Borgata Winter Poker Open Side Events
Day 1 Completed
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Borgata Winter Poker Open Side Events
Day: 3
A total of 615 entries built up a $215,250 prize pool in Event 2: $400 Black Chip Bounty. The tourney required entrants to have a black $100 chip with their tournament stacks, which they would then ship to the individual who eliminated them from the tournament. The event began on Jan. 16 and wrapped up in the wee hours this morning.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haim Toorgeman | $50,132 |
| 2 | Hani Khalil | $28,187 |
| 3 | Frank Chain | $17,747 |
| 4 | Luther Lewis | $14,407 |
| 5 | Curtis Davis | $11,484 |
| 6 | Lee Kirsch | $9,500 |
| 7 | Claudius Ferris | $7,621 |
| 8 | Adam Fraley | $5,742 |
| 9 | Joseph Miranda | $3,967 |
| 10 | Christopher Manousaridis | $2,714 |
| 11 | Michael Foley | $2,714 |
| 12 | Chii Ching Sun | $2,714 |
| 13 | Nashaat Antonious | $1,984 |
| 14 | Christopher Asaro | $1,984 |
| 15 | Kevin Gormley | $1,984 |
| 16 | Charles Tidmarsh | $1,462 |
| 17 | Bradley McClure | $1,462 |
| 18 | Joanne Capritta | $1,462 |
There are currently 31 players remaining in Event 2 ($500 Black Chip Bounty).
The average stack is approximately 297,000, and the blinds are 5,000-10,000, with a 1,000 chip ante.
The official prize pool information for Event 2 ($500 Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold'em) has been posted.
The remaining 39 players are competing for a grand prize of $50,132, and anybody left with chips in play has already guaranteed themselves a payday of at least $919.
In total, a prize pool of $208,793 was generated after 615 entries were recorded.
There are now six tables remaining in Event 2, the $500 Black Chip Bounty Re-Entry event.
A total of fifty players remain and the average stack is approximately 184,500.
Robert "Uncle Krunk" Panitch, who you may remember from his 3rd place finish at the WSOP Circuit National Championship Main Event last year, is still in contention.
A few notable names remain in the $350 Black Chip Bounty: Russell Crane (3,500), Amnon Filippi (43,000) and Bob Panitch (310,000). Sixty-nine players remain, so the money bubble is fast approaching, and the blinds are currently sitting at 2,000-4,000 with a 400 ante.
Update: Crane busted out in the time it took to write this post.
Just under 140 players remain in the $350 Black Chip Bounty, and the prize pool has gone official with 615 entrants. Players who min-cash with a top-63 finish will bank $710, while the lucky winner will ship $50,131. Blinds are currently 1,500-3,000 with an ante of 400.
The action continues downstairs in the Signature Room and the Borgata Poker Room, as Event 2 ($350 Buy-In, Re-Entry, with a $100 chip bounty for each elimination).
Currently, play is in Level 9, meaning blinds are at 400-800 with a 75 ante.
Approximately 300 players remain in contention, and when prize pool information is released we will make those figures public.
The Black Chip Bounty is well into the swing of things, with tables split between the main cash room and the Signature Room. So far, 406 players have signed up, with nearly a quarter of those already eliminated. Prize pool information is fluid, but we're currently looking at more than $35,000 up top.
Notable players spotted grinding early stacks include Victor Ramdin, Amnon Filippi and Matt Stout.
Hello, and welcome to PokerNews' coverage of the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open from the exceptional Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City. For this year's installment, there are a whopping 23 events on schedule, and several of them have big guaranteed prize pools. The marquee event is the $3 million guaranteed WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship that will begin on Jan. 26.
For reporting ease, all updates "side events" will be placed right here in this blog. For the several feature events on the schedule, a separate blog will be utilized, and you may find links to each in the schedule below.
Here’s a complete look at the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open schedule with links to specific blogs:
| Event | Dates | Tournament | Buy-In |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan. 14-17 | Big Stack NLHE Re-Entry ($2M GTD) | $500+$60 |
| 2 | Jan. 16 | Black Chip Bounty NLHE | $350+$50+$100 |
| 3 | Jan 17-18 | Deep Stack NLHE Re-Entry | $500+$60 |
| 4 | Jan. 17 | PLO H/L 8B | $450+$50 |
| 5 | Jan. 18 | Big Stack NLHE Re-Entry ($100K GTD) | $350+$50 |
| 6 | Jan. 18-19 | H.O.R.S.E. | $450+$50 |
| 7 | Jan. 19 | Seniors (50+) NLHE | $300+$40 |
| 8 | Jan. 19-21 | Deeper Stack NLHE Re-Entry ($250K GTD) | $350+50 |
| 9 | Jan. 19 | Ladies Deep Stack NLHE Re-Entry | $260+$40 |
| 10 | Jan. 21-22 | Deepest Stack NLHE Re-Entry | $400+$50 |
| 11 | Jan. 21 | Big Stack PLO Re-Entry | $400+$50 |
| 12 | Jan. 22 | Big Stack NLHE Re-Entry ($150K GTD) | $260+$40 |
| 13 | Jan. 23 | Deep Stack NLHE Bounty Re-Entry | $350+$50+$100 |
| 14 | Jan. 23-24 | NLHE Heads-Up | $1,500+$150 |
| 15 | Jan. 24-25 | Six-Max NLHE Re-Entry ($200K GTD) | $1,000+$90 |
| 16 | Jan. 24 | Deep Stack PLO Re-Entry | $450+$50 |
| 17 | Jan. 25 | Big Stack NLHE Re-Entry ($100K GTD) | $350+$50 |
| 18 | Jan. 25 | Omaha H/L 8B Semi Turbo | $500+60 |
| 19 | Jan. 26-31 | WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship ($3M GTD) | $3,300+$200 |
| 20 | Jan. 28 | Big Stack NLHE Re-Entry | $350+$50 |
| 21 | Jan. 29 | Deep Stack NLHE Re-Entry ($100K GTD) | $200+$30 |
| 22 | Jan. 30 | NLHE Black Chip Bounty Re-Entry | $200+$30+$100 |
| 23 | Jan. 31 | Deep Stack NLHE Re-Entry | $200+30 |