Event 8 (Day 1B)
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$150,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 9: Blinds 500/1,000/100 ante
Day 1B Entries: 312
Sunny Patel
The entry count climbed further over 300 during the previous level and we have another nice turnout this evening.
Sunny Patel is always keeping it sunny at the table and it seems to work for him. The Borgata reg has plenty of big results to his credit including a Borgata Deep Stacks Challenge title and a $91K cash for second place in a WSOP Circuit event. Patel is cruising along today with late registration open for a few more levels.
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$150,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 8: Blinds 400/800/100 ante
Day 1B Entries: 305
Michael Dobbs
The second and final Event 8 flight is filling up fast and Michael Dobbs is among the latest wave of players to get in on the action. Dobbs is no stranger to Borgata tournament success. He now holds two Borgata poker titles with his latest win coming in January’s WPT Borgata Poker Open.
Dobbs bested the 850 entry field in the WPT BWPO $300 Deep Stack NLH event to earn $28,000 and the trophy. He has now earned over $650,000 throughout his career and will surely be one to watch as the tournament progresses.
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$150,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
End of Level 7: Blinds 300/600/75 ante
Day 1B Entries: 296
Jackie Liu
The Day 1B Event 8 players are now on a 15-minute break and we a familiar face is off to a fast start. Jackie Liu has already more than tripled her starting stack and she is now playing close to 130,000.
Liu is another player who had a hot Summer out in Las Vegas. She notched an impressive 7 tournament cashes including a 63rd place finish in the WSOP $1,000 NLH Ladies Event and a 24th place in the WSOP $1,500 NLH good for nearly $10,000.
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$150,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 4: Blinds 100/200/25 ante
Entries: 227
Flight B is taking their first break and the prize pool is officially climbing. Entry 208 pushed the combined total to 577 to meet the $150,000 guaranteed prize pool.
From this point forward, every new player will push it higher until registration closes later this evening. They still have a little work to reach the 706 entries from last year’s tournament but it is in play.
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$150,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 3: Blinds 100/200
Entries: 180
Mike McGuinness
The poker room is filling up with Flight B players and Event 8 is very near hitting its $150,000 guaranteed prize pool. They are less than 30 entries from that point and then they will start pushing it higher.
Borgata poker legend Mike McGuinness had a seat in that flight but it did not end well. We caught his hand when it was heads up to the 
flop and he put his short stack in the middle with 
for the over card/flush draw. His opponent called with the over pair 
and it held after the 
turn and 
river to send the seven-time Borgata champ (and WSOP Circuit ring winner) out early in the flight.
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$150,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 1: Blinds 50/100
The second and final starting flight of the Deepest Stack event is underway here in the Poker Room.
Players get 40,000 chips to start and all levels are 30 minutes long. They’ll play through all 16 of those levels today, then bag up their chips for the night (about 2am). Day 2 is on tap for Tuesday at 12 noon.
Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of level 11 (about 10:45pm). Players who bagged chips in Flight A can try again in this flight as well (Best Stack Forward).
Cards and chips are flying!
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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