Event 14
$500+$60+$500 Knockout Bounty NLH
Level 11: Blinds 800/1,500/1,500 BB Ante
Total Entries: 100
Players Remaining: 33
Pavlo Tkach
The action folded around to the player on the button who raised to 3,200. A short stacked Pavlo Tkach moved all in from the small blind for his last 7,000. The big blind folded and the player on the button quickly called.
Pavlo Tkach: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Tkach spiked his queen on the river to stay alive and earn the double up.
Pavlo Tkach: 17,000
$500+$60+$500 Knockout Bounty NLH
Level 10: Blinds 800/1,500/1,500 BB Ante
Total Entries: 100
Players Remaining: 35
John Lytle
John Lytle raised to 4,000 from late position and two players called. The big blind moved all in for 7,800 and with the action back on Lytle he re-shoved for about 90,000. The other players got out of the way and the hands were shown.
John Lytle: 
Big Blind: 
“I’m actually ahead” said the big blind as he jumped out of his chair. The dealer fanned the 
flop and Lytle paired his four in the window to take control of the hand.
The turn 
and river 
sealed the deal for Lytle who collected his second $500 bounty of the night holding .
John Lytle- 120,000
$500+$60+$500 Knockout Bounty NLH
Level 10: Blinds 800/1,500/1,500 BB Ante
Total Entries: 100
Players Remaining: 37
Barry Leventhal
The Event 14 Knockout Bounty NLH players have returned from their dinner break and play is back underway. Tournament registration and re-entry is now closed and Barry Leventhal was the last player to join the field.
Leventhal is just hours removed from his 4th place finish in the Almighty Stack in which he took home over $41,000. The eight time Borgata trophy winner has been making his presence known this series as he looks for his record tying ninth Borgata Poker title.
The Event 14 payouts are now being finalized and they will be posted as soon as they’re available.
$500+$60+$500 Knockout Bounty NLH
Structure Sheet
Level 1: Blinds 100/100
The Knockout Bounty has begun in the Poker Room and all players have a $500 (Purple Chip) bounty on their heads. They must surrender that bounty to the player who collects their last tournament chip.
Everyone starts with 35,000 tournament chips and all levels are 30 minutes long. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of level 10 (at least 8:15pm). This is a one-day event, so they’ll play until a winner is determined.
Last year, this event had 100 entrants and they played until about 3:30am when the final four agreed on adjusted payouts. First place, the trophy, and $8,170 went to Ken Ray, who was the chip leader at the time of the deal.
2018 BSPO – 1st Place – Ken Ray
Spring begins today and you know what that means! The 2019 Borgata Spring Poker Open kicks off in a couple of weeks — now is the time to make your plans to attend. With more than $3.5 million in guarantees and 19 trophy events spread across 18 action-packed days, this series will see some huge fields. Room rates are available starting from $95 — Call 609.317.1000 now to reserve your room!
As always, the series begins with the $1 million guaranteed $540+$60 NLH Deep Stack Kickoff. It begins Tuesday April 2nd at 11am with the first of six starting flights. With unlimited re-entries, this best stack forward event will surely see more than enough entrants to crush the guarantee. Last year, Rafael Reis emerged victorious from the field of 2,370 entrants to take home $216,010 for 1st place, along with his first Borgata Poker title.
Rafael Reis – 1st Place – 2018 Spring Poker Open Kickoff
All your favorite tournaments will be returning including the Seniors ($25k GTD), Ladies, SixMax ($100k GTD), Almighty Stack ($500k GTD), two Saturday Series $100,000 GTD events, and the $150,000 GTD Black Chip Bounty. For players looking to take a break from No Limit Hold’em, there are three tournaments: Pot Limit Omaha ($20k GTD), Omaha High/Low, and HOSE ($20k GTD). Some changes this year include a $500+$60 Super Survivor with $75,000 Guarantee and another Survivor with a $100 Black Chip Bounty added. Click here for the complete schedule of main events.
Of course the highlight of the series is the $2,500 + $200 Borgata Spring Poker Open NLH Championship, which carries a $1 million guarantee on total buy-ins. One major change is that the two starting days will be Monday & Tuesday (April 15 & 16) instead of Sunday & Monday as in the past. The finale will be Live Streamed on Friday, April 19th.
Almedin Imsirovic – 1st Place – 2018 Spring Poker Open Championship
Last year, Almedin ‘Ali’ Imsirovic took home the Championship trophy and $246,066* after battling his way through a field of 519 entrants. Heads-up with Farid Jattin, Ali battled for a while before opting for an adjusted payout agreement with a nearly even split of remaining prize money.
*Indicates Adjusted Payout
Put the Spring Poker Open dates on your calendar now and don’t forget to enter for a chance to win a FREE seat in the Championship event — just click here and complete the form. Satellites will be running both live and online for the big events, so check out the Spring Poker Open Micro-site, for additional details and links — everything you need for this series can be found there, so bookmark it now.
Online registration is available now for the BSPO events and will remain open until Friday, March 29th. On-site registration begins Monday, April 1st at 12 noon.
The Borgata Blog team will be bringing you the action right here from the first “Shuffle Up and Deal” until the final trophy is awarded. Follow @BorgataPoker for Twitter updates throughout the series and don’t forget to use #BSPO2019 in your Tweets!
Hope to see you at Borgata for the Spring Poker Open!
@Kaelaine