Event 8 (Day 1B)
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$150,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
End of Level 16: Blinds 2,500/5,000/500 ante
Total Day 1A-B Entries: 727
Players Remaining: ~165
Jackie Liu
Day 1B of Event 8 has come to an end after 16 levels of play and it’s Jackie Liu leading the way. Liu got off to a red hot start out of the gate and never looked back. Her goal was to put more chips in the bag than Mike Rossitto and she accomplished it by bagging 458,000 and the Day 1B chip lead.
Daniel Moriarty is right on her heels with 430,500 and Sebastian Marquez rounds out the top three Day 1B chip stacks with 409,000.
Ryan Eriquezzo
WSOP bracelet winner Ryan Eriquezzo is still in the hunt. Eriquezzo doubled up in one of the last hands of the night to put 190,000 in the bag.
Approximately 165 combined Day 1A-B survivors will return on Tuesday July 17 at 12 P.M. noon to resume Day 2 play and play down to a winner.
Below is a look at some of the big stacks and players from this flight that will be advancing. A full list of Day 2 chip counts and seating assignments will be posted as soon as they’re available.
Jackie Liu- 458,000
Daniel Moriarty- 430,500
Sebastian Marquez- 409,000
Abdul Naser Shamma- 390,000
Ezra Mann- 355,000
Mike Dunn- 335,000
Kevin Donnelly- 292,000
Ryan Eriquezzo- 190,000
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$150,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 15: Blinds 2,000/4,000/400 ante
Day 1B Entries: 358
Day 1B Players Remaining: 120
The Day 1B Event 8 players are now on their last 15-minute color up of the night. When they return they will play just one more 30-minute level before the bagging process begins.
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$150,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 15: Blinds 2,000/4,000/400 ante
Day 1B Entries: 358
Day 1B Players Remaining: 130
Jackie Liu
Jackie Liu was one of the first players to cross the century chip mark and she has kept the pedal to the metal. Liu is now sitting behind a mountain of 350,000 as we approach the final color up break of the night.
She will still have her work cut out for her if she wants to catch Day 1A chip leader Mark Rabizadeh who bagged 547,500. “I just want to bag more than Mike Rossitto” Liu joked.
Rossitto put 354,000 in the big on Day 1A and Liu will have just one more level left to accomplish her goal.
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$150,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 14: Blinds 1,500/3,000/400 ante
Day 1B Entries: 358
Day 1B Players Remaining: 140
Jeff Blume
Craig Rubinstein raised from middle position and Jeff Blume called from the small blind. They went heads up to the 
flop and Blume checked.
Rubinstein tossed out a bet of 6,500 and Blume check-raised to 15,000. With the action back on Rubinstein he moved all in and Blume snap called for 57,500.
Rubistein showed 
for top pair but Blume turned over 
for two pair. The turn 
gave Rubinstein an open ended straight draw but the 
river sealed the deal for Blume to earn him the double up.
Jeff Blume- 132,000
Craig Rubinstein- 195,000
Craig Rubinstein
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$150,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 13: Blinds 1,000/2,000/300 ante
Day 1B Entries: 358
Day 1B Players Remaining: 150
The Day 1B Event 8 field is thinning fast and just 150 players remain and they are now on a 15-minute break. When play resumes there will be just three more levels of play left in the night before the bagging process begins.
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$150,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 12: Blinds 1,000/2,000/300 ante
Day 1B Entries: 358
Day 1B Players Remaining: 190
Mike Dunn
Mike Dunn and Neal Patel went heads up to the 
flop. Dunn continued with a bet of 10,000 and Patel called. The dealer burned and turned the 
and Dunn moved all in.
Patel quickly called for his last 35,000 turning over for top pair and an open ended straight draw but would need to improve against the 
of Dunn. The 
river was no help to Patel who was sent to the rail and Dunn scooped the pot.
Mike Dunn- 135,000
Neal Patel- Eliminated
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$150,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 11: Blinds 800/1,600/200 ante
Day 1B Entries: 358
Day 1B Players Remaining: 210
The Day 1B Event 8 players have returned from break and the cards are back in the air. There were a total of 358 entries in our second and final flight. This brings the combined Day 1A-B Event 8 total to 727 entries.
We soared right past the $150,000 and there is nearly $190,000 in the prize pool. The Event 8 tournament payouts are being finalized and will be posted right here on the Borgata Poker Blog as soon as they’re available.
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$150,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
End of Level 10: Blinds 600/1,200/200 ante
Day 1B Entries: 340
The Day 1B Event 8 players are now on a 15-minute break. Tournament registration and re-entry will be closing when play resumes. We have already soared right past the $150,000 guarantee with more than $185,000 already in the prize pool.
The chips are flying in the Poker Room so don’t miss your very last chance to get in on the Borgata Summer Poker Open Event 8 action.
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$150,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 10: Blinds 600/1,200/200 ante
Day 1B Entries: 330
Kevin Tran
Kevin Tran got off to a red hot start and he is showing no signs of slowing down. Tran continues to drag in pot after pot and he is sitting behind one of the biggest stacks in the Poker Room.
He is now playing close to 200,000 and will look to continue his upward trend as we approach the break.
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$150,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 8: Blinds 400/800/100 ante
Day 1B Entries: 305
James Nilsen
James Nilsen is fresh off his largest career tournament score in Event 7. Play wrapped up at nearly 5 A.M. when Nilsen and Diane LePera made a heads up deal.
Nilsen took home nearly $11,000 for his second place finish and he is right back at it here in Event 8. He just took a sizeable pot from the previously featured Michael Dobbs and has already crossed the century chip mark.