Event 11
$1,000+$90 Eight Max NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000/8,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 111
Players Remaining: 7
Dawn Wilensky
Action folded around to Dawn Wilensky on the button and she opened to 25,000. Mike Haberman raised in the small blind, Rob Calabrese folded his big, and Wilensky called all in for 82,000.
Wilensky: 
Haberman: 
“I’ll take a chop,” Haberman joked.
The 
flop made things interesting but Wilensky held for her double after the 
turn and 
river.
Dawn Wilensky – 184,000 (23 bb)
Mike Haberman – 430,000 (54 bb)
$1,000+$90 Eight Max NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 17: Blinds 3,000/6,000/6,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 111
Players Remaining: 7
Ryan Dodd open-shoved for 158,500 and it folded to Rob Calabrese in the cutoff. He moved all in over the top with his big stack to get a fold from the button and blinds.
Dodd: 
Calabrese: 
Dodd was racing to stay in the game and needed his jacks to hold. The dealer spread the 
board and Calabrese sent part of his stack across the table.
Ryan Dodd – 332,000 (55 bb)
Rob Calabrese – 151,000 (25 bb)
$1,000+$90 Eight Max NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 17: Blinds 3,000/6,000/6,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 111
Players Remaining: 7
Average Stack: 317,000
Patrick Chan
On a flop of 4 3 2, Patrick Chan got all-in holding pocket 8s, but was crushed by Michael DiChiaro’s pocket Aces. The Aces held and Michael took the pot, chipping up to ~350,000.
Patrick finished in 8th place, earning $3,412.
$1,000+$90 Eight Max NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 17: Blinds 3,000/6,000/6,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 111
Players Remaining: 8
Average Stack: 278,000
The final table of the Eight Max is underway here in the Poker Room. As play gets underway, let’s take a look at the remaining prize pool.
| Place | Payout |
| 1 | $29,436 |
| 2 | $19,625 |
| 3 | $13,334 |
| 4 | $9,393 |
| 5 | $6,868 |
| 6 | $5,221 |
| 7 | $4,133 |
| 8 | $3,412 |
$1,000+$90 Eight Max NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 17: Blinds 3,000/6,000/6,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 111
Players Remaining: 8
Average Stack: 278,000
The final table of the EightMax will begin at 12 noon in the Poker Room. Eight players remain in the hunt for the top prize of $29,436.
The redraw was done before play concluded last night, so let’s take a look at how they stack up, by chips and where they stand in relation to the blinds.
| SEAT | NAME | FROM | CHIP COUNT | Bbs |
| 5 | ROBERT CALABRESE | FLUSHING, NY | 523,000 | 87 |
| 7 | CHARLES FUREY | BRIDGEWATER, NJ | 414,000 | 69 |
| 4 | MICHAEL HABERMAN | BRICK, NJ | 323,500 | 54 |
| 1 | RYAN DODD | RUNNEMEDE, NJ | 287,500 | 48 |
| 6 | MICHAEL DICHIARO | NEW YORK, NY | 220,000 | 37 |
| 8 | ROBIN JAMES | WASHINGTON TWP, NJ | 217,000 | 36 |
| 2 | DAWN WILENSKY | MELVILLE, NY | 145,000 | 24 |
| 3 | PATRICK CHAN | BROOKLYN, NY | 92,500 | 15 |
$1,000+$90 Eight Max NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 16: Blinds 3,000/5,000/5,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 111
Players Remaining: 8
Rob Calabrese, Chip Leader
After 16 levels of play, Day 1 of Event 11: $1,090 Eight Max NLH is in the books with 8 players remaining. This event attracted 111 competitors creating a prize pool of $107,670.
Leading the way going into the final day is Rob Calabrese with a stack of 523,000. Calabrese got 6th in the first event of the series, Event#1: $600 No-Limit Hol’dem Deepstack for $66,822, the first five-figure score of his resume. He will be trying to take home the trophy this time.
Calabrese is followed by Charles Furey with 414,000. Furey is a familiar face in the poker world with $479,200 in total earnings. He will be looking to get his first Borgata trophy.
Mike Haberman sits in third with 323,500. Haberman has made multiple final tables and already has a victory at Borgata. He will be going for another one.
Ryan Dodd (287,500), Michael Dichiaro (220,000), Robin James (217,000), Dawn Wilensky (145,000) and Patrick Chan (92,500) are the other five players still in contention. Wilensky has multiple wins on her resume including a victory at the Borgata. She took down Event #7:$230 No-Limit Hold’em Ladies Event of the 2018 Borgata Spring Poker Open and will be trying to book another win.
The remaining eight players are all guaranteed $3,412 but they will all have their eyes on the first-place prize of $29,436 and the Borgata trophy. They will return to the felt on Saturday July 20 at noon local time to continue to battle it out until a winner is crowned.
Action will resume at Level 17 with blinds of 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante.
Final Table Seat Draw and Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Ryan Dodd – 287,500
Seat 2: Dawn Wilensky – 145,000
Seat 3:Patrick Chan – 92,500
Seat 4: Mike Haberman – 323,500
Seat 5: Rob Calabrese – 523,000
Seat 6: Michael Dichiaro – 220,000
Seat 7: Charles Furey – 414,000
Seat 8: Robin James – 217,000
$1,000+$90 Eight Max NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 16: Blinds 3,000/5,000/5,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 111
Players Remaining: 8
Michael Dichiaro
Dawn Wilensky raised to 18,000 from the hijack and Michael Dichiaro three-bet jammed for 107,500 from the big blind. Wilensky made the call.
Michael Dichiaro: 
Dawn Wilensky: 
The flop came 
giving Wilensky a gutshot and a flush draw, but the 
turn and 
river completed the board and Dichiaro doubled up.
Michael Dichiaro – 228,000
Dawn Wilensky – 100,000
$1,000+$90 Eight Max NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 16: Blinds 3,000/5,000/5,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 111
Players Remaining: 8
Charles Furey
Rob Calabrese limped from middle position and Charles Furey raised to 16,000 from the cutoff. Robin James called on the button and Calabrese folded.
The flop fell 
and Furey checked. James bet 13,000 and Furey check-called. The turn was the and both players checked it to the river. Furey fired 38,000 and James moved all in. Furey snap-called with his last 185,000. James turned over 
for a flush but that wasn’t good enough as Furey revealed 
for a higher flush to double up.
Robin James – 175,000
Charles Furey – 441,000
$1,000+$90 Eight Max NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 16: Blinds 3,000/5,000/5,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 111
Players Remaining: 8
Arthur Schiavo
Arthur Schiavo limped under the gun and Mike Haberman raised to 11,000 from the hijack. Robin James called from the big blind and Schiavo added the remainder to call as well.
The flop fell 
and James checked. Schiavo moved all in for 118,500 and Haberman let it go but James took a minute of reflection, then made the call.
Arthur Schiavo:
Robin James: 
Schiavo had flopped an open-ended straight draw but James had flopped top pair. The turn and river completed the board and James took down the pot, eliminating Schiavo in 9th place for $2,944.
Robin James – 400,000
Arthur Schiavo – Eliminated
$1,000+$90 Eight Max NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 15: Blinds 2,000/4,000/4,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 111
Players Remaining: 9
Mike Haberman raised to 9,000 from middle position and Michael Dichiaro three-bet shoved for 25,000 from the cutoff. Arthur Schiavo called from the big blind and Haberman reshoved for about 315,000. Schiavo let it go.
Michael Dichiaro; 
Mike Haberman:
The board ran 
and Dichiaro tripled up with kings and queens.
Michael Dicharo – 85,000
Mike Haberman – 315,000