$1,500 + $90 Heads-Up NLH
Structure Sheet
Total Entries: 64
Players Remaining: 2
Level 5: Blinds 400/800
Phil Hellmuth
The players saw a flop of 
and Joey Cappello check called a bet of 1,000 from Phil Hellmuth. The turn was the 
and Cappello checked.
Hellmuth bet 2,800 and Cappello check-raised all in for about 7,000. Hellmuth quickly called turning over 
for top two pair and Cappello showed 
.
The river 
was no help to Cappello and Hellmuth wins the first match of the finals to take a 1-0 lead.
$1,500 + $90 Heads-Up NLH
Structure Sheet
Total Entries: 64
Players Remaining: 2
Level 4: Blinds 300/600
Joey Cappello moved all in for 6,675 and Phil Hellmuth called putting Capello at risk.
Joey Cappello: 
Phil Hellmuth: 
The dealer fanned the 
and Cappello paired his eight while Hellmuth picked up the nut flush draw.
The turn and river 
were no help to Hellmuth and Cappello secured the double.
Joey Cappello- 13,350
Phil Hellmuth- 16,650
$1,500 + $90 Heads-Up NLH
Structure Sheet
Total Entries: 64
Players Remaining: 2
Level 4: Blinds 300/600
Joey Cappello moved all in for his last 5,200 and Phil Hellmuth called. Cappello turned over 
and Hellmuth showed 
.
The board ran out 
and Cappello’s pocket kings held up to earn him the double up.
Joey Cappello- 10,400
Phil Hellmuth- 19,600
$1,500 + $90 Heads-Up NLH
Structure Sheet
Total Entries: 64
Players Remaining: 2
Level 3: Blinds 200/400
Phil Hellmuth raised to 900 and Joey Cappello called. They saw a flop of 
and Cappello check-called a bet of 1,000.
The turn was the 
and both players knuckled the felt. The 
hit the river and Cappello checked for a third time. Hellmuth bet 2,100 and after nearly a minute Cappello released his hand.
Phil Hellmuth- 21,500
Joey Cappello- 8,500
$1,500 + $90 Heads-Up NLH
Structure Sheet
Total Entries: 64
Players Remaining: 2
Level 2: Blinds 150/300
Phil Hellmuth
The players saw a flop of 
and Phil Hellmuth checked. Joey Cappello bet 300 and Hellmuth check-raised to 1,000. Cappello called and the dealer burned and turned the 
.
Hellmuth led out with a bet of 700 and Cappello called. Both players checked the river and Hellmuth tabled 
. Cappello flashed before firing his hand into the muck and Hellmuth took the pot.
Phil Hellmuth- 20,000
Joey Cappello- 10,000
$1,500 + $90 Heads-Up NLH
Structure Sheet
Total Entries: 64
Players Remaining: 2
Level 1: Blinds 100/200
Phil Hellmuth
The final two Heads-Up NLH players have returned to the Event Center to face off in the finals.
After defeating heads-up specialist Olivier Busquet 2-0 Joey Cappello will battle it out with none other than 15 time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth.
Joey Cappello
Hellmuth took a short break after defeating Ryan Hall 2-1 to enter the opening flight of the $3,500 BWPO WPT NLH Championship. With just 20 minutes left in the night Hellmuth managed to turn his 40,000 starting stack into 88,500 and move on to Day 2.
There were 64 heads-up players that entered and just two remain. One of these players will be crowned the Borgata Winter Poker Heads-Up NLH Champion and take home $37,248 and the BWPO trophy.
Play is now back underway and we will be picking up on all of the heads-up action.
Payout
1. $37,248+BWPO Troph
2. $18,624
My opponent had me down to 4,000 in chips, actually I think 3,700 (to his 26,300), but I never gave up! I came back to win. Now I’m through to the finals in @BorgataPoker NoLimHold’em Heads Up Tourney. 64 started, 2 left, playing it out at 9:15 PM EST #POSITIVITY
— phil_hellmuth (@phil_hellmuth) January 28, 2019
$3,300+$200 WPT Borgata WPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
End of Level 8: Blinds 400/800/800 BB Ante
Day 1A Entries: 424
Players Remaining: 219
Daniel Wellborn
Upeshka DeSilva
There were 424 total entries here on Day 1A of the $3,500 BWPO WPT Championship $3,000,000 GTD NLH.
Approximately 220 Day 1A survivors are moving on to Day 2 and it’s Daniel Wellborn leading the way with a staggering 308,600.
Upeshka DeSilva is right behind him putting a massive stack of 292,400.
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth is returning to the finals of the $1,590 Heads-Up NLH to face of with Joey Cappello at 9:15 P.M. During his short break of heads-up play Hellmuth joined the Day 1A field with about 20 minutes left in the night.
Hellmuth wasted no time doubling his stack and will return to Day 2 with a healthy stack of 88,500.
The combined Day 1A-B survivors will return on Tuesday January 29 at 12 P.M. to resume Day 2 play. Tournament registration and re-entry remains open through the first two level on Day 2.
Below is a look at some of the big stacks and players from our first flight that are moving on.
A full list of Day 2 chip counts and seating assignments will be posted as soon as they’re available.
Daniel Wellbron- 308,600
Upeshka DeSilva- 292,400
Ping Liu- 221,400
Mark Dube- 215,000
David Mock- 200,400
Eikret Kovac- 186,9000
Todd Rebello- 153,500
Loni Harwood- 138,400
Brian Altman- 138,400
Tony Sinishtaj- 134,700
Asher Conniff- 131,800
Phil Hellmuth- 88,500
Brian Yoon- 70,200
Matt Stout- 63,500
Lexy Gavin- 63,000
$3,300+$200 WPT Borgata WPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 8: Blinds 400/800/800 BB Ante
Day 1A Entries: 421
Anna Antimony
We have entered the last level of Day 1 play and there are plenty of big stacks starting to emerge. Three time Borgata Poker Open champion Anna Antimony is chipping up.
She is now sitting behind a healthy stack of 125,000 and will look to finish strong and advance to Day 2.
$3,300+$200 WPT Borgata WPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 7: Blinds 300/600/600 BB Ante
Day 1A Entries: 415
Craig Varnell
The action folded around to Craig Varnell on the button and he raised to 1,500. The big blind called and they went heads up to the 
flop.
The big blind check-called a bet of 2,000 from Varnell and the dealer burned and turned the .
Again the big blind checked and this time Varnell fired out a bet of 4,200. His opponent called and the completed the board.
The player checked for a third time and Varnell bet 16,300 sending his opponent deep into the tank. After nearly two minutes the player called and Varnell turned over for fives full of sevens to take the pot.
Craig Varnell- 150,000
$3,300+$200 WPT Borgata WPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 7: Blinds 300/600/600 BB Ante
Day 1A Entries: 415
John Racener ($10,074,698 in career tournament earnings)
Loni Harwood ($2,918,381 in career tournament earnings)
We are approaching the last level of play in the night and there are plenty of familiar faces looking to advance to Day 2.
The Event Center is bursting at the seams with over 400 players and counting here in our first BWPO WPT Championship NLH flight.
We spotted two WSOP bracelet winners and two WPT Champions sharing the felt at adjacent tables.
WSOP bracelets winners John Racener and Loni Harwood are separated by just a few chairs and WPT Champions Brian Altman and David Paredes are both playing healthy stacks just a table over.
Brian Altman ($3,171,590 in career tournament earnings)
David Paredes ($2,492,459 in career tournament earnings)