Event #4: $400 Saturday Series Deepstack
Day 1 Completed
2019 Borgata Poker Open
Event #4: $400 Saturday Series Deepstack
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2019 Borgata Poker Open
Buy-in
$400
Entries
531
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
531
Players Left
1
Level 27
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Event #4: $400 Saturday Series Deepstack of the 2019 Borgata Poker Open drew 531 runners. When four-handed play began the players immediately started to discuss an adjusted payout deal. The stacks were counted down and it didn't take long for them to come to an agreement.
Michael Dichiaro took first for $29,357 earning the lion's share of the prize pool.
Dragan Radulov was neck-and-neck with Dichiario and the players agreed to let him take home his first Borgata Poker Open trophy along with $29,094 for his runner-up finish.
Meanwhile, recent WinStar Labor Day River Poker Series $1,500 Main Event runner-up Spencer Champlin was the third-place finisher and took home $20,662 for his efforts.
Eric Siegel notched his 84th Borgata tournament cash earning $20,129 for his fourth-place finish.
Level 27
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
"HH" got the last of his chips all in pre-flop holding 
but he was dominated by the 
of Spencer Champlin.
The board ran out 
and Champlin's kicker would play to earn him the knockout.
Level 27
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Jason Aden got his last 400,000 all in pre-flop holding 
but ran into the 
of Dragan Radulov.
Aden failed to improve and he was eliminated in 6th place earning $8,293 for his efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,750,000
1,450,000
|
1,450,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Level 26
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
A short stacked Bill Miller got his last 420,000 all in holding 
against the 
of Dragan Radulov.
Miller failed to improve and he was eliminated in 7th place taking home $6,580 for his efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Level 26
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
A pre-flop raising war broke out between the big stacks here at the final table. The end result was the anonymous player moving all in for 2,500,000 and Michael Dichiaro calling putting his opponent at risk.
Michael Dichiaro:
Opponent: 
The dealer fanned the 
flop and Dichiaro picked up a gutshot straight draw but the aces maintained the lead.
The hit the turn and the table erupted as Dichiaro spiked his king to take the lead. The 
river improved Dichiaro to a full house and he scooped the largest pot of the tournament to bust the anonymous player and take the lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,600,000
3,500,000
|
3,500,000 |
Level 26
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Yoon Choi raised to 140,000 from early position and Michael Dichiaro called from the big blind. They went heads up to the 
flop and Dichiaro checked.
Choi moved all in for 675,000 and Dichiaro nearly beat him into the pot with the call.
Michael Dichiaro: 
Yoon Choi: 
The turn and river 
improved Dichiaro to top set and Choi was eliminated in 9th place earning $3,605 for his efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000
1,475,000
|
1,475,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Level 25
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Giuseppe D'Amico got his last 465,000 all in pre-flop holding against the 
of Eric Siegel.
He failed to improve on the 
runout and is our 10th place finisher earning $2,344 for his efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000
740,000
|
740,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |