Event 15 - Championship
$2,500+$200 Championship NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 26: Blinds 20,000/40,000/5,000 ante
Total Entries: 473
Players Remaining: 5
Average Stack: 2,838,000
Players are back on the final table. Here’s how they stack up:
Darren Elias – 6,515,000 (163 big blinds)
Mark Kaganovsky – 2,635,000
Paul Lambrakis – 2,475,000
Keven Stammen – 1,905,000
Mickey Woll – 650,000 (22 big blinds)
$2,500+$200 Championship NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
End of Level 25: Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000 ante
Total Entries: 473
Players Remaining: 5
Average Stack: 2,838,000

Keven Stammen (cutoff) and Darren Elias (button) were looking at a board of and opted to check it down. Keven showed
and Darren mucked his hand. (The live stream showed he had
.)
Players are taking 15 while the orange 1,000 chips are colored up.
$2,500+$200 Championship NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 25: Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000 ante
Total Entries: 473
Players Remaining: 5
Average Stack: 2,838,000

Mickey Woll opened for 65,000 from the cutoff, then Paul Lambrakis raised to 180,000 from the button. Mickey, who is the short-stack, gave it some thought, then folded. He’s down to just over 600,000. Paul’s back up to ~2.5 million.

Ricky Guan, who finished 31st in this event, has taken the place of the ailing Jamie Kerstetter in the Live Stream commentary booth.
$2,500+$200 Championship NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 25: Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000 ante
Total Entries: 473
Players Remaining: 5
Average Stack: 2,838,000

On the turn with a board of Dan Wach (sb) bet 125,000. MarkKaganovsky (utg) called to see the
on the river. Dan shoved for just under 800,000 and Mark tanked. Dan had him covered, but not by much.
The clock was called and before his time expired, Mark called. His made a flush and was good against Dan’s
. Mark doubled to about 2.6 million, moving into 2nd chip position.
Dan was left with less than one big blind. That was gone on the next hand.
Dan Wach finished in 6th place, earning $54,484.
$2,500+$200 Championship NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 25: Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000 ante
Total Entries: 473
Players Remaining: 6
Average Stack: 2,365,000

Paul Lambrakis opened from the cutoff for ~60,000, then Mark Kaganovsky shoved from the button for ~540,000. Paul took a few seconds, then let it go. Mark picked up his dead money, plus 75,000 in blinds and antes.
Paul is still in fine shape with ~2.4 million.
Paul then opened for 60,000, got a flat from Mark, only to have Darren Elias 3-bet to 275,000 from the small blind. Paul released his hand and after a beat, Mark jammed for 696,000. Darren called, showing . Mark was dominating with
. The board ran out J 5 3 Q Q and Mark doubled up to ~1.5 million.
Darren’s mountain of chips wasn’t even dented.
$2,500+$200 Championship NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 24: Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000 ante
Total Entries: 473
Players Remaining: 6
Average Stack: 2,365,000

Mickey Woll (utg) got all-in on a flop of for just under 600,000. Mark Kaganovsky (bb) tanked for a while, as he had just a couple-hundred thousand more than Mickey. The clock was called and Mark released his hand just as his time ran out.
Mickey took the pot, chipping up to close to 1 million.
$2,500+$200 Championship NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 24: Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000 ante
Total Entries: 473
Players Remaining: 6
Average Stack: 2,365,000
The live stream has begun. You can follow the action on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/borgataac or on Facebook Live: Got to Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, then click on “Videos” next to the red “LIVE” box.
Commentary is being provided by Kane Kalas, Jamie Kerstetter, and Anna Antimony.
- Kane Kalas
- Jamie Kerstetter
- Anna Antimony
$2,500+$200 Championship NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 24: Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000 ante
Total Entries: 473
Players Remaining: 6
Average Stack: 2,365,000

Mark Kaganovsky (cutoff) and Darren Elias (sb) got to the river with the board showing . Darren bet 280,000 and Mark tanked for a good bit, then called.
Darren showed for a pair of Aces. Mark mucked his hand. He was left with about 1.1 million.*
(*We known from the live stream that Mark was ahead with pocket sixes, until the river when Darren paired his Queen.)
On the next hand, Paul Lambrakis opened utg for 55,000 and Darren (button) 3-bet to 160,000. Paul opted to call and see the flop fall . Darren led out and after a moment, Paul let it go.
Darren continues to add chips to his mountain.
$2,500+$200 Championship NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 24: Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000 ante
Total Entries: 473
Players Remaining: 6
Average Stack: 2,365,000
Play has begun under the lights and cameras on the stage here in the Signature Room. These updates will be ‘live’ so if you’re watching the ‘live stream’, which will begin in about 30 minutes, beware of spoilers!
Here’s what the winner will take home, in addition to the prize money.

$2,500+$200 Championship NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 24: Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000 ante (44:50 of 60 minutes remaining)
Total Entries: 473
Players Remaining: 6
Average Stack: 2,365,000
The final table of the 2017 Fall Poker Open Championship will get getting underway shortly here in the Signature Room. Levels are 60 minutes long until the final two are heads-up. At that point, levels will be 30 minutes long.
Here’s your final table:
Here’s how the final six stack up, in chip order:
Darren Elias- 6,487,000
Paul Lambrakis- 2,338,000
Mark Kaganovsky- 1,641,000
Keven Stammen- 1,570,000
Dan Wach- 1,292,000
Mickey Woll- 867,000
and last, but not least, the remaining payouts:
Place | Payout |
1 | $293,062 |
2 | $169,186 |
3 | $103,232 |
4 | $83,159 |
5 | $65,380 |
6 | $54,484 |