2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open

Event #4: $500 Black Chip Bounty
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
$36,166
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$141,572
Entries
417
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
30,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
49
Players Left
1

Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

Dinner Break

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

The remaining three players will now be taking a 30-minute dinner break and will be returning around 8:20 p.m.

Efthymia Litsou Eliminated in 3rd Place ($12,741)

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

The flop showed {7-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Hearts} and there was around 300,000 in the pot when Efthymia Litsou bet 300,000. John Lytle raised to 800,000 and Litsou moved all in for 3,285,000. Lytle thought about his decision for about a minute, ultimately he called and the two tabled their cards.

Efthymia Litsou: {a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}
John Lytle: {q-Hearts}{5-Hearts}

Litsou was ahead with her pair of fours and now needed to dodge to stay alive. The dealer burned and turned a {10-Hearts}, giving Lytle the flush as he took the lead and Litsou was now drawing dead to the {6-Spades} river card.

Litsou took home $12,741 for her efforts and the tournament has now reached heads-up with Lytle holding a massive lead.

Player Chips Progress
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John Lytle
8,420,000
3,240,000
3,240,000
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Julius Heftler
2,005,000
555,000
555,000
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Efthymia Litsou
Busted

Tags: Efthymia LitsouJohn Lytle

Lytle Goes with His Read vs. Litsou

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

The flop showed {4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and there was around 800,000 in the pot. John Lytle checked to Efthymia Litsou who pushed in 700,000 and Lytle quickly check-called to see the {3-Clubs} turn card.

Again Lytle tapped the table to Litsou and again she bet, this time for 1,200,000. Lytle took a moment to think but in the end, he called the bet and the dealer flipped over an {8-Clubs} on the river.

Both players checked through and Lytle tabled {6-Spades}{2-Spades} for treys over ducks. Litsou looked stunned to only see a two as she chucked her hand into the muck, shipping the pot to Lytle.

"You've got heart, I can tell you that," said Lytle as he scooped in the chips.

Player Chips Progress
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John Lytle
5,180,000
980,000
980,000
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Efthymia Litsou
2,650,000
50,000
50,000

Tags: Efthymia LitsouJohn Lytle

Ryan Herold Eliminated in 4th Place ($10,264)

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

Ryan Herold and Julius Heftler both moved all in, Heftler having a heavier stack of around 490,000. John Lytle called, putting both opponents at risk of elimination.

Ryan Herold: {7-Spades}{7-Clubs}
Julius Heftler: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
John Lytle: {a-Spades}{9-Diamonds}

The board came down {5-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and Heftler's pair of dimes held on for the pot, doubling through Lytle as well as eliminating Herold from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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John Lytle
4,200,000
-1,900,000
-1,900,000
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Julius Heftler
1,450,000
825,000
825,000
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Ryan Herold
Busted

Tags: John LytleJulius HeftlerRyan Herold

Joseph Grusel Eliminated in 5th Place ($8,070)

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

John Lytle moved all in from the small blind and Joseph Grusel called for his remaining 350,000 stack. Grusel turned over two jacks but was behind as Lytle showed a pair of bullets.

The board didn't alter anything as Lytle scooped the pot, eliminating Grusel from the tournament in fifth place for $8,070.

Player Chips Progress
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John Lytle
6,100,000
350,000
350,000
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Joseph Grusel
Busted

Tags: John LytleJoseph Grusel

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

Jason Dominici Eliminated in 6th Place ($6,725)

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

Jason Dominici moved all in on a turned board with a set of aces, only to run into the straight of John Lytle. Dominici was eliminated during the biggest pot of the tournament, moving Lytle into a massive frontrunner to take down the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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John Lytle
5,750,000
2,825,000
2,825,000
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Jason Dominici
Busted

Tags: Jason DominiciJohn Lytle

Deonarine Itwaru Eliminated in 7th Place ($5,380)

Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Deonarine Itwaru
Deonarine Itwaru

Deonarine Itwaru moved all in from the cutoff for around 400,000 and Efthymia Litsou called in the small blind, putting Itwaru at risk of elimination.

Deonarine Itwaru: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
Efthymia Litsou: {a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}

The flop came down {10-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{2-Hearts} as Litsou took the lead away from Itwaru who was a large favorite preflop. The {5-Diamonds} turn and {q-Spades} river changed not a thing as Litsou pulled in the pot, eliminating Itwaru from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Efthymia Litsou
2,600,000
450,000
450,000
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Deonarine Itwaru
Busted

Tags: Deonarine ItwaruEfthymia Litsou