Event 8
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet | Payouts
End of Level 20: Blinds 8,000/15,000/15,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 719
Players Remaining: 75
Average Stack: 383,000
Level 20 is done and time for the first break of the day. They’re just three spots from the money when play resumes.
Miguel Reyes
Travis Hartshorn (button) had Miguel Reyes (sb) covered, but Miguel was all-in for 251,000 and ahead with KK. Travis was just coolered with QQ. The board of 6 5 3 9 7 meant nothing.
Miguel doubled up to ~530,000. Travis was left with about 500,000. That’s still plenty of ammo for the 2016 Fall Poker Open Champion to work with.
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 20: Blinds 8,000/15,000/15,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 719
Players Remaining: 76
Average Stack: 378,000
Schuyler Twaddle
Schuyler Twaddle, who had already amassed more than 1.3 million, opened for 36,000, got a flat from Seat 6, then Diane LePera moved in for 109,000. Schuyler and Seat 6 both called to see a flop of 
.
Schuyler fired and bet and Seat 6 quickly folded. He tabled 
and was ahead of Diane’s 
. The last two were no help as the board finished with the 
and the 
. Diane was felted.
Schuyler is now up to more than 1.8 million and way ahead of the field.
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 19: Blinds 6,000/12,000/12,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 719
Players Remaining: 83
Average Stack: 347,000
David Hom
After an open to 32,000 from Diane LePera, David Hom (bb) moved all-in for 231,000. Diane gave it some thought, then called, tabling 
. When she saw David’s 
, she said “Hit me!”.
The flop fell 
and missed her, then the 
on the turn hit her, but it also hit David. After the 
completed the board, David got up to leave, thinking his pair of 9s were beat by her pair of Aces, but then it was pointed out that he had turned a flush with the . He sat back down to collect his double-up to 480,000. Diane was left with ~220,000.
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 18: Blinds 5,000/10,000/10,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 719
Players Remaining: 97
Average Stack: 297,000
Very few Ladies remain in the field and now there’s one fewer.
Melisa Singh watches as Antonio Benito claims the last of her chips.
Melisa Singh lost with 
to a shortie with , then got all-in with 
only to be dominated and covered by Antonio Benito, who had 
. The board came 
missing both players. Antonio’s kicker played and he dragged the pot. Melisa was bounced from the tournament.
On table 11, the flop read 
and Andrew gillis jammed for 156,000, sending Diane LePera (hijack) into the tank. She eventually decided to let it go, despite saying she had paired the board. Andrew reclaimed his chips and with that pot was up to ~260,000.
Andrew Gillis
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 18: Blinds 5,000/10,000/10,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 719
Players Remaining: 105
Average Stack: 274,000
Michael Drabot
After an open from Michael Drabot on the button, John Yanni moved in from the small blind. Michael obliged, calling with . John’s was dominated.
Then the flop fell 
and John took the lead with a pair of 8s. Too bad the 
on the turn sent the lead back to Michael with a pair of Kings.
The completed the board and completed John’s tournament. Michael chipped up to ~250,000.
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Total Entries: 719
Total Buy-In: $186,940
Total Prize Pool: $181,332
The $100,000 Guarantee on total buy-ins was crushed by the big turnout for yesterday’s two flights. The prize pool of $181,332 will be shared by the final 72 players as shown below. As always, the winner also receives a Borgata Summer Poker Open trophy!
| Place | Payout |
| 1 | $42,069 |
| 2 | $24,480 |
| 3 | $14,960 |
| 4 | $12,331 |
| 5 | $9,973 |
| 6 | $8,160 |
| 7 | $6,528 |
| 8 | $4,987 |
| 9 | $3,445 |
| 10 – 12 | $2,267 |
| 13 – 15 | $1,632 |
| 16 – 18 | $1,124 |
| 19 – 27 | $961 |
| 28 – 36 | $852 |
| 37 – 45 | $762 |
| 46 – 54 | $671 |
| 55 – 63 | $598 |
| 64 – 72 | $526 |
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 17: Blinds 4,000/8,000/8,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 719
Players Remaining: 120
Average Stack: 240,000
Howard Wolper
One of the players returning for Day 2 is none other than Howard Wolper, Borgata’s record-holder for most cashes at this venue. He’s got a shot at extending his record to 123 if he can make the cash today.
He’s also got a movie project in the works, based on his book, and is looking for investors. Here’s a synopsis of Ghosts and Others:
“A sea of humanity surrounds a mysterious New York building housing a poker club. Reportedly the largest crowd in the history of the world, they gather from around the globe to get a glimpse of this supernatural event. Sports and Art Ghosts, crossing over from the realm of the dead, are here for a one night only Invitational Poker Championship. It’s like Halloween, New Year’s Eve and The Super Bowl all rolled into one. Big Jim, the Anchorman, reports the event live, exclusively for all TV and media across the world. The tournament field is composed of legendary art ghosts, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Andy Warhol, Picasso and Marcel Duchamp to name a few. The sports stars are Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Bruce Lee, Muhammad Ali, Stu Ungar, among others.
Meanwhile, in a garage, three robbers prepare their scheme to heist the gold, platinum and diamond studded trophy, presented to the winner of the event. Two of the men stencil Homeland Security Police with a logo on the sides of a white SUV. The other installs blue and red police lights on top of the vehicle.”
Interested parties should contact Howard@howardevanwolper.com.
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 17: Blinds 4,000/8,000/8,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 719
Players Remaining: 127
Average Stack: 226,000
Day 2 of the Deepest Stack has just begun in the Poker Room. Levels remain 30 minutes long.
The number of returning players must be reduced by 55 to reach the money, which will go to the final 72. Players are still settling in as they put cards in the air.
Carlos Alvarado is the chip leader, starting the day with 642,000.
Carlos Alvarado
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Returning to Level 17: Blinds 4,000/8,000/8,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 719
Players Remaining: 127
Average Stack: 226,000
Survivors of yesterday’s two starting flights will return to the Poker Room at 12 noon for Day 2 and the finale of the Deepest Stack. A redraw was done overnight and the new seat assignments are listed below, along with chip counts, in a searchable and sortable table.
| NAME | FROM | CHIP COUNT | TABLE | SEAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID LU | NEW YORK, NY | 239,000 | 1 | 1 |
| EMANUELE GUGLIUZZA | FREEHOLD, NJ | 141,000 | 1 | 2 |
| AUBREY WILLIAMS | YARDLEY, PA | 143,000 | 1 | 3 |
| BRUCE BARTFELD | BEL AIR, MD | 492,000 | 1 | 4 |
| RALPH GUARDINO | MATAWAN, NJ | 50,000 | 1 | 5 |
| CARLOS MATOS | BRONX, NY | 261,000 | 1 | 6 |
| NICHOLAS MAUCERI | MIDDLE ISLAND, NY | 121,000 | 1 | 7 |
| GERARD CARBERY | BRONX, NY | 292,000 | 1 | 8 |
| RICHARD JOHNSON | NEW YORK, NY | 80,000 | 1 | 9 |
| MATTHEW MARTONE | NEPTUNE CITY, NJ | 66,000 | 2 | 1 |
| FRANCISCO FRIAS | ELMHURST, NY | 42,000 | 2 | 2 |
| THEODORE TIMMER | GARRISON, NY | 117,000 | 2 | 3 |
| MELISA SINGH | NEW YORK, NY | 183,000 | 2 | 4 |
| ANTONIO BENITO | MASSAPEQUA, NY | 209,000 | 2 | 5 |
| JOHN MACHEN | ROYERSFORD, PA | 454,000 | 2 | 6 |
| ROBERT FLACCO | AMBLER, PA | 132,000 | 2 | 7 |
| ANATOLY ZHARNITSKY | NORTH YORK, ON | 306,000 | 2 | 8 |
| JOHN MCGUINNESS | BRICK, NJ | 123,000 | 2 | 9 |
| KEVIN MEALS | RIDGWAY, PA | 289,000 | 2 | 10 |
| VICTOR FILLETTI | FREEHOLD, NJ | 179,000 | 3 | 1 |
| CHRISTOPHER COTRONEO | FREEHOLD, NJ | 127,000 | 3 | 2 |
| SCHUYLER TWADDLE | CHESTERBROOK, PA | 295,000 | 3 | 3 |
| MICHAEL OROZCO | ELMHURST, NY | 45,000 | 3 | 4 |
| DAVID HOM | BROOKLYN, NY | 229,000 | 3 | 5 |
| GLEN PASSIN | EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ | 43,000 | 3 | 6 |
| ALVIN MESSERSMITH | ELKTON, MD | 215,000 | 3 | 7 |
| FENG LI | NEW YORK, NY | 92,000 | 3 | 8 |
| TODD MICHAEL | MOUNTVILLE, PA | 261,000 | 3 | 9 |
| ANDREW BELLO | VENTNOR, NJ | 383,000 | 3 | 10 |
| MONTEZ JOHNSON | SICKLERVILLE, NJ | 274,000 | 4 | 1 |
| ANTHONY LAROCCA | MERRICK, NY | 179,000 | 4 | 2 |
| MICHAEL KILWAY | SYKESVILLE, MD | 98,000 | 4 | 3 |
| TAVIS HIGGINS | MOORESTOWN, NJ | 552,000 | 4 | 4 |
| JOSEPH GERGUS | Orwigsburg, PA | 70,000 | 4 | 5 |
| ANTHONY MAIO | JAMISON, PA | 94,000 | 4 | 6 |
| ALEX BENJAMIN | BROOKLYN, NY | 362,000 | 4 | 7 |
| CHRISTOPHER BINSLEY | SCHWENKSVILLE, PA | 260,000 | 4 | 8 |
| DANTE KOU | NEW YORK, NY | 92,000 | 4 | 9 |
| MICHAEL NEILL | CHERRY HILL, NJ | 291,000 | 5 | 1 |
| JOHN CORNING | SYRACUSE, NY | 124,000 | 5 | 2 |
| YOSEF IZHAK LIDER | BROOKLYN, NY | 221,000 | 5 | 3 |
| RONALD ADAMS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | 145,000 | 5 | 4 |
| JEFFREY NIEDELMAN | BOYNTON BEACH, FL | 443,000 | 5 | 5 |
| JASON GRAVATT | LANDENBERG, PA | 463,000 | 5 | 6 |
| MARSHALL TARZY | IJAMSVILLE, MD | 159,000 | 5 | 7 |
| JOHN CAPUTO | STATEN ISLAND, NY | 220,000 | 5 | 8 |
| STEPHEN DELLIBOVI | ROSLYN HGTS., NY | 80,000 | 5 | 9 |
| MAURICIO DASILVA | W LONG BRANCH, NJ | 175,000 | 5 | 10 |
| MIGUEL REYES | BETHLEHEM, PA | 174,000 | 6 | 1 |
| ALVIN DELGADO | PARISIPPANY, NJ | 73,000 | 6 | 2 |
| DOUGLAS MURPHY | ORWIGSBURG, PA | 177,000 | 6 | 3 |
| WESLEY SIGAFOOS | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | 443,000 | 6 | 4 |
| JUAREZ MOTEN | CHARLOTTE, NC | 258,000 | 6 | 5 |
| SOUKHA KACHITTAVONG | WOONSOCKET, RI | 593,000 | 6 | 6 |
| JOHN DAMATO | STATEN ISLAND, NY | 151,000 | 6 | 7 |
| CHRISTOPH SHUM | ISELIN, NJ | 393,000 | 6 | 8 |
| SHARIFF YOUSSEF | MONTVALE, NJ | 119,000 | 6 | 9 |
| TRAVIS HARTSHORN | BENSALEM, PA | 445,000 | 6 | 10 |
| CHRISTOPHER RICH | N MASSAPEQUA, NY | 143,000 | 7 | 1 |
| RYAN ABBOTT | old hickory, TN | 144,000 | 7 | 2 |
| MAYTHAM GHAVAMI | WHIPPANY, NJ | 536,000 | 7 | 3 |
| ANDREW MCGARY | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | 339,000 | 7 | 4 |
| WILLIAM MCALLISTER | EFFORT, PA | 143,000 | 7 | 5 |
| DAE O | FLUSHING, NY | 356,000 | 7 | 6 |
| LEE BERGER | BRIGANTINE, NJ | 97,000 | 7 | 7 |
| LUCAS SMITH | NEW YORK, NY | 182,000 | 7 | 8 |
| ROBERT ABNER | LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY | 176,000 | 7 | 9 |
| JARAUN WRIGHT | MORRISTOWN, NJ | 135,000 | 7 | 10 |
| MICHAEL DRABOT | MIDDLETOWN, DE | 63,000 | 8 | 1 |
| JOHN YANNI | NEW WINDSOR, NY | 125,000 | 8 | 2 |
| MICHAEL MARTINO | LONG BRANCH, NJ | 184,000 | 8 | 3 |
| RALPH MOJICA | BRONX, NY | 214,000 | 8 | 4 |
| RAYMOND BARTH | MEDFORD, NY | 128,000 | 8 | 5 |
| JEFFREY NAGATA | NEW YORK, NY | 347,000 | 8 | 6 |
| MICHAEL BARTALOTTA | SCRANTON, PA | 185,000 | 8 | 7 |
| ANDREW ZHU | S PLAINFIELD, NJ | 517,000 | 8 | 8 |
| BARBARA LEONARDI | LIDO BEACH, NY | 114,000 | 8 | 9 |
| SALVATORE ANASTASIO | STATEN ISLAND, NY | 464,000 | 8 | 10 |
| NICHOLAS LALOTA | AMITYVILLE, NY | 281,000 | 9 | 1 |
| EDWARD HARWELIK | STEWARTSVILLE, NJ | 90,000 | 9 | 2 |
| ALEXANDER MALBIN | REDDING, CT | 102,000 | 9 | 3 |
| MICHAEL SAPIENZA | BABYLON, NY | 240,000 | 9 | 4 |
| KENNETH ROBERTS | MAYS LANDING, NJ | 209,000 | 9 | 5 |
| VINCENT GROSSO | NEW HYDE PK, NY | 102,000 | 9 | 6 |
| NICHOLAS SPENCE | BENSALEM, PA | 136,000 | 9 | 7 |
| PAUL SCATURRO | OLD BRIDGE, NJ | 74,000 | 9 | 8 |
| JAMES BRADY | PHILA, PA | 96,000 | 9 | 9 |
| MATTHEW GAMBINO | WEST BABYLON, NY | 183,000 | 9 | 10 |
| HOWARD WOLPER | ATLANTIC CITY, NJ | 148,000 | 10 | 1 |
| SAMUEL POLING | TYRONE, GA | 231,000 | 10 | 2 |
| RYAN HENDRY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | 172,000 | 10 | 3 |
| DAVID CALICCHIO | OCEANSIDE PARK, NY | 115,000 | 10 | 4 |
| OMAR RIVERA | BRENTWOOD, NY | 106,000 | 10 | 5 |
| MICHAEL MCSHERRY | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | 266,000 | 10 | 6 |
| BRETT BRASHERS | DREXEL HILL, PA | 321,000 | 10 | 7 |
| DANIEL MCMULLEN | WARMINSTER, PA | 279,000 | 10 | 8 |
| JOSEPH MACRI | ALIQUIPPA, PA | 271,000 | 10 | 9 |
| CHRISTOPHER FEDELE | STATEN ISLAND, NY | 242,000 | 11 | 1 |
| CARLOS ALVARADO | LONG BEACH, NY | 642,000 | 11 | 2 |
| GLEN ELISON | BELLMAWR, NJ | 185,000 | 11 | 3 |
| VINCENT LIN | NEW YORK, NY | 239,000 | 11 | 4 |
| VINCENT CAMI | CORAM, NY | 188,000 | 11 | 5 |
| ANTHONY BOLLETTIERI | FLORHAM PARK, NJ | 242,000 | 11 | 6 |
| RONALD ALINA | TINTON FALLS, NJ | 275,000 | 11 | 7 |
| ANDREW GILLIS | DOVER, DE | 45,000 | 11 | 8 |
| MICHAEL KROP | PHILA, PA | 304,000 | 11 | 9 |
| DIANE LEPERA | BRIGANTINE, NJ | 364,000 | 11 | 10 |
| JOSEPH COLAMARIA | COCONUT CREEK, FL | 83,000 | 12 | 1 |
| NICHOLAS FEBBRAIO | BROOKLYN, NY | 287,000 | 12 | 2 |
| ALEX TORRES | CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ | 413,000 | 12 | 3 |
| EXCONDE CERILLE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | 120,000 | 12 | 4 |
| JODEE DISTASIO | NEPTUNE, NJ | 266,000 | 12 | 5 |
| SHIRAZ HASAN | MIDDLETOWN, DE | 374,000 | 12 | 6 |
| DANA DRAZNER | LIBERTY TWP, OH | 417,000 | 12 | 7 |
| FRANK MARTIN | STATEN ISLAND, NY | 25,000 | 12 | 8 |
| ANTHONY CAVALLUZZO | CORAM, NY | 238,000 | 12 | 9 |
| RACHEL WINDZBERG | NEW YORK, NY | 249,000 | 12 | 10 |
| ALAN LUO | BROOKLYN, NY | 198,000 | 13 | 1 |
| RAYMOND KRASZEWSKI | POMPTON LAKES, NJ | 82,000 | 13 | 2 |
| NORMAN RODRIGUEZ | WEST HEMPSTEAD, NY | 323,000 | 13 | 3 |
| YEHUDA LIEBERMAN | BROOKLYN, NY | 238,000 | 13 | 4 |
| KEVIN TRENEY | HAZLET, NJ | 584,000 | 13 | 5 |
| DAVID FINKEL | LAWRENCE, NY | 487,000 | 13 | 6 |
| WILLIAM MILLER | STRATFORD, CT | 296,000 | 13 | 7 |
| JACQUES MELKI | AVENEL, NJ | 228,000 | 13 | 8 |
| DANIEL RALSTON | MERCHANTVILLE, NJ | 178,000 | 13 | 9 |
| DOMINIC CARLO | N. BELLMORE, NY | 148,000 | 13 | 10 |
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
End of Level 16: Blinds 3,000/6,000/6,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 719
Players Remaining: ~140
Carlos Alvarado
Soukha Kachittavong
The second Event 8 flight is in the books and after sixteen levels of play it’s Carlos Alvarado bagging the overall chip lead with 642,000.
Soukha Kachittavong sits in second with 593,000 after a roller coaster day and Kevin Treney rounds out the top three Day 1B chip stacks with 582,000.
Kevin Treney
Tavis Higgins
Approximately 140 players will return to the Poker Room on Tuesday July 16 at 12 PM to resume play and play down to a winner.
Below is a look at some of the big stacks and players that are advancing. A full list of Day 2 chip counts and seating assignments will be posted as soon as they’re available.
Carlos Alvarado- 642,000
Soukha Kachittavong- 593,000
Kevin Treney- 582,000
Tavis Higgins- 552,000
Sal Anastasio- 476,000
Travis Hartshorn- 445,000
Jeff Niedelman- 443,000
Carlos Matos- 260,000
John McGuinness- 123,000