Event 1 (Day 2)
$540+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$2,000,000 Guaranteed
End of Level 29: 40,000/80,000/10,000
Total Entries: 4,515
Players Remaining: 45
Average Stack: 2,508,333
Vinny Pahuja
Day 2 of Event 1 has come to an end and 45 players will be moving on to Day 3. Leading the way is BorgataPoker.com ambassador Vinny Pahuja who put a massive stack of 9,445,000 in the bag.
Yuebin Guo
Agenor Souza
Yuebin Guo will return in second with 7,790,000 and Agenor Souza rounds out the top three with 5,985,000.
The players will return Saturday January 20 at 12 P.M. noon to resume Day 3. They will battle it out until our first champion of the series is crowned. One lucky winner will be taking home the $378,391 first prize and the BWPO trophy.
Below is a look at the big stacks and some of the players that will be advancing. A full list of chip counts and Day 3 seating assignments will be posted as soon as they’re available.
Vinny Pahuja- 9,445,000
Yuebin Guo- 7,790,000
Agenor Souza- 5,985,000
Ryan Hohner- 4,480,000
Mark Kaganovsky- 3,975,000
Klajdi Lika- 3,950,000
Mike Dentale- 3,900,000
Mike Marder- 3,500,000
Alex Rocha- 3,420,000
Cathy Dever- 2,865,000
Soung Kim- 2,800,000
Ralph Macri- 1,950,000
Anthony Maio- 1,460,000
$540+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$2,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 29: 40,000/80,000/10,000
Total Entries: 4,515
Players Remaining: 53
Average Stack: 2,129,700
Yuebin Guo
There are now just 53 Event 1 players remaining and Yuebin Guo has moved into the chip lead with 6,750,000.
Jim Roberts
Vinny Pahuja and Jim Roberts are both playing over 5,000,000 and Mark Kaganovsky has chipped up to 4,600,000.
The players are now all guaranteed at least $5,794 and we are nearing the end of Day 2.
Below is a look at some of the big stacks and updated chip counts from the field.
Yuebin Guo- 6,750,000
Vinny Pahuja- 5,200,000
Jim Roberts- 5,050,000
Mark Kaganovsky- 4,600,000
Agenor Souza- 4,500,000
Mike Marder- 3,700,000
Ryan Hohner- 3,600,000
Sonny Kim- 3,400,000
Alex Rocha- 3,185,000
Mike Dentale- 2,000,000
Duane Hunton- 2,000,000
Ralph Macri- 1,950,000
James Lillis- 1,700,000
Anthony Maio- 1,200,000
Joey Galazzo- 850,000
Cathy Dever- 750,000
$540+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$2,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 28: 30,000/60,000/5,000
Total Entries: 4,515
Players Remaining: 62
Average Stack: 1,820,500
Mike Marder
Mike Marder was playing a short stack for much of the night but that is no longer the case. He got his last seven big blinds all in holding 
against the 
of his opponent.
There was an ace in the window followed by a seven and another seven on the turn. Marder improved to a full house to double up and just a few hands later he woke up with a monster.
Marder raised and two short stacked players moved all in. It folded back to Marder who made the call turning over 
against he 
and 
of his opponents.
His pocket aces held up to earn him a double knockout and he is now up to 2,800,000 with 62 Event 1 players left in the hunt.
$540+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$2,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 28: 30,000/60,000/5,000
Total Entries: 4,515
Players Remaining: 70
Average Stack: 1,612,500
Ralph Macri
As the Event 1 field thins down we notice a very familiar face is still in the hunt. Ralph Macri has been flying a bit under the radar but he has quietly been amassing chips.
Macri is now up to 2,200,000 and he is no stranger to this very event. His largest career score came in last years Borgata Winter Poker Open when he was part of an adjusted payout deal.
He was third in chips at the time the deal was struck and took home over $204,000. There are just 70 players remaining and once again Macri is making another deep Event 1 run.
$540+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$2,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 27: 25,000/50,000/5,000
Total Entries: 4,515
Players Remaining: 78
Average Stack: 1,447,115
The Event 1 players are now on a 15 minute color up break. We are down to the final 78 and they are now all guaranteed at least $4,493.
When play resumes they will be playing until approximately 2 A.M. and then the bagging process will begin.
$540+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$2,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 27: 25,000/50,000/5,000
Total Entries: 4,515
Players Remaining: 90
Average Stack: 1,250,115
Vinny Pahuja
Since picking up pocket aces against the pocket kings of Anthony Conti, Vinny Pahuja has caught fire.
He continues to rake in pot after pot and is starting to distance himself from the Event 1 field. Pahuja is now well out in front with 5,800,000 and is showing no signs of slowing down.
Uke Dauti
Uke Dauti sits in second with about 4,200,000 and Sonny Kim rounds out the top three with 3,700,000. Yuebin Guo has been sitting behind a big stack for much of the night and is playing just over 3,000,000.
$540+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$2,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 27: 25,000/50,000/5,000
Total Entries: 4,515
Players Remaining: 100
Average Stack: 1,128,750
Ryan Hohner
It folds around to a player in late position and he raises to 90,000. Ryan Hohner flats from the hi-jack and the player in the cutoff calls.
With the action on Ed Py in the big blind he re-raises to 550,000. It folds back to Hohner who moves all in for 916,000 and Py makes the call.
Hohner:
Py:
The board runs out 
and Hohner’s pocket kings hold up to earn him the double with just 100 players remaining.
Ryan Hohner- 2,057,000
$540+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$2,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 26: 20,000/40,000/3,000
Total Entries: 4,515
Players Remaining: 105
Average Stack: 1,075,000
Vinny Pahuja
Anthony Conti raises to 95,000 from under the gun and it folds around to Vinny Pahuja in the small blind. Pahuja re-raises to 300,000 and the big blind folds.
With the action back on Conti he moves all in for about 1,000,000 and Pahuja snap calls. Conti turns over 
but he says the bad news when Pahuja shows 
.
Anthony Conti
The 
runout seals the deal for Pahuja and Conti is sent to the rail as a result of the cooler.
Vinny Pahuja- 3,500,000
Anthony Conti- Eliminated
$540+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$2,000,000 Guaranteed
End of Level 24: 12,000/24,000/3,000
Total Entries: 4,515
Players Remaining: 115
Average Stack: 981,520
The Event 1 players are now on a 15 minute break and the eliminations have been fast and furious. We are down to just 115 players and they’re all guaranteed at least $3,074.
We will pick back up on the live Event 1 action when play resumes.
$540+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$2,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 25: 15,000/30,000/4,000
Total Entries: 4,515
Players Remaining: 129
Average Stack: 875,000
Matt Ferrante
Dan DiZenzo got his last 600,000 all in preflop and Matt Ferrante made the call. DiZenzo showed 
and it was a classic coin flip against the of Ferrante.
There was a king in the window on the 
flop to give Ferrante the lead. The turn 
and river were no help to DiZenzo and he was sent to the rail.
Ferrante chips up to 1,700,000 and although DiZenzo was eliminated he says he might hop into Black Chip Bounty NLH event which now has more than 1,100 entries.