Event 7
The $1 Million Guaranteed 2019 Borgata Summer Poker Open Championship fielded 514 entrants and created a prize pool in excess of $1.2 million. The final table was Live Streamed on Twitch TV and Borgata’s Facebook page and the audience watched as Jackob Datashvili made the right reads and caught the cards when he needed them. He went from next-to-last in the final table chip counts to taking home the 2019 BSPO trophy and $276,129* for 1st Place.
The series started off with a bang with the $1 Million Guaranteed $540+$60 Deep Stack Kick-Off, which saw 1,925 entrants try their luck in six starting flights over three days. At the final table, Edwin Ortiz held the chip lead when the final seven players opted to call it a day. He took 1st place, the trophy, and $105,000* in a seven-way adjusted payout.
Now another Open Series is in the books and 19 Borgata Summer Poker Open trophies have new homes. In fact, two of them went to the same home. Adam Reese etched his name in the record books when he won two main events during this series, the $260+$40 Deeper Stack NLH ($14,805) and the $400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH ($68,806*). The poker dealer from Pennsylvania may be considering a new career.
After earning nine WSOP Circuit rings, Ari Engel finally won his first WSOP bracelet this summer in the $2,500 NLH event. Now just a month later, Engel has added a third Borgata title to his extensive poker resume. He won the $500+60+$100 Black Chip Bounty Deep Stack post-lim event, earning $16,881 and pushing his lifetime earnings close to $6.7 million.
John McGuinness and Eric Siegel both claimed their fourth Borgata titles during this series, joining a very short list of players who can claim that honor. All guarantees were covered and millions in prize money was paid out to hundreds of participants! A complete list of Main Event winners is below.
Make plans now to join us for the World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open, September 3rd – 20th. Until then, check out the Summer Heater, running August 12-17, and the next DeepStacks Challenge Series, running August 19-25.
This concludes our coverage of the 2019 Borgata Summer Poker Open! On behalf of the Borgata Poker family and our blog team, @Kaelaine, @TKBluffs, @AlCantHang, & @SandBarbour, Thank You!
$200+$30 HOSE
Structure Sheet
Level 24: Limits 100,000/200,000
Total Entries: 119
Players Remaining: 1
Anthony Strazzeri was all in for his 3,100 just before dinner break and got his short stack all in. He thought it was the end of the road and he prepared to make his exit he realized he had improved to two pair to double up and stay alive.
Strazzeri sat back in his chair and was off and running managing to spin his once short stack into the chip lead. With the elimination of Larry Gold in third Strazzeri entered heads up play against Hal Rotholz with the lead.
Strazzeri then made a flush in Seven Card Stud to eliminate Rotholz in second and win his first Borgata Poker Open title and the $8,079 first prize money.
$200+$30 HOSE
Structure Sheet
Level 22: Limits 80,000/160,000
Total Entries: 119
Players Remaining: 2
A short stack Larry Gold got his last 140,000 all in pre-flop holding against the
of Anthony Strazzeri. The board ran out
and Gold was eliminated in third place earning $2,424.
Heads-up play is now underway with Strazzeri holding 1,300,000 to the 1,080,000 of Hal Rotholz.
$200+$30 HOSE
Structure Sheet
Level 22: Limits 40,000/80,000
Total Entries: 119
Players Remaining: 3
We are down the final three H.O.S.E players and it’s a fair fight between Hal Rotholz, Larry Gold and Anthony Strazzeri. The stacks are nearly even as each player is holding about 800,000 and it’s still anybody’s game.
Payouts
1. $8,079+BSPO Trophy
2. $4,617
3. $2,424
$200+$30 HOSE
Structure Sheet
Level 21: Limits 30,000/60,000
Total Entries: 119
Players Remaining: 3
Nate Parenti made back to back final table appearances after a 7th place finish in last night’s Saturday Series NLH Charity event. Parenti was eliminated in 5th place here tonight and he will earn $1,501 for his effforts.
William Louis was the next to go at the hands of Hal Rotholz. Louis will take home $1,685 for his 4th place Event 7 finish.
$200+$30 HOSE
Structure Sheet
Level 21: Limits 30,000/60,000
Total Entries: 119
Players Remaining: 5
We are down to the final five players here in the H.O.S.E. event and Anthony Strazzeri is leading the way. Strazzeri is sitting behind a monster stack of 850,000 and he’s closing in on his first Borgata Poker Open title.
$200+$30 HOSE
Structure Sheet
Level 21: Limits 30,000/60,000
Total Entries: 119
Players Remaining: 5
Casey Robbins was left with just 10,000 after taking a tough beat just before the break. He was all in from the small blind in the first hand back and was eliminated. Robbins is our 6th place Event 7 finisher and takes home $1,270 for his efforts.
Event 7 of the Borgata Summer Poker Open is the $200+$30 H.O.S.E. There was a big turnout with 119 entries creating a prize pool of $23,086.
The final 12 players will all make the money and be guaranteed a minimum of $416 for their efforts. The winner will be taking home $8,079 along with the Borgata Summer Poker Open trophy.
Below is a full look at the final Event 7 tournament payouts.
1. $8,079+BSPO Trophy
2. $4,617
3. $2,424
4. $1,685
5. $1,501
6. $1,270
7. $923
8. $693
9. $577
10. $462
11. $439
12. $416
$200+$30 HOSE
Structure Sheet
Level 10: Limits 2,000/4,000
Entries: 119
Players are back from their dinner break and play has resumed.
Registration closed with an unofficial entry count of 119, making the prize pool just over $23,000. Once the payouts are made official, they’ll be posted here in the blog.
This one-day event will play to completion, so buckle up — it’s going to be a long grind!
$200+$30 HOSE
Structure Sheet
End of Level 9: Limits 1,500/3,000
Entries: 117
HOSE-players have earned their din-cash and taken off for a 45-minute dinner break. Play will resume at 8:50pm at which time registration will close.
As of the dinner break, we believe that David March is the chip leader with 63,600.
James Matz, nephew of Marc Matz, is close behind with 60,500.