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• There were 177 poker players who went to bed happy last night, as they made it through Day 2 of the 2019 World Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Winter Poker Open, surviving the money bubble which burst on.

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Level 27: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Total Entries: 230
Players Remaining: 4

After Charles Walton was eliminated in fifth place, the four remaining players decided to make an adjusted payout deal. Ruth Abbott took this lead with her KO of Walton and earned $6,049 as the Event 5 champion. Diane LePera booked $5,500 for second place followed by Michael Moore with $4,600 and Steven Cohen’s $4,500.

It was a great way to close out the series and head into the new year.

Chip counts at the time and results:

Ruth Abbott – 3,050,000
Diane LePera – 2,195,000
Michael Moore – 1,465,000
Steven Cohen – 1,340,000

1st: Ruth Abbott – $6,049
2nd: Diane LePera – $5,500
3rd: Michael Moore – $4,600
4th: Steven Cohen – $4,500

Ruth Abbott (sitting) with Steven Cohen, Diane LePera, and Michael Moore (left to right, standing)

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Level 27: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Total Entries: 230
Players Remaining: 4

Charles Walton open-shoved for 975,000 from under the gun and Ruth Abbott called from the cutoff. The button and blinds released and Walton was the player at risk.

Abbott:
Walton:

Walton needed some help to double, caught a piece of the flop, but could not finish the comeback on the turn or river to exit in fifth place.

Ruth Abbott – 3,050,000
Charles Walton – Eliminated in 5th Place ($2,008)

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Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Total Entries: 230
Players Remaining: 5

Leon Motola was eliminated in 6th place for $1,673

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Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Total Entries: 230
Players Remaining: 6

Charles Walton open-shoved for 835,000 from under the gun and the move made it around to Ryan O’Connell in the small blind. He called all in for 730,000 and was the player at risk.

Walter:
O’Connell:

O’Connell was dominated and found no love on the run out to exit in seventh place.

Charles Walton – 1,685,000
Ryan O’Connell – Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,339)

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Level 25: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Total Entries: 230
Players Remaining: 7

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Danny Focarelli opened to 150,000 from the cutoff and Diane LePera called from the small blind to the flop. LePera checked, Focarelli moved all in for 735,000 and LePera called after a short think.

LePera:
Focarelli:

LePera was ahead with top pair nines and needed to fade hearts, kings, and queens to knock Focarelli out. The turn changed nothing and Focarelli was sent out after the river.

Diane LePera – 2,750,000
Danny Focarelli – Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,004)

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Level 24: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Total Entries: 230
Players Remaining: 8

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Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Total Entries: 230
Players Remaining: 9

Diane LePera limped from early position and William Slovinsky shipped all in for 285,000 from middle position. The move made it around to Michael Moore and he called in the small blind before LePera surrendered.

Moore:
Slovinsky:

It was a fair race but Slovinsky could not pull ahead as the board ran out to send him off the final table.

Michael Moore – 1,950,000
William Slovinsky – Eliminated in 10th Place ($435)

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Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Total Entries: 230
Players Remaining: 10

Leon Motola opened to 100,000 and called a big three-bet from Ryan O’Connell in the small blind to see the flop. O’Connell checked, Motola tossed in 175,000 and O’Connell put him all in for the 65,000 he had behind. Motola called at risk and in trouble.

Motola:
O’Connell:

Motola was in a lot of trouble but the turn bailed him out. The river finished and O’Connell was not happy as Motola stacked up his chips.

Leon Motola – 1,100,000
Ryan O’Connell – 1,550,000

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$20,000 Guaranteed Structure Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Total Entries: 230
Players Remaining: 10

Seat 1: Steven Cohen
Seat 2: Ryan O’Connell
Seat 3: Charles Walton
Seat 4: Ruth Abbott
Seat 5: Danny Focarelli
Seat 6: Michael Moore
Seat 7: Eric Ahn
Seat 8: Diane LePera
Seat 9: Leon Motola
Seat 10: William Slovisky

11th: Tom Schmidt – $435
12th: Joseph Guerino – $435
13th: Adam Aboulkhair – $368
14th: Viral Mehta – $368
15th: Blain Thomas – $368
16th: Carlos Figueroa-Fernandez – $335

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Level 21: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Total Entries: 230
Players Remaining: 16

After a 30-hand bubble, it took Event 5 less than a level to reach the last two tables. They went on a short color up break shortly after making the money then dropped down to only 16 players remaining. April Motta doubled on the bubble but had to settle for a 26th place finish and Event 4 champ Michael Rosenbaum fell short of another victory when he went out in 24th place.

17th: Michael Rosner – $335
18th: Edward Grant – $335
19th: Robert Camano – $301
20th: Evan Barnett – $301
21st: Moshe Bernstein – $301
22nd: Hunter Marchlewski – $301
23rd: Jose Malave – $301
24th: Matthew Rosenbaum – $301
25th: Jason Rosenberg – $301
26th: April Motta – $301
T27th: John Duce – $150.50
T27th: Vittorio Abbate – $150.50

Jackob Datashvili – 1st Place – 2019 BSPO Championship

The $1 Million Guaranteed 2019 Borgata Summer Poker Open Championship fielded 514 entrants and created a prize pool in excess of $1.2 million. The final table was Live Streamed on Twitch TV and Borgata’s Facebook page and the audience watched as Jackob Datashvili made the right reads and caught the cards when he needed them. He went from next-to-last in the final table chip counts to taking home the 2019 BSPO trophy and $276,129* for 1st Place.

The series started off with a bang with the $1 Million Guaranteed $540+$60 Deep Stack Kick-Off, which saw 1,925 entrants try their luck in six starting flights over three days. At the final table, Edwin Ortiz held the chip lead when the final seven players opted to call it a day. He took 1st place, the trophy, and $105,000* in a seven-way adjusted payout.

Adam Reese took 1st Place in both the Deeper Stack and Almighty Stack NLH events.

Now another Open Series is in the books and 19 Borgata Summer Poker Open trophies have new homes. In fact, two of them went to the same home. Adam Reese etched his name in the record books when he won two main events during this series, the $260+$40 Deeper Stack NLH ($14,805) and the $400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH ($68,806*). The poker dealer from Pennsylvania may be considering a new career.

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Ari Engel – 1st Place – Black Chip Bounty post-lim

After earning nine WSOP Circuit rings, Ari Engel finally won his first WSOP bracelet this summer in the $2,500 NLH event. Now just a month later, Engel has added a third Borgata title to his extensive poker resume. He won the $500+60+$100 Black Chip Bounty Deep Stack post-lim event, earning $16,881 and pushing his lifetime earnings close to $6.7 million.

John McGuinness and Eric Siegel both claimed their fourth Borgata titles during this series, joining a very short list of players who can claim that honor. All guarantees were covered and millions in prize money was paid out to hundreds of participants! A complete list of Main Event winners is below.

Make plans now to join us for the World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open, September 3rd – 20th. Until then, check out the Summer Heater, running August 12-17, and the next DeepStacks Challenge Series, running August 19-25.

This concludes our coverage of the 2019 Borgata Summer Poker Open! On behalf of the Borgata Poker family and our blog team, @Kaelaine, @TKBluffs, @AlCantHang, & @SandBarbour, Thank You!

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Level 30: Blinds 80,000/150,000/150,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 461
Players Remaining: 3

With the elimination of Alex Lin in fourth the final three players began to discuss a deal. The stacks were counted down and an agreement was quickly struck. Paulo Silva went wire to wire with the chip lead and he will take first earning $18,521 and his first Borgata Poker Open trophy.

Ryan Dodd does indeed finish his series strong earning $15,024 for his runner up finish. Ian Levy is our third place finisher and he will bring home his largest career tournament score earning $10,549 for his efforts.

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Level 29: Blinds 60,000/120,000/120,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 461
Players Remaining: 4

6th Place- Dan Gordon ($4,248)

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Level 28: Blinds 50,000/100,000/100,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 461
Players Remaining: 7

John Robinson got the last of his chips all in pre-flop holding but ran into the of Paulo Silva. Robinson failed to improve and is our 8th place finisher earning $2,594 for his efforts.

Paulo Silva- 9,300,000

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Level 28: Blinds 50,000/100,000/100,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 461
Players Remaining: 8

10th Place- Chris Guth ($1,163)

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Level 27: Blinds 40,000/80,000/80,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 461
Players Remaining: 10

The Event 21 final table is now set and it’s Paulo Silva holding a massive chip lead with close to 7,000,000. Silva is playing close to double his nearest opponent Ryan Dodd who is sitting with 3,700,000.

The players will battle it out into the early morning hours and one of these players will be taking home $22,853 along with the last BSPO trophy of the series.

Payouts

1st place: $22,853
2nd place: $13,192
3rd place: $8,049
4th place: $6,484
5th place: $5,098
6th place: $4,248
7th place: $3,398
8th place: $2,594
9th place: $1,789
10th place: $1,163

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Level 26: Blinds 30,000/60,000/60,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 461
Players Remaining: 16

Ryan Dodd raised to 125,000 from early position and Alex Lin called from the button. The big blind called and they went three handed to the flop.

The action checked to Lin who tossed out a bet of 80,000 and the big blind folded. Dodd check-raised to 225,000 and after giving it some thought Lin folded.

Dodd tabled his for just king high as he added another pot to his monster stack.

Ryan Dodd- 3,800,000

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Level 25: Blinds 25,000/50,000/50,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 461
Players Remaining: 18

The players are falling fast in the late night hours and we are quickly down to the final two tables. Just 18 players remaining and we will be crowning our last Borgata Summer Poker Open of the series here tonight.

Payouts

1st place: $22,853
2nd place: $13,192
3rd place: $8,049
4th place: $6,484
5th place: $5,098
6th place: $4,248
7th place: $3,398
8th place: $2,594
9th place: $1,789
10th-12th place: $1,163
13th-15th place: $894
16th-18th place: $707

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Structure Sheet
Payouts
Level 24: Blinds 20,000/40,000/40,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 461
Players Remaining: 23

Paulo Silva took the chip lead after dinner break and he is holding strong at the top. We are just five eliminations away from the final two tables and Silva is up to 2,700,000.

Silva was the runner up in Event 19 earning $17,500 just days ago and he is in pole position looking to take home the last BSPO trophy of the series.

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Level 23: Blinds 15,000/30,000/30,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 461
Players Remaining: 32

The under the gun player moved all in for 80,000 and it folded to Nan Min in the big blind who snap called.

Nan Min:
Opponent:

The dealer fanned the flop and the under the gun player paired his jack in the window to take the lead. The turn was the and Min picked up the nut flush draw.

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The completed the board and Min improved to the nut flush to score the knockout.

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Nan Min- 400,000