2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open

Event #16: $400 Saturday Series Deepstack
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Frank Marasco
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$42,258
Event Info
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$169,750
Entries
500
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
500
Players Left
1

Double Knockout for Tangam

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Alec Schaw
Alec Schaw

Alec Schaw moved lall in for 215,000 from the cutoff and Raj Tangam called from the button.

Elan Chabi put his last 285,000 in from the big blind and Tangam called putting both players at risk.

Raj Tangam: {a-Spades}{9-Diamonds}
Alec Schaw: {a-Hearts}{3-Clubs}
Elan Chabi: {k-Hearts}{10-Spades}

The board ran out {q-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{2-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} and Tangam's ace nine high was enough to earn him the double knockout.

Elan Chabi- Eliminated in 13th Place ($1,698)
Alec Schaw- Eliminated in 14th Place ($1,698)

Player Chips Progress
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Raj Tangam
2,250,000
800,000
800,000
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Elan Chabi
Busted
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Alec Schaw
Busted

Tags: Alec SchawElan ChabiRaj Tangam

Ramdin Eliminated Before Break

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Victor Ramdin
Victor Ramdin

Victor Ramdin's Saturday Series run has come to an end in the last hand before the break. Ramdin got his stack all in pre-flop holding pocket aces against the pocket sevens of his opponent.

A seven on the turn sealed Ramdin's fate and he was sent to the rail in 16th place earning $1,273 for his efforts.

Player Chips Progress
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Victor Ramdin
Busted

Tags: Victor Ramdin

Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

Break

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The Saturday Series players are now on a 15-minute color up break.

We will pick back up on the action when play resumes.

Grigoriy Shvarts Leads the Final 18

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Grigoriy Shvarts
Grigoriy Shvarts

We are down to the final two Saturday Series tables and it's Grigoriy Shvarts leading the way with 1,850,000.

Shvarts has been on fire as of late and just took down the Parx Big Stax $1,100 NLH event just last month earning over $82,000.

He holds two Parx Poker titles and is looking to add his first Borgata Poker Open title to his resume here tonight.

Raj Tangam is within striking distance with 1,450,000 after turning a straight against his opponent's set in the biggest pot of the night.

The action will continue into the late night hours and we will be crowing our newest Borgata Fall Poker Open Champion. The winner will be taking home $42,258 and the BFPO trophy.

Below is a look at how some of the stacks from the field are shaping up.

Player Chips Progress
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Grigoriy Shvarts
1,850,000
1,850,000
1,850,000
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Raj Tangam
1,450,000
200,000
200,000
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Rob Calabrese
900,000
120,000
120,000
Profile photo of David Elliott us
David Elliott
555,000
555,000
555,000
Profile photo of Roland Israelashvili us
Roland Israelashvili
475,000
300,000
300,000
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Elan Chabi
390,000
-160,000
-160,000

Tags: Grigoriy ShvartsRaj Tangam

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

Tangam Turns a Straight to Move Over a Million

Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Raj Tangam
Raj Tangam

Victor Ramdin raised to 52,000 and both of the blinds called. They went three handed to the {10-Spades}{9-Clubs}{2-Spades} flop and it checked to Ramdin who bet 50,000.

Raj Tangam called and the player in the big blind check-raised to 125,000. Ramdin quickly folded and Tangam moved all in for 524,000.

The big blind snap called for his remaining stack of about 500,000 turning over {9-Spades}{9-Hearts} for middle set and Tangam showed {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for an open ended straight draw.

The {6-Clubs} hit the turn and Tangam improved to a straight to take the lead.

The {j-Clubs} river card sealed the deal for Tangam to earn him the knockout and vault him over the million chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
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Raj Tangam
1,250,000
1,250,000
1,250,000

Tags: Raj TangamVictor Ramdin

Level: 22

Blinds: 15,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

Victor Ramdin Leads the Final 27

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Victor Ramdin
Victor Ramdin

We are down to the final three tables here in the Signature Room and it's Victor Ramdin back on the top of the chip counts.

Ramdin has been mixing it up in plenty of pots and his aggressive strategy is certainly paying off. He just sent a player to the rail and is closing in on the million chip mark with 960,000.

Michael Rosner has been sitting behind a big stack for much of the night and he is holding steady at the top with 825,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Victor Ramdin
960,000
310,000
310,000
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Michael Rosner
825,000

Tags: Victor RamdinMichael Rosner