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Event 1 (Day 1B)

Apr1212:11 pm

Event 1D: Chip Counts for Flights A-C

POSTED BY: kaelaine

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1A), Event 1 (Day 1B), Event 1 (Day 1C), Event 1 (Day 1D)

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End of Level 4: Blinds 100/200/200 BB Ante
1D Entries: 470

Flight D players have complete four levels and have been rewarded with a 15 minute break.

While they’re taking care of business, let’s look at the numbers from the first three flights.

A total of 799 entrants took a shot in Flights A, B, & C and of those, 103 have advanced to Day 2, which begins Friday at noon.

Here they are, in a searchable and sortable table:

FIRST NAMELAST NAMECITYSTCHIP COUNT
ASHRAFFAHIMBROOKLYNNY519,000
GUSDIMINONEW YORKNY514,000
FIKRETKOVACMARIETTAGA501,000
JOSEJARAMILLOE. ELMHURSTNY460,000
BASEEMNSIERMIDDLETONMA428,000
MICHAELMARESCAWYCKOFFNJ422,000
YOONCHEONDULUTHGA420,000
NIKOLAOSPLATISLONG ISLAND CITYNY420,000
BRANDONVAYSMANLIVINGSTONNJ406,000
CHRISTOPHSERAFINKENILWORTHNJ403,000
DAVIDGANLEYCOLTS NECKNJ352,000
DAVIDKLUCHMANLEXINGTONMA348,000
IJAZHAIDERBRIGANTINENJ342,000
DANIELBUZGONMARLTONNJ338,000
FRANKFUNAROSEWELLNJ318,000
WILLIAMTAVERASNEW YORKNY312,000
TRAVISHARTSHORNSARVERPA303,000
ELVIRMURIQIBRONXVILLENY299,000
ALEXANDERROCHACORAMNY299,000
JOSHUA MARCSTEINERNEW HAVENCT293,000
MICHAELDOBBSSAYVILLENY288,000
JACKABRAMCYKNEW YORKNY279,000
ROBERTKARNESBOSTONMA278,000
ANTHONYLOBUEBRONXVILLENY276,000
FRANCISLORENTILEVITTOWNPA272,000
JEFFREYTANAELROSLYNNY269,000
GILSONDE OLIVEIRAALEXANDRIAVA264,000
MARTINVEGABUENOS AIRES253,000
SVETLANAGROMENKOVANEW YORKNY249,000
JOSEPHREDDICKBRONXNY249,000
RICCARDOFIGUEROASTATEN ISLDNY242,000
JENNIFERNOONECRANFORDNJ238,000
BRENDANNAVARRABRONXNY235,000
ANTONIOSCHIANOBAYVILLENJ233,000
WOOYANGLINMORRISTOWNNJ231,000
JAMESMOORENEW HOPEPA231,000
GEORGEKARAMNEW YORKNY224,000
JOSEPHPASCUCCIMANAHAWKINNJ201,000
RUSSELLCRANEHOWELLNJ200,000
STEPHENMURAWSKICHERRY HILLNJ198,000
SHUNTAKYEUNGMATAWANNJ198,000
ANTHONYPAGANAVENELNJ195,000
ALBERTOSABOGALIGREENWICHCT186,000
RINATRUVINOVBROOKLYNNY181,000
JOHNWILSONMALVERNPA179,000
GIULIANOLENTININEW YORKNY173,000
NACHMANBERLINBROOKLYNNY170,000
MICHAELJONNYNEW PROVIDENCENJ170,000
DANIELWACHEGG HARBOR CITYNJ166,000
LYLEDIAMONDBRICKNJ165,000
SRIDHARNATARAJANMEDIAPA160,000
HARRYARMSTRONGOLYPHANTPA157,000
JOHNKIMFORT LEENJ157,000
BARUCHKRIEGERKEW GARDENSNY157,000
LEONARDOPALERMOTOMS RIVERNJ152,000
FEDERICOPERALTABROOKLYNNY150,000
MELISSABURRMULLICA HILLNJ148,000
LISAPICKELLFSTRVL TRVOSEPA145,000
WILLIAMMCCOLLUMGERMANTOWNMD142,000
BRUCEFISCHBEINTINTON FALLSNJ140,000
NICHOLASTAMBURONEW KENSINGTONPA139,000
DAVIDJACKSONJACKSONVILLEFL134,000
DILLONBAPTISTEBLACKWOODNJ133,000
PASQUALEDESTEFANOSTATEN ISLANDNY133,000
SCOTTBALDYGANORWICHCT131,000
WILLIAMFORRESTLAS VEGASNV131,000
DYLANSMITHBRICKNJ125,000
MICHAELMARDERSEWELLNJ118,000
NICHOLASSANTOTOMS RIVERNJ118,000
BRIANLEBLANCDANVERSMA114,000
CHANKIMHORSHAMPA113,000
STEVENPOLIMENICORNWALLNY113,000
ANDREWBENEDICTWILLIAMSTOWNNJ104,000
JEANPAULNOREROBROOKLYNNY103,000
FIDAIMELEZAJBRONXNY102,000
ANDREWGLAUBERGTENAFLYNJ102,000
WILLIAMDELLIAOLYPHANTPA101,000
MARKOSBORNEBROOKLYNNY101,000
JASONSOBINMOORESTOWNNJ99,000
EDGARFLORESBROOKLYNNY94,000
DENNISNOVOSELALLENTOWNNJ90,000
JACOBPERRYBRANCHVILLENJ90,000
KUPPURAJMOHANBAYONNENJ89,000
JABIRALIWATERBURYCT87,000
HOWARDCHARYNEAST MEADOWNY87,000
SUNDIATADEVOREBROOKLYNNY87,000
JIANDONGXUGREAT NECKNY87,000
VLADISLAVMITROFANOVBAGMETIEVSKAY85,000
MAXIMURVANTSEVBROOKLYNNY83,000
FRANCISCOINGARDIAMONROE TWPNJ81,000
RONALDSMITHELDERSBURGMD76,000
RONALDSTUBINGNEW YORKNY76,000
DANIELLOBELKATONAHNY75,000
JAMESMCKINNONBROOKLYNNY73,000
EDWARDSYREDREXEL HILLPA73,000
KEVINHUBERSTROUDSBURGPA72,000
PATRICKLACEYLAS VEGASNV71,000
NORMINDASPEARPORT WASHINGTONNY67,000
KEVINBOESELWEBSTERNY65,000
ZININGLIUWINSTON SALEMNC59,000
CHRISTOPHERRENAUDETTEHOLYOKEMA58,000
JOHNYANNINEW WINDSORNY52,000
STEPHENBOWERSPINE BUSHNY24,000

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Apr118:05 pm

Event 1B: Fahim is the Big Stack

POSTED BY: cmurray

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1B)

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End of Level 17: Blinds 2500/5000/5000 BB Ante
Entries: 242
Remaining: 30
Average: 201,000

Ashraf Fahim ends with 519,000, top of the flight.

Fikret Kovac finishes the day with 501,000.

Other top stacks:
Michael Maresco – 422,000
Yoon Cheon – 420,000
Brandon Vaysman – 406,800

Borgata superreg Mike Marder is still in, doubling on the last hand of the night, 66 vs. AQ. He has 118,000.

Adam Lippert and Louis Scianna chopped a flip when dealer Lila dealt out a straight flush on the board in the final level.

Day 2 players should return to the Signature Room Friday, April 13  at 12 p.m.

Day 1C continues tonight in the Poker Room.

 

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Apr116:57 pm

Event 1B: Break, New Chip Leaders, Devore Wounded

POSTED BY: cmurray

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1B)

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End of Level 16: Blinds 2000/4000/4000 BB Ante
Entries: 242
Remaining: 36
Average: 168,000

Mike Maresco on 3 is up to 330,000

Yoon Cheon is nearing 300,000.

Fikret Kovac, presently on 400,000 and nearing the lead, on 4. He’s in a tough spot when George Karam makes a huge shove, with the table tensions compounded by words between Eric Toby and George over the placement of his cards, right…

…but Kovac folds, claiming JJ! Later, Cathy Dever, left, talks to George, who then felts the usually beleaguered Eric Toby: GG. Dever, though, is out next, running into Wooyang Lin’s AA. Karam suddenly rises to 250,000.

Then on 1, a tough Spot: Sundiata is in pain again, this time getting a great price to call a reshove by James Moore, right…

…however, it all adds up to a triple for Michael Jonny, whose KK fade Moore’s QQ and Devore’s AQ. A happy mug shot for Michael, while Devore’s big stack is laid waste by the main and side pots.

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Apr116:12 pm

Event 1B: Three Streets for Forrest, Fahim Rising

POSTED BY: cmurray

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1B)

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Level 15: Blinds 1500/3000/3000 BB Ante
Entries: 242
Remaining: 50
Average: 121,000

Action on 6 began with Doron Avgush opening to the table standard 6,000, with only deep-stacked Michael Dobbs on the button giving action.

Doron Avgush, foreground, bets into Michael Dobbs, on the button.

The flop came , and Doron found a natural continuation bet, for 6,000 again. Dobbs, however, put in a small raise to 17,000. Instead of folding out his air or bluffcatching Michael, Doron now put in a very aggressive 3bet, clicking it to 32,000.

An amiable Ted Forrest helps clarify the betting.

Dobbs was at first a little irritated, as the amount wasn’t counted out clearly by the dealer. While she, with a little assist from none other than Ted Forrest in the six seat, settled the amount, Dobbs moved away from the sizing and faced his problem. Doron wasn’t deep, and seemed to be committed to the pot.

“I want to fold but my hand won’t let me!” he complained. It sounded like the money was going in, but instead he flicked the cards away remorsefully.

It was Ted’s turn next. He opened to 6,000 and was called by the BB, Tyreem Williams.

Ted opens the ace rag.

It seemed hard to hit the , and Ted’s downbet of 4,000 was appropriate. Tyreem called.

The turn came the , and again Ted went small, 9,000. Tyreems calls.

The river was harder for Williams. On the , the action went again check bet, this time 20,000. After frowning, Tyreem released the call into the pot.

Tyreem facing the final barrel from Forrest, foreground. Bluff or value?

Forrest flipped up the marginal – effective nuts. Easy game.

Meanwhile, Ashraf Fahim on 5 has risen to nearly 300,000. Here he opens a pot he will be forced to give up multiway.

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Apr115:17 pm

Event 1B: Chip Update

POSTED BY: cmurray

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1B)

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Level 13: Blinds 800/1600/1600 BB Ante
Entries: 242
Remaining: 70
Average: 86,429

Re-entry is over, time to make your stack count.

Sundiata, his stack always neat, remains strong with over 200,000. Here he emerges and laughs after covering his head, upset he missed a bet, letting the blind win a multiway orphaned pot with trash.

Meanwhile on 8, Dennis Novosil collects the pot that pushes him near the lead with about 250,000.

Brandon Vaysman, however, is still the apparent chip leader, having surpassed 250,000.

Antonio Schiano, his early levels saved by aces, has since been doing well for himself – he’s now over 150,000.

Doron Avgush isn’t among the leaders, but just got a big turn barrel through on 6. His opponent arched his eyebrows in disbelief, but reluctantly found a fold.

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Apr114:27 pm

Event 1B: Re-entry Closing Soon, Break Next

POSTED BY: cmurray

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1B)

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Level 12: Blinds 800/1600/1600 BB Ante
Entries: 240

Re-entries close once this level and the break following it is over.

Brandon Vaysman, table 3, has over 200,000 and the apparent lead.

Meanwhile, Sundiata Devore on 1 just got value on the river with TPTK to keep up with Brandon. Sunny has about 200,000 as well.

Fifteen minute break starts at 4:36 p.m.

 

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Apr113:54 pm

Event 1B: All-Ins and Outs

POSTED BY: cmurray

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1B)

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Level 11: Blinds 600/1200/1200 BB Ante
Entries: 236

On 7, Antonio Schiano just sent one out with AA preflop versus an untimely pair of fives.

A few seconds earlier, Charles Jones on 3, holding , took out another shortstack, winning the unlikely way with a running flush to escape from two nines.

However, he then faced a more unusual decision a few hands later against another now departed opponent.

In a four way pot the action checked through. When the turn card made it . When it checked to Jones third to act, he put out an extremely small bet, just one sixth of the pot. It got through the in position player, but now seat 1 made an equally small raise to just 5500, leaving Jones about 3000 to win about 20,000. Further, 1 had only another 5500 or so behind.

Jones, clearly concerned, ponders the small river all-in.

The river brought what seemed like a blank , and seat one snap put in the remaining chips, which were so few he easily could have gotten them in on the turn.

Now again getting an amazing price, Jones hesitated then folded. As they discussed the hand a few minutes later, Jones interrogated his opponent.

“Must have been a set of twos!”

His opponent only silently shook his head No.

“I could smell the full house!” Charles said. “I hit the jack on the end.”

His opponent looked at him incredulously, having folded the jack getting five to one.

Maybe it was just a brilliant move, but soon it wouldn’t matter. Both players busted shortly, while Schiano is still hanging on as the reentry period winds down.

Not even a straight flush is enough to escape the tournament vortex. Natale Kuey hits a beautiful straight flush, but is soon headed out of the Signature Room with the others.

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Apr112:48 pm

Event 1B: Fast Starts

POSTED BY: cmurray

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1B)

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Level 9: Blinds 400/800/800 BB Ante
Entries: 225

Sundiata Devore, who final tabled the Elevator in November’s BFPO, has 160,000.

Kijoon Park on 8 has over 125,000.

Ron Smith, center, gets mixed up with Wooyang Lin, right, and Adam Lippert, hooded.

Kijoon just got involved what was only the mirage of a big pot. Smith open limped, inciting an isolating raise from Wooyang to 1600. In the next seat, Adam Lippert then stuck in the 3 bet to 4200. The big-stacked Kijoon then flatted the reraise from the big. Smith made the call, leaving only Wooyang to act.

At first he looked like he would attempt the four, which must have been tempting with all the potential dead money in the center, but took the prudent course and called, creating an unusual four-way, three bet pot.

The right flop might bring a significant pot. However, it was a fairly dry and advantageous one for Lippert – . Everyone checked to Adam, and a cbet of 11,200 simply took it down.

Immediately after, Lin emerged from a cooler unscathed, winning with KK over AA to felt a short stack and push past 110,000. Dre Martin looks on in pure excitement.

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Apr1111:57 am

Event 1B: Chip Counts for Flight A

POSTED BY: kaelaine

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1A), Event 1 (Day 1B)

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Level 4: Blinds 100/200/200 BB Ante
Entries:  144

As Flight B approaches their first break of the day at the end of Level 4, let’s take a look at Flight A’s numbers.  There were a total of 276 entrants and 37 of them managed to get chips in a bag.  Here they are with their chip counts, in a searchable and sortable table:

FIRST NAMELAST NAMECITYSTATECHIP COUNT
GUSDIMINONEW YORKNY514,000
JOSEJARAMILLOE. ELMHURSTNY460,000
CHRISTOPHSERAFINKENILWORTHNJ403,000
DAVIDKLUCHMANLEXINGTONMA348,000
IJAZHAIDERBRIGANTINENJ342,000
ELVIRMURIQIBRONXVILLENY299,000
JOSHUA MARCSTEINERNEW HAVENCT293,000
JEFFREYTANAELROSLYNNY269,000
JOSEPHREDDICKBRONXNY249,000
BRENDANNAVARRABRONXNY235,000
JOSEPHPASCUCCIMANAHAWKINNJ201,000
STEPHENMURAWSKICHERRY HILLNJ198,000
ANTHONYPAGANAVENELNJ195,000
RINATRUVINOVBROOKLYNNY181,000
GIULIANOLENTININEW YORKNY173,000
NACHMANBERLINBROOKLYNNY170,000
LYLEDIAMONDBRICKNJ165,000
SRIDHARNATARAJANMEDIAPA160,000
FEDERICOPERALTABROOKLYNNY150,000
LISAPICKELLFSTRVL TRVOSEPA145,000
WILLIAMMCCOLLUMGERMANTOWNMD142,000
BRUCEFISCHBEINTINTON FALLSNJ140,000
DILLONBAPTISTEBLACKWOODNJ133,000
PASQUALEDESTEFANOSTATEN ISLANDNY133,000
SCOTTBALDYGANORWICHCT131,000
DYLANSMITHBRICKNJ125,000
JEANPAULNOREROBROOKLYNNY103,000
FIDAIMELEZAJBRONXNY102,000
ANDREWGLAUBERGTENAFLYNJ102,000
WILLIAMDELLIAOLYPHANTPA101,000
MARKOSBORNEBROOKLYNNY101,000
JABIRALIWATERBURYCT87,000
RONALDSTUBINGNEW YORKNY76,000
EDWARDSYREDREXEL HILLPA73,000
PATRICKLACEYLAS VEGASNV71,000
NORMINDASPEARPORT WASHINGTONNY67,000
ZININGLIUWINSTON SALEMNC59,000

 

 

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Apr1111:37 am

Event 1B: Blinds Up, Big Blind Ante in Play

POSTED BY: kaelaine

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1B)

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Level 4: Blinds 100/200/200 BB Ante

Antes have now kicked in, so the player in the big blind will post 200 for the blind and another 200 for the table’s antes (the BB Ante is always the same amount as the Big Blind, regardless of the number of players at the table).  This “Big Blind Ante” was implemented for the first time at Borgata in this event and players got their first taste of this new method in Fight A yesterday.

Once players got used to the change, it was a big hit.  Since the dealer doesn’t have to sort out who has posted and who hasn’t, collect all the antes, and make change where necessary, they can move from hand to hand much quicker.

If the player in the big blind doesn’t have enough chips to cover both the big blind and BB ante, his/her chips go toward the Big Blind first, then any chips left go toward the BB Ante.

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