Event 1 (Day 1D)
$500+$60 Deep Stack NLH
Level 19: Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000 ante
Total Entries: 1,658
Players Remaining: 165
Average Stack: 258,000
Huang Dang (West Babylon, NY)
With just five off the bubble and well into the second day, one player has arrived even later than Matt Affleck. It’s Houang Dang, and she’s got four chips left, three blues and a yellow.
The table ribs her but also has been wondering: could she have just cashed, absent? Can she cash now?
Matt Stou in seat 3t kids her as well, “Do you have a note?
Dang laughs.
She knows she’s in trouble, and decides to immediately go with {9x}{5x}.
There’s a sidepot which David Johnston folds, and that’s helpful.
Unfortunately, even though she hits second pair, her other opponent, Jason Velasco has top pair on a Jack high flop.
She’s out, and no doctor’s note will help.
One closer to the money.
$500+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 17: (2,500/5,000/500)
Total Day 1D Entries: 592
Total Entries (A-D): 1,658
Day 1D Players Remaining: 105
Norm Michalek (Westfield, NJ)
Day 1D of Event 1 has come to an end and when the smoke cleared it was Norm Michalek leading the way. Michalek managed to put 557,000 in the bag which is good for the overall chip lead through all four flights. There will be a total of 276 combined survivors returning Thursday November 10 at 12 PM noon to resume Day 2 play.
Three players from this flight Adam Goldberg, Eugene Kotlyarevskiy and Ronak Shah were able to near the half million chip mark as well. Below is a look at some of the big stacks and counts from around the Day 1D field. A full list of chip counts and Day 2 seating assignments will be posted as soon as they’re available.
Norm Michalek- 557,000
Adam Goldberg- 482,000
Ronak Shah- 461,500
Eugene Kotlyarevskiy- 456,500
Daniel Tu- 333,000
Hayong Zha- 315,000
Marsel Backa- 302,000
Sundiata DeVore- 220,000
Jesse Cohen- 107,000
Matt Stout- 93,000
Nick Palma- 84,000
$500+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 16: (2,000/4,000/400)
Total Day 1D Entries: 592
Total Entries (A-D): 1,658
Day 1D Players Remaining: 125
Nick Palma (Bronx, NY)
Nick Palma moves all in for his last 36,700 and gets one caller. Palma turns over {2h}{2c} and his opponent shows {3h}{7h} to the surprise of Palma.
The board runs out clean for Palma {5d}{kd}{4d}{10h}{qh} to earn him the pot. He has been grinding a short stack for much of the night and his patience finally paid off as he finds a late double up.
Nick Palma- 85,000
$500+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 15: (1,500/3,000/400)
Total Day 1D Entries: 592
Total Entries (A-D): 1,658
Day 1D Players Remaining: 157
Norm Michaelk (Westfield, NJ)
Norm Michalek had been holding steady in the middle of the pack through much of this Day 1D. He has broken out of the middle of the chip counts and now finds himself in contention for the chip lead.
After his table broke he was able to scoop a big pot in one of the first hands at his new table. Michalek is now playing about 325,000 with less than three levels of play left in the night as he looks for his first BPO title.
$500+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 14: (1,200/2,400/300)
Total Day 1D Entries: 592
Total Entries (A-D): 1,658
Day 1D Players Remaining: 170
Mila Krylova
We catch up to the three handed action with about 25,000 in the main pot on a flop of {4s}{jh}{kc}. Mila Krylova checks and the under the gun player checks. The player on the button bets 13,000 and Krylova calls.
The under the gun player folds and they go heads up to the {9s} turn. Krylova checks again to her opponent who tosses out a bet of 22,000. She wastes little time check raising all in for her last 46,600. Her opponent thinks it over for about a minute and eventually folds earning Krylova the pot.
Mila Krylova- 130,000
$500+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$500,000 Guaranteed
End of Level 13: (1,000/2,000/300)
Total Day 1D Entries: 592
Total Entries (A-D): 1,658
Day 1D Players Remaining: 220
The players are currently on a 15 minute color up break and this will be the last break of the night. When the players return they will play four more levels before bagging and tagging their chips. They will return Thursday November 10 at 12 PM noon to resume Day 2 play.
$500+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 12: (800/1,600/200)
Total Day 1D Entries: 592
Total Entries (A-D): 1,658
Day 1D Players Remaining: 240
Daniel Tu
There are many players now over the century chip mark in Event 1 but one stack looks to be in the lead. Daniel Tu is the only player currently over 200,000 at the moment.
He is leading the pack here in the late levels with 234,000. There are plenty of players on his heels such as Miles Walker (185,000), Sundiata DeVore (160,000), John Allen HInds (170,000), Asher Conniff (120,000) just to name a few.
$500+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 12: (800/1,600/200)
Total Day 1D Entries: 592
Total Entries (A-D): 1,658
Day 1D Players Remaining: 270
Sundiata DeVore (Brooklyn, NY)
As we take a walk around the poker room we see a familiar face sitting behind a big stack of chips. Sundiata DeVore who is a regular on the east coast tournament poker scene continues to amass chips here in our final flight of Event 1.
He is now playing a stack of about 160,000 and finds himself near the top of the chip counts. DeVore will look to finish strong with less than six levels of play remaining in the night.
$500+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$500,000 Guaranteed
Level 11: (600/1,200/200)
Total Day 1D Entries: 592
Total Entries (A-D): 1,658
The players are back from break and tournament registration for Event 1 is now closed. Day 1D drew a total of 592 entries to bring the Day 1A-D total to 1,658 creating a prize pool of $829,000. A full list of tournament payouts will be posted on the blog as soon as they’re available.
$500+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$500,000 Guaranteed
End of Level 10: (500/1,000/100)
Total Day 1D Entries: 578
Total Entries (A-D): 1,644
The players are now on a 15 minute color up break. With Level 10 coming to end this means it is the last chance to register for Event 1. The $500,000 guarantee has long been surpassed and the prize pool is now over $800,000.
Don’t miss your last chance to get in on all the action here on the final flight of The Borgata Fall Poker Open kickoff event.