Event #3: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off | 2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open

11-09-2019 16:11 UTC-5

Katie Stone Eliminated in 9th Place ($13,212)

Kaelaine Minton

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Katie Stone opened for 275,000 and got called by both blinds.

On the flop of , Soukha Kachittavong (sb) checked, Eric Hayes (bb) bet 355,000, then Stone raised to one million straight.

Kachittavong check-raised all-in, Hayes folded, and Stone tanked for a minute or so, then called all-in.

Her had been out-flopped by his . The last two came and changed nothing. Kachittavong took the pot and the chip lead with more than 10 million.

Stone was eliminated in 9th place, earning $13,212.

Player	Chips	Progress
Soukha Kachittavong	10,000,000 4,630,000	4,630,000
Katie Stone	Busted

Tags: Katie Stone Soukha Kachittavong Eric Hayes

11-09-2019 15:55 UTC-5

Jiang Eliminated in Battle of the Blinds

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Yonghui Jiang was down to his last ~700,000 (7 big blinds) when he moved in from the small blind. Joseph Malebranche (bb) called him down and was ahead with . Jiang's suited needed help, but he got none from the board of .

Jiang was eliminated in 10th place, earning $8,733. Malebranche chipped up to ~2.5 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Malebranche	2,500,000 1,070,000	1,070,000
Yonghui Jiang	Busted

Tags: Joseph Malebranche Yonghui Jiang

11-09-2019 15:51 UTC-5

Kachittavong Doubles Thru Weng

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Bin Weng opened from the button only to have Soukha Kachittavong jam from the small blind. Weng looked him up with and was racing against .

The board ran out and the hooks were good for the full double. Kachittavong is up to more than 5.3 million.

Former chip leader Weng is down to only 1.6 million (16 big blinds).

Player	Chips	Progress
Soukha Kachittavong	5,370,000 2,630,000	2,630,000
Bin Weng	1,600,000 -2,500,000	-2,500,000

Tags: Bin Weng Soukha Kachittavong

11-09-2019 15:34 UTC-5

Norero Retakes Lead

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Since play resumed, Jean Paul Norero has been gathering chips, mostly at the expense of Victor Ramdin on his left and Bin Weng, the former chip leader.

Norero, who started the day as chip leader, once again sits atop the leaderboard with a huge gap of more than four million between him and second place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean Paul Norero	9,100,000 4,705,000	4,705,000

Bin Weng	4,100,000 -2,420,000	-2,420,000

Victor Ramdin	2,400,000 -2,850,000	-2,850,000

Tags: Jean Paul Norero Bin Weng Victor Ramdin

11-09-2019 15:00 UTC-5

Break Time Chip Counts (full)

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Players are back on the felt following the break and Bin Weng continues to hold the lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bin Weng	6,520,000 120,000	120,000

Victor Ramdin	5,250,000 250,000	250,000
Jean Paul Norero	4,395,000 -1,405,000	-1,405,000

Gilberto Taveras-Garcia	4,345,000
Katie Stone	3,655,000 505,000	505,000
Eric Hayes	3,360,000 410,000	410,000
Soukha Kachittavong	2,740,000
Mike Linster	2,375,000 725,000	725,000

Joseph Malebranche	1,430,000 -70,000	-70,000
Yonghui Jiang	1,245,000 -655,000	-655,000

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Tags: Bin Weng

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

11-09-2019 14:49 UTC-5

Taveras-Garcia Doubles Before Break

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

On the last hand before break, all the chips went in on a flop of . Gilberto Taveras-Garcia's had hit middle pair with a flush draw, but was trailing Soukha Kachittavong's (top pair).

The turn changed nothing, but the river completed the flush and Taveras-Garcia doubled up.

The remaining players are finally enjoying their first break of the day!

Player	Chips	Progress
Gilberto Taveras-Garcia	4,345,000 2,345,000	2,345,000
Soukha Kachittavong	2,740,000 -2,460,000	-2,460,000

Tags: Gilberto Taveras-Garcia Soukha Kachittavong

11-09-2019 14:44 UTC-5

Final Table Lineup with Chip Counts

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Play has resumed at the final table. Here's how they're lined up and stacked up:

Seat	Player	Chips
1	Yonghui Jiang	1,500,000
2	Joseph Malebranche	1,450,000
3	Katie Stone	3,800,000
4	Gilberto Taveras-Garcia	2,200,000
5	Jean Paul Norero	4,600,000
6	Victor Ramdin	5,200,000
7	Mike Linster	2,490,000
8	Bin Weng	6,200,000
9	Soukha Kachittavong	4,900,000
10	Eric Hayes	2,720,000

11-09-2019 14:33 UTC-5

Alim Doubles, Then Busts

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Markus Alim doubled up through Bin Weng when his KQ offsuit held against 87 suited.

Then Victor Ramdin opened from the button and Alim three-bet from the big blind. Ramdin called to see the flop fall .

Alim led for 305,000 and Ramdin jammed. Alim snapped, showing for the nut flush draw. Ramdin was ahead with for two pair, but the on the turn completed the flush for Alim.

He was celebrating another double up, but then the completed the board, giving Ramdin a full house and the pot.

Markus Alim was eliminated in 11th place, earning $8,733.

Ramdin is up to more than 5 million as the final ten players redraw for the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Ramdin	5,000,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Markus Alim	Busted

Tags: Bin Weng Markus Alim Victor Ramdin

11-09-2019 14:27 UTC-5

Hayes Doubles Thru Linster

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Mike Linster completed the small blind, then Eric Hayes moved in from the big for 1,435,000. Linster called, rolling over . He was dominated by Hayes' .

Linster got no help on the board and Hayes doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Hayes	2,950,000 1,550,000	1,550,000
Mike Linster	1,650,000 -1,550,000	-1,550,000

Tags: Mike Linster Eric Hayes