Event 6
The 2019 Borgata Spring Poker Open came to a close in the early morning hours of Saturday, April 20th and it was a terrific series all around. Between Main and Secondary events, millions in prize money was won and 19 Borgata Open trophies awarded. A complete list of Main Event winners is below.
David Jackson – 1st Place – 2019 BSPO Championship
David Jackson took home his second Borgata trophy while booking his largest career score when he won the BSPO Championship event, coming out on top of a field of 505 runners after four days of play. The $304,929 he earned for the win pushed his career earnings past $1.8 million. His wife Gloria was able to watch the final table play out live at Borgata, but many others watched via live stream on Twitch and Facebook Live.
Alex Rocha – Two-Time Open Series Kick-Off Winner, 2011 and 2019
The series started off with a bang a couple of weeks earlier as Alex Rocha became the first player to ever win two Open Series Kick-Off events! His first was way back in 2011 when he won the Winter Poker Open Kick-Off event, earning $150,850 for 1st place in a field of 1,472 entrants. Now he’s got his second Borgata trophy for the Spring Poker Open Kick-Off, besting a field of 2,199 runners to earn $180,591*.
As if that wasn ‘t enough, Alex went on to make the final table of the Almighty Stack $500,000 GTD event about a week later, coming very close to taking another title. His run ended in 5th place ($34,438). Then to cap off the series, he cashed in the Championship event as well. If there was a Player of the Series award, I think it would go to Alex for his stellar performance during this Spring Poker Open.
Lorinda Lisitza – 1st Place – PLO
Lorinda Lisitza was the only woman to win an open event during this series, taking the Pot Limit Omaha title and $4,795*. Alida Veliu went back-to-back in Borgata Open Ladies events, winning the Ladies event in this series ($2,953) after winning the same event during January’s Winter Poker Open ($3,325*). This was her third Ladies event win at Borgata — her first was back in 2009.
Alida Veliu – 1st Place – 2019 BSPO Ladies event
That wraps up the 2019 Spring Poker Open! Mark your calendars now and make plans to join us for the Summer Poker Open, to be held July 9-26. Follow @BorgataPoker on Twitter for updates on the tournament schedule when it is released.
* Indicates Adjusted Payout
$200+$30 Deeper Stack NLH
$25,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 25: Blinds 25,000/50,000/50,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 203
Players Remaining: 3
Joe Melo
With the elimination of Ryan Forbeck in fourth place the final three players began to discuss an adjusted payout deal. The stacks were counted down and they quickly came to an agreement.
Joe Melo who held the chip lead at the time of the deal will take 1st place earning $8,142 and the Borgata Spring Poker Open trophy.
Moe Radwan is our Event 6 runner-up earning $7,933 and Federico Ottenio will take home $5,190 for his third place finish. Below is a look at the Event 6 final table results and the full results will be posted as soon as they’re available.
1. Joe Melo- $8,142+BSPO Trophy
2. Moe Radwan- $7,933
3. Federico Ottenio- $5,196
4. Ryan Forbeck- $3,032
5. Stephanie Hubbard- $2,363
6. David Koshar- $1,969
7. Jay Rivkin- $1,575
8. Fady Khabbaz- $1,881
9. John Garzia- $788
Federico Ottenio, Joe Melo and Moe Radwan
$200+$30 Deeper Stack NLH
$25,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 25: Blinds 25,000/50,000/50,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 203
Players Remaining: 3
Ryan Forbeck
Ryan Forbeck moved all in from the button and both of the blinds called. They saw a flop of 
and Moe Radwan checked.
Joe Melo bet 300,000 and Radwan quickly folded. Melo turned over 
and Forbeck still had plenty of outs holding 
. The turn 
and river 
were no help to Forbeck and he was eliminated in 4th place earning $3,032 for his efforts.
Joe Melo- 3,300,000
$200+$30 Deeper Stack NLH
$25,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 25: Blinds 25,000/50,000/50,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 203
Players Remaining: 4
Stephanie Hubbard
Joe Melo doubled up through Stephanie Hubbard holding 
against her . She was left with just three big blinds and was all in just a few hands later holding 
.
She was outflopped by the 
of Federico Ottenio on the 
runout. Hubbard is our 5th place Event 6 finisher earning $2,363 for her efforts.
$200+$30 Deeper Stack NLH
$25,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 25: Blinds 25,000/50,000/50,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 203
Players Remaining: 5
David Koshar
David Koshar moved all in for 335,000 and Joe Melo called from the small blind. Koshar showed 
and was in great shape to double up against the 
of Melo.
The dealer fanned the 
flop giving Koshar top pair and Melo the nut flush draw. The 
hit the turn and Melo improved to the nut flush leaving Koshar drawing dead.
The meaningless 
completed the board and Koshar was eliminated in 6th place earning $1,969 for his efforts.
Joe Melo- 1,600,000
$200+$30 Deeper Stack NLH
$25,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 24: Blinds 20,000/40,000/40,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 203
Players Remaining: 6
Jay Rivkin
Jay Rivkin got his stack of 420,000 all in pre-flop holding 
against the 
of Moe Radwan. The board ran out 
and Radwan improved to a straight on the river to score the knockout.
Rivkin is our 7th place Event 6 finisher and will take home $1,575 for his efforts.
Moe Radwan- 3,100,000
$200+$30 Deeper Stack NLH
$25,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 24: Blinds 20,000/40,000/40,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 203
Players Remaining: 7
Fady Khabbaz
Faddy Khabbaz got his stack of about 600,000 all in pre-flop holding against the of Moe Radwan.
Radwan improved to two pair and Khabbaz was eliminated in 8th place earning $1,881 for his efforts.
Moe Radwan- 2,450,000
$200+$30 Deeper Stack NLH
$25,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 23: Blinds 15,000/30,000/30,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 203
Players Remaining: 8
Joe Melo
Fady Khabbaz raised to 65,000 from early position and Joe Melo called. They went heads up to the 
flop and Khabbaz checked.
Melo tossed out a bet of 75,000 and Khabbaz called. The dealer burned and turned the and Khabbaz checked to Melo who bet 88,000. Khabbaz check-raised to 260,000 and Melo moved all in for 939,000.
After giving it some thought Khabbaz folded and Melo took the pot.
Joe Melo- 1,554,000
Fady Khabbaz- 720,000
$200+$30 Deeper Stack NLH
$25,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 22: Blinds 15,000/25,000/25,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 203
Players Remaining: 8
John Garzia
A severely short stacked John Garzia got the last of his chips all in pre-flop holding . He was outflopped by the 
of the big blind Federico Ottenio on the 
flop.
Ottenio flopped two pair and the turn and river were no help to Garzia who is our 9th place Event 6 finisher earning $788 for his efforts.
Federico Ottenio- 950,000
$200+$30 Deeper Stack NLH
$25,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 21: Blinds 10,000/20,000/20,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 203
Players Remaining: 9
Moe Radwan
The Event 6 final table is now set and it’s Moe Radwan leading the way with 2,300,000. The players will battle it out into the late night hours here in the Signature Room.
One of these players will be crowned our Event 6 Borgata Spring Poker Open champion earning $11,032 and the BSPO trophy. Below is a full look at the updated final table chip counts and seating assignments.
Seat 1. Federico Ottenio- 850,000
Seat 2. John Garzia- 235,000
Seat 3. Jay Rivkin- 300,000
Seat 4. David Koshar- 925,000
Seat 5. Ryan Forbeck- 360,000
Seat 6. Stephanie Hubbard- 680,000
Seat 7. Moe Radwan- 2,300,000
Seat 8. Fady Khabbaz- 625,000
Seat 9. Joe Melo- 560,000
| Place | Payout |
| 1 | $11,032 |
| 2 | $6,498 |
| 3 | $3,741 |
| 4 | $3,032 |
| 5 | $2,363 |
| 6 | $1,969 |
| 7 | $1,575 |
| 8 | $1,181 |
| 9 | $788 |