2019 Borgata Poker Open

Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick Off
Day: 3
Event Info

2019 Borgata Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$200,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$1,311,596
Entries
2,504
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 3
Players Left
1

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

Mike Linster Eliminated in 15th Place ($8,853)

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Mike Linster
Mike Linster

Chip leader Benson Tang opened form the button and got action from Mike Linster in the small blind. On the {9-}{6-}{5-} flop, Linster bet, Tang raised to 600,000 and Linster called.

Turn was the {j-Spades} and Linster checked. Tang jammed and Linster called all in, tabling {q-}{q-} for the overpair. Tang had him beat with {6-Hearts}{5-Hearts} for two pair and when the {5-} completed the board, he improved to a full boat.

Tang chipped up to more than 11 million while WPT Champions Club member Linster headed or the payout desk. He'll collect $8,853 for 15th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Benson Tang
11,700,000
1,750,000
1,750,000
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Mike Linster
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

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Jeffrey Hong Eliminated in 16th Place ($6,755)

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Jeffrey Hong
Jeffrey Hong

Jeffrey Hong got his last chips in good holding {q-}{q-} against the {a-}{q-} of John McGuinness. It was not Hong's day, however, as the flop brought two aces and the turn brought the case ace, giving McGuinness quads.

Hong finished in 16th place, earning $6,755. McGuinness is up to about 3.3 million.

Player Chips Progress
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John Mcguinness
3,300,000
1,320,000
1,320,000
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Jeffrey Hong
Busted

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Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

Who Will Walk Away with the $228,142 First-Place Prize?

Brittney Barnes
Brittney Barnes

After six starting flights and a long Day 2, the 2019 Borgata Poker Open (BPO) Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick Off is slated to crown a winner today! Just 16 players from a 2,504-entry field will return, each guaranteed $6,755 but all aiming to capture the title and accompanying $228,142 first-place prize.

Benson Tang begins the day as chip leader with 9.95 million, while Frank Marasco sits in second with a healthy stack of 9,195,000. Rounding out the top three is Brittney Barnes with 8,935,000.

The remaining 16 players will return at noon local time. Play will resume in Level 28 with the blinds at 40,000/80,000 and a big blind ante of 80,000. Levels will be bumped up to 60-minutes in length and there will be a 15-minute break after every two levels of play.

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on-site to capture all the action, so stay tuned!

Day 3 Seat Draw

TableSeatPlayerHometownCount
11Keith WarrenJamison, PA4,080,000
12Benson TangNew York, NY9,950,000
13Michael LinsterBensalem, PA3,340,000
14Emanuele GugliuzzaFreehold, NJ3,195,000
15John BotticelloManalapan, NJ1,345,000
17Radhames VargasBrooklyn, NY1,385,000
18David JacksonJacksonville, FL4,930,000
     
19Mitchell SmithYork, PA2,630,000
21Jeffrey HongFlemington, NJ515,000
22Ilya DymentBrooklyn, NY1,710,000
23John McguinnessBrick, NJ1,980,000
25Panja LymswanQuincy, MA3,915,000
26Jonathan DiolosaNanuet, NY3,400,000
27Brittney BarnesSpring, TX8,935,000
28Allen ChangBrooklyn, NY2,300,000
29Frank MarascoNew York, NY9,195,000

Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick Off

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