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EVENT COVERAGE

Event 1 (Day 1C)

Nov129:35 am

Event 1: Complete Day 2 Seating Assignments and Chip Counts

POSTED BY: Will OC

|CATEGORY: 2015, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1A), Event 1 (Day 1B), Event 1 (Day 1C), Event 1 (Day 1D), Event 1 (Day 2), Pre-Event

Level 17 (2,500/5,000/500)
Total Event 1 Entries: 1,757
Players Remaining:  332
Average Stack: 132,000

In total, 332 players have advanced from the four Day 1 sessions of the $500,000 GTD opening event of this year’s Fall Poker Open. They will return to Level 17, to not only play into the money, but to also play down to the final 18 players. Going from over 300 down to just two tables is not going to be a quick process, so the returning Day 2 players should all be prepared for a series grind, a grind that will start at 12 PM.

The majority of the Day 2 restart will take place in the Signature Room, with Tables 1-25 starting and finishing their day in the Signature Room. All other tables will start in the Poker Room and then move themselves across the hall as the field consolidates prior to the money bubble. That money bubble likely won’t come into focus for a few hours and when an official Event 1 payout structure is produced, we’ll post it for both players and blog followers to reference.

Before players lock up an Event 1 cash, they need to know where they’re sitting to start Day 2 and that information is provided below in our searchable and sortable Day 2 seating assignment chart:

        
FIRST NAMELAST NAMECITYSTCHIP COUNTTABLESEAT
VITTORIOABBATECOLTS NECKNJ124,500164
PLINIOABREUNEW YORKNY107,000294
HOBARTADKINSONAWV74,00037
BRIANADRAGNAE MEADOWNY74,500173
ALLEN SAINGORNROSELYNNY28,500311
TIMOTHYALLISONVIRGINIA BEACHVA84,000155
CARLOSALVARADOLONG BEACHNY199,000314
MICHAELANDERSONCHESAPEAKEVA86,60031
WRYANARMONHAYMARKETVA59,500247
DANIELASSIRANARDMOREPA112,50056
MICHAELAUTENRIETHGILLETTENJ86,000241
ANTHONYBALDINOPT PLEASANTNJ101,00076
THOMASBALLACARLE PLACENY152,500196
WILLIAMBARIBANSTATEN ISLANDNY136,000299
SEANBARRINGERSAUGERTIESNY156,5002310
ALEXANDERBARSANSUMMYSIDENY121,500174
VINCENTBASILICATALITTLE NECKNY96,00053
BENJAMINBEAHMVOORHEESNJ102,50014
ALANBECKERSTAMFORDCT54,000181
DENNISBELCHERAMITY HARBORNY27,000141
STEPHENBENKOVICMIDDLETOWNPA63,500187
ADAMBENOWITZPLYMOUTHPA168,500209
STEPHENBIRKHUNTINGDON VALLEYPA106,0002010
TIMOTHYBISHOPSEVERNMD83,50046
ATTILIOBITONDOGREAT NECKNY113,000321
NICKBLACKBURNLONG BOTTOMOH81,000910
MICHAELBORCHETTALAGRANGEVILLENY158,00061
BRIANBORGESONNANTUCKETMA90,500188
YERVANDBOYADJIANSUNNYSIDENY458,000275
MICHAELBRANDLAHAINAHI136,5003110
LLOYDBREUERALBRIGHTSVLLEPA305,00072
TIMOTHYBRYANFORT LAUDERDALEFL22,500213
ANTONIOBUETIMT KISCONY138,00024
SALVATOREBUSACCACOLTS NECKNJ75,500610
DANIELCAIAZZOKINNELONNJ60,500251
FRANKCALLUCCISARATOGA SPGNY133,500159
JAMESCAMPBELLMARLBOROMA22,500312
JOHNCASTALDOVALLEY STREAMNY295,000256
STEPHENCELESTEHOWELLNJ112,500125
SINGCENSTONY BROOKNY70,50096
JEFFREYCHANSILVER SPRINGMD73,50063
MICHAELCHENGOYSTER BAYNY57,000137
DOMINICKCHRISTIANOSWOYERSVILLEPA140,500221
GUY LOUISCICCONILAS VEGASNV96,500172
FRANKCIERIYONKERSNY127,500165
JESSE ALEXISCOHENARDMOREPA74,000279
SETHCOHENNEW YORKNY135,000118
RENATACOLACHECLAYTONNJ105,00043
ASHERCONNIFFBROOKLYNNY241,000301
CHRISTOPHCSIKMARTINSVILLENJ57,500710
SEBASTIANCUPRILNEW YORKNY257,500263
DOMINICKCUZZIMAMARONECKNY71,00064
DANIELDACONTIMOUNT LAURELNJ150,500198
THOMASDALYSTONE RIDGENY48,000121
VINHDANGDORCHESTERMA393,500288
MARKDAVIDOFFPENN VALLEYPA134,000264
JOSEPHDEBONISTOMS RIVERNJ133,000268
JOHNDEFRANCISHAMILTONNJ177,500310
FRANKDEFUSOWOMELSDORFPA160,50015
LUISDELACRUZNEWARKNJ209,000282
PABLODELGADO96,500214
BRIANDENNISEGG HARBOR CTYNJ239,500248
MICHAELDENTALEBROOKLYNNY91,000163
JASONDEUTSCHHOBOKENNJ136,500122
RICHARDDEVIVOPHOENIXVILLEPA74,000271
MARKDIKKERMORGANVILLENJ73,50016
ANTHONYDIORIOSTATEN ISLANDNY28,500295
MILANDOBRILOVICWEST NYACKNY83,500147
EDWARDDOHUNGREADINGPA94,000810
BARTLEYDOWLINGNEW YORKNY243,000106
JOHNDRAZEKREHOBOTHMA49,500123
JOSEPHDRORYCANTONMA86,5001710
NGOC-LOANDUONGREADINGPA69,00028
MARCDURANTE STROUDSBURGPA64,000410
ILYADYMENTBROOKLYNNY39,000182
SCOTTEINIGERMONTEBELLONY58,000266
HELENELLISNEW YORKNY102,00065
THEODOREELYBROOKLYNNY193,500309
DAVIDELYAZYANBROOKLYNNY84,000233
JEFFREYEPSTEINNEW HYDE PARKNY190,500135
ROBERTFABIANSKIPHILADELPHIAPA156,000322
DONALDFARNENWEST HAVENCT351,50044
ABRAHAMFARONIPHILADELPHIAPA157,500331
YONGFENGSHANGHAI162,000103
JOSEPHFERMANESOMERS POINTNJ62,5003010
ALEXANDERFERNANDEZCENTREVILLEVA77,0001610
RAULFERNANDEZTOMS RIVERNJ120,500277
CARLOSFIGUEROA-FERNANDEZNEW YORKNY111,00029
CALVINFILIPPONECEDAR GROVENJ241,50095
GREGORYFISHBERGHUNTINGDON VALLEYPA91,0001810
EDGARFLORESBROOKLYNNY96,500269
JAMAALFORDSECAUCUSNJ70,50011
CHRISTIANFRANCIABAYONNENJ358,00071
DAVIDFRIEDMARLBORONY117,500239
MATTHEWGAMBINOWEST BABYLONNY145,000184
ALEXANDERGENTILEBOHEMIANY40,000148
JAMESGILBERTBENSALEMPA42,50042
ANDREWGILENOCARMELNY152,000293
BRETTGINOSKY64,500117
ALEKGIVOTOVSKYNEW YORKNY291,00033
ANDREWGLAUBERGTENAFLYNJ50,000246
TOMASZGLINIECKIJACKSONNJ149,0001410
JONATHANGOLDNORTH POTOMACMD136,50023
MARCGOLDHABERMOUNT SINAINY245,000259
CHRISTIANGONZALEZCLIFFSIDE PARKNJ77,0001510
PAULGORAYGLEN BURNIEMD136,00045
ALLENGORDONPHILADELPHIAPA195,500211
DANIELGORDONBRICKNJ119,000142
JONGOTTLIEBROSLYNNY292,500144
SAMUELGRAHAM109,500107
RAMYGUIRGUISPHILADELPHIAPA185,500235
MATTHEWGUNTERBEL AIRMD165,500238
JEFFREYGURFINKELHALLANDALE BEACHFL80,500285
STEVENGUSIKOFFOAKLAND GARDENSNY114,00087
MICHAELGUZZARDIBRANFORDCT83,000289
THAIHAHANOIPA111,500216
MICHAELHAGERNORWOODPA185,500119
EDWARDHAGGERTYLEVITTOWNPA247,500105
CAITLINHALLWASHINGTONDC40,5002410
WILLIAMHALPERINHUNTINGTONNY80,000104
MICHAELHANDWERKEREAST HILLSNY136,000136
ANDREWHANNALANOKA HARBORNJ328,00073
WILLIAMHARDERWOODSTOCKNY49,500191
KENNETHHARDINGMASSAPEQUANY150,000227
ANDREWHAWKINSNEW YORKHNY292,5001010
GRAEMEHAWKINSEDDINBURGHIRELAND161,500253
BRYANHAYESMOORESTOWNNJ38,000334
PATRICIAHELLERGLENFORDNY105,00054
JASONHENRICIEGG HARBOR TOWNSHIPNJ251,500195
CHARLESHEOJERSEY CITYNJ65,500126
MATTHEWHESLINGANEW YORKNY108,0003310
ANTHONYHILLEGG HBR CITYNJ195,500272
GREGHIMMELBRANDBAYSIDENY82,500151
CULLENHOFMANNBALTIMOREMD40,500232
PETERHONGBAYSIDENY256,000273
ROBERTHORANBRISTOWVA125,000254
ROBERTHOVERWHITMANMA91,500102
MATTHEWHOYNOWSKICLARKNJ178,500339
VASILLIOSHRISAFINISBRICKNJ174,500110
STEPHANIEHUBBARDTILTON FALLSNJ474,000185
KEVINHUBERSTROUDSBURGPA145,000189
ANTHONYIMPERIALMAYS LANDINGNJ156,000157
GEORGEINAKAVADZEWEST NEW YORKNJ69,50027
BEHROOZJAMSHIDIELLICOTT CITYMD81,500152
DANIELJANELAHACKETTSTOWNNJ175,50066
ALANJOHNSONCARLSTADTNJ99,500287
GREGORYJOSLYNMILFORDPA59,00047
TIMOTHYJURKIEWICZSAYREVILLENJ64,000133
THINLEYKALSANGJACKSON HGHTSNY180,500323
ALEXANDERKARTVELISTATEN ISLANDNY209,000143
ROYKASENCHAKBAY SHORENY90,500204
VESELINKATRANDZHIEVMOUNT PROSPECTIL51,000305
MICHAEL ROWLANDKEMETERALLENTOWNPA126,00032
JASONKIMMANHASSETNY409,000303
ANDREWKLEINTINTON FALLSNJ72,50088
SEANKLINEABINGDONMD109,500161
CHRISTOSKOSTOPOULOSBROOKLYNNY32,00055
ZDZISLAWKOZAKOWSKIFRANKLIN SQUARENY116,50036
MARCKRAVITZMELVILLENY271,500328
NATALEKUEYBRONXNY138,500203
SEANKURLANDST DAVIDSPA65,0001210
CARMENLABRUTOOCEAN CITYMD34,500224
PATRICKLACEYGALLOWAYNJ44,000308
GLENNLAFAYERIDGEFIELDCT139,000177
CHRISTOPHERLAFRANCESCASTATEN ISLANDNY88,00092
SEANLANGOVERONANJ144,500319
ROBERTLATOUCHENORTHVALENJ149,500149
MICHAELLAVENBURGE STROUDSBURGPA171,00091
KENNYLAYABSECONNJ36,000243
HARVEYLAYTONDEVONPA27,000193
GLENNLAZELLEMARIETTAGA63,500129
DIENLECLAYTONNJ215,000333
JEREMIAHLEBLANCFREDERICKMD526,500162
BRIANLEEGROTONMA250,000183
STANLEYLEEWEST HARTFORDCT57,500153
CHRISTOPHERLEONGFOREST HILLSNY59,000292
STEVENLERNERCALVERTONNY67,000201
MICHAELLEUNGBOSTONMA78,00089
SALAHLEVYBOCA RATONFL124,000316
ROMAINELEWISEAST ORANGENJ206,000236
WAYNELEWISGALLOWAYNJ111,000176
JUSTINLIBERTOBALTIMOREMD625,500207
JAMESLILLISROBBINSVILLENJ126,000169
CHAE SUNGLIMHONOLULUHI28,50026
CHRISTOPHERLIMBRONXNY282,000315
BRETTLIMONCELLISHOREHAMNY47,50086
PETERLINBEARDE106,000267
WOOYANGLINMORRISTOWNNJ204,000206
YINGCHOULINFLUSHINGNY182,000258
JOSEPHLIPARIWAYNENJ153,500158
ANGELLOPEZCHERRY HILLNJ76,500262
TYNGLOWFLUSHINGNY125,000127
ROCCOLUCIANOPHILADELPHIAPA156,50025
RALPHMACRIREDDINGCT126,500284
JEREMYMAHERWARRENNJ150,000156
YULIYAMAKAROVAMOSCOW5942,00038
SILVIOMANTUANOFRESH MEADOWSNY48,5002910
MICHAELMARDERSEWELLNJ119,50067
WELTHERMARMOLPROVIDENCERI48,5001110
ARNDREMARTINHOPEWELL JCTNY46,500175
SCOTTMATTESYOSSETNY37,00051
MARILYNMATTHEWSREADINGPA180,50079
CHARLESMAYTIDU JRMORRISPLAINSNJ85,500335
DENNISMCCANNBELLEROSENY310,50059
PATRICKMCCARTHYAMBLERPA56,000205
PORTIAMCDANIELS92,500134
JOHNMCGINLEYJERSEY CITYNJ100,500296
RYANMCKNIGHTHARRISBURGPA101,500252
NORMANMICHALEKWESTFIELDNJ92,500325
BRYANMILLERBENSALEMPA152,500317
THOMASMILLERCEDAR GROVENJ128,500234
WILLIAMMILLERSTRATFORDCT85,500212
ITAYMOCHOVITZRISHON LETZIONN/A105,500307
CHARLESMONTANINOPOUGHKEEPSIENY83,000242
JOSEPHMONTERVINOYARDVILLENJ50,500197
MICHAELMOOREN CAPE MAYNJ149,500313
BRIANMORGANWILTONNY180,500146
JOSEPHMOSCABRONXNY139,00085
CHRISTOPHERMUNGAVINLINDENHURSTNY71,000304
JOHNMYERSCARMELNY120,500332
JOHNMYUNGVIENNAVA120,000192
TAKAYUKINAKADABERGENFIELDNJ90,50074
PATRICKNAUGHTONRIDGEWOODNJ103,000244
JONATHANNEALEWOODBURYNJ134,0002210
HANHNGUYENNORFOLKVA145,00022
PHONGNGUYENBRISTOWVA37,000337
ROBERTNICOTRASTATEN ISLANDNY194,500128
MICHAELNYEE BRIDGEWATERMA79,500245
JENNIFEROARALEXANDRIAVA127,000217
MINGOEIREGO PARKNY23,500261
REYNALDOONGNESCOPECKPA65,500237
ANTHONYPAGANAVENELNJ320,000109
VINEETPAHUJAJERSEY CITYNJ211,400283
RAMONAPALADINOHACKESACKNJ68,500286
JOSEPHPALMABENSALEMPA222,000186
ELPIDOFOROSPANTELIWEST BABYLONNY50,500154
JASONPAQUINSANTA BARBARACA262,00021
PERNELLPARKERPALMERTONPA165,50098
JOSEPHPASCUCCIMANAHAWKINNJ87,500202
FANILKUMAPATELSTOCKHOLMNJ44,500108
SUNNYPATELBELLINGHAMMA93,500225
BRANDONPEARLTOMS RIVERNJ56,500291
BINHPHAMSPRINGFIELDVA52,500115
NICHOLASPISANIFLORAL PARKNY92,0001310
STEPHENPOSAALBANYNY235,50099
JOHANNPOURCHERESSEPARIS5123,00049
JEROMEPOZNANSKIBOWIEMD466,0003210
MICHAELPUPELLOREGO PARKNY166,50017
ALLANRABINOVICHNEW YORKNY401,00035
AVSHALUMRAFAILOVSTATEN ISLANDNY223,500257
GENERAMANMULLICA HILLNJ49,0002810
YEVGENIRAPOPORTBROOKLYNNY220,500226
MICHAELRAUSCHENBERGERWEST CALDWELLNJ159,00018
JOSEPHREDDICKBRONXNY275,000113
CHADREYNOLDSINWOODWV109,000139
ERICRIVKINEAST HAMPTONNY137,50013
JOHNRODRIGUESBREWSTERNY33,5002510
STEVENRODRIGUEZSTATEN ISLANDNY142,500223
TYLORROGERSMANAHAWKINNJ169,000249
RICHARDROSSETTIVENTNORNJ88,500219
ADAMROTHBAYSIDENY106,00062
ILIRRUGOVABRONXNY202,500101
ALEXANDERRUMBAUGHTAKOMA PARKMD109,50069
RALPHRUSSOBROOKLYNNY164,000222
ANTONIOSABATINOST JAMESNY155,000199
TONYSABBAGHRIDGENY138,500111
MOHSENSALHAITASCAIL275,00034
LEONARD JSANDEWETHRSFIELDCT299,500302
ERNESTSARKISYANTSBROOKLYNNY144,500276
WALTERSARMIENTOCUENCOR6950,00039
MENANSAYDAMPOTOMACMD73,00097
ANDREWSAYEGHBRIAR CLIFF MANORNY153,000338
STEPHENSCALESRED BANKNJ234,50068
MICHAELSCHNEIDERMANALAPANNJ104,000229
RANDISCHRAMKOWALDORFMD102,5002710
KEITHSCHRODERSEAFORDNY89,500171
CHARLESSEITCHICKEGG HBR TWP PNJ209,500326
DEEANGELOSENGSICKLERVILLENJ200,50083
PETERSENNONBRONXNY111,500194
CAMERONSHAHABSMYRNAGA77,50057
JAYSHARONFRESH MEADOWSNY59,50094
PAULSHEDAKERCROYDONPA90,500218
JOHNSHORTFRANKLINVILLENJ147,000336
GRIGORIYSHVARTSNEW YORKNY385,000510
ELAINESILVERMANELKINS PARKPA95,00077
MEIKATSIUNEW YORKNY33,000116
ANDREWSKRIVANICCLIFFSIDE PARKNJ50,50084
JENNIFERSOGALLOWAYNJ150,000178
VINCESOLOMONEDISONNJ121,50048
MICHAELSOMMAMIDDLE VLGNY98,50075
JAMESSPARACIOMOORESTOWNNJ96,000318
PAULSPITZBERGTENAFLYNJ122,500215
JOSEPHINESTAGLIANOMINOTOLANJ53,500179
DEREKSTAIBWILMINGTONDE177,000167
DOUGLASSTEWARTBROOKLYNNY99,000124
ROLLANDESTILLINGSGREEN LANEPA110,0001910
MATTHEWSTOUTLAS VEGASNV166,000281
STEVENSTRAUSSALLENTOWNPA167,00093
DARIUSSTUDDARDMEDFORDNY53,000298
SEANSULLIVANSAYREVILLENJ233,500274
MARKSYKESMARGATENJ80,500255
DOUGLASTASCARELLA58,000231
MICHAELTHIBEAUWHITMANMA62,5002110
KONSTANTINTOUREVSKIPORT WASHINGTONNY141,00082
JOSEPHTOZZIOCEAN CITYMD112,000297
QUINTINTRAMMELLSTATEN ISLANDNY88,000324
LONG TTRANSHIRLEYNY81,000166
JUSTINTSENGFLUSHINGNY89,000168
ROMANVALERSTEINLANGHORNEPA283,500327
DAVIDVAN NOYCLARKSVILLEMD137,50041
ALVINVATANAVANARLINGTONVA185,000278
SERGIOVIGANOMARLTONNJ104,000228
LEONIDVIZIROVCHALFONTPA149,00078
WILLIAMVOGELATLANTIC CITYNJ211,500145
JOSEPHVUOZZOHOLTSVILLENY224,50012
KEVINWANGBRONXNY60,500208
ZHAOXINGWANGEAST LANSINGMI208,500329
STEPHENWARNERCAPE MAYNJ75,00019
MARLONWESTEBRONXNY115,00081
GLENNWILKINSFREEHOLDNJ144,500131
HOWARDWOLPERATLANTIC CITYNJ82,50058
SHE LOKWONGFOREST HILLSNY285,000306
JOHNYANNINEW WINDSORNY127,00052
AMEERYASSINWEST MILFORDNJ140,500210
PALZAGREDABRONXNY135,500132
TOMASZZAKRZEWSKIWOODSIDENY92,000265
HUIFANGZHANGBEIJING CITY82,500138
YUEZHUFLUSHINGNY116,500114
JOHNZIEGLERISLAND HEIGHTSNJ70,000112

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Nov118:29 pm

Event 1 (Day 1C): Chip Chirps From Flight C

POSTED BY: kaelaine

|CATEGORY: 2015, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1C)

End of Level 16:  Blinds 2,000/4,000/400 ante
Total Entries: 1,128
Total Day 1C Entries: 588
1C Players Remaining:  115
1C Average Stack:  128,000

Several players have tweeted their end of Flight C chip counts, so we’re sharing via the blog.  Use #FPO2015 so we can find your tweets!

 

Bagging up 64k in this Borgata fall opening event. Coming back to 2.5k/5k/500 tomorrow. #NeedADouble #FPO2015

— T.J. Jurkiewicz (@RandalGravesNL) November 12, 2015

bagged 150k in #FPO2015 event one #teamonebullet #teammaxlatereg #teamthirtybbs #teambobbyflays

— Thomas J. Balla (@ThomasJBalla) November 12, 2015

Bagged 234,500 in @BorgataPoker $500K kickoff #NoRunners

— Steve Scales (@SteveScales) November 12, 2015

 

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Nov117:34 pm

Event 1 (Day 1C): Two Big Stacks Bagged in Flight C

POSTED BY: kaelaine

|CATEGORY: 2015, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1C)

End of Level 16:  Blinds 2,000/4,000/400 ante
Total Entries: 1,128
Total Day 1C Entries: 588
1C Players Remaining:  115
1C Average Stack:  128,000

Justin Liberto (Fallston, MD) Justin Liberto (Fallston, MD)

When the craziness of the end of night bag & tag process finally ended, there were 115 players who managed to bag up chips in Flight C.

Justin Liberto crushed this flight, bagging 625,500.  That makes him the overall chip leader through the first three flights.

Frederick LeBlanc (Frederick, MD) Frederick LeBlanc (Frederick, MD)

Jeremiah LeBlanc bagged 526,000, making him second in this flight and second overall.  The rest of the Flight C field is way back.

A full list of chip counts with Day 2 seat assignments will be posted when available.

Flight D coverage will kick in shortly as we continue Fall Poker Open blog coverage from the Poker Room.

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Nov116:52 pm

Event 1 (Day 1C): Aces Good for Pahuja

POSTED BY: kaelaine

|CATEGORY: 2015, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1C)

Level 16:  Blinds 2,000/4,000/400 ante
Total Entries: 1,128
Total Day 1C Entries: 588
1C Players Remaining:  150
1C Average Stack:  98,000

Vinny Pahuja (Jersey City, NJ) Vinny Pahuja (Jersey City, NJ)

The last level of the night is underway and the all-ins are coming non-stop.

After the small blind opened for a raise, Vinny Pahuja 3-bet from the big blind.  The small blind shoved and Vinny was happy to call, holding {ac}{ad} and having his opponent covered.  The small blind rolled over {ah}{kc} and he was in bad shape.

The board ran out {kd}{qc}{3h}{7s}{9d} and Vinny’s Aces held.  He chipped up to about 180,000, close to double the average stack.

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Nov116:25 pm

Event 1 (Day 1C): Cieri Doubles Up

POSTED BY: kaelaine

|CATEGORY: 2015, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1C)

Level 15:  Blinds 1,500/3,000/400 ante
Total Entries: 1,128
Total Day 1C Entries: 588
1C Players Remaining:  ~170
1C Average Stack:  ~86,500

Frank Cieri (Yonkers, NY) Frank Cieri (Yonkers, NY)

Before the blinds went up:

It looked like the end for “Frankie Funerals” Cieri.  He moved in for 30,600 holding {as}{8d} and ran into Jeremiah LeBlanc’s {Ah}{qd}.  Frank was dominated and the flop of {ac}{6d}{5s} was no help.

Then the {8h} came on the river, the gin card for Frank giving him Aces-up.  He only had to fade a Queen on the river to survive.  The river brought the {ad} giving Frank Aces-full and the double-up to over 60,000.

Frank got his nickname “Frankie Funerals” from his work as a funeral director.  He rose to poker fame back in 2008 at the Foxwoods Poker Classic where he made the WPT Televised final table, which also featured Ted Forrest and was eventually won by Eric Seidel.  Frank finished 4th for more than $200,000.  His wife Francine is here on the rail watching her husband in action.

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Nov116:01 pm

Event 1 (Day 1C): Latouche Leads ‘Second Wave’

POSTED BY: Will OC

|CATEGORY: 2015, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1C)

Level 14 (1,200/2,400/300)
Total Entries: 1,128
Total Day 1C Entries: 588
Players Remaining: 175

Bob Latouche is one of the players in the 'second wave' of chip counts and while the current leader may be hard to catch, players near the 200,000 mark might just be one hand away from matching Justin Liberto's half-million chip stack. Bob Latouche is one of the players in the ‘second wave’ of chip counts and while the current leader may be hard to catch, players near the 200,000 mark might just be one hand away from matching Justin Liberto’s half-million chip stack.

While Justin Liberto is pacing this Day 1C flight with just under 500,000 there are a handful of players playing close to half that number, as part of this flight’s second wave. Bob Latouche is one of those players, as he’s been quietly working his over 200,000 chip stack for the better part of the last few levels.

Liberto and Latouche could not be any more opposite when it comes to their past tournament successes, as Liberto is a recent World Series of Poker bracelet winner and has nearly $2,000,000 in career earnings. Latouche has a few small scores from regional tournament series but that’s the beauty of an event like this, that veteran professionals and players looking to breakthrough to notch their first big score are competing against one another.

Liberto’s half-million chip stack might be out of reach to some but if Latouche is able to win a few sizable pots and continue to chip up, he could put himself in a great position heading into tomorrow’s Day 2 session.

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Nov115:55 pm

Event 1 (Day 1C): Liberto Having a Good Day

POSTED BY: kaelaine

|CATEGORY: 2015, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1C)

Level 14:  Blinds 1,200/2,400/300 ante
Total Entries: 1,128
Total Day 1C Entries: 588
1C Players Remaining:  ~190
1C Average Stack:  ~77,400

Justin Liberto (Fallston, MD) Justin Liberto (Fallston, MD)

As expected, tables are breaking down rapidly.  We’ve lost 4 tables (40 players) in just one 30-minute level!

Justin Liberto did his part to thin the herd.  In a recent hand that was recounted to us by a departing player, Justin flopped a full house against a player holding a set and another with a flush draw.  Justin is now the chip leader with close to 470,000.

To put that in perspective, the overall chip leader from yesterday’s two flights, Stephanie Hubbard, bagged 474,000.  The next largest stack was only 310,000, more than 160,000 behind Stephanie.

Justin picked up his first WSOP bracelet this summer in the $3,000 Six Max NLH event, good for more than $640,000.  He also has a couple of WSOP Circuit rings in his trophy case, but has yet to claim a Borgata Open title.  He came close during the Winter Poker Open when he finished second to Ari Engel in the $1,500 Heads-Up NLH event, taking home $15,714.  His career earnings top $1.7 million.

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Nov115:34 pm

Event 1 (Day 1C): River Irrelevant to Wolper’s Boat

POSTED BY: kaelaine

|CATEGORY: 2015, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1C)

Level 13:  Blinds 1,000/2,000/300 ante
Total Entries: 1,128
Total Day 1C Entries: 588
1C Players Remaining:  ~210
1C Average Stack:  ~70,000

Howard Wolper

After a short-stack shoved, Howard Wolper was more than happy to look him up from the small blind, since he was holding pocket Queens.  The short-stacked player had {Js}{3s}.  The flop came {qd}{7d}{2s} giving Howard top set and a solid grip on the hand.

When the {7s} came on the turn, Howard had a full boat and his opponent was drawing dead, but he didn’t realize it and started calling for a “spade!”.  He got his wish, as the {6s} hit the river, and he started to celebrate before realizing that his flush was no good.  He headed for the exit while Howard chipped up to about 140,000.

Howard holds the record for most (reported) cashes here at Borgata with 66.  His closest rival has only 46 cashes.

 

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Nov115:29 pm

Event 1 (Day 1C): New Seat, Scales Hoping To Continue To Stack

POSTED BY: Will OC

|CATEGORY: 2015, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1C)

Level 13 (1,000/2,000/300)
Total Entries: 1,128
Total Day 1C Entries: 588
Players Remaining: 210

Steve Scales couldn't get much traction during yesterday's starting flights but he's trending up through this Day 1C session. He's now playing just under 175,000 and will try to continue to chip up over the last few levels of this third session. Steve Scales couldn’t get much traction during yesterday’s starting flights but he’s trending up through this Day 1C session. He’s now playing just under 175,000 and will try to continue to chip up over the last few levels of this third starting session.

Of the dozen or so tables of players that made the across the hall journey to the Signature Room over the last break, Steve Scales looks like he brought with him one of the bigger stacks. Scales is currently playing just shy of 175,000 and while he’s happy with that number, he’s hoping to building to build his stack over the last four levels of Day 1C.

After a few bullets misfired yesterday, Scales came into this Day 1C flight with a “goal” of 200,000 and while he’s on pace to hit that number, he shouldn’t be too concerned with he does or not. His current stack size is more than enough to put him over the chip average in tomorrow’s Day 2 session. So, while Scales will hope to reach his goal, he’ll also try to keep himself safe over the next two hours and lock up a spot in tomorrow’s restart.

The rest of this flight will be dealing with that same dilemma, as players will try their best to increase their stacks tonight but also, try their best to avoid having to jump into tonight’s Day 1D flight. That’s because that 1D session will likely conclude around 4:30 AM, meaning that players who have played through the majority of the morning flight will be putting in a close to 18 hour shift if they are forced to play another session tonight.

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Nov115:12 pm

Event 1 (Day 1C): Field Converges In Signature Room

POSTED BY: kaelaine

|CATEGORY: 2015, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1C)

Level 13:  Blinds 1,000/2,000/300 ante
Total Entries: 1,128
Total Day 1C Entries: 588
1C Players Remaining:  ~230
1C Average Stack:  ~64,000 

During the extended break, the remaining players from the poker room were relocated to the signature room.  Play has now resumed with 23 tables, leaving 230 or fewer players in action in this Flight.

They’ll play straight through four levels, to the end of level 16, then bag up for the night (about 7:15pm).

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