Event 1 (Day1D)– $2,000,000 GTD
Level 14: (1,200/2,400/300)
Total Event 1 Entries: 2,224
Total Day 1D Entries: 710
Day 1D Players Remaining: 225
Greg Whiting (Philadelphia, PA)
James Campbell raises to 6,000 from under the gun and Greg Whiting moves all in for 62,100. It folds to Miguel Martinez in the small blind who calls and Campbell gets out of the way.
Whiting: {6c}{6h}
Martinez: {as}{kd}
The board runs out clean for Whiting {3d}{9d}{4s}{jc}{ts} and his sixes hold up to earn him the pot and the double up. Although Maritinez’s stack took a hit he is still in great shape with nearly 200,000 still left after the hand.
Event 1 (Day1D)– $2,000,000 GTD
Level 14: (1,200/2,400/300)
Total Event 1 Entries: 2,224
Total Day 1D Entries: 710
Day 1D Players Remaining: 225
Tournament registration is now closed for Day 1D and some big stacks are now starting to emerge. It looks as if Mike Sarmadi (pictured) is currently leading the way with about 250,000. There’s still plenty of time left in the night with four more levels to play and the players will took to surpass Ara Arzoumanian from Day 1C who holds the overall Event 1 chip lead with 604,000.
Event 1: Day 1D $2,000,000 GTD
Level 13: (1,000/2,000/300)
Total Day 1D Entries: 718
Total Event 1 Entries: 2,224
The players have returned from the break and the cards are now back in the air. This means that tournament registration and the re-entry period are now closed. Day 1D drew a total of 718 entries to bring the combined total to 2,224 entries through our first four flights.
Day 1A: Total Entries- 497
Day 1B: Total Entries- 291
Day 1C: Total Entries- 718
Day 1D: Total Entries- 718
The players will be playing a total of five more levels tonight and will bag and tag their chips at the end of Level 17. The Day combined 2 players will return Friday January 20 at 12 P.M to resume Day 2 play.
Event 1 (Day1D)– $2,000,000 GTD
End of Level 12: (800/1,600/200)
Total Day 1D Entries: 700
The players are now on a 15 minute color up break. This means tournament registration and re-entry will be closing at the conclusion of the break. There are currently 700 Day 1D entries bringing the Event 1 total to 2,210 entries so far through the first four flights.
Don’t miss your last chance to register tonight and get in on all the Day 1D action.
Event 1 (Day1D)– $2,000,000 GTD
Level 12: (800/1,600/200)
Total Day 1D Entries: 695
Miguel Martinez was one of the largest stacks in the room here in the early morning hours of Day 1B. With just two hands left in the night he got involved in a big hand with Chris Laieta. The end result was much of Martinez’s stack being shipped to Laieta who bagged the Day 1C chip lead. Although he was able to put 72,000 in the bag he is giving it another shot and is fairing quite well on Day 1D. Martinez just scored a double elimination holding top two pair and is now over the 100,000 chip mark as he looks to improve on his Day 1C results.
Event 1 (Day1D)– $2,000,000 GTD
Level 10 : (500/1,000/100)
Total Day 1D Entries: 683
Kane Kalas (Coral Gables, FL)
The Day 1D field continues to grow and we are seeing many familiar faces fill the Event Center. One such player who is no stranger to Borgata success is Kane Kalas. He has joined the Day 1D field and is hovering close to the 50,000 chip mark.
Kalas had his largest career score here in September of 2014 finishing runner up to Darren Elias in the WPT Borgata Championship earning over $500,000.
Since then he has went on to notch plenty of tournament cashes all around the world. Theses include a deep run in this very event in September where he finished in 8th place. Kalas will look to improve on the finish and looks to add his first major Borgata title to his extensive poker resume.
Event 1 (Day1D)– $2,000,000 GTD
Level 10 : (500/1,000/100)
Total Day 1D Entries: 670
Abdul Shamma (Charlotte, NC)
Abdul Shamma was just involved in a preflop raising war resulting in Shamma moving all in. His opponent made the call for his last 26,000 putting his tournament life at risk and the hands were shown.
Shamma: {td}{th}
Opponent: {ah}{kc}
The dealer fans the {4h}{5h}{2h} and it’s a good flop for the all in player picking up the nut flush draw along with a gutshot straight draw. The turn brings the {ts} and Shamma turns top set of tens and is just one card away from scoring the elimination. The river {6c} seals the deal for the Shamma and he adds to his stack while sending his opponent to the rail.
Event 1 (Day1D)– $2,000,000 GTD
Level 9 : (400/800/75)
Total Day 1D Entries: 657
Billy Pappas
Billy Pappas raises to 2,000 from under the gun and it folds to the player in the big blind who reraises to 6,400. Pappas makes the call and they go heads up to the {ts}{ac}{ad} flop. Both players quickly check and the dealer burns and turns the {5c}.
Again both players knuckle the felt and the {4s} completes the board. The player in the big blind checks and Pappas throws out a bet of 8,000. His opponent calls only to see Pappas table {as}{jh} for trip aces which is good to earn him the pot.
Billy Pappas- 50,000
Event 1 (Day1D)– $2,000,000 GTD
End of Level 8: (300/600/75)
Total Day 1D: Entries: 635
The players are now on a 15 minute color up break. Tournament registration and re-entry will remain open until the start of Level 13. We will pick back up on all the action when the players return and the cards are back in the air.
Event 1 (Day1B)– $2,000,000 GTD
End of Level 17: (2,000/4,000/400)
Total Day 1B: Entries: 291
Total Day 1B Players Remaining: 46
Chris Laieta (Howard Beach, NY)
Day 1B of Event 1 the $500+$60 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry drew a total of 291 entries bringing the combined total to 790 through the first two flights. When the dust settled it was Chris Laieta who bagged the Day 1B chip lead with 562,500. Laieta managed to scoop a massive pot in the second to last hand of the night holding top two pair against Miguel Martinez.
Scott Blackman (Egg Harbor Township, NJ)
Scott Blackman was the closest player to Laieta and is one of only two players that bagged over 400,000 this flight. There were 46 players that managed to survived Day 1B and there were 85 survivors on Day 1A. The players will be returning Friday January 20 at 12 P.M. noon to resume Day 2 play. Below is a look at how some of the Day 1B stacks are shaping up. A full list of chip counts and Day 2 seating assignments will be posted as soon as they’re available.
Chris Laieta- 562,500
Scott Blackman- 454,000
Constantine Apergis- 401,500
Teddy Way- 259,000
John DeRose- 226,500
Alex Rocha- 225,000
Andrew Lauer- 163,500
Matt Stout- 157,000
David Jackson- 134,000