Event 11
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 4: Blinds 200/400/75 ante
Entries: 195
Tyler Patterson
Tyler Patterson is making his 2018 WPO debut early today. The traveling poker pro celebrated a birthday a couple of days ago, so we wanted to wish him a happy belated here in the blog. He doesn’t look a bit older than when he won his only Borgata title back in 2010:
Tyler Patterson – winning the $350 NLH in September 2010
Although he won more than $270,000 with his WSOP bracelet back in 2014, his best score was when he won the WPT bestBet Bounty Scramble Main Event in 2015 for $375,270. His career earnings have crossed the $2.3 million mark.
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 3: Blinds 150/300/50 ante
Entries: 164
The second flight of the Almighty Million is off to a slow start, but there’s no reason to rush when the starting stacks are so deep. Players entering in this level will be sitting down with 333,000 big blinds!
Robert Nadolny
Nevertheless, Robert Nadolny is back on the felt early today after cashing in yesterday’s Monster Stack. He’s also wearing his one Hockey Jersey that doesn’t adhere to his rule about only wearing players who have played for the NJ Devils at some point.
Joe Sakic played his entire 21-year National Hockey League career with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche franchise.
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 1: Blinds 75/150
The second of five starting flights has just put cards in the air in the Event Center. Players start with an ‘Almighty Stack’ of 100,000 chips. This flight will follow the same flight plan as yesterday’s Flight A. They will play 17 levels, all of which are 30 minutes long. This fight will be wrapping up about 7:30pm.
This is a best stack forward event and features unlimited re-entries through the first 12 levels. That 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 4:45pm.
Flight C runs later today at 4pm. The final two flights run Thursday at 10am and 5pm. 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.
$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.