Event 9
Jackob Datashvili – 1st Place – 2019 BSPO Championship
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.
Edwin Ortiz – 1st Place – $1M GTD BSPO Kick-Off
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.
Adam Reese took 1st Place in both the Deeper Stack and Almighty Stack NLH events.
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.
Ari Engel – 1st Place – Black Chip Bounty post-lim
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.
*Indicates Adjusted Payout
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!
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$500,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 36: Blinds 400,000/800,000/800,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,749
Players Remaining: 7
Average Stack: 25 million
Adam Reese – 1st Place – Almighty Stack
Before action resumed, the final seven players decided to look at the ICM numbers and quickly agreed on adjusted payouts based on chip counts. As the chip leader, Adam Reese takes 1st place and the BSPO trophy.
The 24-year-old has been making his living as a poker dealer in a Pennsylvania casino, but after winning three events in the last month (this is his second during this series — he won the Event 6: Deeper Stack NLH just a few days ago) he’s going to have to reconsider his career options!
| Place | Player | Chip Count | Payout |
| 1 | Adam Reese | 39,325,000 | $68,806 |
| 2 | Xiang ‘Alex’ Lin | 31,400,000 | $62,692 |
| 3 | David Lu | 28,750,000 | $60,430 |
| 4 | Nick Marino | 24,600,000 | $56,622 |
| 5 | Arnaldo ‘AG’ Gordon | 19,625,000 | $51,532 |
| 6 | Lou Torchia | 19,200,000 | $51,065 |
| 7 | Daniel Coe | 11,475,000 | $41,428 |
Standing, L to R: Daniel Coe, Alex Lin, Lou Torchia, David Lu, Nick Marino, Arnaldo ‘AG’ Gordon; Seated: Adam Reese
Complete Day 3 Results
| Place | Player | Payout |
| 1 | Adam Reese | $68,806* |
| 2 | Xiang ‘Alex’ Lin | $62,692* |
| 3 | David Lu | $60,430* |
| 4 | Nick Marino | $56,622* |
| 5 | Arnaldo ‘AG’ Gordon | $51,532* |
| 6 | Lou Torchia | $51,065* |
| 7 | Daniel Coe | $41,428* |
| 8 | John Port | $16,626 |
| 9 | Tom Pomponio | $11,876 |
| 10 | Andrew Cooper | $7,804 |
| 11 | Joe Lockhart | $7,804 |
| 12 | Eric Kitain | $7,804 |
| 13 | Alex Josowitz | $5,090 |
| 14 | John Hogan | $5,090 |
| 15 | Matt Carrasco | $5,090 |
| 16 | Daniel Giacchino | $3,529 |
| 17 | Vesel Haxhillary | $3,529 |
| 18 | Nick Giovine | $3,529 |
| 19 | Dariusz Slusarczyk | $2,986 |
*Indicates Adjusted Payout
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$500,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 36: Blinds 400,000/800,000/800,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,749
Players Remaining: 7
Average Stack: 25 million
Players have returned from a break. Here’s how they stack up:
| Seat | Player | Chips | Bbs |
| 1 | Arnaldo ‘AG’ Gordon | 19,625,000 | 25 |
| 2 | Daniel Coe | 11,475,000 | 14 |
| 3 | Xiang ‘Alex’ Lin | 31,400,000 | 39 |
| 4 | Adam Reese | 39,325,000 | 49 |
| 5 | |||
| 6 | |||
| 7 | David Lu | 28,750,000 | 36 |
| 8 | Nick Marino | 24,600,000 | 31 |
| 9 | Lou Torchia | 19,200,000 | 24 |
and by chips:
| Player | Chips | Bbs |
| Adam Reese | 39,325,000 | 49 |
| Xiang ‘Alex’ Lin | 31,400,000 | 39 |
| David Lu | 28,750,000 | 36 |
| Nick Marino | 24,600,000 | 31 |
| Arnaldo ‘AG’ Gordon | 19,625,000 | 25 |
| Lou Torchia | 19,200,000 | 24 |
| Daniel Coe | 11,475,000 | 14 |
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$500,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 35: Blinds 300,000/600,000/600,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,749
Players Remaining: 7
Average Stack: 25 million
John Port
Alex Lin opened for 1.5 million, then John Port moved in from the small blind. Alex called the raise and his 
was racing against John’s 
.
The board came 
and Alex paired his Queen to take the pot.
John busted out in 8th place, earning $16,626.
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$500,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 35: Blinds 300,000/600,000/600,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,749
Players Remaining: 8
Average Stack: 21.9 million
Lou Torchia
On the turn with a board of 
, Lou Torchia got all-in for 6,450,000 against Alex Lin. Lou’s 
was the nuts and Alex’s 
(top pair) was drawing dead.
Lou doubled up to ~19 million. Alex was left with ~26 million.
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$500,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 35: Blinds 300,000/600,000/600,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,749
Players Remaining: 8
Average Stack: 21.9 million
Tom Pomponio
On the river with a board of 
, Tom Pomponio got all-in holding Q9 for two pair, but was beat by Adam Reese’s 
which had rivered a straight. Adam took that pot, chipping up to ~38 million.
Tom finished in 9th place, earning $11,876.
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$500,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 35: Blinds 300,000/600,000/600,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,749
Players Remaining: 9
Average Stack: 19.4 million
Andrew Cooper
After an open from Adam Reese, Andrew Cooper moved in for ~6.3 million from the button. Nick Marino (bb) re-shoved, folding Adam, and the hands were tabled.
Andrew’s 77 had run into Nick’s 88 and he got no help on the board. Nick took the pot, chipping up to ~23 million.
Andrew busted out in 10th place, earning $7,804.
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$500,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 35: Blinds 300,000/600,000/600,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,749
Players Remaining: 10
Average Stack: 17.5 million
Blinds continue to climb relentlessly. Here are some very rough chip counts as the blinds go up and where they stand in relation to those blinds.
| Seat | Player | Chips | Bbs |
| 1 | Arnaldo ‘AG’ Gordon | 18,000,000 | 30 |
| 2 | Daniel Coe | 10,000,000 | 17 |
| 3 | Xiang ‘Alex’ Lin | 31,000,000 | 52 |
| 4 | Adam Reese | 24,000,000 | 40 |
| 5 | John Port | 7,000,000 | 12 |
| 6 | Andrew Cooper | 6,500,000 | 11 |
| 7 | David Lu | 37,000,000 | 62 |
| 8 | Nick Marino | 17,000,000 | 28 |
| 9 | Tom Pomponio | 12,000,000 | 20 |
| 10 | Lou Torchia | 11,000,000 | 18 |
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$500,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 34: Blinds 250,000/500,000/500,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,749
Players Remaining: 10
Average Stack: 1.75 million
Joe Lockhart got his last chips in holding 
against David Lu’s . The board came 
and not a speck of hope for Joe. He hit the rail in 11th place, earning $7,804.
The final ten drew seats, moved to the final table, and resumed play. Levels will now be to 60-minutes in length.
Here’s the new lineup:
| Seat | NAME |
| 1 | Arnaldo ‘AG’ Gordon |
| 2 | Daniel Coe |
| 3 | Xiang ‘Alex’ Lin |
| 4 | Adam Reese |
| 5 | John Port |
| 6 | Andrew Cooper |
| 7 | David Lu |
| 8 | Nick Marino |
| 9 | Tom Pomponio |
| 10 | Lou Torchia |
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$500,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 34: Blinds 250,000/500,000/500,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,749
Players Remaining: 11
Average Stack: 15.9 million
Eric Kitain
Eric Kitain got his last chips in with 
, only to run into Tom Pomponio’s 
. The board changed nothing and Tom took the pot, chipping up to ~22 million.
Eric finished in 12th place, earning $7,804.