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EVENT COVERAGE

Event 1 (Day 1C)

Jan2110:23 am

Event 1: Complete Chip Counts From First Four Flights, O’Grady Leads Late Session

POSTED BY: Will OC

|CATEGORY: 2016, BorgataPoker.com, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1C), Event 1 (Day 1D)

Level 17 (2,500/5,000/500)
Total Day 1A, B, C & D Entrants: 2,202
Total Day 1A, B, C & D Survivors: 412

As mentioned in our earlier posts, over 2,200 players have already taken their shot in this opening $2,000,000 GTD event, with just over 400 players punching their ticket to Day 2 through the first four starting flights. Ryan Eriquezzo finished as the Day 1A/B chip leader but his 369,000 was beat in a handful of spots yesterday.

Christian Soto lead the Day 1C flight with 434,000 and Shannon O’Grady came out of the Day 1D session with the clubhouse lead, bagging an impressive 477,000. O’Grady will now keep his eye on the leaderboard over today’s final two flights, to see if anyone from Day 1E or Day 1F are able to eclipse the half-million chip mark.

That remains to be seen but what we do know, is how those 414 players that have already advanced stack up. Their chip counts are listed below.

      
FIRST NAMELAST NAMECITYSTATECHIP COUNT
SHANNONOGRADYAGAWAMMA477,000
CHRISTIANSOTO-VASQUEZNORTH BERGENNJ434,000
RILEYFULLERBOCA RATONFL393,000
POFUKYINGHIGHLAND PARKNJ386,000
MARKROBERTSBUFFALONY373,500
RYANERIQUEZZODANBURYCT369,000
JUSTINLIBERTOBALTIMOREMD365,500
KAREEMMARSHALLCAMBRIDGEMA362,000
MATTHEWCOOPERWEST HAVENCT351,500
MATTHEWWANTMANSTONEHAMMA326,500
CHINMAYPATELHUNTINGDON VALLEYPA319,500
BRIANALLENPRT WASHINGTNNY313,500
JOHNMOECINCINNATIOH311,500
DANIELWACHBOONTONNJ311,000
YONGHUIJIANGMAYS LANDINGNJ305,500
MICHAELNICETAHAMMONTONNJ303,000
LIAMHETYNGSBOROMA300,500
JOSEPHCURCIONEW YORKNY298,000
DANIELDROZDOVSTATEN ISLANDNY295,000
JONATHANBORENSTEINTEANECKNJ294,000
GIULIANOLENTININEW YORKNY289,500
DENAPEARLMANPROVIDENCERI285,500
BRETTMURRAYSANTA ROSACA284,500
LARRYJAFFEEMOUNT SINAINY282,500
MATTHEWSTOUTLAS VEGASNV281,500
MARIODIGANGIGLENDALENY269,500
ADITYAPRASETYOCAMBRIDGEMA268,000
JOSEPHCORNWALLDREXEL HILLPA263,000
MICHAELBEESMEDFORDNJ260,500
YEHIELHAIMPHILADELPHIAPA260,500
LONGNGUYEN260,000
MARKKAGANOVSKYBROOKLYNNY254,500
BARTLEYDOWLINGNEW YORKNY253,000
KUNALPATELFRIENDSWOODTX252,000
GLENNMCCRORYNORTH KINGSTOWNRI251,000
KENNETHLINFOREST HILLSNY250,500
ROBERTBOYKOYONKERSNY247,000
ANTHONYHILLEGG HBR CITYNJ245,500
ALEKSANDARDENISHEV245,000
BRIAN HERMANWITTIGPHILADELPHIAPA243,500
BRIANMOONEYMIDDLE VILLAGENY242,000
VINEETPAHUJAJERSEY CITYNJ242,000
RICHARDROSSETTIVENTNORNJ241,500
IRAFRIEDMAN240,000
JEFFREYROGERSHENDERSONNV239,500
ROGELIOFIGERCLINTONMD233,000
JACOBPERRYBRANCHVILLENJ232,000
JAREDMAHONEYABLINGTONMA231,500
KRZYSZTOFSTYBANIEWICZ230,500
YUZHENGNORTH VERSAILLESPA229,000
DAVIDKATALANNEW YORKNY228,000
BRENDANKLUGEBEL AIRMD224,500
MINHOCHOEFULTONMD224,000
DMITRIYGUTKOVICHFOREST HILLSNY222,000
BUDWEYSALHABGATSVILLENY220,500
HECTORJIMENEZPASSAICNJ220,000
ANTONIOCOPOSTANFORDCT219,000
SCOTTBAUMSTEINNEW YORKNY217,500
DANIELCURRIECENTREVILLEVA217,000
BRIANHANSENLAS VEGASNV217,000
DOMINICKSARLEHALESITENY216,000
JOSEPHCASHENSEVERNA PARKMD215,500
AARONFREILONGMONTCO215,500
JAMESGILBERTBENSALEMPA211,000
GAURAVRAINAPARSIPPANYNJ207,500
RICHARDMEZABRONXNY207,000
ERIKMEZZATESTAALBANYNY207,000
VICTORGIRONEMASAPEQUENY206,000
DARIUSSTUDDARDMEDFORDNY206,000
MICHAELWALSHLIDO BEACHNY206,000
THOMASGLEASONLAKE WORTHFL205,500
JAYARAMKOVOOR-CHATHOTHTEANECKNJ205,000
FRANKNELSONMARLTONNJ204,000
RAFAELMARCONDES REISKENTWA203,500
MICHAELSARMADISADDLE BROOKNJ201,000
ANTHONYSCHIFILLITITOMS RIVERNJ201,000
DAVEBANERJEEDIAMOND BARCA200,000
SCHNEURGERSHOWITZLAKEWOODNJ200,000
STEVENMCKOYCORAL SPRINGSFL198,500
RAGAVANTHIAGARAJAHMARLTONNJ198,500
WILLIAMJOHNSONJACKSONOH197,000
JOSEPHREDDICKBRONXNY195,000
OSAGYEFOGREENECHARLOTTENC193,000
RICHARDRYDERRIDGEFIELDNJ193,000
DAVIDPEAYHARRISBURGNC191,000
MARCWAGNERHAZLETONPA190,000
ADAMLAMPHERENASHVILLEMI189,500
MAURICIODASILVAWEST LONG BRANCHNJ187,000
JAMIEKERSTETTERMONROE TOWNSHIPNJ187,000
KENNETHALLENBRONXNY186,500
THOMASRODRIGUEZBROOKLYNNY186,500
ZACHARYKORRIS186,000
MICHAELMCGUIREHOBOKENNJ185,000
MICHAELMARDERSEWELLNJ183,000
SVETLANAGROMENKOVANEW YORKNY182,500
JOSECALDEROYONKERSNY181,500
MICHAELZDUNIAKHOWELLNJ179,500
MORGANLITWINBROOKFIELDCT177,000
DOUGLASADKINSGREENSBORONC176,500
BRANDONBARBERELDORANJ176,000
VINCENTBASILICATALITTLE NECKNY174,000
TODDRODENBORNMORGANVILLENJ173,000
ASHERCONNIFFBROOKLYNNY172,000
CHRISTIANFRANCIABAYONNENJ171,000
MATTHEWMAZZEOEAST WILLISTONNY171,000
RAYMONDROSSMAPLE GLENPA170,500
MARSHALLTARZYIJAMSVILLEMD170,000
JOSEPHTOZZIOCEAN CITYMD170,000
JOSEPHPASCUCCIMANAHAWKINNJ167,500
TYLERPATTERSONSCOTTSDALEAZ167,500
AARONAUSTIN166,500
MATTHEWSTEINCOLUMBUSOH164,500
ZACKCOLLADOFREEPORTNY164,000
THOMASGUIFFREE STROUDSBURGPA164,000
DANIELBAKE. HANOVERNJ163,000
SCOTTEINIGERMONTEBELLONY163,000
RYANMCKNIGHTHARRISBURGPA163,000
ZLATISLAVKOMISARCHIKSTATEN ISLANDNY162,500
BRADFORDSCHOOLER162,500
ROBERTGRAYSILVER SPRING MMD161,000
ALEXJIMBROOKLYNNY161,000
CARLOSCIANNAMEOWORCESTERMA159,500
MORGANLEVALLYMANTUANJ159,000
ANDREWHOUGHWILMINGTONNC158,500
JOHNPAOLOCAROYERSFORDPA158,500
STEVENSAKLADHARTSDALENY158,500
MARKSCACEWATERTAMPAFL158,500
CRAIGROBINSONCAPE MAY CT HSNJ158,000
SCOTTBLAKESTAMFORDCT157,500
STEPHENPOSAALBANYNY157,000
BLAKEWHITTINGTONCLEVELANDTN157,000
THOMASLARSONMINT HILLNC156,000
JOSEPHCUTLERMARLTONNJ155,500
OSCARORTIZ GUZMANBRENTWOODNY154,000
MIZANURRAHMAN153,500
DANIELWELLBORNARLINGTONVA153,500
ANGELLOPEZCHERRY HILLNJ152,500
JOHNAVERILLHOBOKENNJ151,500
ETHANDOLANHAZLETONPA151,500
JOHNBASILEBROOKLYNNY151,000
GINOGESSOWOODBRIDGENJ151,000
VINCENTCONTEE STAROUDBURGPA150,000
JOSEPHSPILLANE JRWESTAMPTONNJ149,000
ERICSIEGELMELVILLENY148,000
GUOCHENBELLMAWRNJ147,000
ANTHONYMAGGIOBEL AIRMD147,000
KEVINMOONEYPHILADELPHIAPA147,000
PATRICKLUUCAMDENDE146,000
ALMOGBITONFLUSHINGNY145,000
IOANNISVITSENTZOSASTORIANY143,000
CHRISTOSKAMPANAKISNESCONSETNY141,000
FRANKKENTPENNSAUKENNJ141,000
LEONARDMEDNIKOFFHELMETTANJ141,000
NORMANMICHALEKWESTFIELDNJ141,000
CHRISTOPHCSIKMARTINSVILLENJ140,000
THOMASPAXTONBELLE MEADNJ140,000
WERNERMULLERHAZLETNJ139,000
AARONBELARDONEWRYME137,500
JONGOTTLIEBROSLYNNY137,500
MATTHEWLEVINVINELANDNJ137,000
JEFFREYMORRISPEDRICKTOWNNJ137,000
MICHAELPENNISI137,000
SAMUELBERNSTEINENGLEWOODNJ136,500
WILLIAMJENNINGSDARIENCT136,500
JIALIUBROOKLYNNY136,500
PHILIPPECASCIOLANEW YORKNY136,000
JUNIORLOPEZBROOKLYNNY135,500
SAMUELTAYLORNEW YORKNY135,500
MICHAELCZOPEKEDISONNJ135,000
SANDRAPAPPASPLAINVILLEMA133,500
MAXIMURVANTSEVBROOKLYNNY133,500
TANVIRAHMEDMONTREALQC133,000
AHMEDMOHAMEDSCOTCH PLAINSNJ133,000
LUISCHILUIZANEW YORKNY132,500
BRANDONGOODFORT JENNINGSOH131,500
DAVIDKIMFLUSHINGNY131,500
ALEXRODRIGUEZFREEPORTNY131,500
JENNIFERSOGALLOWAYNJ131,500
ERICRIVERACAMDENNJ131,200
PATRICIAHELLERGLENFORDNY131,000
KATHLEENLONGREADINGPA130,500
HENRYLOPEZMASPETHNY128,500
LEWISWOLTERSNORTHPORTMI128,000
ROBERTPELLEGRINONANUETNY126,000
JEFFREYGROSSWALLNJ125,500
GREGORYWEBERLINDENNJ124,500
SHAUNGONZALESBUSHKILLPA124,000
JASONMULLENFORT LAUDERDALEFL123,000
LATROYDENNISPARKSLEYVA122,000
PATRICKKELLYNEW HOPEPA121,500
QUINZZYPRATTDEPTFORDNJ121,500
ALLENSHECHTERTOMS RIVERNJ121,000
KEITHMUELLERNIAGRA FALLSNY120,000
ANTHONYSAGGIOWEST BABYLONNY120,000
SHKUMBINALICKAJBRONXNY119,500
RICARDOESTRADANEW YORKNY119,500
SCOTTMATTESYOSSETNY119,000
PATRICKLACEYGALLOWAYNJ118,500
DENNISLISOVSKIYHOLLANDPA117,500
ANTHONYQUINONESGLEN DALENY117,500
JEFFREYWICKERBRISTOLPA117,500
THEOFANISNERANTZINISBETHPAGENY117,000
GABRIELNEGRONNEW BRITAINCT116,500
AKIBALIPRINCETONNJ115,500
CHINDUBELLEVILLENJ115,000
JOHNHINDSGREENVILLENC115,000
ERICMILLERHICKSVILLENY115,000
RICHARDDEVIVOPHOENIXVILLEPA114,500
KANEKALASCORAL GABLESFL113,500
DMITRIPONOMAREVNEW YORKNY113,000
AVINAASHSINGHORANGENJ113,000
VINODRAMNANISYOSSETTNY112,500
ANTHONYSCATURROELIZABETHNJ112,000
JAYSHARONFRESH MEADOWSNY110,500
DANIELJANELAHACKETTSTOWNNJ110,000
JAMESSALMON110,000
PHILIPSARACINORICHMOND HILLNY110,000
KHALEDALWANWAYNENJ108,500
ROBSONBARBOSAEATONTOWNNJ108,500
JULIOCLAVELLE STROUDSBURGPA108,500
MATTHEWDAMONASTORIANY108,500
MICHAELPAVESESOMERVILLENJ108,500
ALFREDBORGESTAUNTONMA107,500
JINGLINCHENBROOKLYNNY107,000
JUANMORA LASSOUNICOITN105,500
ARTURNAZARENKOMCLEANVA105,500
THOMASOSHEANORTHPORTNY104,500
BARTHOLOMEWGOLIKBROOKLYNNY104,000
AUGUSTINELANCELLOTTI103,500
SERGIOVIGANOMARLTONNJ102,500
WILLIAMZAKRINSKINEWARKNJ102,500
ADAMFIRESTONELAFAYETTECA101,500
GARYKINGCANTONOH101,500
JASONBRADLEYWEST CHESTERPA100,000
JOHNSIMONNAPERVILLEIL100,000
DENNISMCCANNBELLEROSENY99,500
ATHANASIOSDIAKOSJERSEY CITYNJ99,000
MICHAELZHANGNEW YORKNY99,000
TERRENCEMARCHIONEW OXFORDPA98,500
ANGELMODICAASTORIANY98,500
BERNARDABRAMOVICHBROOKLYNNY98,000
BRIANGRZYWACZEWSKIMONTGOMERYNY98,000
ANTHONYRAIMONEBARDONIANY98,000
JACKDUYPHDUONGSOUTH PLAINFIELDNJ97,500
JAMESTROTTWEST PITTSBURGPA97,000
RANDYVERRILLISPARTANJ97,000
MICHAELMARESCAWYCKOFFNJ95,500
JOSEPHSILVAEATONTOWNNJ95,000
CHRISTOPHEBBELYNDHURSTNJ94,500
MATTHEWSHAFMANWEST ORANGENJ94,000
DANIELDACONTIMOUNT LAURELNJ93,500
KONSTANTINILIEV93,500
EDWARDBOUGREENACRESFL93,000
PAULPHILLIPSANGELICANY93,000
CHRISTOPHERTRYBAEVERGREENCO93,000
MICHAELMARCECAOAKLANDNJ92,500
PAOLONARDIHIGHLANDNY92,500
MICHAELTELKER92,000
JORGECONFESORPROVIDENCERI91,500
RAYMONDRICKERROCKVILLEMD91,500
MICHAELRUTKOWSKIE BRUNSWICKNJ91,500
LUISALVESMINEOLANY90,500
GILGAVISHSTATEN ISLANDNY90,500
TADWHITEWELLSVILLENY90,500
DANIELDIZENZOSUSSEXNJ90,000
DOUGLASMACKINNONE AMHERSTNY90,000
ELIANOMESQUITATOMS RIVERNJ89,500
LYNNEMITCHNICKNORTH BERGENNJ89,500
KEONSAMPLELAURELMD89,500
ROBERTHOVERWHITMANMA89,000
PAULLEWISNEW YORKNY88,500
MICHAELSOMMAMIDDLE VLGNY88,500
MOHAMMADAMJADIMARMORANJ88,000
MICHAELBUTTACAVOLIASHEVILLENC88,000
JOHNCEVALLOSSWAN LAKENY88,000
ANGELOGIZZIEERIALNJ87,500
MICHAELHABERMANBRICKNJ87,500
NATHANIELPARENTIJERSEY CITYNJ86,500
PHILIPLUELSDORFEBETHESDAMD86,000
CHRISTOPHERPALMIERIMONTAGUENJ86,000
JOHNLEEWESTWOODNJ85,000
MICHAELWOLLMANAHAWKINNJ85,000
KARLHELDFOREST HILLSNY84,500
EDWARDESPINOPISCATAWAYNJ84,000
KEVINCALENZOLAS VEGASNV83,500
ARISTIDESSANTANAYONKERSNY83,500
RICHARDALIOAKDALEPA82,500
DANIELWEAVERKENNEBUNKME82,500
ALANKORNBLAUNANUETNY81,500
YONGKEUNKWONPALISADES PKNJ81,500
CHRISTIEHIGHTOWERAIKENSC81,000
RUSSELLCRANEHOWELLNJ80,500
ERICHAYESMOORESTOWNNJ79,500
DAVIDLOPEZPEMBROOK PINESFL79,500
JOSEPHMCELWEEHARLEYSVILLEPA78,500
BRIANKEANEEGG HARBORT TOWNSHIPNJ78,000
WILLIAMSTRONGWAYNEPA77,000
ALVAROMORGADOWATHUNGNJ76,000
FERRYROBERGEAUELMONTNY76,000
NICHOLAS FRANCISIMMEKUSJEFFERSON HLSPA75,500
TIMOTHYJURKIEWICZSAYREVILLENJ75,000
MATTHEWMOSSCORAMNY74,500
ZHAOXINGWANGSHANGHAIMI74,500
ANTHONYGRECOBRONXNY74,000
MORDEHAYKALIMICHERRY HILLNJ74,000
LUVIGJINIKCIBRONXNY74,000
KEVINCAMPBELLBAYONNENJ73,500
WALTERTAYLORMORRISTOWNNJ73,000
ANTHONYBELLINONORTH PALM BEACHFL72,000
KEVINDONOHUEBALTIMOREMD72,000
TIMOTHYFISHERMANCHESTERNH72,000
MARCMASCAROSOMERVILLENJ72,000
BRANDENROSARIONEW HAMPTONNY71,500
BRETTBRUCALERIST JAMESNY71,000
MATTHEWZIMBERLINLEVITTOWNNY71,000
LUISDELACRUZNEWARKNJ70,500
AMIRGENZELFLUSHINGNY70,000
NICHOLASCECIPEACHTREE CITYGA69,500
DONALDSHIMAZUEATONTOWNNJ69,500
ALIDAVELIUWYCKOFFNJ69,500
CARLDIVEGLIA IIICLIFTON PARKNY69,000
TONYNAJJARNORTHAMPTONPA69,000
IRENETRIVOULIDESFRONT ROYALVA69,000
PETERZAPLATYNSKIOWINGS MILLSMD69,000
JESUSSANABRIABRONXNY68,500
AARONSMITHPLYMOUTHMA68,500
HARRYGREENSPANBLOOMFIELD HILLSMI67,500
DANIELCAIAZZOKINNELONNJ67,000
YOELCACERESLYNDHURSTNJ66,500
JEAN PAULNOREROBROOKLYNNY66,500
SUNGOHLANSDALEPA66,500
FEDERICOOTTENIOBROOKLYNNY66,500
ERNESTSCHUBERTEXTONPA66,500
GEORGEZINATYCHARLOTTENC66,000
DIMITRYAGRACHOVWESTONFL65,000
DANIELBUZGONMARLTONNJ64,500
JOHNHUYNH64,500
DAVIDMONFETT64,500
CHRISLEONDIX HILLSNY64,000
STEPHENGEPPNEPTUNENJ63,000
CORNEL ANDREWCIMPANSACRAMENTOCA62,500
KENNETHGOLDINCLEARWATERFL62,500
ALEKSANDRBOLOTINBROOKLYNNY61,500
ADAMCIKLICBOONTONNJ61,500
DANIELLOBELKATONAHNY61,500
TRAYBARNARDEAST ORANGENJ60,500
NENADCVETKOVICATLANTIC CITYNJ60,500
JOHNKARAPTISMARCO ISLANDFL60,000
BRIANMEEKMORRISDALEPA59,000
AARONSTEURYFORT WAYNEIN59,000
ANTHONYDIORIOSTATEN ISLANDNY58,000
CHARLESLEWISGARNERVILLENY58,000
RICHARDLOGULLO JR.MILTONDE57,500
ERICRUFFMAN57,500
MEHRDADYOUSEFZADEHROSLYNNY57,000
MICHELLESHAH56,000
WILLIAMWATCHMANSPARKSNV56,000
EARLKINGCOLTS NECKNJ55,500
JACOBOSTRANDERROCHESTERNY55,500
MICHAELSHERMANSCOTCH PLAINSNJ55,500
CANERMANDAL55,000
CHRISTOPHERMANOUSARIDISBEAUFORTNC55,000
MATTHEWDABROWSKISMITHTOWNNY54,000
JUSTINKADETNEW YORKNY54,000
JURIZAPRUDNOV54,000
BRIANZEKUSWASHINGTONDC53,500
RODNEYBLISSCORDOVAMD53,000
JAMESTEDROWYOUNGWOODPA53,000
ABDELABDALLAHPATERSONNJ52,500
LAWRENCEDICRISTINAMATAWANNJ52,500
DAVIDVICEDOMINIMANAHAWKINNJ52,000
DANIELWOLF52,000
GLENNLAFAYERIDGEFIELDCT51,000
THEODORELUITORONTOON51,000
MARCINTIMEKCLIFTONNJ50,500
JOHNRODRIGUESBREWSTERNY50,000
THOMASROMEOWALDENNY49,500
MICHAELSANTOROEGG HARBOR TWPNJ49,500
OLIVIACASTILLOBENTWOODNEW JERSEY49,000
JAEWONKAHNGTENAFLYNJ49,000
SATAISHSINGHBRONXNY48,000
MICHALAKISTHEODOROUOAKLAND GARDENSNY47,500
LISAPICKELLBRICKNJ47,000
DAVIDBUTKUSFORT LEENJ46,000
FRANKLUPOOLD BRIDGENJ44,500
ALEXANDERFERNANDEZCENTREVILLEVA43,000
MALCOLMPAYNEBRONXNY43,000
TIMOTHYBORKOWSKIEDISONNJ41,500
JASONSAGLESUNBURY ONTARIO5141,500
GENNADYKROLIKSOUTH RIVERNJ41,000
RALPHWONGWASHINGTONDC41,000
DIXITPATELEDISONNJ40,500
ARJUNGUPTATORONTOON40,000
ALLENSUMMERVILLESEWELLNJ40,000
WOOYANGLINMORRISTOWNNJ39,000
MICHELSIMONEAUSAINT-ROMUALD,QUEBEC5139,000
DAVIDJOHNSTONABSECONNJ37,500
DANIELGORDONBRICKNJ36,500
ELVIRMURIQIBRONXNY36,000
TODDSANNEYLOCKPORTNY36,000
NICHOLASPETICCAWALLINGFORDPA35,500
CHRISTOPHERSMYERSAKRONOH35,500
CHIKEUNGLAURICHMONDVA34,500
STEVENSAY34,500
ROBERTRUDOVICBRONXNY31,500
SERGEIRYLKOVNEW CITYNY31,500
HAROONSAEEDBROOKLYNNY31,000
MARKHOPKINSEAST WINDSORNJ30,000
NICHOLASPHAMANNANDALEVA30,000
DANNYBRITTBRONXNY29,000
ALANFINDLAY28,500
THOMASLARSONMINT HILLNC26,500
BRADLEYMCFARLANDWHITEHALLPA26,500
JOHNSANTARPIAWHIPPANYNJ24,500

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Jan208:42 pm

Event 1 (Day 1C): Flight C Bagged and Tagged

POSTED BY: kaelaine

|CATEGORY: 2016, BorgataPoker.com, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1C)

End of Level 16: Blinds 2,000/4,000/400 ante
Total Flight 1C Entries: 753
Flight 1C Players Remaning:  146
Flight 1C Average Stack: 129,000
Total Event 1 Entries: 2,126

Christian Soto (North Bergen, NJ)

Christian Soto (North Bergen, NJ) – Flight C and Overall Event 1 Chip Leader

The last chips are bagged for Flight C and the players have departed.  They will join the survivors of the other five flights for Day 2 on Friday at 12 noon.

Christian Soto held on to the chip lead through the last three hands and has also claimed the overall chip lead through the first three flights.  He bagged up 434,000.

Other big stacks:

Po Fuk Ying – 386,000
Mark Roberts – 373,500
Matt Cooper – 331,500
John Moe – 311,500
Danny Drozdov – 295,000
Jon Borenstein – 294,000
Mark Bees – 260,500
Kunal Patel – 252,000

A full list of players with official chip counts will be posted when available. A redraw will take place before Day 2 begins at 12 noon Friday, and the seating assignments will be posted in the blog and in the Event Center.

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Jan208:15 pm

Event 1 (Day 1C): Budwey is Not Lite

POSTED BY: Tropical Steve

|CATEGORY: 2016, BorgataPoker.com, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1C)

Budwey Salhab (Toronto, Canada)

Budwey Salhab (Toronto, Canada)

End of Level 16
Blinds 2,000/4,000/400 Ante
Event 1C Entries: 753
Total Event 1 Entries: 2,132

Budwey Salhab wants a shout out to family back home. Though he’s not among our chip leaders, he’s well above average at 220,000 as this flight comes to an end. He has numerous final tables and wins to his name all over the East Coast and over $100,000 in total earnings. We’ll be seeing him again on Day 2.

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Jan208:10 pm

Event 1 (Day 1C): Flight C Wrapping Up

POSTED BY: kaelaine

|CATEGORY: 2016, BorgataPoker.com, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1C)

End of Level 16: Blinds 2,000/4,000/400 ante
Total Day 1C Entries: 753
Total Event 1 Entries: 2,095

The players in Flight C are wrapping up their last three hands, which will be followed by a black chip color-up, then the chip inventory, then finally the bag & tag.

Christian Soto (North Bergen, NJ)

Christian Soto (North Bergen, NJ)

During the last level of play, Christian Soto caught a big hand, pushing him ahead of the field.  He opened the pot and got calls from the two players to his left.  On the flop of K T 9, Christian checked, the next player bet 20,000, and the other folded.  Christian check-raised to 80,000 and got called.

Turn was an 8 and Christian shoved his last 150,000, getting a call.  His opponent showed KQ for top pair, but Christian had pocket 9s for a set.  The river was a brick and Christian took the pot, chipping up to~430,000.

 

Matt Cooper has dropped back to about 330,000, which is still a respectable end of night count.

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Jan207:40 pm

Event 1 (Day 1C): Roberts Moves Into Second

POSTED BY: kaelaine

|CATEGORY: 2016, BorgataPoker.com, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1C)

Level 16: Blinds 2,000/4,000/400 ante
Total Day 1C Entries: 753
Total Event 1 Entries: 2,056

Mark Roberts (Buffalo, NY)

Mark Roberts (Buffalo, NY)

Mark Roberts is making a surge late in the day to pull into second place on the leaderboard.  He’s currently stacking about 373,000.  He said he “worked hard for ’em” when asked about how he came by all those chips.

The New Yorker has a couple of small cashes here at Borgata, plus a couple of small wins at other venues, accounting for a bit over $24,000 in reported tournament earnings.  His largest single score on the books was for about $4,700, so a big finish in this event would put him on the poker map.

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Jan207:10 pm

Event 1 (Day 1C): Cooper Back In Charge

POSTED BY: kaelaine

|CATEGORY: 2016, BorgataPoker.com, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1C)

Level 15: Blinds 1,500/3,000/400 ante
Total Day 1C Entries: 753
Total Event 1 Entries: 2,025

Matt Cooper has reclaimed his chip lead in the flight in a big way.  He’s up to over 415,000, saying “Take that, Eriquezzzo!” since he’s already passed Ryan’s Day 1 chip lead.

To get this last batch of chips, Matt opened from the middle and got a call from the cutoff, then the button raised.  Both players called to see the flop fall K 9 9.  Matt led out for 35,000, the cutoff called, and the button folded.  Turn was an 8 and Matt launched 60,000 into the pot.

The player in the cutoff called to see an innocuous 3 come on the river.  Matt jammed, having his opponent covered.  The cutoff tanked for a while before finally calling off all his chips with KT (Kings-up).  Matt held J9 for trips to take the pot, sending his opponent to the rail.

 

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Jan206:55 pm

Event 1 (Day 1C): Jim And Drozdov Joining The Leaders

POSTED BY: Will OC

|CATEGORY: 2016, BorgataPoker.com, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1C)

Level 14: Blinds 1,200/2,400/300 ante
Total Day 1C Entries: 753
Total Event 1 Entries: 1,999

While Rosario Simone and Matt Cooper continue to pace this Day 1C flight through the second half of play, some other big stacks have started to emerge from the massive Event Center field. They’re playing either side of 200,000 and could be a few hot levels away from bagging near the top of the overall Event 1 leaderboard.

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Danny Drozdov is playing just over 230,000 and after recording a cash in the opening $2,000,000 GTD event of the WPT BPO series in September, could be trending towards another Event 1 score this weekend. He’s currently near the top of the leaderboard but finds himself at a tough, well-stacked table that won’t make it easy over the last few Day 1C levels.

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Alex Jim isn’t up and over the 200,000 chip mark just yet but he’s steadily climbed the leaderboard over the last few levels. He’s now in a position to bag a potentially top stack in this Day 1C flight, parlaying a BorgataPoker.com online qualifier into a seat in Friday’s Day 2 restart.

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Jan206:40 pm

Event 1 (Day 1C): Simone Passes Cooper

POSTED BY: kaelaine

|CATEGORY: 2016, BorgataPoker.com, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1C)

Level 14: Blinds 1,200/2,400/300 ante
Total Day 1C Entries: 753
Total Event 1 Entries: 1,999

Rosario Simone has chipped up to about 320,000.  With more than an hour left to play, he could potentially contend with Ryan Eriquezzo for the overall chip lead.  Ryan bagged 369,000 at the end of Flight B last night.

Rosario has also taken the chip lead away from Matt Cooper.  Matt’s stack has lost a little heft.  He’s dropped down to roughly 260,000.

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Jan206:10 pm

Event 1 (Day 1C): Last Break Done, Cooper Continues to Climb

POSTED BY: kaelaine

|CATEGORY: 2016, BorgataPoker.com, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1C)

Level 13: Blinds 1,000/2,000/300 ante
Total Day 1C Entries: 753
Total Event 1 Entries: 1,928

Flight C players have returned from their final break of the day.  They’ll play the final four levels straight through, then bag their chips for the night.

Matt Cooper continues to accumulate chips.  He’s approaching 300,000 with two more hours before the end of play.

The other players at his table disagree on whether he’s playing well or getting hit by the deck.  In a confrontation before the break, I was told he four-bet pre-flop holding {ax}{8x} against a player holding pocket Tens.  Matt caught an Ace on the flop to win yet another pot.

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Jan205:40 pm

Event 1 (Day 1C): KQ Good, KQ Bad

POSTED BY: kaelaine

|CATEGORY: 2016, BorgataPoker.com, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1C)

Level 12: Blinds 800/1,600/200 ante
Total Day 1C Entries: 753
Total Event 1 Entries: 1,866

Stephanie Hubbard is not having a good day.  She got her last chips in holding pocket 5s and was looked up by a player holding KQ.  A King on the flop was all it to to send Stephanie to the rail for he second time today.

Michael Somma  (Middle Village, NY) & Dan Wach (Boonton, NJ)

Michael Somma (Middle Village, NY) & Dan Wach (Boonton, NJ)

A couple of tables away, Michael Somma got his last chips in holding pocket Tens and got action from Dan Wach, who had KQ.  This time the board blanked, missing Dan completely.

Michael’s Tens were good and he doubled up to ~45,000.  Dan dropped to ~35,000.

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