Event 1 (Day 1C)
$540+$60 Deep Stack Kick-Off NLH
$1 Million Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Returning to Level 18: Blinds 4,000/8,000/8,000 ante
Total Entries: 2,201
Players Remaining: ~270
The fifth and final Event 1 flight has come to an end after 17 levels of play and it’s Oscar Perez leading the way. Perez won a monster pot late in the night holding trip tens and never looked back putting a stack of XXX in the bag.
Adeel Khawaja sits in second with 643,000 and Martinho Camara rounds out the top three Day 1E chip stacks with 609,000.
Approximately 270 combined Day 1A-E survivors will return Friday July 13 at 12 PM to resume Day 2 play. Brian Grobman from Day 1A will return as the overall chip leader with a staggering 835,000.
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.
Oscar Perez- 658,000
Adeel Khawaja- 643,000
Martinho Camara- 609,000
Mirsad Kovaci- 510,000
Anthony Licastro- 422,000
Jason Calnan- 226,000
Soukha Kachittavong- 183,000
Craig Rubinstein- 134,000
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$1 Million Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
End of Level 8: Blinds 400/800/800 BB Ante
Entries: 628
End of Level 8 and Flight D players have scattered to enjoy their second break of the day.
While they’re on break, let’s take a look at the players who have advanced through the first three flights. There are 92 of them and they are listed below, sorted by chip counts.
FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | CITY | ST | CHIP COUNT |
---|---|---|---|---|
BRIAN | GROBMAN | YONKERS | NY | 845,000 |
JOSEPH | RODRIGUEZ | BRONX | NY | 668,000 |
KINSON | CHEUNG | BROOKLYN | NY | 644,000 |
ANGEL | PAGAN | RAHWAY | NJ | 547,000 |
STEVEN | HOLMES | CAPE MAY C.H. | NJ | 515,000 |
ARYEH | ROSE | BROOKLYN | NY | 505,000 |
DAVID | RICKER | FREEHOLD | NJ | 504,000 |
ROBERT | RIZZOLO | PALM SPRNGS | FL | 494,000 |
RUSSELL | CRANE | HOWELL | NJ | 475,000 |
ASSAF | ALSTER | NEW YORK | NY | 463,000 |
MATTHEW | COSTANZO | MILLER PLACE | NY | 405,000 |
MATSAK | MURGAYEV | BROOKLYN | NY | 382,000 |
DAVID | CLARKE | TINTON FALLS | NJ | 357,000 |
FRANK | MOLINARI | MOONACHIE | NJ | 351,000 |
CHRISTOPHER | ROSS | MASSAPEQUA PK | NY | 348,000 |
AMIR | TAMUZ | MIAMI BEACH | FL | 348,000 |
GORDON | ERNST | MT. LAUREL | NJ | 323,000 |
CARLOS | ALVARADO | LONG BEACH | NY | 311,000 |
STEVEN | ROBERTINE | VERPLANCK | NY | 291,000 |
CHRIS | CHAN | NEW YORK | NY | 279,000 |
BRETT | BRUCALERI | ST JAMES | NY | 270,000 |
TUAN | VUONG | READING | PA | 270,000 |
ARIEL | ALBILIA | SYOSSET | NY | 269,000 |
PAVEL | PLOTKIN | BROOKLYN | NY | 261,000 |
THOMAS | POMPONIO | BARNEGAT | NJ | 253,000 |
ALAN | DWORETSKY | WOODMERE | NY | 252,000 |
ANTHONY | ALLEYNE | PHILADELPHIA | PA | 250,000 |
JOHN | ALESI | ASBURY PARK | NJ | 248,000 |
VITTORIO | ABBATE | COLTS NECK | NJ | 245,000 |
CLARK | HOFFMAN | VOORHEES | NJ | 241,000 |
THANH | LE | PHILADELPHIA | PA | 240,000 |
DOMINIC | PICINIC | NEW MILFORD | NJ | 236,000 |
GARY | LEE | CLIFFWOOD | NJ | 230,000 |
MICHAEL | NITTI | TOMS RIVER | NJ | 229,000 |
GARY | TAVELLA | PHILADELPHIA | PA | 226,000 |
GIULIANO | LENTINI | NEW YORK | NY | 220,000 |
EMANUEL | SANTIAGO | ORLANDO | FL | 216,000 |
CHARLES | SMITH | NO BRUNSWICK | NJ | 214,000 |
BRIAN | MORGAN | SARATOGA SPRINGS | NY | 204,000 |
CARL | TIRELLA | NYACK | NY | 203,000 |
DAVID | EATON | MANASSAS | VA | 201,000 |
JOSEPH | REDDICK | BRONX | NY | 200,000 |
PETER | ZARRIELLO | NEW EGYPT | NJ | 200,000 |
JORDAN | KAPLAN | STATENISLAND | NY | 197,000 |
TIMOTHY | TUVESON | NEW YORK | NY | 189,000 |
IN | JOO | CLOSTER | NJ | 184,000 |
JOSEPH | GRUSEL | BRANCHVILLE | NJ | 179,000 |
MICHAEL | MURPHY | PHILADELPHIA | PA | 177,000 |
LOUIS | PELLETTERI | CENTEREACH | NY | 173,000 |
DANIEL | WEAVER | KENNEBUNK | ME | 172,000 |
DEAN | CHIMIENTI | BROOKLYN | NY | 166,000 |
MARINA | LIOS | EGG HARBOR TWP | NJ | 165,000 |
MATTHEW | WEISS | MAHWAH | NJ | 162,000 |
YING | WONG | OAKLAND GARDENS | NY | 162,000 |
MARK | MANITZAS | NEW YORK | NY | 160,000 |
CHRISTOPHER | CSIK | MARTINSVILLE | NJ | 157,000 |
MICHAEL | COHEN | MANALAPAN | NJ | 155,000 |
NGOC-LOAN | DUONG | READING | PA | 152,000 |
IL | KIM | FAYETTEVILLE | NC | 149,000 |
MICHAEL | SNOWMAN JR | lansdale | PA | 149,000 |
ASA | BERGER | SCHWENKSVILLE | PA | 146,000 |
SEMYON | SAVRANSKY | BROOKLYN | NY | 146,000 |
SPENCER | WINDING | BRIGANTINE | NJ | 144,000 |
JAMES | DANNUNZIO | MONMOUTH BCH | NJ | 132,000 |
FLOYD | OVERTON JR | PRESTON | CT | 130,000 |
PAUL | CUCCHIARA | NEW YORK | NY | 128,000 |
ERIC | HERNANDEZ | BELLMORE | NY | 128,000 |
SHANE | BAKER | WILLARDS | MD | 121,000 |
DARREN | STOCHMAL | MILLVILLE | NJ | 117,000 |
RICHARD | LOGULLO | BEAR | DE | 116,000 |
TODD | RODENBORN | MORGANVILLE | NJ | 110,000 |
MICHEAL | ROSSITTO | BROOKLYN | NY | 110,000 |
HENRY | PAGLIUCA | BLOOMFIELD | NJ | 107,000 |
RICHARD | AUTERI | EAST BRUNSWICK | NJ | 104,000 |
FEDERICO | PERALTA | GALLOWAY | NJ | 104,000 |
CARLOS | MATOS | MANAHAWKIN | NJ | 103,000 |
FRANK | FICADENTI | SPRINGFIELD | VA | 100,000 |
JEANPAUL | NORERO | BROOKLYN | NY | 99,000 |
ETHAN | SIEMIESZ | BETHESDA | MD | 96,000 |
BRENDAN | NAVARRA | BRONX | NY | 95,000 |
ROBERT | SEMBLER | STATEN ISLAND | NY | 95,000 |
ALEX | TORRES | CLIFFSIDE PARK | NJ | 92,000 |
ERIC | SIEGEL | MELVILLE | NY | 90,000 |
YICHENG | XU | NEW YORK | NY | 90,000 |
WERNER | MULLER | HAZLET | NJ | 76,000 |
ROBERT | VINCI | STATEN ISLAND | NY | 76,000 |
JULIAN | KAPLAN | STATEN ISLAND | NY | 75,000 |
ROGELIO | FIGER | CLINTON | MD | 68,000 |
DOMINICK | ALI | MANALAPAN | NJ | 67,000 |
PERNELL | PARKER | NORTH HAMPTON | PA | 64,000 |
JOHN | KIM | FORT LEE | NJ | 63,000 |
ELIZABETH | MCKANE | ODESSA | FL | 40,000 |
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$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
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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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
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Structure Sheet
Level 15: Blinds 2,000/4,000/4,000 ante
Flight C Entries: 237
Flight C Players Remaining: 45
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
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Structure Sheet
Level 14: Blinds 1,500/3,000/3,000 ante
Flight C Entries: 237
Flight C Players Remaining: 55
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.
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$1 Million Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 13: Blinds 1,200/2,400/2,400 ante
Flight C Entries: 237
Flight C Players Remaining: 69
Michael Rossitto won his first Borgata Poker title in January’s BWPO taking down the $400 Monster Stack NLH event for more than $38,000 and the trophy. It may be a different season but Rossitto is picking up right where he left off.
He continues to drag in pot after pot following the break and is now sitting behind one of the biggest stacks in the room with nearly 200,000.
$540+$60 Deep Stack Kick-Off NLH
$1 Million Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 13: Blinds 1,200/2,400/2,400 ante
Flight C Entries: 237
Flight C Players Remaining: 78
The players have returned from break and the cards are back in the air. Day 1C tournament registration and re-entry is now closed. There are a total of 237 entries this flight bringing the combined Day 1A-C Event 1 total to 821 entries.
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$1 Million Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
End of Level 12: Blinds 1,000/2,000/2,000 ante
Flight C Entries: 232
Flight C Players Remaining: 90
The Day 1C Event 1 players are now on a 15-minute color up break. Tournament registration and re-entry will be closing when play resumes so don’t miss your last chance to get in on the action.