Borgata Summer Poker Open 2018 Schedule
Approximately 1 in 10 wins seat into Borgata Summer Poker Open Main Event. Residual cash will be paid to player who finishes next after all $2,700 entries have been awarded. Entries won are non-transferable, non-negotiable and non-refundable. World Poker Tour is the premier name in internationally televised gaming and entertainment with brand presence in land-based tournaments, television, online, and mobile. 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.
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.
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!
$200+$30 Deepest Stack NLH Re-Entry
$50,000 Guaranteed
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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.
$200+$30 Deepest Stack NLH Re-Entry
$50,000 Guaranteed
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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)
$200+$30 Deepest Stack NLH Re-Entry
$50,000 Guaranteed
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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.
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Paulo Silva- 9,300,000
$200+$30 Deepest Stack NLH Re-Entry
$50,000 Guaranteed
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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)
$200+$30 Deepest Stack NLH Re-Entry
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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
$200+$30 Deepest Stack NLH Re-Entry
$50,000 Guaranteed
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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
$200+$30 Deepest Stack NLH Re-Entry
$50,000 Guaranteed
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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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$50,000 Guaranteed
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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.
Borgata Summer Poker Open 2018 Schedule Bracket
The completed the board and Min improved to the nut flush to score the knockout.
Nan Min- 400,000
The 2018 Summer Poker Open wrapped up in the early hours of Saturday morning when Carlos Alvarado won the final event at about 6:30am, taking home more than $21,000. That’s after earning an even $100,000* for his runner-up finish in the $500,000 Guaranteed Almighty Stack. Alvarado was not the only player having a good summer.
2018 Summer Poker Open Championship winner Greg Nerenberg
Greg Nerenberg won the record-setting $1 Million Guaranteed Summer Poker Open Championship event and $365,062. The 627 entries in the Championship topped the numbers from last July and the final 63 players earned a piece of the $1,520,475 prize pool. The tournament drew some top poker pros including Brian Altman, Andy Frankenberg, David Paredes, Joe McKeehen, and four-time WPT champ Darren Elias.
Nerenberg was facing more than a two-to-one chip disadvantage at the start of heads-up play against Kane Kalas, who had been on a heater since the start of the final table. One double-up, however, reversed their positions and the match was over soon after. Kalas earned $205,264 for his second place finish. In an impressive performance, 2017 Borgata Poker Open Championship winner Guo Liang Chen made a repeat appearance at the Championship final table, finishing 6th for $69,182.
Gary Tavella – 1st Place – 2018 Borgata Summer Poker Open $1M GTD Kick-Off
The $1 Million Guaranteed Kick-Off event saw 2,201 runners build a prize pool in excess of $1.1 million and the final three players made a deal that resulted in chip leader Gary Tavella taking 1st place and $143,730*. This was the first Borgata title for the high-stakes cash game player.
The first Saturday Series event was also the Cabot Creamery “Put a Bad Beat On Hunger” charity tournament. They drew 349 total entries and raised $3,490 for the New Jersey Food Bank – Southern Branch. Larry Connor got 1st place, $18,468* and the Borgata Open trophy. Cabot Creamery provided two $3,500 2018 BPO Championship seats for the 1st and 2nd place finishers, so Connor and runner-up Carlos Figueroa will both be free-rolling the Championship in September.
1st Place, 15th Birthday Tournament of Championship – Chalie Hook
To celebrate their 15th Birthday, Borgata hosted a Tournament of Champions which was an invitation-only event open to winners of all 15 years of Championship events. The winner-take-all $25,000 championship was won by 2013 Summer Poker Open Champion Chalie Hook, who agreed to split the prize with the final three players. The final six also got seats in the Summer Open Championship event.
Two other accomplishments of note occurred during this series. Barry Leventhal won the Seniors event for the third time and claimed his seventh Borgata title. Michael Kemeter took 1st in the SixMax for the third time in four years. He’s made the final table of this event five of the last seven years.
All guarantees were covered and millions in prize money was paid out to hundreds of participants! A complete list of Main Event winners and their winnings is below.
This concludes our coverage of the 2018 Borgata Summer Poker Open! On behalf of the Borgata Poker family and our blog team, @Kaelaine, @AlCantHang, and @TKBluffs, Thank You! Make plans now to join us for the WPT/Borgata Poker Open, September 4th – 21st.