Event 11 (Day 1A)
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
End of Level 17: Blinds 5000/10000/2000 ante
Entries: 379
Players left: 89
Average Chips 425,000
As the announced last three hands played out Tito Hong won a 700,000 pot to nip Aaron Porter and Stephen DelliBovi for the flight’s yellow jacket.
On the button, Hong attacked the blind with 
, and was called by the big. Starting with with the 
flop, Hong got three streets of pure value and the joy of claiming the flight’s lead.
A great mood: Tito Hong finishes with 1,341,000.
Aaron Porter bags 1,229,000.
Stephen DelliBovi has 1,298,000.
More strong finishers and notable names:
Rafael Yaraliyev 959,000
Dominick Pelli 687,000
Matt Vaughan 552,000
Harrison Dobin 782,00
Dan Wach 747,000
Luigi Santoro, coming off several Sugarrush wins, has 417,000.
Michael Scarano doubled on the very last hand of the night.
Day 1B takes place tomorrow, January 24 at 10 AM. Those who bagged from today’s flight should gather in the Event Center Friday January 26 at 12 Noon.
Good luck!
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 17: Blinds 5000/10000/2000 ante
Entries: 379
Oscar Menjivar has 900,000 on table 2.
Rafael Yaraliyev just heroed correctly with 66 for 4th pair to push up to 800,000.
Make him buy you a powerball ticket: Bob Balick just called for the exact flop that was dealt. “I thought it would be good for a multiway pot”
Ken Golden has been just under the radar, now at 700,000.
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 17: 5,000/10,000/2,000
Total Day 1A Entries: 379
Day 1A Players Remaining: 110
Keith McCarthy
The Almighty Stack players have returned from dinner and the cards are back in the air. Keith McCarthy (pictured) is climbing and has chipped up to 500,000.
Aaron Porter is still holding strong at the top and has picked up right where he left off after the break. There is now just one more level of play left on Day 1A before the bagging process begins.
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
End of Level 14: Blinds 2500/5000/500 ante
Entries: 379
Aaron Porter, coming right off a deep run in the Monster Stack.
Porter has now surpassed Daniel Lobel, rising to 839,000. He is on table 15, with near direct position on the table’s other big stack, David Cuenca.
None of Blad’s toys are working today! Here he loses with aces to 74hh and is out.
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
End of Level 12: Blinds 1500/3000/500 ante
Entries: 376
At the end of this break, registration for this flight will close – make your move now.
David Cuenca is now among the leaders with 600,000.
Meanwhile, Lobel and Klein have traded places, with Daniel moving up to 750,000 and Andrew taking a moderate hit to 590,000.
Back in action at 5:49 PM.
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 12: Blinds 1500/3000/500 ante
Entries: 365
Wach and Grabel are still strong but fallen off the pace.
Daniel Lobel just cooled off an opener with a dominated hand, flopping top two and turning full to push past 450,000 on table 19.
However, the real story is Andrew Klein, who is sitting just a tad smugly with 750,000 on table 5.
Still hoping: Robert Conte, on Lobel’s table, is hanging on to a starting stack. There’s still some time.
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 9: Blinds 800/1600/300 ante
Entries: 335
Dan Wach on 12 has over 400,000.
Kevin Grabel on 13 likely has just a little more, with over 420,000 and change.
Meanwhile, on table 2, Sean Barringer, foreground, bets flop in position then faces a turn probe…
Sean floats, but his small river bet goes uncalled on Qh6s6d10hJh. Interesting hand.
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
End of Level 8: Blinds 600/1200/200 ante
Entries: 323
We pick up coverage at the break and will be looking for the big stacks next.
Vlogger Matt Vaughan, foreground right, puts an ambitious cbet into two players on 5c8d5s…
…gets one tank fold, but Scott Barlow on this right min check raises him…
Matt is sticky for that bet, but he gives up a weird turn, the 5d, as Barlow shoves. Vaughan still healthy at 150,000.
We return at 5:34 3:34PM.
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 2: Blinds 100/200/25 ante
This event has changed significantly since 2017. The guarantee has doubled to $1 Million and two additional flights have been added, so the numbers should be much bigger than last year.
Andy Spears – 1st Place – 2017 Winter Poker Open Almighty Stack
In 2017, with only 3 starting flights and a $500,000 guarantee, there were 1,857 runners in the Almighty Stack. The final four players made a chip-based adjusted payout agreement, giving Andy Spears the win and $94,800.
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 1: Blinds 75/150
The Almighty Stack has arrived! Since the inception of this event, which debuted in the 2015 Summer Poker Open, it has become a must play event on many players’ schedules. Players start with an ‘Almighty Stack’ of 100,000 chips. The first of five starting flights has just put cards in the air in the Event Center.
Day 1 will consist of 17 levels, which are 30 minutes long. This fight will be wrapping up about 8:30pm.
This is a best stack forward event and features unlimited re-entries through the first 12 levels. This means players who bust out can re-enter and in addition, players who bag chips at the end of any flight can play any subsequent flight as well. If they bag chips again, they will take only their best stack into Day 2, forfeiting any other bagged chips.
Late registration is also available until the start of level 13, which should fall at about 5:45pm.
Flights B and C run Wednesday at 10am and 4pm, respectively. Flights D and E run Thursday at 10am and 5pm, respectively. Survivors of all five starting flights will come together on Friday at 12 noon for Day 2 and the Almighty Stack will conclude on Saturday, beginning at 12 noon.