Guaranteed
Level 40: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000/100,000 ante
Total Entries: 2,286
Players Remaining: 2
Larry Abrams (Left) Zach Schwartz (Right)
The Event 1 marathon match continues as Larry Abrams and Zach Schwartz have been battling for over three hours. Abrams is in the lead with 45,580,000 and Schwartz is sitting behind a stack of 23,000,000. The hands have been few and far between and the battle for the $160,265 and the Borgata Summer Poker Open trophy continues.
$500+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$1 Million Guaranteed
End of Level 31: Blinds 60,000/120,000/20,000 ante
Total Entries: 2,286
Players Remaining: 13
Average Stack: 5,275,000
Agenor Souza
Day 2 of Event 1 has come to an end and there was certainly no shortage of action. Agenor Souza went on an absolute heater in the last level of the night eliminating the last three players. Regoberto Villaluna went out in 14th place holding 
all in preflop against the 
of Souza.
Unfortunately for Villaluna the seven in the window improved Souza to a set of sevens and he was sent to the rail in brutal fashion. With that pot Souza took a massive chip lead and will bringing 16,225,000 into Day 2.
The players will return Saturday July 15 at 12 P.M. noon to resume Day 2 play. They will play down to a winner who will take home $192,932 and the Borgata Summer Poker Open trophy. Below is a list of the final 13 players that will be returning and their chip counts. A full list of Day 2 seating assignments will be posted as soon as they’re available.
Agenor Souza- 16,225,000
Zach Schwartz- 9,400,000
Antonio Cavezza- 7,180,000
Adam Vazquez- 6,880,000
Larry Abrams- 5,650,000
Chris Senape- 4,700,000
Miguel Borreo- 3,870,000
Jiandong Xu- 3,340,000
Salah Siraj- 3,295,000
Carmine Tirone- 2,480,000
Brett Cohen- 2,330,000
David DeNoon- 1,995,000
Denian Costa- 1,280,000
$500+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$1 Million Guaranteed
Level 31: Blinds 60,000/120,000/20,000 ante
Total Entries: 2,286
Players Remaining: 14
Average Stack: 4,900,000
Arnold Dinio
The Event 1 eliminations are happening at such a fast pace it’s hard to keep up. Arnold Dinio was the next player to go in 16th place taking home $5,765. Casey Montag was eliminated in the very next hand and is our 15th place finisher earning $8,315 for his efforts.
$500+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$1 Million Guaranteed
Level 31: Blinds 60,000/120,000/20,000 ante
Total Entries: 2,286
Players Remaining: 16
Average Stack: 4,285000
Steven Greenberg
Adam Vazquez raises to 250,000 from under the gun and Agenor Souza calls. It folds to Steven Greenberg in the big blind and he moves all in for 1,640,000. Vazquez makes the call and Souza gets out of the way.
Vazquez: 
Greenberg: 
The board runs out clean for Vazquez 
and Greenberg is eliminated.
Adam Vazquez- 7,400,000
Steve Greenberg- Eliminated in 17th Place $5,765
$500+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$1 Million Guaranteed
Level 31: Blinds 60,000/120,000/20,000 ante
Total Entries: 2,286
Players Remaining: 17
Average Stack: 4,035,000
The Event 1 players decided to stop the clock and discuss and ICM payout deal. After more than 30 minutes of discussion they could not come to an agreement. Play now continues and there is just 35 minutes left in the level.
$500+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$1 Million Guaranteed
End of Level 30: Blinds 50,000/100,000/10,000 ante
Total Entries: 2,286
Players Remaining: 17
Average Stack: 4,034,000
Zach Schwartz
With the elimination of John Koliner in 18th place we are down to the final 17 Event 1 players. Zach Schwartz is leading the way with 9,750,000. The players will be playing one more level before the bagging process begins. Below is a list of updated chip counts and seating assignments from the final two tables.
Table 1
Seat 1. Denian Costa- 3,600,000
Seat 2. David DeNoon- 5,050,000
Seat 3. Zach Schwartz- 9,750,000
Seat 4. Salah Siraj- 4,570,000
Seat 5. Miguel Borrero- 4,100,000
Seat 6. Jiandong Xu- 2,000,000
Seat 7. Chris Senape- 4,000,000
Seat 8. Larry Abrams- 4,350,000
Seat 9. Antonio Cavezza- 2,900,000
Table 2
Seat 1. Regoberto Villaluna- 1,900,000
Seat 2. Adam Vazquez- 5,450,000
Seat 3. Brett Cohen- 1,850,000
Seat 4. Agenor Souza- 6,900,000
Seat 5. Casey Montag- 4,100,000
Seat 6. Arnold Dinio- 1,400,000
Seat 7. Carmine Tirone- 3,500,000
Seat 8. Empty
Seat 9. Steven Greenberg- 975,000
$500+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$1 Million Guaranteed
Level 30: Blinds 50,000/100,000/10,000 ante
Total Entries: 2,286
Players Remaining: 20
Average Stack: 3,429,000
Arnold Dinio
Arnold Dinio has been grinding a short stack for most of the night but that is no longer the case. Dinio moved all in for 500,000 and was called by two players. They saw a flop of 
and the player first to act checked to the player in the hijack who bet 500,000.
The player shows 
and tosses his hand into the muck. Dinio turns over 
and is dominating the 
of the player in the hijack. The turn and river seal the deal for Dinio who triples up with just 20 Event 1 players remaining.
Arnold Dinio- 1,650,000
$500+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$1 Million Guaranteed
Level 29: Blinds 40,000/80,000/10,000 ante
Total Entries: 2,286
Players Remaining: 21
Average Stack: 3,265,000
Adelsinei Da Silva
We caught the action with chip leader Zach Schwartz and Adelsinei Da Silva heads up with the board reading 
. Da Silva bet out 300,000 from the big blind and Schwartz moved in a stack of white chips worth 2 million, easily covering the ~800,000 Da Silva had behind.
After a few minutes of thought, Da Silva tossed in a call and he was in bad shape with 
against the top pair 
. The river was a blank 
to eliminated Da Silva and push Schwartz further into the lead.
Zach Schwartz – 7,100,000
Adelsinei Da Silva – Eliminated in 22nd place ($4,878)
$500+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$1 Million Guaranteed
Level 30: Blinds 50,000/100,000/10,000 ante
Total Entries: 2,286
Players Remaining: 23
Average Stack: 2,980,000
Zach Schwartz
The Event 1 field is thinning at a rapid pace since returning from the dinner break. We are now down to just 23 players and we have a new chip leader. Zach Schwartz who held the chip lead late on Day 1D is back out in front. He is now playing just over 6,000,0000 as is starting to pull away from the field.