Event 11
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 31: Blinds 120,000/240,000/40,000 ante
Total Entries: 2,967
Players Remaining: 37
Average Stack: 8 million
The finale of the $1 Million GTD Almighty Stack is getting underway here in the Event Center. Out of 2,967 runners, only 37 remain. WPT Champions Club member Chris Leong leads the field in the quest for the 1st place prize of more than $200,000. Here’s a reminder of the remaining payouts:
| Place | Payout |
| 1 | $200,243 |
| 2 | $129,855 |
| 3 | $85,039 |
| 4 | $72,295 |
| 5 | $59,977 |
| 6 | $47,775 |
| 7 | $35,687 |
| 8 | $24,175 |
| 9 | $17,268 |
| 10 – 12 | $11,512 |
| 13 – 15 | $7,771 |
| 16 – 18 | $5,929 |
| 19 – 27 | $4,835 |
| 28 – 36 | $4,087 |
| 37 | $3,454 |
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 31: Blinds 120,000/240,000/40,000 ante
Total Entries: 2,967
Players Remaining: 37
Average Stack: 8 million
The third and final day of the Almighty Million gets underway at noon today with 37 players remaining in the hunt. Here they are with their new seat assignments and chip counts.
| TABLE | SEAT | NAME | FROM | CHIP COUNT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | MICHAEL STUCCHIO | OLD BRIDGE,NJ | 3,700,000 |
| 1 | 2 | PASCAL PFLOCK | FRIEDRICHRODA, | 14,280,000 |
| 1 | 3 | RICKEY LEE | WOODBURY,NY | 12,395,000 |
| 1 | 4 | KENNETH GOLDEN | MORRISTOWN,NJ | 9,205,000 |
| 1 | 5 | SATHWIK NARAYAN | JERSEY CITY,NJ | 1,950,000 |
| 1 | 6 | LUIS RODRIGUEZ | PATERSON,NJ | 2,840,000 |
| 1 | 7 | STEPHEN DELLIBOVI | ROSLYN HGTS.,NY | 12,225,000 |
| 1 | 8 | JEFFREY COLE | MANAHAWKIN,NJ | 2,960,000 |
| 2 | 1 | OLEKSANDR VIKHTIUK | KIEV, | 8,060,000 |
| 2 | 2 | MICHAEL AMATO | BOCA RATON,FL | 3,490,000 |
| 2 | 3 | MAURICE HAWKINS | LAKE WORTH,FL | 600,000 |
| 2 | 4 | JEFFREY MAHONEY | LONDON,ON | 13,500,000 |
| 2 | 5 | SEMYON SAVRANSKY | BROOKLYN,NY | 1,900,000 |
| 2 | 6 | ARIS KONSTANTINIDIS | BAYSIDE,NY | 16,620,000 |
| 2 | 7 | ROBERT HOVER | CANTON,MA | 6,800,000 |
| 3 | 1 | WILLIAM GIVENS | AURORA,CO | 5,000,000 |
| 3 | 2 | WAYNE LEWIS | GALLOWAY,NJ | 11,305,000 |
| 3 | 3 | JOHN FORLENZA | staten island,NY | 3,960,000 |
| 3 | 4 | REGOBERTO VILLALUNA | NEW YORK,NY | 12,190,000 |
| 3 | 5 | RONALD KAMPERT | SHIP BOTTOM,NJ | 8,675,000 |
| 3 | 6 | AARON PINSON | BALTIMORE,MD | 12,050,000 |
| 3 | 7 | MICHAEL POLICASTRO | SCRANTON,PA | 11,525,000 |
| 4 | 1 | KARL HELD | FOREST HILLS,NY | 7,950,000 |
| 4 | 2 | BENJAMIN BEAHM | HADDONFIELD,NJ | 3,090,000 |
| 4 | 3 | JOSEPH DITTMAR | HICKSVILLE,NY | 13,965,000 |
| 4 | 4 | GUO CHENG | brooklyn,NY | 7,095,000 |
| 4 | 5 | LEE KIRSCH | COLD SPG HBR,NY | 2,120,000 |
| 4 | 6 | JOHN COLWELL | PEMBERTON,NJ | 3,695,000 |
| 4 | 7 | CARMINE CICCONE | BROOKLYN,NY | 12,155,000 |
| 5 | 1 | KENNETH HARDING | MASSAPEQUA,NY | 3,700,000 |
| 5 | 2 | PHILIP NEIMAN | FLUSHING,NY | 6,840,000 |
| 5 | 3 | DARYL BLACK | VOORHEES,NJ | 5,100,000 |
| 5 | 4 | SATISH SURAPANENI | CLIFTON,NJ | 6,275,000 |
| 5 | 5 | JERRY BURNETTE | MECHANICSVILLE,VA | 7,865,000 |
| 5 | 6 | THOMAS CARNEY | PHILADELPHIA,PA | 5,200,000 |
| 5 | 7 | CHRISTOPHER LEONG | FOREST HILLS,NY | 19,780,000 |
| 5 | 8 | PAUL LAMBRAKIS | BROOKLYN,NY | 16,125,000 |
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
End of Level 30: 100,000/200,000/30,000 ante
Total Entries: 2,967
Players Remaining: 37
Average Stack: 8,020,000
The winding road to the end of Day 2 is complete and 37 players remain. Chris Leong (pictured) is out in front with 19,780,000 to complete his great day. Leong is pole position coming into tomorrow’s Day 3 to capture another Borgata title to add on to his Winter Poker Open WPT win.
Paul Lambrakis and Aris Konsantinidis are both over 16 million and the nearest to Leong when play starts tomorrow. Lambrakis knocked out another player late in the night and finished Level 30 on a strong uptick. Other notables to bag include Will Givens, Maurice Hawkins, and Satish Surapaneni.
Play starts tomorrow at 12:00 pm and goes until a winner is crowned. The full list of chip counts and Day 3 seat draw will be posted when it is available. A look at the chip leaders and a few other stacks are below.
Chris Leong – 19,780,000
Aris Konsantinidis – 16,620,000
Paul Lambrakis – 16,100,000
Pascal Pflock – 14,280,000
Jeff Mahoney – 13,500,000
Regoberto Villaluna – 12,190,000
Stephen Delli Bovi – 12,600,000
Aaron Pinson – 12,050,000
Mike Policastro – 11,525,000
Wayne Lewis – 11,305,000
Satish Surapaneni – 6,215,000
Will Givens – 5,010,000
Ben Beahm – 3,090,000
Maurice Hawkins – 600,000
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 30: 100,000/200,000/30,000 ante
Total Entries: 2,967
Players Remaining: 41
Average Stack: 7,230,000
Paul Lambrakis (pictured) was trending below the chip average in the last few levels but is back up among the chip leaders with a few minutes left in Day 2. Lambrakis got there against Hop Lay and is near 14 million as a result.
Lay opened to 650,000 in early position and Lambrakis called in the hijack. The 
flop checked to Lambrakis and he bet 700,000. Lay shoved for 3,400,000 and Lambrakis flipped a chip in to call.
Lay’s 
had been outflopped by the 
of Lambrakis and he needed help to survive. The turn and river bricked and Lambrakis took the huge pot.
Lambrakis eliminated James McKinnon a few minutes before he busted Lay. McKinnon was all-in with pocket queens and Lambrakis had a pair of tens that turned into a set.
With only a few minutes left in the night, Lambrakis is near the chip lead. A full recap of the day’s action will be posted once play ends for the night.
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$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 30: 100,000/200,000/30,000 ante
Total Entries: 2,967
Players Remaining: 46
Average Stack: 6,450,000
Only one Borgata Champions Club Member remains in the Almighty Million with Sam Taylor now on the rail. Ken Golden (pictured) got there to eliminate Taylor for most of his own stack.
Taylor shoved for 3,200,000 on the button with a dead small blind with Golden in the big. Golden thought for a moment and called with 
. Taylor was ahead with 
and had to fade minimal outs to double. The 
flop put a sweat in play and the 
turn created chop-portunites for Golden to go with the flush draw.
Golden didn’t need them thanks to the 
river and Taylor spun away from the table to collect his payout slip. Golden chips up to 7,800,000 with less than 30 minutes remaining in the night. Chris Leong is the last BPO Main Event winner. Only 46 total players remain.
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 29: 80,000/160,000/30,000 ante
Total Entries: 2,967
Players Remaining: 53
Average Stack: 5,600,000
Rick Lee (pictured) trended upward at a slow pace for most of Day 2 and hit the rocketship to over 12 million.
Lee opened to 500,000 in early position and his opponent pushed for 2,965,000 out of the big blind. Lee called with 
and was in a classic race against the 
of his opponent.
No help came in the flop but an ace on the turn and king on the river gave Lee the pot. He is riding high with 12,500,000 as the clock turns to Level 30. Play will continue for the last 50-minute stanza before all remaining players bag their chips for Day 3.
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 29: 80,000/160,000/30,000 ante
Total Entries: 2,967
Players Remaining: 58
Average Stack: 5,115,000
Since winning an eight-figure pot against Jason Rivkin, Chris Leong has maintained his place on top of the leaderboard. Leong is the current chip leader with 15,600,000 but faces competition from the trail pack. Pascal Pflock, Jeff Mahoney, Mike Policastro, and Joe Dittmar (pictured) are all above 10,000,000.
Policastro took a pot from Ben Beahm to get himself over the hump. With the board reading 
, Policastro checked the small blind and Ben Beahm bet 800,000 into a pot of about 1,200,000. The bet was matched and both players checked the turn. Policastro bet 1,100,000 on the 
river and Beahm put in calling chips. The 
of Policastro was good and he took the pot. Beahm is sitting with 3,400,000. The updated leaderboard is below.
Chris Leong – 15,600,000
Pascal Pflock – 14,420,000
Jeff Mahoney – 14,100,000
Mike Policastro – 11,540,000
Joe Dittmar – 10,200,000
Stephen Delli Bovi – 8,260,000
Will Givens – 7,910,000
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 28: 60,000/120,000/20,000 ante
Total Entries: 2,967
Players Remaining: 62
Average Stack: 4,785,000
The Almighty Million field sits at 63 players with two levels left to play in the night. Those players are on their last break of Day 2 and are returning at 12:10 am to battle through Levels 29 and 30. Any player left standing after then will have a place in Day 3.
The latest round of chip counts is coming at the start of Level 29 with Pascal Pflock, Chris Leong, and Jeff Mahoney leading the charge. Other pros in the field include Will Givens, Jesse Cohen, Sam Taylor, and Maurice Hawkins (pictured).
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Level 28: 60,000/120,000/20,000 ante
Total Entries: 2,967
Players Remaining: 64
Average Stack: 4,635,000
Pascal Pflock(pictured) is in control on the tough Table 3 and leading the overall tournament with 14 million. Pflock won a seven-figure pot against Paul Lambrakis to hit his new peak.
On a flop of 
, Mike Policastro checked the small blind and Pflock bet 355,000 in the big blind. Lambrakis called from the cutoff and Policastro decided to end his hand there.
Pflock checked the turn and Lambrakis bet 650,000. The bet was called by Pflock and he checked the 
river. Lambrakis checked behind and groaned when Pflock showed .
Lambrakis mucked and is down to 4,000,000. Pflock leads for the time being near the end of Level 28.
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Level 27: 50,000/100,000/20,000 ante
Total Entries: 2,967
Players Remaining: 74
Average Stack: 4,010,000
James McKinnon (pictured) has been near his Borgata six-figure breakthrough for a few years. He’s came close to winning the seven-figure guarantee lotteries before and near the end of Day 2, is inching closer once again. In the span of two hands, McKinnon grew his stack to over seven million.
Mike Policastro opened the cutoff to 220,000 and McKinnon defended his big blind. McKinnon check-called for 260,000 on the 
flop and then 575,000 on the 
turn. The river led McKinnon to lead out for what looked to be 1,050,000. Policastro folded and McKinnon took in the pot.
The next hand, Pascal Pflock raised the cutoff to 215,000 and was met with a three-bet to 750,000 from McKinnon. Pflock conceded and McKinnon took in another.
McKinnon is playing 7,200,000 at a tough table that included big stacks Pflock (12,300,000), Policastro (9,900,000), and Ben Beahm (7,500,000)