Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off | 2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open

01-18-2020 16:59 UTC-5

Don't Miss Borgata's $10,000 Quarterback Challenge

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 34 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Test your accuracy in this skill-based throwing challenge for a chance to win real cash!

$10,000 Guaranteed
$20 Buy-In + $5 Fee (Cash only)

Enter for your chance to win the $5,000 grand prize! Participants will have 1 minute to throw 10 Wilson NFL mini footballs at four different targets from ten yards. The top 16 scores will advance to the final round.

One re-entry is permitted for Round 1. Participants must have a M life® Rewards Card

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2020
Location: Signature Room
Buy-in Location: Borgata Poker Room from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Tournament Times: Round 1 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. / Final Round TBD

The top four from the final round will win a portion of the $10,000 GTD prize pool, which could grow based upon the number of entries.

Projected payouts are as follows:

Place	Percentage of Prize Pool	Minimum Payout
1	50%	$5,000
2	30%	$3,000
3	10%	$1,000
4th	10%	$1,000
5-16	$100 Bonus Slot Dollars or $100 Match Play

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01-18-2020 16:59 UTC-5

Break Time Chip Counts

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 34 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Final table action has resumed following the break. Here are the updated chip standings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kirkwood Saccardo	20,400,000 -4,000,000	-4,000,000
Constantinos Psallidas	17,700,000 275,000	275,000
Ricardo Eyzaguirre	14,800,000 -2,825,000	-2,825,000
Zarko Mandic	14,800,000 7,650,000	7,650,000
Brian Morgan	12,200,000
Jerry Maher	8,500,000 500,000	500,000

Leonard Sande	8,200,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Patrick Luu	8,200,000
Ryan Teixeira	4,900,000 -500,000	-500,000

Level: 34

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

01-18-2020 16:52 UTC-5

Sande Doubles Thru Morgan Before Break

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 33 : 150,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

On the last hand of the level, LJ Sande got his short-stack all-in on a flop of against Brian Morgan.

Morgan:
Sande:

Sande was drawing to a gutshot or back-door flush, while Morgan was out in front with his overpair. Then Sande binked the on the turn to make the straight, leaving Morgan drawing dead. Sande doubled up and headed out for the break along with the rest of the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Morgan	12,200,000 -4,050,000	-4,050,000
Leonard Sande	8,200,000 5,700,000	5,700,000

Tags: Brian Morgan Leonard Sande

01-18-2020 16:41 UTC-5

Luu Puts Teixeira to the Test

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 33 : 150,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

After Ryan Teixeira opened for 650,000 under-the-gun, Patrick Luu jammed for 6,950,000 total from the hijack.

Teixeira tanked for a bit, since a call for him would be for his tournament life. He eventually opted to let it go and Luu took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Luu	8,200,000 800,000	800,000
Ryan Teixeira	5,400,000 -2,600,000	-2,600,000

Tags: Patrick Luu Ryan Teixeira

01-18-2020 16:12 UTC-5

Final Table Lineup with Chip Counts (full)

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 33 : 150,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Final Table action is underway following a quick break. Here's the new lineup with chip counts:

Seat	Player	Chips
1	Ricardo Eyzaguirre	17,625,000
2	Ryan Teixeira	8,000,000
3	Jeremy Maher	8,000,000
4	LJ Sande	2,500,000
5	Zarko Mandic	7,150,000
6	Patrick Luu	7,400,000
7	Kirkwood Saccardo	24,400,000
8	Brian Morgan	16,250,000
9	Constantinos Psallidas	17,425,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Kirkwood Saccardo	24,400,000
Ricardo Eyzaguirre	17,625,000 9,025,000	9,025,000
Constantinos Psallidas	17,425,000 1,425,000	1,425,000
Brian Morgan	16,250,000 6,775,000	6,775,000
Ryan Teixeira	8,000,000 2,875,000	2,875,000
Jerry Maher	8,000,000 -5,525,000	-5,525,000

Patrick Luu	7,400,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Zarko Mandic	7,150,000 -5,350,000	-5,350,000
Leonard Sande	2,500,000 -4,675,000	-4,675,000

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01-18-2020 16:08 UTC-5

Manny Gugliuzza Eliminated in 10th Place ($17,760)

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 33 : 150,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Emanuele "Manny" Gugliuzza watched his stack dwindle all day and finally put the last of it in with , getting action from big stack Kirkwood Saccardo, who had .

An ace on the flop, of course, sent the pot to Saccardo and his big stack continued to get bigger. Gugliuzza hit the rail in 10th place, earning $17,760.

The final nine players are redrawing for the final table, then taking a break with about a half-hour remaining in the current level.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kirkwood Saccardo	24,400,000 6,800,000	6,800,000
Emanuele Gugliuzza	Busted

Tags: Kirkwood Saccardo Emanuele Gugliuzza

01-18-2020 15:49 UTC-5

Steven Phillips Eliminated in 11th Place ($17,760)

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 33 : 150,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Steven Phillips jammed with pocket deuces, only to run into the pocket jacks of Constantinos Psallidas.

To add insult to injury, the flop fell giving Psallidas a full house. When the case deuce failed to appear, Phillips was gone in 11th place ($17,760).

Ten players remain and according to a rule change made this series, the final table redraw will not take place until they reach the final nine players. For now, they're playing with two five-handed tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Constantinos Psallidas	16,000,000 8,600,000	8,600,000
Steven Phillips	Busted

Tags: Constantinos Psallidas Steven Phillips

Level: 33

Blinds: 150,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

01-18-2020 15:26 UTC-5

David Whitnah Eliminated in 12th Place ($17,760)

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

David Whitnah got his short stack in holding against the of Steven Phillips. It was all but over on the flop of giving Phillips the nut flush and leaving Whitnah needing the board to pair to stay alive.