Event 1 (Day 1A)
$540+$60 Deep Stack Kick-Off NLH
$1 Million Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
End of Level 4: Blinds 200/300/300 BB Ante
Entries: 200
Level 4 is done and time for the first break of the day.
Players have cleared the Signature Room for 15 minutes away from the action.
Registration remains open through eight more levels, so still plenty of time to get into (or back into) this flight.
$540+$60 Deep Stack Kick-Off NLH
$1 Million Guaranteed
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Level 4: Blinds 200/300/300 BB Ante
Henry Pagliuca
When I heard “re-raise, two-thousand”, I had to stop and check out the action on Table 12. Seat 8 had opened for 600, got a call from Henry Pagliuca in the middle, a call from Dave Holmes (cutoff), then Aditya Sharma (button) announced his 3-bet.
The player to Aditya’s left (sb) called, the big blind folded, then everyone else came along, five players taking a look at the very inflammatory flop of 
. The first two checked to Henry, who bet 24,000 (more than twice the pot). Dave called all-in for 17,400, Aditya called all-in for 10,100, and the small blind flatted, leaving about 8,500 back.
Dave Holmes and Aditya Sharma
The original opener in seat 8 opted out. After the dealer sorted out the side pots, we saw the 
on the turn. The only two players with chips left were the small blind and Henry, who got all their chips in for another side pot, with the small blind at risk, and the hands were tabled:
Small Blind: 
– top pair/top kicker, Broadway draw needing a ten to chop
Henry: 
– top two pair
Dave: 
– Broadway, the current nuts
Aditya: 
– bottom pair, drawing slim with two outs, the two remaining Jacks
When the 
completed the board, Henry cracked Dave’s nuts with a full boat, scooping all the pots. Dave, Aditya, and the small blind were all felted and headed for the door.
Henry chipped up to ~100,000, quadrupling his starting stack before the first break of the day.
$540+$60 Deep Stack Kick-Off NLH
$1 Million Guaranteed
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Level 3: Blinds 100/200/200 Big Blind Ante
Level three has just begun and the antes have kicked in. On Day 1, the Big Blind will post the ante for the table and the BB Ante is always the same amount as the Big Blind. The BB Ante remains the same regardless of the number of players at the table.
If the player in the big blind doesn’t have enough chips to cover both, his chips go toward the Big Blind first, then any remaining chips go toward the Ante.
On Day 2 (Friday) and the final day (Saturday), the antes will return to a traditional Individual Ante.
$540+$60 Deep Stack Kick-Off NLH
$1 Million Guaranteed
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Level 2: Blinds 100/200
Zachary Schwartz – 1st Place – 2017 Summer Open Kick-Off Event
Last year it was Zachary Schwartz who bested the field of 2,268 entrants to claim 1st place and just over $160,000 (in an adjusted payout agreement) following a five-hour heads-up battle with Larry Abrams. Despite entering the final two trailing Larry’s chip count, Zachary fought hard and these two locked horns, despite a gentleman’s agreement to adjust the top two payouts.
This year there are five starting flights compared to four last year, so we’ll see what effect that has on the turnout.
$540+$60 Deep Stack Kick-Off NLH
$1 Million Guaranteed
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Level 1: Blinds 100/100
Flight A of the Borgata Million SPO Kick-Off is underway! Tournament Director Supreme Tab Duchateau has made the opening announcements and cards are in motion.
Players get 25,000 chips to start and registration for this flight is open until the start of level 13 (about 5:45pm). Entries & re-entries are unlimited so players who bust out can re-enter this flight or any subsequent flight until registration closes.
All Day 1 levels are 30 minutes long and there will be 17 levels played before they call it quits for the night.
You may have noticed something different about these starting stacks. With 100/100 blinds and the Big Blind Ante, which kicks in on level 3, (Day 1 Only) there is no need for the pesky green 25 denomination chips!
$540+$60 Deep Stack Kick-Off NLH
$1 Million Guaranteed
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In just a few moments the 2018 Summer Poker Open will officially kick off with the start of Event 1, the ‘Borgata Million’. The first of five starting flights begins today at 11am with the first group of hopefuls taking to the felt to vie for the Borgata Million title.
This event has a $1 million guarantee on total buy-ins and over the next three days the Signature Room and the Poker Room will be buzzing with action. This tournament allows unlimited re-entries and is a Best Stack Forward event, so players can enter and re-enter as many times as they like. All registration and re-entry is at the cashier window across from Bobby Flay’s.
Schedule of starting flights:
Flight A: Today, 11am
Flight B: Wednesday, 11am
Flight C: Wednesday, 4pm
Flight D: Thursday, 10am
Flight E: Thursday, 5pm
All starting flights will play 17 half-hour levels before the remaining players bag up their chips for the night. Survivors of all five flights will come together at 12 noon Friday for Day 2.
Final preparations are underway and cards will be in the air shortly here in the Signature Room.
The start of the 2017 Borgata Summer Poker Open is just a few days away with the Ladies Go First NLH event on Sunday, starting at 11am. Onsite registration opens two hours before the start of the tournament (9am). Then it’s the $1 Million Guaranteed Kick-Off event starting Tuesday at 11am with the first of five starting flights. Online registration is available for all Main Events through Friday, July 6th. Onsite registration begins Monday, July 9th, at 12 noon and will remain open daily from 8am to midnight throughout the series.
The kickoff event and it’s $1 Million Guarantee will bring out big crowds, so there are five starting flights spread across three days. Flight A begins Tuesday, July 10th, at 11am. Flight B runs Wednesday at 11am, overlapping Flight C starting at 4pm. Flights D & E are Thursday at 10am and 5pm, respectively. This event is a Best Stack Forward and Unlimited Re-Entry event, so players are encouraged to register early and register often!
Zachary Schwartz – 1st Place – 2017 Summer Open Kick-Off Event
Last year it was Zachary Schwartz who bested the field of 2,268 entrants to claim 1st place and just over $160,000 in an adjusted payout agreement following a five-hour heads-up battle with Larry Abrams.
The first Saturday Series event is also the Cabot Creamery “Put a Bad Beat On Hunger” charity tournament, raising money for the New Jersey Food Bank – Southern Branch. Last year they drew 421 total entries and raised $4,210 for the New Jersey Food Bank – Southern Branch. Last year they drew 421 total entries to create a prize pool of $142,930. In addition, $4,210 was raised for a great cause. An adjusted payout agreement resulted in Jeremey Barnett taking home $11,915 and the trophy. The $3,500 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship seat went to Mike Machalani. This year, both the 1st AND 2nd place finishers will earn a $3,500 entry in the 2018 WPT BPO Championship, courtesy of Cabot Creamery!
To celebrate Borgata’s 15th Birthday, the Tournament of Champions will highlight the second Saturday of the series, with previous Borgata Open Champions invited to battle for a winner-take-all prize of $25,000.
Of course the $1 Million Guaranteed Borgata Summer Poker Open Championship begins Sunday and Monday, July 22nd and 23rd, with starting flights A and B. Registration for the Best Stack Forward and Unlimited Re-Entry event remains open until the start of Level 11 on Day 2 (July 24th) about 2:15pm.
Abraham Korotki – 1st Place – 2017 Borgata Summer Poker Open Championship
Last year saw a record 600 entrants and the Live-Streamed Championship final table was historic with three World Series of Poker bracelet winners doing battle with Borgata’s winningest regular, Abraham Korotki. 2015 WSOP Main Event winner Joe McKeehen got heads-up with Korotki, but came up short of the win. Korotki claimed his record ninth Borgata title and more than $359,000.
All the information you need can be found on the Summer Poker Open site, so bookmark it and check back often. We’ll be seeing you next week for the start of the 2018 Summer Poker Open and you can follow the action right here in the BSPO blog!
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