Event 11 (Day 1E)

Event 11 ‘Almighty Stack’ (Day 2)
Level 18 (8,000/16,000/2,000)
Total Entries: 1,362
Players Remaining: 289
Chip Average: 471,000

In total, 289 players have advanced from the five Day 1 sessions of the $300,000 GTD ‘Almighty Stack’ event of this year’s Fall Poker Open. They will return to Level 18, to not only play into the money, but to also play down to the final 18 players. Going from nearly 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 entirety of the Day 2 restart will take place in the Poker Room, with today’s Event 13 ‘Super Stack Elevator’ playing out in the Signature Room. That event starts at 1 PM and that should be around the time that the ‘Almighty Stack’ money bubble begins to come into focus, with an official Event 11 payout structure being posted right after play resumes.

Before players lock up an Event 11 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:

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87 players managed to bag and tag their chips in this last flight of Event 11. Here is a list of some of the top chip stacks from Day 1E. A full list of chip counts and Day 2 seating assignments will be posted as soon as they’re available.

Joseph Lachiana- 1,206,000
Ezra Mann- 1,086,000
Keon Samples- 1,083,000
Jose Rodriguez-928,000
Nick Palma*- 601,000

*Fans demanded chip count

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Event 11 ‘Almighty Stack’ (Day 1E)
Level 16:  Blinds 5,000/10,000/2,000 ante
Total Event 11 Entries: 1,369
Total Day 1E Entries:  429
1E Players Remaining: 135
1E Average Stack: 318,000

The action folds to Anthony Sivolella in middle position and he moves al in for 111,000. Mike Leah calls and the action folds back to Taylor Scott in the big blind. Scott moves all in for over 600,000, Leah quickly releases his hand and the cards are shown.

Scott: {qd}{qs}
Sivolella: {js}{jh}

Sivolella will need some help on the flop and that’s just what he gets when the dealer spreads the {jd}{3d}{3s}. The turn brings the {9d} and the river is the {10d}. Sivolella scoops the pot with his full house and earns the triple up.

Taylor Scott- 550,000

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Event 11 ‘Almighty Stack’ (Day 1E)
Level 15:  Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000 ante
Total Event 11 Entries: 1,369
Total Day 1E Entries:  429
1E Players Remaining: 135
1E Average Stack: 318,000

It was a button vs. big blind raising war pre flop between Taylor Scott in the big blind and Adam Agaev on the button. The result was an 800,000 chip pot being pushed to Scott. In a series of raises and reraises all of the chips went in the middle. Scott held {ks}{js} and was up against the {6d}{6h} of Agaev. The board ran out {10h}{5c}{2d}{jc}{jd} and Scott scooped the massive pot. (Taylor Scott-800,000)

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Event 11 ‘Almighty Stack’ (Day 1E)
Level 14:  Blinds 3,000/6,000/1,000 ante
Total Event 11 Entries: 1,369
Total Day 1E Entries:  429
1E Players Remaining: 180
1E Average Stack: 240,000

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Event 11 ‘Almighty Stack’ (Day 1E)
Level 13:  Blinds 2,500/5,000/500 ante
Total Event 11 Entries: 1,369
Total Day 1E Entries:  429
1E Players Remaining: 220
1E Average Stack: 195,000

We catch up to the action on a board reading {10h}{8h}{7s}{5d}. With about 150,000 in the main pot, John Germano bets 100,000 and Michael Matrone calls. The river is the {4c} and Germano moves all in for 195,500. Matrone goes deep into the tank even asking his table mates for a few extra seconds. Matrone releases his hand into the muck and Germano shows the {8d}{6c} for a rivered straight while raking in the pot.

John Germano- 550,000
Michael Matrone- 295,000

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Event 11 ‘Almighty Stack’ (Day 1E)
Level 12:  Blinds 2,000/4,000/500 ante
Total Event 11 Entries: 1,369
Total Day 1E Entries:  429
1E Players Remaining: 220
1E Average Stack: 195,000

A player raises to 13,000 from early position and 5 players call. The dealer spreads a flop of {kd}{4d}{5c}, Alan Lee checks from the small blind and the big blind bets 33,000. Action folds to the player in the cutoff, he calls and Lee calls. The turn brings the {7s}, Lee checks and the big blind checks.

The player in the cutoff moves all in for over 300,000 and Lee wastes no time calling for his last 232,000 and tables the {Ah}{kc}. The player shows {6d}{6h} for a pair of sixes and an open ended straight draw. The {2s} completes the board and Lee scoops the big pot putting him around the 700,000 chip mark.

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Event 11 ‘Almighty Stack’ (Day 1E)
Level 12:  Blinds 2,000/4,000/500 ante
Total Event 11 Entries: 1,369
Total Day 1E Entries:  429
1D Players Remaining: 220
1D Average Stack:  195,000

Michael Matrone had barely finished stacking chips from the previous pot when he got involved in another with Jason Rivkin.  Michael (bb) checked the flop of {7c}{5c}{3c}.  Jason bet 1,000 from the hijack and Michael check-raised.  Jason released his hand.

With that pot, Michael chipped up to about 740,000.

Erza Mann is still out in front.  He’s up to ~800,000.

Event 1 winner, Stephanie Hubbard, has busted out.

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Event 11 ‘Almighty Stack’ (Day 1E)
Level 12:  Blinds 2,000/4,000/500 ante
Total Event 11 Entries: 1,369
Total Day 1E Entries:  429
1D Players Remaining: 230
1D Average Stack:  187,000

Four players took a flop of {6d}{4h}{2s} and the small blind tossed his short-stack across the line.  The big blind folded, then the player in late position folded out of turn.

Adam Agaev was in the middle and gave it some thought, then called.  He was ahead with {5c}{5d}.  His opponent held {As}{3s} and needed an Ace or 5 to survive.

The last two cards came {kh}{4c} and Adam took the pot.  He chipped up to about 470,000.

Adam Agaev has been a regular here at Borgata for many years.  He picked up his first and only Borgata Open title back in 2011 during the Summer Poker Open.  He came close again this past September in the Borgata Poker Open $260+$40 Deep Stack NLH event, where he finished 3rd for $14,834.  He was taken out by Christine DiFiore, the eventual winner of that event.

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