Event 10 (Day 1B)
$350+50 Monster Stack 40/40 NLH Re-Entry
$150,000 Guaranteed
Returning to Level 16: 1,500/3,000/3,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 537
Players Remaining: ~110
Mark O. is the Day 1B Monster Stack chip leader with 491,000
Day 1B of the Monster Stack has come to an end and after 15 levels of play it’s Mark O. leading the way with 491,000. Approximately 110 combined Day 1A-B survivors will return Tuesday April 17 at 12 P.M. noon to resume Day 2 play.
Travis Merrifield will return near the top of the chip counts with 415,500
Michael Rossitto is the overall Monster Stack chip leader after putting a massive stack of 612,500 in the bag on Day 1A.
Below is a look at some of the Day 1B big stacks and players from this flight that will be advancing. A full list of Day 2 chip counts and seating assignments will be posted here on the Borgata Poker blog as soon as they’re available.
Mark O.- 491,000
Hugh Bartlett- 454,000
Travis Merrifield- 415,500
Mark Steinberg- 402,000
Svetlana Gromenkova- 320,500
John McGuinness- 315,000
Satish Surapenini- 278,000
Soukha Kachittavong- 276,000
Travis Dickson- 256,600
Marc Fouerteh- 241,500
Marguerite Spagnuolo- 201,000
Dan Buzgon- 151,000
Daniel Chan- 103,000
Marc Fouerteh is all smiles after putting a very healthy stack of 241,500 in the bag
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Level 14: 1,500/3,000/3,000 BB Ante
Total Day 1B Entries: 262
Day 1B Players Remaining: 70
Soukha Kachittavong
Soukha Kachittavong raises to 8,000 from under the gun and Odis Felder calls. Mark O. calls from late position and they go three handed to the 
flop.
Kachittavong leads out with a bet of 11,000 and Felder folds. Mark O. calls and both players check the 
turn card. The 
hits the river and Kachittavong fires out a bet of 26,000. Mark O. calls and Kachittavong tables his 
for kings full of tens to take the pot.
Soukha Kachittavong- 185,000
Mark O.- 400,000
$350+50 Monster Stack 40/40 NLH Re-Entry
$150,000 Guaranteed
End of Level 13: 1,200/2,400/2,400 BB Ante
Total Day 1B Entries: 262
Day 1B Players Remaining: 75
The Day 1B Monster Stack players are now on a 15 minute color up break and this is the last break of the night. When play resumes there will be just two more levels left in the night before the bagging process begins.
$350+50 Monster Stack 40/40 NLH Re-Entry
$150,000 Guaranteed
Level 13: 1,200/2,400/2,400 BB Ante
Total Day 1B Entries: 262
Day 1B Players Remaining: 90
Hugh Bartlett
Hugh Bartlett raises to 5,500 from early positon and Marc Likovic reraises to 17,800. It folds back to Bartlett who calls and they go heads up to the 
flop.
Both players check and the dealer burns and turns the 
. Bartlett leads out with a bet of 20,000 and Likovic calls. The completes the board and Bartlett fires out a bet of 30,000. After giving it some thought Likovic releases his hand and Bartlett takes the pot without showdown.
Hugh Bartlett- 280,000
Marc Likovic- 165,000
$350+50 Monster Stack 40/40 NLH Re-Entry
$150,000 Guaranteed
Level 12: 1,000/2,000/2,000 BB Ante
Total Day 1B Entries: 262
Day 1B Players Remaining: 110
Travis Dickson
Marc Likovic
With registration and re-entry now closed the Day 1B Monster Stack field is thinning fast and there are some big stacks starting to emerge. It’s a neck and neck battle at the top of the chip counts with Travis Dickson and Marc Likovic playing nearly identical stacks of about 300,000.
After eliminating Quintin Trammell holding pocket kings Daniel Williams has not looked back and is right on their heels with 275,000.
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$150,000 Guaranteed
Level 11: 800/1,000/1,600 BB Ante
Total Day 1B Entries: 262
Day 1B Players Remaining: 120
Monster Stack tournament registration and re-entry is now closed. There are a total of 537 entries and crushing the $150,000 guaranteed with over $180,000 in the prize pool.
The final Event 8 Monster Stack payouts will be posted here on the Borgata Poker blog as soon as they’re available.
$350+50 Monster Stack 40/40 NLH Re-Entry
$150,000 Guaranteed
End of Level 10: 600/1,200/1,200 BB Ante
Total Day 1B Entries: 256
The Day 1B Monster Stack players are now on a 15 minute break. Tournament registration and re-entry will be closing when play resumes.
There is already more than $180,000 in the prize pool and this is your very last chance to get in on the action.
$350+50 Monster Stack 40/40 NLH Re-Entry
$150,000 Guaranteed
Level 9: 500/1,000/1,000 BB Ante
Total Day 1B Entries: 252
Anthony Merlo
Anthony Merlo continues to climb the Day 1B Monster Stack chip counts and is now up to about 225,000. Merlo got off to a hot start this series and was near the top of the counts late on Day 1E of the BSPO opening event.
Merlo made a deep run in the $3,500 Borgata Winter Poker Open WPT NLH Championship finishing 42nd for over $14,000 and is fresh off a Parx final table earlier this month finish 7th in the $230 Double Black Chip Bounty event.
$350+50 Monster Stack 40/40 NLH Re-Entry
$150,000 Guaranteed
Level 8: 400/800/800 BB Ante
Total Day 1B Entries: 240
Daniel Williams
A player in early position raises to 2,500 and the player next to act calls. Daniel Williams reraises to 8,000 and Quintin Trammell calls from the button.
They go heads up to the 
flop and Williams slides out a stack of chips covering Trammell who snap calls for his last 21,200.
Trammell turns over his 
but Williams does one better tabling . The turn and 
river seal the deal for Williams who chips up to about 200,000 and Trammell is sent to the rail.
Quintin Trammell
$350+50 Monster Stack 40/40 NLH Re-Entry
$150,000 Guaranteed
Level 8: 400/800/800 BB Ante
Total Day 1B Entries: 230
There were 275 entries in the first Monster Stack flight and the end of Day 1A is concluding in the Signature Room. The Poker Room is now bursting at the seams with 230 Day 1B entries and counting bringing the Monster Stack total to over 500 entries and counting.
There’s still plenty of time to register and we have already soared right past the $150,000 guarantee .